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by Lori Cunningham<\/span><\/p>\n

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We took our big family vacation this Summer and I couldn’t wait to take along our PS Vita <\/a>for some good quality family video games to play during our downtime. \u00a0We traveled via airplane, train, and car, so we had plenty of time to try out a few games.<\/p>\n

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I took two new-to-us family video \u00a0games with us to play. \u00a0LittleBigPlanet<\/a> and Smart as…The Socially Connected Brain Game<\/a>. \u00a0I didn’t want to take a lot of games with us because I didn’t want to dilute our gameplay. \u00a0You see, there are so many levels to explore, I wanted to see how far we could get in a game.<\/div>\n
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A Family Video Game with Pizzaz<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Our favorite family video game by far was LittleBIGPlanet. \u00a0The beloved main character, Sackboy, is the character you play, and believe me, he is a character! \u00a0But a very sweet, charming one that finds perilous adventure at every turn. \u00a0There once was a famous Puppeteer who dazzled audiences young and old on the planet of Carnivalia. \u00a0Everyone loved him. \u00a0But a series of events turned him evil. \u00a0His traveling planet of Carnivalia threatens to destroy all that Sackboy loves in his planet of Craftworld. \u00a0It’s up to Sackboy to protect Craftworld…and the Omniverse, from the destructive motives of Carnivalia.<\/div>\n
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Sackboy finds himself in the first task in the Land of Odd where he meets Marianne Noisette. Marianne tells him that the land used to be a dumping grounds of junk and broken things and she was magically fixed by someone one day and has spent her time fixing the other things that were dumped off. \u00a0The planet looks a lot better now but the Puppeteer’s henchmen stealing things and breaking them. \u00a0Sackboy’s challenge is to defeat the evil henchmen so the Land of Odd can be restored to its recently former beauty.<\/div>\n
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Sackboy goes through a number of obstacles including jumping, bouncing, swimming, shooting, and more. \u00a0If Sackboy gets “killed” he simply disappears into a cloud of smoke and reappears at your latest checkpoint. \u00a0LittleBIGPlanet if fun, entertaining, engaging, and even a bit trick at times, making it a great family video game.<\/div>\n
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Upon completing the Land of Odd, there are a ton more challenges, each with interesting storylines, to be completed. \u00a0As you can see from the pictures above, Sackboy is enthralled in all sorts of cartoon challenges. \u00a0I love the creativity and expanse of this game. \u00a0Some stunts take me a while to figure out…even days. \u00a0But this is good, as it adds some complexity. \u00a0Usually new skills can be figured out using a combination of already learned skills. \u00a0There are also times when you get a mini-training session within the game to help you out.<\/div>\n
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This is a game you need to see in action to appreciate the amount of detail and fun interactive play created within LittleBIGPlanet…<\/div>\n
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