<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
(	O
LBP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
created	O
and	O
produced	O
by	O
British	O
developer	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarsier	O
Studios	O
,	O
Fireproof	O
Games	O
and	O
Supermassive	O
Games	O
also	O
contribute	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
creating	O
in-game	O
assets	O
(	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
)	O
including	O
costumes	O
,	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
objects	O
,	O
and	O
stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2008	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
initially	O
developed	O
by	O
Studio	O
Liverpool	O
and	O
later	O
handed	O
to	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
alongside	O
a	O
smaller	O
spin-off	O
title	O
called	O
Sackboy	O
's	O
Prehistoric	O
Moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tarsier	O
Studios	O
and	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2014	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
installment	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
installment	O
for	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
franchise	O
titled	O
Sackboy	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
during	O
the	O
PS5	B-Device
live	O
event	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
servers	O
in	O
Japan	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
31	O
July	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Karting	I-Application
in	O
late	O
August	O
in	O
all	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
attacks	O
on	O
the	O
online	O
servers	O
,	O
all	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
servers	O
were	O
taken	O
down	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
(	O
the	O
Vita	O
version	O
remained	O
closed	O
since	O
March	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servers	O
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
were	O
brought	O
back	O
up	O
on	O
13	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
announcement	O
,	O
it	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
servers	O
for	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
will	O
remain	O
closed	O
permanently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
included	O
mini-games	O
,	O
including	O
ones	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
follow	O
the	O
platformer	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
games	O
involve	O
a	O
player	O
playing	O
solo	O
or	O
co-operatively	O
with	O
friends	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
a	O
level	O
whilst	O
collecting	O
various	O
"	O
bubbles	O
"	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
take	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
either	O
points	O
or	O
collectibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
and	O
Sackboy	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Collectabells	O
are	O
also	O
present	O
,	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
various	O
shops	O
to	O
purchase	O
more	O
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
items	O
that	O
are	O
collected	O
while	O
playing	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
and	O
from	O
LittleBigPlanets	B-Application
community	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
level	O
creation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
levels	O
can	O
remain	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
platforming	O
gameplay	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
can	O
include	O
other	O
game	O
types	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
racing	O
,	O
fighting	O
,	O
shooting	O
and	O
sports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Sackbots	O
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
give	O
players	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
non-player	O
characters	O
in	O
their	O
levels	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
make	O
the	O
levels	O
in	O
their	O
entirety	O
more	O
intelligent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
the	O
Share	O
component	O
relates	O
to	O
sharing	O
creations	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
community	O
by	O
uploading	O
levels	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
To-date	O
there	O
are	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
ten	O
million	O
user-created	O
levels	O
available	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
server	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
LBP.me	O
community	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
Share	O
component	O
has	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
strong	O
emphasis	O
sharing	O
discoveries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
known	O
as	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
curator	O
is	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
they	O
govern	O
them	O
independently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
has	O
geography	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
real-life	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
be	O
customised	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
liking	O
using	O
costumes	O
that	O
are	O
either	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
bought	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
platform	O
in	O
2008	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
The	O
Next	O
Big	O
Thing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Sackboy	O
as	O
he	O
travels	O
around	O
the	O
titular	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
helping	O
the	O
eight	O
creator	O
curators	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
with	O
their	O
problems	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
respective	O
realms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
Sackboy	O
tries	O
to	O
stop	O
The	O
Collector	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
eight	O
creator	O
curators	O
who	O
has	O
gone	O
rogue	O
,	O
kidnapping	O
the	O
creations	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
for	O
a	O
release	O
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
when	O
an	O
antagonist	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Negativitron	O
invades	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
begins	O
to	O
suck	O
up	O
all	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sackboy	O
must	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
secret	O
organisation	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Alliance	O
"	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Larry	O
Da	O
Vinci	O
,	O
to	O
save	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Negativitron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supported	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
,	O
with	O
an	O
update	O
post-launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
game	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>
A	O
portable	O
entry	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
developed	O
primarily	O
by	O
SCE	O
Cambridge	O
Studio	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
shared	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
a	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
story-mode	O
with	O
