LittleBigPlanet 2

LittleBigPlanet 2
LittleBigPlanet 2 European box art
Developer(s)Media Molecule
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Composer(s)Kenneth C M Young[3]
Paul Thomson
Richard Jacques
Winifred Phillips
Baiyon
Keith Tenniswood
Daniel Pemberton
SeriesLittleBigPlanet
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
Release
Genre(s)Puzzle-platform, sandbox
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

LittleBigPlanet 2 is a puzzle-platform video game developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in North America on 18 January 2011, in mainland Europe on 19 January 2011, in Australia and New Zealand on 20 January 2011 and the UK and Ireland on 21 January 2011.

It is a direct sequel to LittleBigPlanet (2008) and the third game in the series following a game for the PSP (2009). Most of the more than 3 million levels created by users in the first game are playable and editable in LittleBigPlanet 2. Unlike its predecessor, which was marketed as a platform game, LittleBigPlanet 2 was marketed as a "platform for games", with more focus on its user-generated content. Support for PlayStation Move was added to the game through a software update in September 2011, allowing users to play the game using the PlayStation Move motion controller in conjunction with a Navigation Controller or gamepad. The game's online functionality was officially discontinued after a lengthy period of outage on 13 September 2021, alongside services for LittleBigPlanet (2008), LittleBigPlanet PS Vita, and the PlayStation 3 version of LittleBigPlanet 3.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "LittleBigPlanet 2 – European Release Date, And More!". SCEE. 21 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  2. ^ "LittleBigPlanet 2 Now Launching January 18, 2011 in North America – PlayStation Blog". Blog.us.playstation.com. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  3. ^ "The Music of LittleBigPlanet 2" Archived 1 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, mediamolecule.com, retrieved 6 November 2014
  4. ^ Zucosky, Andrew (13 September 2021). "LittleBigPlanet's Servers are Shutting Down Forever". Digital Trends.