<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
puzzle-platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
through	O
November	O
and	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
sixth	O
entry	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
servers	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
permanently	O
closed	O
due	O
to	O
DDOS	O
attacks	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
remain	O
operational	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
features	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
series	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
games	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
places	O
a	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
introduces	O
three	O
new	O
characters	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Sackboy	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
traits	O
and	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
has	O
several	O
power-ups	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
equipped	O
,	O
give	O
players	O
additional	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
70	O
tools	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
enhanced	O
ones	O
retained	O
from	O
three	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
previous	O
downloadable	O
content	O
packs	O
from	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
are	O
fully	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
,	O
being	O
transferable	O
to	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
on	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
story	O
progression	O
logged	O
from	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3s	I-Algorithm
predecessors	O
does	O
not	O
transfer	O
onto	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
,	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
any	O
levels	O
created	O
in	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
rendered	O
with	O
an	O
improved	O
graphics	O
engine	O
and	O
textures	O
at	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
renders	O
everything	O
at	O
720p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
which	O
had	O
three	O
playable	O
layers	O
of	O
depth	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
allows	O
creators	O
to	O
use	O
16	O
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
begins	O
in	O
a	O
white	O
void	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Narrator	O
(	O
Stephen	O
Fry	O
)	O
teaches	O
controls	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
Sackboy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
is	O
fully	O
voice-acted	O
,	O
including	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
whereas	O
previous	O
games	O
only	O
featured	O
voice	O
acting	O
during	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
games	O
,	O
Stephen	O
Fry	O
narrates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
began	O
development	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Molecule	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
develop	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
because	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
busy	O
with	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
namely	O
Tearaway	B-Application
and	O
Dreams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Media	O
Molecule	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
step	O
away	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
said	O
they	O
will	O
always	O
be	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
around	O
20	O
prolific	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
community	O
were	O
selected	O
to	O
work	O
alongside	O
Sony	O
XDev	O
to	O
provide	O
feedback	O
and	O
offer	O
suggestions	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
during	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Justin	O
Clark	O
from	O
Joystiq	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
4.5/5	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
level	O
design	O
,	O
change	O
of	O
pacing	O
and	O
scale	O
in	O
adventure	O
mode	O
,	O
new	O
characters	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Hook	O
Hat	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
in	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
foundation	O
,	O
upon	O
which	O
eager	O
minds	O
can	O
start	O
building	O
even	O
more	O
inspiring	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
process	O
has	O
been	O
made	O
more	O
accessible	O
than	O
ever	O
before.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
summarized	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Beautiful	O
,	O
creative	O
and	O
filled	O
with	O
knitted	O
joy	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
does	O
however	O
disappoint	O
in	O
its	O
Adventure	O
mode	O
's	O
comparatively	O
sparse	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kevin	O
Dunsmore	O
from	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
3.5/5	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
endearing	O
and	O
charming	O
game	O
that	O
will	O
work	O
its	O
way	O
into	O
your	O
heart	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
presentation	O
and	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3s	I-Algorithm
devoted	O
fans	O
will	O
surely	O
craft	O
some	O
excellent	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
months	O
to	O
come	O
,	O
but	O
mostly	O
this	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
proof	O
of	O
concept	O
for	O
a	O
much	O
better	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
4.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
With	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
innovations	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
brings	O
with	O
Toggle	O
,	O
Oddsock	O
,	O
and	O
Swoop	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
shame	O
they	O
are	O
n't	O
allowed	O
to	O
show	O
off	O
their	O
stuff	O
on	O
a	O
regular	O
basis	O
,	O
because	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
best	O
thing	O
to	O
happen	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schilling	O
summed	O
up	O
the	O
review	O
by	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
Held	O
together	O
by	O
Sellotape	O
rather	O
than	O
superglue	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
is	O
in	O
constant	O
danger	O
of	O
falling	O
apart.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
O'Brien	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
is	O
an	O
enormous	O
–	O
and	O
,	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
unruly	O
–	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ Its ] 	O
Adventure	O
mode	O
is	O
beautifully	O
designed	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
power-ups	O
and	O
character	O
abilities	O
switch	O
up	O
the	O
usual	O
bread-and-butter	O
platforming	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
let	O
down	O
by	O
limited	O
options	O
for	O
co-operative	O
play	O
and	O
most	O
significantly	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
game-breaking	O
bugs	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
little	O
daunting	O
for	O
newcomers	O
,	O
its	O
supersized	O
creation	O
tookit	O
has	O
enormous	O
potential	O
for	O
creating	O
deep	O
and	O
diverse	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
here	O
where	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
justifies	O
its	O
existence.	O
"	O
</s>
