TGS07: LocoRoco Cocoreccho hands-on

by Andrew Yoon { Sep 19th 2007 at 12:00PM }

LocoRoco Cocoreccho will arrive on the PlayStation Store this week, and we were able to get some time with it at Sony's pre-TGS media event. We're sad to say that this brand new PS3 sequel loses one of the most important aspects of the original: simplicity. LocoRoco on the PSP charmed gamers with its simple and intuitive play mechanic that could be understood from the moment one picks up the system.

One cannot say the same for Cocoreccho, the supposed "screensaver" game for PS3. There are too many different control mechanisms at play, creating a generally disparate experience. For example, the ability to tilt the world is surprisingly inconsistent: it can only occur during specific parts of each level. Players will have to rock the controller, pump it up and down, sway it left and right throughout each level -- in addition to having to move the analog stick to control the floating butterflies that motivate the LocoRocos to move along. The lengthy tutorial that's included with our demo worries us that the game is much too complicated for its own good.

Obviously, we need to spend more time with the title to fully understand the nuances of the "game" -- perhaps when slowly introduced to the experience, it becomes much more endearing. But in the very little we've seen, we were dismayed by the surprising complexity of this LocoRoco follow-up.

Tags: cocoreccho, locoroco-cocoreccho, tgs07

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Alex @ Sep 19th 2007 12:11PM

huh??? complicated? just rock the stupid controller... i'm surprised on how Wii60fanboy-ish joystiq has gotten

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Sep 19th 2007 12:21PM

Har de har har! Exactly what I'd be expectin' from a Frenchmen! Yoon thar mainly be writin' fer PSPfanboy!

Anti-Sony he ain't! 'Specially when it comes ta LocoRoco! Nar nar nar...

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Sep 19th 2007 12:12PM

Uh..I think I owe Kaz an apology,Stupid Karma.

Sounds neat

frozengod @ Sep 19th 2007 12:17PM

All you need is the reviewer's guide that will be comming next week.

Egster @ Sep 19th 2007 12:20PM

I have the PSP game so I'm not really looking for a carbon copy on my PS3. The thing that worries me is the cheap price, you can't expect much for a few euros/dollars/pounds right?

ThornedVenom @ Sep 19th 2007 12:21PM

The world has ended. Cheap wiiware has infected other systems besides its own.

It's an epidemic. Run for your life. XD

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Sep 19th 2007 12:26PM

Aye, it be a minigame with waggle on the PS3! Yaaaarr, the Sony Fleet can't be none to happy 'bout this!

*SQUAWK!* Not happy at all! Not happy at all! *RAWWWWK!*

Aye...me parrot concurs!

megaStryke @ Sep 19th 2007 12:28PM

You are really committed to this pirate business, aren't ya? You're, like, the only person on this site actually making an effort.

samfish (MSDF- Nurse Outfit!) @ Sep 19th 2007 1:31PM

Aye, lad. Aye. I be quite committed indeed.

Shagittarius @ Sep 19th 2007 1:36PM

Tie that scurvey dog samfish to the yardarm and give him 20 lashes with the cat o' nine tails, yarrrr...

shivr @ Sep 19th 2007 6:31PM

there's probably a fetish site somewhere for that kinda thing shagi... let's keep our comments section clean

FoxHoundADAM @ Sep 19th 2007 12:38PM

ARG! This plunders my treasure a wee little bit. Those swashbucklers at Sony have ruined a jolley good game it seams.

NintendoFanbot @ Sep 19th 2007 12:52PM

How can this be better than the PSP version's controls?

Yes, this is a serious question.

Tango Charlie @ Sep 19th 2007 12:56PM

Belay that lubberly talk, ye scurvy bilge-rat!

FrankTheCrank @ Sep 19th 2007 1:01PM

Joystiq, just cut through the mustard and say it:

It Sucks!

Word of the street(IDF-Digital Ruler). @ Sep 19th 2007 2:55PM

*Shoots frank in the head with a shotgun

Okay anyone else with a complain about Loco Roco.

umm....hello??? @ Sep 19th 2007 1:40PM

...sounds like another game that Sony should send out an in-depth instruction manual/strategy guide to reviewers as to how to play the game...see also: Lair...

Almack64 (NOF - Ultrazord) @ Sep 19th 2007 3:39PM

How can they call this a screensaver anyway? Does it start by itself during pause or something? Anyone have some more info?

Vidikron (FU) @ Sep 19th 2007 6:00PM

I don't know for sure, but my guess is that it can be set to start automatically from the dashboard the same way that the Folding @ Home program does. If that's the case it won't act as a screensaver during a game, but just if the PS3 sits for a while at the dashboard.