LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

It was released on 19 September 2012 in Europe, 20 September 2012 in Japan and Australia, and 25 September 2012 for the North American markets. The online servers for the game have been permanently shut down in March 2021 due to attacks on the servers during the prior year.

• Title — LittleBigPlanet PS Vita • Developer — Double Eleven Tarsier Studios XDev • Publisher — Sony Computer Entertainment • Artist — Per Bergman Marcus Ottvall Sebastian Bastian Christer Johansson • Composer — Winifred Phillips • Series — LittleBigPlanet • Released — 19 September 201220 September 201220 September 201225 September 2012 • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer (co-op) • Genre — Puzzle-platformer, sandbox • Platforms — PlayStation Vita

• Illustration — Players can use the touch screen controls to interact directly with the environment. As in previous titles in the LittleBigPlanet series, players control a character named Sackboy through a variety of worlds utilising the character's various abilities such as jumping and grabbing objects. It also features various non-platforming mini-games. Numerous multiplayer options are available. As well as up to four-player online competitive or co-op gameplay, the PlayStation Vita's multi-touch display can be used by two players for competitive games. "Pass'n'Play" is also available, enabling turn-based gameplay. The Vita's rear touchpanel is also used for pushing objects toward the player, creating platforms out of parts of the world.

Players are able to create their own levels and share them online using the PlayStation Network. The PlayStation Vita's touch-screen display can be used to directly draw objects and platforms in the game world. As well as unique creation tools such as these, the game also includes all of the tools available in LittleBigPlanet 2 (with the exception of its downloadable content tools such as the Wormhole). However, materials and stickers/decorations from prior games are not available in the game. Costumes bought from the PlayStation Network used to customise the player's character are transferable between the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita games, including LittleBigPlanet Karting, through costumes from the PSP game are not available in LittleBigPlanet PS Vita. Content can also be shared over both Wi-Fi and a 3G network.

The PlayStation Vita version of the game has tools from previous versions of LittleBigPlanet that have been adapted to suit the Vita's control system, as well as new tools such as the Motion Recorder, the Touch Sensor, the Touch Tweaker, the Touch Cursor, the Touch Material and the Layer Tool, all of which provide players with touch controls. There are also tools used for other purposes such as the Dephysicalise Tool, the Sticker Scrubber and a tool that makes a jelly like substance that Sackboy can pass through. Another new tool, the Memoriser, can store data between levels and play sessions. A bonus with BioShock costumes was included to those who pre-ordered the game. The pack includes a costume of a Big Daddy and a Little Sister. A "Knights of Old" Pack was also announced, allowing to dress as a knight, dragon or a princess.

The story involves a puppeteer who is believed to control wooden puppets called "The Hollows" which are dangerous enemies of Carnivalia. They were created by him as replacements for the puppets he threw away due to being booed at a circus event. In order to stop the threat, Sackboy travels through various locations such as La Marionetta, the Land of Odd, Jackpot City and Coaster Valley and meets various characters who assist him in reaching the Spooky Mansion, where the Puppeteer is known to live. When he reaches the mansion, it is discovered that the Puppeteer, named Franklin according to a tape recording, was captured by his own Hollows. After being saved by Sackboy, he reveals the Hollows were merely an unwanted creation made during an attempt to recreate his puppet friends, who are the same Creator Curators Sackboy met while aiming for the mansion. Due to growing bitterness from always being behind the scenes, he had thrown them away, and when he later tried to find them he shed a tear that brought them to life. Franklin is ecstatic about reuniting with his now alive friends, and afterwards they laugh so hard, the Hollows revert to their original Sackperson forms.

Similar to the other entries on the franchise, several DLCs have been released for this PS Vita game. The costume packs for LBP and LBP 2 are compatible with the PS Vita edition, while some Level Packs were made specifically for this version. • LittleBigPlanet PS Vita: DC Comics Premium Level Pack, a collection of six levels with a DC Comics background story.