LittleBigPlanet#Run Sackboy! Run!

The core mechanics of the series revolve around its tagline, "Play, Create, Share".{{Cite web |url=http://gematsu.com/2009/06/play-create-and-share-is-the-new-sandbox-genre |title=Play, Create, and Share Is The New Sandbox Genre |author=Matthew Frassetti |date=3 June 2009 |publisher=Gematsu |access-date=15 December 2011 |archive-date=6 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106040453/http://gematsu.com/2009/06/play-create-and-share-is-the-new-sandbox-genre |url-status=live }}

In the first two installments of the series, gameplay consist primarily of traditional two-dimensional look in a three-dimensional style platforming like jumping and avoiding obstacles to successfully navigate to the end of a level to win.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Chris Roper and Greg |date=2009-09-09 |title=LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2009/09/09/littlebigplanet-game-of-the-year-edition-review |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=IGN |language=en}} Since LittleBigPlanet 2, the series has included mini-games, including ones that do not follow the platformer genre. Most LittleBigPlanet games involve a player playing solo or co-operatively with friends to navigate through a level whilst collecting various "bubbles" along the way, which can take the form of either points or collectibles. In-game collectibles can be used in level creation or to customize Sackboy, the player character. There are also numerous co-operative parts of levels whereby certain prize bubbles can be earned. In LittleBigPlanet 3 and Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Collectables are also present, being used in various shops to purchase more costumes.

The Create component primarily refers to level creation in the game, along with other features like character customisation. Players can create their own levels with the built-in level creator. Many items that are collected while playing through the story mode and from LittleBigPlanet{{'}}s community can be used to help with level creation.{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Lucy |date=2014-11-18 |title=LittleBigPlanet 3 Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/18/littlebigplanet-3-review |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=IGN |language=en}} These levels can remain as the original LittleBigPlanet platforming gameplay, or they can include other game types, such as racing, fighting, shooting and sports. The player can also make non-gaming creations such as music and films (commonly known in-game as cut-scenes).{{Cite book |last=Lane |first=Matthew |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=buWZDwAAQBAJ&dq=customize+sackboy&pg=PA13 |title=Power-Up: Unlocking the Hidden Mathematics in Video Games |date=2019-11-19 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-19638-1 |pages=13 |language=en}} In LittleBigPlanet 2, Sackbots were introduced to give players more control over non-player characters in their levels as well as make the levels in their entirety more intelligent. The creation technique introduced on the game gave the possibility for logic, and it gave the ability to build sets of machines and complex contraptions.

Lastly, the Share component relates to sharing creations with the game's community by uploading levels to the PlayStation Network. To-date there were an excess of ten million user-created levels available to play on the LittleBigPlanet server in the PlayStation 3 games.{{Cite news |date=2021-09-13 |title=Sony shuts down online for older LittleBigPlanet games "to protect the community" |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/without-warning-sony-shuts-down-online-for-older-littlebigplanet-games-to-protect-the-littlebigplanet-community |access-date=2022-06-03}} After the release of LittleBigPlanet 2 and the LBP.me community website, the Share component also had a strong emphasis sharing discoveries. Players were encouraged to share levels they found with other players by writing reviews and comments in-game and by sharing links to creations' LBP.me pages via social networks.

The series takes place in a world known as LittleBigPlanet. Each curator is in charge of a part of LittleBigPlanet and they govern them independently. LittleBigPlanet has geography inspired by the real-life Earth. All games in the series follow the main protagonist Sackboy, a small anthropomorphic creature made of brown fabric with a zip fastener and button eyes. He can be customized to the player's liking using costumes that are either unlocked in the game or bought as downloadable content from the PlayStation Store. The player can control Sackboy's four emotions; happiness, sadness, worry and anger, each of which has three levels of intensity. The English language version of each game is narrated by Stephen Fry and in all formats Fry's scripts are written by Dean Wilkinson.

