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LittleBigPlanet: why jump when you can fight? (Ars-Technica)

Everyone knows that LittleBigPlanet has some great platforming elements, but combat, racing, and more can quickly come into play. Ars-Technica tackles a combat sequence in MediaMolecule's outstanding PlayStation 3 title.
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Published: 536 days 14 hours ago | Preview | E3 2008 | PlayStation 3
 
 

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Le-mo - 536 days 14 hours ago
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Why fight when you can jump?
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Prismo_Fillusion - 536 days 13 hours ago
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Why fight when you can swallow?

Oh, wrong game. Sorry, your avatar distracted me...
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ThatArtGuy - 536 days 12 hours ago
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He could be gleeking and shooting liquid from his saliva glands.
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Tomdc - 536 days 11 hours ago
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Game Of Year. Full Stop. (thats period to you yanks)
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superaktieboy - 536 days 7 hours ago
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NO NOT GAME OF THE YEAR!!
Game of the century :)
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Rageanitus - 536 days 12 hours ago
2 - After all these previews
I really DONT know what this game is.

What is the objective and mechanics of the game.?
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ThatArtGuy - 536 days 12 hours ago
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It's a platforming title with a level editor. With the tools provided you can build your own levels and even different genres of games.
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ThanatosDMC - 536 days 12 hours ago
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It depends on the creator? Though i seriously want a game to come to the PS3 like that game where huge monsters invade and you have guns with other people online.

Or a zombie game that will use the Cell's power and spawn lots and lots of zombie killing fun!
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rockleex - 536 days 12 hours ago
2.3 - @ThanatosDMC
I remember Kojima saying he wanted to create a zombie online game or something. >:D
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Dir_en_grey - 536 days 11 hours ago
2.4 - You can make it whatever you want...
Besides a platform game, as said by the developers you can make it a glorified chat-room or anything that you can think of.
Since the game is running off real physics, I'm already looking into robot mechanics and planning on building a giant controllable robot running off gears and gimmics.

Since you can share data people can implement the robot data with their own and just put in more and more sets of robots if they want. There could be a league of robot builders and just have the robots fight. There could be leagues of different things and just have contest to vote for whoever built the best of whatever.

All the above are just in my head but PS3 is focusing on their online community aspect anyway so all these could be easily done.

If your imagination can come up with it, this game can be whatever you want it to be.
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Rageanitus - 536 days 10 hours ago
2.5 - hehe dont know why I got disagrees
Just a question.
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Bob Dole - 536 days 10 hours ago
2.6 - Kojima making an online zombie game =
Bob Dole having an erection lasting for more than four hours.
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Mikey_Gee - 536 days 12 hours ago
3 - AAAhhhh
Need ....... this ....... game .......

Please release SOOOOOON !!
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fadeawayjae - 536 days 12 hours ago
4 - it is a 3D sidescroller
this game looks dope
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Leg-End - 536 days 10 hours ago
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what does "dope" mean? is that good or bad? i'm british...
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Bubbles - 536 days 10 hours ago
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the term "dope" hit the height of its popularity back in the early to mid 90's here in the US. At the time it meant what is now "hot", "official", "awesome", "bananas" and as gamers say (one word i hate more than any other in the world) "badass"
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Leg-End - 536 days 6 hours ago
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thanks bubbles.. you er get bubbles =]

btw who was retarded enough to disagree with the fact that i didnt understand a word?
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mistertwoturbo - 536 days 5 hours ago
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Dope = Bloody Awesome
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solidjun5 - 536 days 12 hours ago
5 - I thought it was going to be a negative preview based on the title
Good thing I read the preview (I always read before shooting off my...err...keyboard) and I excited about this game. I have a vision of creating the first cowboy bebop level for Little Big Planet. Err...I hope no one does it before me. lol
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Max Power - 536 days 8 hours ago
5.1 - hmmm...
what a great idea, i think i'll do that, i'll start practicing right now with Maya. jk. though that is a really good idea, i am gunna start to brainstorm and draw some things out for a couple of levels.
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cliffbo - 536 days 12 hours ago
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'cos we're living in a material world and i'm a material boy... oh yes we're living...'
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poeo - 536 days 12 hours ago
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i really hope you can skateboard in LBP :) i think i saw a clip where a bunch of sackboys jumped on a HUGE skateboard and rode down a jump.. or something. i hope smaller skateboards work too!
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tetsuhana - 536 days 9 hours ago
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You'll be able to make one if you want. I even saw one video where they were in a freakin car.
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RecSpec - 536 days 12 hours ago
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Listening to the Alex Evans on 1up Yours REALLY got me psyched for this game. He said one of the people on the team made a huge boss that had many different stages and transformed.
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aggh im on fire - 536 days 11 hours ago
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I think the game looks great but it's not my type of game really. Looks to much like hard work creating levels, if i wanted to make games i would be, i wanna play em though.
Ive had construction kits on other games and to get something really good takes ages. Levels in actual games are testing for months and developed by pros, i have a feeling we are just going to end up with a lot of crappy home made stuff.
But like i said platformers leave me cold so im a bit biased. Im sure if you like em this good.
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Max Power - 536 days 8 hours ago
9.1 - why don't you....
create a great level for the game. or enjoy the mutlitudes of levels that i am sure are going to be insane.
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mistertwoturbo - 536 days 5 hours ago
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"to end up with a lot of crappy home made stuff. "

You'd be surprised how wrong that statement is. Counterstrike, one of the greatest games on the planet. Used to be user-created.
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xdragonelite - 536 days 11 hours ago
10 - soundtrack is awesome
the score that's played during the boss battle really reminds me of cowboy bebop can't wait to play this game
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Freak of Nature - 536 days 11 hours ago
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Creativity & innovation along with fantastic stylish appeal at their finest!

When I first saw this game at GDC 07' I knew that this game was (is) something extra special. I cannot recall wanting and anticipating any game more.

GOTF (game of the forever)......
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Armyless - 536 days 10 hours ago
11.1 - This game certainly has potential to go on for a very, very
very long time.

New content every time you turn it on.
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Arsenal4Ever - 536 days 7 hours ago
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i thought dope in UK meant something was like "dopey" like rubbish. Different terms in different regions.

Little Big Planet for GOTY 2008
Who's wiv me?
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mistertwoturbo - 536 days 5 hours ago
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MGS4 is the GOTY 2008 for me.

But LBP is GOTY 2008 for the WORLD...

=)
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mistertwoturbo - 536 days 5 hours ago
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Who seriously wouldnt want to buy a game that's going to last FOREVER?

User-created content will never stop especially when they give you that amount of freedom to create.
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darkdoom3000 - 536 days 2 hours ago
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keeps getting bettr and bettr.

MGS4+LBP+R2+KZ2 = me really happy!
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