Read the LittleBigPlanet manual ... because you won't later
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Sep 8th 2008 at 7:30PM }
The 25-page manual covers all the things that it should, hopefully answering any outlying questions people might have left in the massive amounts of information released about the ambitious title. LittleBigPlanet will be available in Europe on Oct. 29 and we're still waiting for the official North American release date, but we've been told it's "October" as well.
[Via PS3 Fanboy]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hyams @ Sep 8th 2008 7:39PM
I waaaaaaant this game.
I don't want to read the manual now, though. If I do, I fear the excitement and hype inside me will reach boiling point and I will spontaneously combust.
And I don't want to spontaneously combust.
Titanium_Orchid @ Sep 8th 2008 7:52PM
Just read the manual for you. You can move the sackperson's arms around in-game and change their facial expressions!!!
I too want this game.
Hyams @ Sep 8th 2008 7:55PM
I spoke too soon. I gave into temptation and read it...
And hey, even the manual is awesome.
umm....hello??? @ Sep 8th 2008 7:41PM
heh...I can't remember how many times I had to tell my little brother what the buttons do for a particular game....RTFM!!! that is all. =)
JJ Rooster @ Sep 8th 2008 7:42PM
There's no splitscreen or shared screen for 2 players on 1 console is there? Christ, I like to have a buddy over to game regularly and the list of things we can play together is drying up! Why does everybody have to own their console and game and play at their own house nowadays?
Hyams @ Sep 8th 2008 7:50PM
You can have up to four people playing on one console. Or everyone can play on their own console. Or you can mix it up.
LBP is up to four players. You can have any combination of local (on the same console) and online multiplayer you like.
Geist @ Sep 8th 2008 9:10PM
Remember when the biggest argument for consoles was that you could have everyone sit on a couch and play, and it was all social? Yeah. Whatever happened to that?
mr mobius @ Sep 8th 2008 9:47PM
Is online play not just playing better AI with voice acting that has a lot more cursing? It doesn't beat 4 people in a room playing.
Wiinterfang @ Sep 8th 2008 7:45PM
DAMMIT that sackboy is creepy T_T.
Geist @ Sep 8th 2008 9:10PM
Aww his cute little soulless eyes just want to devour you.
LAZoftheTamarinds @ Sep 8th 2008 7:46PM
I really like the color and creativeness of this manual. Most manuals now are boring and in black and white.
mr nimblewick @ Sep 8th 2008 8:13PM
The early 90's called. They want their ugly back.
Sora @ Sep 8th 2008 8:12PM
Manual isn't there anymore. =(
Hirsbrunner @ Sep 9th 2008 3:17PM
Over at PS3fanboy, member b'fresh made an ebook of it and offered a link.
9-09-2008 @ 9:31AM
b'fresh said...
check out the ebook i made of this:
http://www.myebook.com/index.php?option=ebook&id=1242
Ordeith @ Sep 8th 2008 8:14PM
Its LBP vs BK+VP:TIP.
Hyams @ Sep 8th 2008 8:20PM
LBP wins.
;)
why not the LS2LS7? @ Sep 9th 2008 12:46AM
What's BK?
Having played some VP:TIP (I got it tonight), VP:TIP doesn't seem like it's going to shake up the world. It's nearly identical to the last one. Not surprising it scored exactly the same on Metacritic.
I was at least hoping everything was "sped up" and "smoothed out" as I read. But although things like the new pinata picker are awesome, the game still has plenty of load screens when you buy buildings or go to the encyclopedia. Odd.
343 Guilty Fart @ Sep 8th 2008 8:17PM
Has Joystiq ever had a 'hands-on' article for LBP? Cause I haven't seen one.
Hyams @ Sep 8th 2008 8:21PM
No, I don't believe so. There's only been that video of them making the Joystiq logo.
Neebs @ Sep 8th 2008 8:23PM
Page 15, at the bottom.
Autopsy15 @ Sep 9th 2008 12:16AM
...and?
Vidikron (FU) @ Sep 8th 2008 8:24PM
Hey, someone upload that manual. They took it down. Or just send it to me via Vidikron at Gmail.
Hyams @ Sep 8th 2008 8:32PM
It's still up. I guess you can't see it for some reason? Maybe it's your browser, or maybe you don't have the correct version of Adobe reader? (it's a .pdf file)
Anyways, I've emailed you a copy too.
Vidikron (FU) @ Sep 8th 2008 8:37PM
Odd. I tried several times and kept getting a default error screen from the site saying the link was invalid. But I just checked again and it's working now. Thanks for sending it anyway though!
Whubbsie @ Sep 8th 2008 8:42PM
I don't see anything about customizing you sack boy? will you be able to make you own stuff for it or will you only be able to use the objects that come in the game?
Hyams @ Sep 9th 2008 5:50AM
I'm pretty sure you can only pick items from a (very big) list.
j.howlett @ Sep 8th 2008 9:05PM
if i could read this would be awesome news. literally i would gush with excitement, literally
Geist @ Sep 8th 2008 9:11PM
Don't get any on the floor.
Levi @ Sep 8th 2008 9:42PM
The part of this game that keeps me so excited is the potential for a huge variety of insanely difficult user generated levels... I'm a sucker for anything that makes you wanna throw the controller and cause your neighbors to call the landlords XD
Imma go look at this manual right now.. One of the best parts about buying a game back in the day... now they aren't usually necessary cause games nowadays are a giant tutorial, telling you how to play the game until you're almost done with it!
Immortal Technique PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Sep 8th 2008 10:21PM
This is my most anticipated game of all time. I know I am going out on a limb here but I have a feeling this game is going to be HUGE. I know that's a radical stance.
1st Level - Death Star
2nd Level - Hello Kitty
3rd Level - Hello Death Kitty
Waqman @ Sep 8th 2008 10:54PM
Read it all and I can't bloody wait. Apparently the select button is used for reporting offensive content.
Also it says that they have tutorials on nearly everything in the game so that should be good.
LuckyEMS @ Sep 9th 2008 12:21AM
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
I NOW KNOW THE CONTROLS!!
2PeteShakur @ Sep 9th 2008 5:40AM
Remember, you need the PS3 eye camera in order to have customised stickers/pics! Yuo CANNOT just take images from the HDD or any other external device/s...
Hyams @ Sep 9th 2008 5:49AM
Not yet, anyway. But the devs have said they'll continue to support the game after release with free patches, and being able to take an image straight from the HDD is one of the things they want to patch in.
Apparently they've got to take this approach, because if they tried to stick in everything they wanted too before relase the game would never get released.
But yeah, I was dissapointing by this as well. Hopefully it won't be too long before they implement it.
Bucket @ Sep 9th 2008 10:28AM
404
SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread) @ Sep 9th 2008 10:48AM
Manual has stepped out.
dammit.
if anyone downloaded it they should post it somewhere and give us the link.