{{Timeline of release years

| range1 = 2008

| range1_color = #4bb8ea #ccc

| 2008 = LittleBigPlanet

| 2009 = LittleBigPlanet (PSP)

| 2010 = Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves

| 2011 = LittleBigPlanet 2

| 2012a = LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

| 2012b = LittleBigPlanet Karting

| 2014a = Run Sackboy! Run!

| 2014b = LittleBigPlanet 3

| 2020 = Sackboy: A Big Adventure

| 2023 = Ultimate Sackboy

}}

{{Main|LittleBigPlanet (2008 video game)}}

The first game in the series was released on the PlayStation 3 platform in 2008 and was the first title developed by Media Molecule, under the name The Next Big Thing. The player controls Sackboy as he travels around the titular LittleBigPlanet, helping the eight creator curators of LittleBigPlanet with their problems in their own respective realms. Throughout the story, Sackboy tries to stop The Collector, one of the eight creator curators who has gone rogue, kidnapping the creations of LittleBigPlanet.{{Cite web |url=http://uk.playstation.com/ps3/games/detail/item76401/LittleBigPlanet%E2%84%A2/ |title=PlayStation Games - LittleBigPlanet™ |publisher=Uk.playstation.com |access-date=6 December 2010 |archive-date=20 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020054213/http://uk.playstation.com/ps3/games/detail/item76401/LittleBigPlanet%E2%84%A2/ |url-status=live }} The game received widespread acclaim for its design, gameplay, and customization afforded to the player, particularly the built-in level editor. After its release, it received numerous industry awards.{{Cite web |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/2009_12th_awards.asp |title=2009 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |publisher=Interactive.org |access-date=24 October 2010 |archive-date=22 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022050133/http://www.interactive.org/awards/2009_12th_awards.asp |url-status=live }}

{{Main|LittleBigPlanet 2}}

The second game in the series is a direct sequel to the first LittleBigPlanet and was developed by Media Molecule for the PlayStation 3 for a release in 2011. The sequel saw a major shift in the direction of the series, going from a primarily traditional platform game in the first two entries to a more varied style of gameplay called a "platform for games". The second game gave players a wider variety of options when it came to level design, which saw the creation of levels other than platforming such as racing, puzzles, and fighting games.{{Cite web |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/05/10/littlebigplanet-2-for-ps3-officially-announced-for-winter-2010/ |title=LittleBigPlanet 2 for PS3 Officially Announced for Winter 2010! |author=Eric Levine |date=10 May 2010 |publisher=PlayStation Blog |access-date=10 May 2010 |archive-date=24 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824083431/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/05/10/littlebigplanet-2-for-ps3-officially-announced-for-winter-2010/ |url-status=live }} Following the events of the first two entries in the series, the game takes place when an antagonist known as the Negativitron invades LittleBigPlanet and begins to suck up all its inhabitants. Sackboy must team up with a secret organization known as "The Alliance", led by Larry Da Vinci, to save LittleBigPlanet from the Negativitron.{{Cite web|url=http://www.littlebigplanet.com/en-us/2/ |title=LittleBigPlanet 2 Official Site |author=Media Molecule Staff |publisher=Sony Computer Entertainment |access-date=10 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513031953/http://www.littlebigplanet.com/en-us/2/ |archive-date=13 May 2010 }} The game also supported the PlayStation Move, with an update post-launch.

