LittleBigPlanet 2 is even better than the original with even more powerful creation tools. Complete minigame creation, cutscenes and shooter games, LBP2 is an entire game engine disguised as a game. Absolute creative masterpiece.
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Platformer4 players7+
Co-op
Description
Ambitious Media Molecule LittleBigPlanet sequel transforming the editor into a complete game creation tool across all genres. Published by Sony, released in Europe in January 2011. Editor extended to all game genres, creative story mode, over 2 million community levels, four-player local co-op, and even more inventive physics. Console UGC reference.
LittleBigPlanet 2 review
MAX
Art direction
★★★★★
"Iconic"
MAX
Music
★★★★★
"Legendary"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
A universe made of fabric, cardboard and tinkered objects: everything evokes a sewing workshop turned playground, of irresistible tactility. The handmade charm of the settings and the roundness of Sackboy overflow with tenderness. This art direction, warm and inventive, makes the game a visual object apart.
Eclectic and warm, the soundtrack blends jazz, world, electro and licensed tracks in a joyful patchwork of irresistible whimsy. Each world has its own sonic colour, underlining the handmade, good-natured spirit of the game. This musical generosity, creative and sunny, instantly lifts the mood.
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
The sequel transcends the concept: the creation workshop now lets you build not just levels, but entire games, from shoot'em up to puzzle. The joy of playing and creating reaches new heights, carried by intact charm and joyful co-op. Charming, generous and infinitely rich, a limitless playground of expression that turns every player into a true creator of worlds.
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
To the mischievous levels is added an even more powerful workshop able to create almost any game, feeding the urge to play, make and share without end. Testing others' creations and refining your own endlessly restart the session. The slightly soft physics can hinder, but the overflowing inventiveness and the community content sustain a remarkable replayability.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
The editor no longer just builds levels: it lets you create whole games across every genre, multiplying the creative horizon. The story mode leads the dance, but it is the two million community creations, four-player local co-op and the item hunt that melt the hours away. A playful toolbox whose end you simply never reach.
A Media Molecule sequel turning LittleBigPlanet's workshop into a near-universal creation engine, letting players build shooters, races and complex machines. Widely distributed in the West, its appeal stays measured and rests on this celebrated broadening of creation tools rather than scarcity. An affordable piece for fans of creative gaming and the Sackboy mascot.
Better with friends
A creative platformer of irresistible charm, built for four-player local co-op where you help each other through levels packed with traps. Mutual aid takes on a joyful chaos: shoving each other by accident, fluffing a jump together and laughing at the wipeouts is the whole spice of it. The shareable, inexhaustible creation tools extend the fun and make it an endless family playground.
Is LittleBigPlanet 2 still worth playing in 2026?
LittleBigPlanet 2 surpasses the original by turning its editor into a true game engine in disguise. Where the first let you build platforming levels, its sequel allows the creation of entire games, from shoot-em-ups to racing games, puzzles and cutscenes, which multiplies the community's invention. The campaign stays charming and the platforming still accessible, carried by Sackboy. The wealth of tools can intimidate, but the learning stays gradual. For anyone who loves to create, share or simply explore an inexhaustible flow of creations, this creative masterpiece remains essential.