levels	O
and	O
features	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
mechanics	O
of	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
counterpart	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
customisations	O
,	O
albeit	O
without	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
The	O
Collector	O
has	O
been	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
carnival	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
and	O
Sackboy	O
decides	O
to	O
go	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
invite	O
the	O
eight	O
curators	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
to	O
the	O
carnival	O
whilst	O
finding	O
materials	O
for	O
his	O
own	O
carnival	O
float	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Tarsier	O
Studios	O
,	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
,	O
and	O
XDev	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
handheld	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
2012	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
mechanics	O
from	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
focus	O
being	O
on	O
a	O
"	O
platform	O
for	O
games	O
"	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
platformer	O
like	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
before	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
utilises	O
the	O
unique	O
controls	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
by	O
using	O
its	O
multi-touch	O
touchscreen	O
and	O
its	O
rear	O
touchpad	O
to	O
navigate	O
through	O
various	O
obstacles	O
in	O
stages	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
level	O
creation	O
by	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
cross-buy	O
of	O
DLC	B-Protocol
costume	O
packs	O
between	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Karting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Karting	I-Application
is	O
a	O
kart	O
racing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
United	O
Front	O
and	O
San	O
Diego	O
Studio	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
series	O
creator	O
Media	O
Molecule	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
ventures	O
through	O
worlds	O
including	O
:	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
,	O
Monster	O
Islands	O
,	O
Victoria	O
's	O
Laboratory	O
,	O
The	O
Progress	O
Emporium	O
,	O
Eve	O
's	O
Asylum	O
,	O
The	O
Space	O
Bass	O
,	O
and	O
Hoard	O
,	O
Sweet	O
Hoard	O
,	O
to	O
put	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
Hoard	O
racers	O
,	O
who	O
snatch	O
many	O
pieces	O
of	O
the	O
different	O
planets	O
to	O
stash	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
Garage	O
at	O
the	O
End	O
of	O
the	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Karting	I-Application
online	O
servers	O
on	O
31	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
XDev	O
as	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
series	O
utilising	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
bundled	O
with	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Sackboy	O
must	O
save	O
Little	B-Application
Big	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
from	O
the	O
T-Rex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
spin-off	O
whereby	O
one	O
player	O
would	O
control	O
Sackboy	O
traditionally	O
using	O
the	O
gamepad	B-Device
for	O
platforming	O
while	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
had	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
similar	O
to	O
a	O
pointer	O
to	O
move	O
obstacles	O
and	O
objects	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
successfully	O
navigate	O
a	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
endless	O
running	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Firesprite	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mobile	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
30	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
17	O
December	O
2014	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
on	O
31	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
awarded	O
players	O
with	O
exclusive	O
costumes	O
for	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
(	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
a	O
similar	O
time	O
)	O
by	O
reaching	O
point	O
goals	O
and	O
collecting	O
stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
is	O
an	O
unreleased	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	O
title	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
levels	O
and	O
play	O
a	O
curated	O
selection	O
of	O
community	O
levels	O
from	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
16	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
story	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
also	O
planned	O
feature	O
weekly	O
challenges	O
,	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
other	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
purchased	O
in	O
other	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
games	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
,	O
and	O
users	O
were	O
rumoured	O
to	O
be	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
additional	O
content	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
announcement	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
no	O
further	O
details	O
about	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Hub	I-Application
have	O
been	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sackboy	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2020	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
reveal	O
event	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
27th	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
PC	O
LLC	O
released	O
Sackboy	B-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
Big	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
to	O
Windows	O
users	O
under	O
Steam	O
's	O
storefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Sackboy	O
who	O
has	O
featured	O
in	O
previous	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
entries	O
with	O
2.5D	O
platforming	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
perspectives	O
and	O
3D	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
with	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
gaining	O
Metacritic	O
scores	O
of	O
95/100	O
and	O
87/100	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
garnered	O
nearly	O
as	O
much	O
acclaim	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
91/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
also	O
received	O
very	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
highest-ranked	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
88/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
did	O
not	O
receive	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
garnering	O
a	O
mostly	O
positive	O
average	O
of	O
79/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critically	O
,	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Karting	I-Application
is	O
the	O
worst-performing	O
major	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
so	O
far	O
but	O
still	O
gained	O
a	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
Metacritic	O
score	O
of	O
74/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Sackboy	O
is	O
often	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
mascot	O
.	O
</s>
