LBP Vita Arcade Challenge Update #2

  Three down, two to go!  What's left?  Only the toughest parts of the remaining two games.  I would like to set a goal time of end of January, I'll keep trying.

Tapling complete.

LBP Vita Arcade Challenge Update #1

   Scratch off one more game complete.  I'm nearly done with Stratosphere but it is really trying my patience with how precise I have to be in key parts.  Super Conductor is no doubt going to be the toughest for me.

 

Retro Vector complete

The LBP Vita Arcade Challenge

   One of the toughest parts of Little Big Planet Vita is three-starring every level of the arcade games section.  Thankfully there is a shiny gold trophy waiting when you do accomplish this.  I have finished 1 out the 5 arcade games and I will keep posting to further my own motivation to finish completely.  I am actually nearly done on the remaining 4 games but these are toughies at this point.

Orb-It complete

LBP Karting Follow-Up & Review

    The beta has concluded and while I didn't play it as much as many I had fun when I did.  The reason I didn't play it heavily is simply it lacked fun-factor the way LBP draws you in.  I know why I didn't like Modnation Racers now, even with a LBP coating I still don't like cart racing games.  It's good and has a definite fun-factor in small doses but it lacks overall originality in its game play. I highly doubt I'll buy this game, it was fun to play in a beta but cart racing games aren't for me.

LBP Karting Beta Gameplay

   Level made by me and a story level.

LBP Karting News

I received an invite to beta play this game. Check back for more pictures and game play.

Little Big Planet 2 Platinum Trophy

    After a few month trying to get 25 online wins on community versus levels I finally achieved the goal.  This trophy looking back posed more trouble than acing the story mode levels due to random players never wanting to stick around to play more than a few levels at a time.  If LBP had a matchmaking system more in line to popular shooters finding other players would be much easier.  Currently it is hit or miss finding random players, though this game is more suited to playing with people you know from your friend's list.
 
    My third platinum trophy has been reached and it couldn't be a more fun game.  I wonder what my fourth will be?  I don't know yet but I think it might be while.

Little Big Planet 2 Platinum Trophy

My last trophy needed for the platinum

Almost Platinum...

   I finally got one of my LBP 2 levels played by 50 players and without doing any boosting or "play for play" behavior, I earned this on pure "advertising" on LBP forums and discussion.  This makes my trophies mean more to me.  Quite surprisingly I actually have two levels at the 50 plays mark now.  I discussed my level's lack of attention in this posting if you're interested.
   So, just three trophies between me and my third platinum trophy.

Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves

Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves title hover-over image.  Great colors combined with an adventurous inviting quality.
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Aces In Spades

    As I was approaching the ninth level I was getting nervous as I didn't want to slip up on the ninth again and break the streak.  I managed to get through the level unscathed but that left one more and I was out of easier levels to ace.  Rather than play one of the later jumping type levels I decided to go with the boss from the Di Vinci (first) world as it is still tricky but slow in progression.  Did I ever go through it slow taking my time watching the timing very carefully for each stage of the boss.

    Looking back now this wasn't as tough as I thought, just simply annoying because I messed up twice on the ninth.  All that remains now is to get one of my levels played fifty unique times.  I very much enjoy trying to make fun levels for others to play, I just don't get much exposure to my levels.  My levels are located here and here, if you have LBP 2 queue them up for the next time you play.

Little Big Planet 2 Story Aced

   I've read numerous postings on various LBP messages boards of people proclaiming the first game is far tougher than the sequel to ace. I wholeheartedly disagree and must insist the sequel is tougher than the original to ace. The Cosmos series of levels in particular are very difficult. "Where in the world is Avalon centrifuge?" and "Full Metal Rabbit" are two stand outs as frustratingly tough to ace for a couple reasons. They both have two parts making them long levels and bombs that require precise timing or they explode on you.

   I've completed the tougher of two trophies in my view. "Ace in Spades" which requires ten levels to be aced in a row, I know I won't choose to play the Cosmos levels as one of those ten.

Little Big Planet 2 is simply phenomenal.

   I've played Little Big Planet 2 for about five hours since I got it yesterday and it keeps getting better the more I play.  I have barely scratched the story and it is pure fun.  First starting this game creates a smile on my face like no other game can.  This game has "game of the year" written all over it in my opinion.