I’ve played hundreds of great levels in LittleBigPlanet and have talked about a lot of them here on Rocket Cheetah using words like ‘amazing’ and ‘brilliant’, but there are only a handful of creations which I would go so far as to call a ‘masterpiece’. The Adventures of Outback Jack is one of that handful.
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Los Alamos is the untold story of how the Cold War actually started. Turns out, it was Sackboy. This rather grim premise is the pretence for what actually starts-out as a brilliantly fun and vibrant platformer. The visuals are fresh and the gameplay is superb as you swing, bounce and slide your way through a colourful, carnival-like world. The excellent platforming continues as you enter the atomic age halfway through the level and the aethstetic totally changes. It’s an original take on a classic style of level and it’s definitely one for your queue.
The High Life is an innovative LittleBigPlanet PS Vita level by deadmn which sees you navigating a series of suspended rails while hanging precariously from a wheel. The controls are deliberately delicate, requiring slight adjustments to keep you from falling to your death as you manipulate platforms with touch and tilt in this very mechanical-feeling world. It’s a fantastic idea, brilliantly executed to deliver outstanding gameplay. My only complaints are that the camera can move quite abruptly at times making it tricky to touch the objects you’re aiming for. I would also find that sometimes I would get myself into [...]
Mines Of Boreas is a fast-paced race platformer that’s as exciting to play as it is to look at. Arastoph keeps the level fresh by mixing-in new mechanics and gameplay ideas as the level progresses and combines traditional platforming sections with ‘level that plays itself’-like areas. There’s even a short mine cart section! The level’s dark and icey visuals look brilliant and Velvet–Audio’s soundtrack is, as you’d probably expect, awesome.



















