Parents' Guide to

LittleBigPlanet 2: Move Pack

By Chad Sapieha, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Fun motion controls improve an already great creative game.

Game PlayStation 3 2011
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this game.

  • LittleBigPlanet 2: Move Pack Game: Screenshot #1
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age 6+

Based on 3 parent reviews

Griphin P.
Griphin P. Adult
March 15, 2017
age 2+

This is game is a masterpiece

I played this when I was young. There is nothing bad about the game. It tells the story of fighting for imagination against a vacuum cleaner. It taught me the basics of mechanics and circuits, I could make simple cars of my own design, and as I grew created complex circuits in the game. I recommend buying this game for kids.

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
Easy to play/use
pulsev2
pulsev2 Parent of 9-year-old
January 18, 2013
age 7+

LITTLE BIG PLANET 1 AND 2. Must own

Great game. As in part 1, Part 2 contains an EXTENSIVE array of building and engineering tools to make creations onscreen in creation mode. And a complete, fun kid tutorial for each function. From levers to wobble bolts, to gears and pulleys to water and fire, this game is a budding builders must-have. These tools are added to your toolbox when you pass each corresponding short, fun interactive tutorial. And the ability to share these creations real time and in cooperation with others online makes for an incredible experience, and its fascinating to watch your child grasp these engineering concepts and devices and instinctively put them to use. I didn't think my child would bother with these things, since the concepts and tools get quite complex, but he LOVES it. And now uses them quickly. Just fascinating. It has shed new light on my childs abilities. Worth $60! The only complaint I have is that sometimes when online, as with any online game, you encounter the occasional language issue. Although there is a process your child can use in the game called "Good Grief" that will create a complaint within the game to be reviewed by the online staff, if there is a player who has inappropriate actions. And there are the occasional older 30+ players. Not sure why, but they are there. If you have the MOVE controller, you can also use it with this game using a small add-on. Even better because now your child incorporates movement into the game. My child has been playing this game for at least two years now and running. Parts 1 and 2. He still loves it. We have also purchesed in game content, such as "virtual costumes" and he loves to use those too. BUY THIS GAME.

This title has:

Great messages
Too much swearing
Easy to play/use
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What’s It About?

The largest of dozens of downloadable content packs available for LittleBigPlanet 2, LITTLEBIGPLANET 2: MOVE PACK offers players five new story levels that tell the tale of an evil creature known as the Cakeling. Angered at her existence as a thing perpetually on the verge of being eaten, she begins kidnapping peaceful sackbots and eventually attempts to turn them into a cake to show them what it's like to be a foodstuff. Players will unlock a septet of mini-games as the story progresses, and earn scores of new stickers, materials, musical tracks, and abilities that they can put to use in the creator module when designing their own game levels. Chief among these is the Brain Crane, a headband that sacks people to allow them to telepathically move in-game objects. It requires that players employ a PlayStation Move controller, which is used to move, slide, spin, and select objects on screen in all of the Move Pack's new levels and mini-games.

Is It Any Good?

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British developer Media Molecule has come up with several brilliant ways to seamlessly incorporate PlayStation Move functionality within its popular LittleBigPlanet universe. The new story levels essentially act as a primer to teach players how the Move controller can be used to interact with game objects. You will slide walls up and down, ratchet levers back and forth, carry objects with you to use as shields against harsh elements, and put others in place to use as platforms to cross dangerous hazards. The mini-games make even more inventive use of the Move peripheral. One has players tilting and turning the controller to manipulate a ball-rolling maze, another lets players use the Move's pointing function to select squares in an addictive little block puzzle game, and yet another involves moving energy nodes to block incoming balls in tower defense style.

One can easily work through all of the new content in a single night, but the pack's $10 price tag is justified by the new design possibilities it enables within the game's popular level editor. There are already thousands of user-generated levels designed explicitly for the Move controller. If you're a LittleBigPlanet fan and own a PlayStation Move controller, this content pack is a must.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about creativity in games. How does creating your own game differ from, say, creating a drawing, or a musical composition? Do you feel pleased and satisfied after spending time to create a game? How might you apply what you learn designing game levels to the real world?

  • Families can also discuss online safety. What would you do if you found a user-generated level that you believed to be offensive? What would you do if you encountered someone online who was mean to you, or threatened you?

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