<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Double	O
Eleven	O
,	O
Tarsier	O
Studios	O
and	O
XDev	O
Studio	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
handheld	O
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
franchise	O
;	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
puzzle	O
platformers	O
centered	O
on	O
user-generated	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2011	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
reveal	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
console	O
,	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Next	B-Device
Generation	I-Device
Portable	I-Device
(	O
NGP	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
revealed	O
on	O
6	O
June	O
2011	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
series	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
character	O
named	O
Sackboy	O
through	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
worlds	O
utilising	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
various	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
jumping	O
and	O
grabbing	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
up	O
to	O
four-player	O
online	O
competitive	O
or	O
co-op	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
multi-touch	B-Application
display	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
two	O
players	O
for	O
competitive	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
levels	O
and	O
share	O
them	O
online	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
touch-screen	O
display	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
directly	O
draw	O
objects	O
and	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
unique	O
creation	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
these	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
tools	O
available	O
in	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
its	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
tools	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Wormhole	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costumes	O
bought	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
used	O
to	O
customise	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
are	O
transferable	O
between	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
3	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
games	O
,	O
including	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
Karting	I-Application
,	O
through	O
costumes	O
from	O
the	O
PSP	B-Application
game	I-Application
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
tools	O
from	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
that	O
have	O
been	O
adapted	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
Vita	O
's	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Motion	O
Recorder	O
,	O
the	O
Touch	O
Sensor	O
,	O
the	O
Touch	O
Tweaker	O
,	O
the	O
Touch	O
Cursor	O
,	O
the	O
Touch	O
Material	O
and	O
the	O
Layer	O
Tool	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
provide	O
players	O
with	O
touch	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bonus	O
with	O
BioShock	B-Application
costumes	O
was	O
included	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
garnering	O
aggregated	O
scores	O
of	O
88/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
88.68	O
%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
months	O
,	O
the	O
shiny	O
handheld	O
has	O
been	O
aching	O
to	O
show	O
you	O
what	O
it	O
's	O
really	O
capable	O
of	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
Little	B-Application
Big	I-Application
Planet	I-Application
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
it	O
finally	O
has	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
do	O
so.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Helgeson	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
has	O
clearly	O
settled	O
into	O
a	O
comfortable	O
groove	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
pure	O
platformers	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
is	O
another	O
stellar	O
entry	O
on	O
Sackboy	O
’s	O
impressive	O
resume.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Helgeson	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.75/10	O
and	O
spoke	O
well	O
of	O
the	O
overall	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
developers	O
 '	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
game	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
review	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Greg	O
Miller	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
is	O
the	O
definitive	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yes	O
,	O
the	O
jumping	O
is	O
still	O
floaty	O
,	O
the	O
creation	O
complicated	O
and	O
the	O
load	O
times	O
a	O
bit	O
too	O
long	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
stop	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
from	O
being	O
an	O
amazing	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sophia	O
Tong	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
commended	O
the	O
narration	O
by	O
Stephen	O
Fry	O
,	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
levels	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
PS	I-Application
Vita	I-Application
encapsulates	O
what	O
the	O
system	O
can	O
do	O
,	O
and	O
deserves	O
a	O
spot	O
in	O
your	O
Vita	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