{{Main|LittleBigPlanet 3}}

LittleBigPlanet 3 is a game for the PlayStation 3{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/StevenIsbell/status/476405948609998848 |title=Twitter / StevenIsbell: @rialrees @hyperdude53 |publisher=Twitter.com |date=10 June 2014 |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714215141/https://twitter.com/StevenIsbell/status/476405948609998848 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2014/06/10/report-littlebigplanet-3-ps3-also-coming-to-playstation-3/ |title=Report: LittleBigPlanet 3 PS3 Version Happening, in Addition to PS4 |date=10 June 2014 |publisher=Playstationlifestyle.net |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140615234519/http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2014/06/10/report-littlebigplanet-3-ps3-also-coming-to-playstation-3/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lowe |first=Mike |url=http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/129291-little-big-planet-3-for-ps3-and-ps4-three-new-characters-drive-multiplayer-focus |title=Little Big Planet 3 for PS3 and PS4: Three new characters drive multiplayer focus |publisher=Pocket-lint |date=10 June 2014 |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=11 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611224002/http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/129291-little-big-planet-3-for-ps3-and-ps4-three-new-characters-drive-multiplayer-focus |url-status=live }} and PlayStation 4. Announced at E3 2014, it was developed by Sumo Digital and was released in November 2014. In the game, Sackboy is transported to another world, Bunkum, where he has to awaken its three missing heroes, OddSock, Toggle and Swoop, who are new playable characters. Sackboy travels through different worlds in order to free the 3 new characters and stop Newton.{{Cite web |title=Even Bosses Wear Hats Sometimes... - LittleBigPlanet 3 Wiki Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/littlebigplanet-3/Even_Bosses_Wear_Hats_Sometimes... |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=IGN |date=8 December 2014 |language=en}}

{{Main|LittleBigPlanet (2009 video game)}}

A portable entry of the series was developed primarily by SCE Studio Cambridge in association with Media Molecule for the PlayStation Portable. The game, released in 2009, shared the same name as the original game; however, it was not a port of the PlayStation 3 game, but rather a new entry in the series. It has a story-mode with levels and features many of the same mechanics of its PlayStation 3 counterpart, such as customizations, albeit without the multiplayer component of the game. The game takes place after the events of the PlayStation 3 version of LittleBigPlanet, in which The Collector has been defeated. A carnival is being held and Sackboy decides to go around the world to invite the eight curators of LittleBigPlanet to the carnival whilst finding materials for his own carnival float.{{Cite web |url=http://uk.playstation.com/psp/games/detail/item156288/LittleBigPlanet%E2%84%A2/ |title=PlayStation Games - LittleBigPlanet™ |publisher=Uk.playstation.com |access-date=6 December 2010 |archive-date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909092559/http://uk.playstation.com/psp/games/detail/item156288/LittleBigPlanet%E2%84%A2/ |url-status=live }}

{{Main|LittleBigPlanet PS Vita}}

The fourth game in the series was developed by Tarsier Studios, Double Eleven, and XDev for the PlayStation Vita handheld and had a 2012 release.{{Cite web |url=http://uk.playstation.com/psvita/games/detail/item376460/LittleBigPlanet%E2%84%A2-%28working-title%29/ |title=LittleBigPlanet (working title) - PlayStation Vita, PS Vita game |publisher=Uk.playstation.com |access-date=14 December 2011 |archive-date=16 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216150401/http://uk.playstation.com/psvita/games/detail/item376460/LittleBigPlanet%E2%84%A2-%28working-title%29/ |url-status=live }} The game features the same core mechanics from LittleBigPlanet 2, with the focus being on a "platform for games" rather than a platformer like previous entries in the series before LittleBigPlanet 2. The game utilizes the unique controls of the PlayStation Vita by using its multi-touch touchscreen and its rear touchpad to navigate through various obstacles in stages as well as for level creation by users.{{Cite web |last=Schramm |first=Mike |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/07/littlebigplanet-ps-vita-preview-touched-by-a-sackboy/ |title=LittleBigPlanet (PS Vita) preview: Touched by a Sackboy |publisher=Joystiq |date=7 June 2011 |access-date=27 June 2011 |archive-date=28 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128202322/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/07/littlebigplanet-ps-vita-preview-touched-by-a-sackboy/ |url-status=live }} The game supports cross-buy of DLC costume packs between LittleBigPlanet 2, as well as LittleBigPlanet Karting.

{{Main|LittleBigPlanet Karting}}

LittleBigPlanet Karting is a kart racing game developed by United Front and San Diego Studio in conjunction with series creator Media Molecule for the PlayStation 3.{{Cite web |title=LittleBigPlanet Karting |url=https://www.ign.com/games/littlebigplanet-karting |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=IGN |language=en}} In its story mode, the player ventures through worlds including: LittleBigPlanet, Monster Islands, Victoria's Laboratory, The Progress Emporium, Eve's Asylum, The Space Bass, and Hoard, Sweet Hoard, to put an end to the Hoard racers, who snatch many pieces of the different planets to stash them in the Garage at the End of the Universe. Sony Entertainment America shut down the North American LittleBigPlanet Karting online servers on 31 August 2016.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-12 |title=Sony is shutting down the servers for ModNation Racers and LittleBigPlanet Karting |url=https://www.destructoid.com/sony-is-shutting-down-the-servers-for-modnation-racers-and-littlebigplanet-karting/ |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Destructoid |language=en-CA}}

{{Main|Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves}}

The game was developed by XDev as a spin-off from the LittleBigPlanet series utilizing the PlayStation Move on the PlayStation 3. It was released in December 2010, as a downloadable title from the PlayStation Store and was later bundled with LittleBigPlanet 2. The game was described as a "demo" and featured 10 prehistoric inspired story levels. In the game, Sackboy must save Little Big Planet from the T-Rex. Unlike the main games, which can be played as a single-player experience, the game required a minimum of two players to work.{{Cite web |title=Move-based, co-op 'Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves' hits PSN in December |url=https://www.engadget.com/2010-11-18-sackboys-prehistoric-moves.html |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=Engadget |date=18 November 2010 |language=en-US}} This was due to the main mechanics of the spin-off whereby one player would control Sackboy traditionally using the gamepad for platforming while a second player had to use a PlayStation Move similar to a pointer to move obstacles and objects out of the way in order to successfully navigate a level.{{Cite web |url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/11/18/sackboys-prehistoric-moves-littlebigplanet-2-demo-beta-expansion-all-coming-in-december/ |title=Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves, LittleBigPlanet 2 Demo, Beta Expansion All Coming in December – PlayStation Blog |publisher=Blog.us.playstation.com |date=18 November 2010 |access-date=17 January 2011 |archive-date=20 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120163802/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/11/18/sackboys-prehistoric-moves-littlebigplanet-2-demo-beta-expansion-all-coming-in-december/ |url-status=live }}

Run Sackboy! Run! is a free-to-play endless running game developed by Firesprite and published by PlayStation Mobile that was released on iOS on 30 October 2014,{{Cite web|url=http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/137788/run-sackboy-run-available-ios-now/|title=Run Sackboy! Run! is available on IOS now|last=Acinelli|first=Nick|date=2 November 2014|work=TechnologyTell|access-date=4 November 2014|archive-date=3 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103234945/http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/137788/run-sackboy-run-available-ios-now/|url-status=live}} Android on 17 December 2014{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-04-littlebigplanet-gets-a-f2p-mobile-runner-spin-off|title=LittleBigPlanet gets a F2P mobile runner spin-off, Run Sackboy! Run!|last=Matulef|first=Jeffrey|date=4 September 2014|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=7 September 2014|archive-date=6 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906175004/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-04-littlebigplanet-gets-a-f2p-mobile-runner-spin-off|url-status=live}} and PlayStation Vita on 31 March 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/03/31/run-sackboy-run-out-today-on-ps-vita/|title=Run Sackboy! Run! Out Today on PS Vita|work=PlayStation Blog|date=31 March 2015|first=Steven|last=Isbell|access-date=31 March 2015|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610182631/http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/03/31/run-sackboy-run-out-today-on-ps-vita/|url-status=live}} The game has no real plot, except for Sackboy running through Craftworld from the Negativitron. The game awarded players with exclusive costumes for LittleBigPlanet 3 (which was released at a similar time) by reaching point goals and collecting stickers.{{Cite web |title=Run SackBoy! Run! Announced |url=https://www.truetrophies.com/n2370/run-sackboy-run-announced |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=TrueTrophies |language=en}}

LittleBigPlanet Hub is an unreleased free-to-play game for the PlayStation 3.{{Cite web|title=Introducing LittleBigPlanet HUB!|url=http://littlebigplanet.com/news/introducing-littlebigplanet-hub|work=LittleBigPlanet.com|access-date=2 December 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203024819/http://littlebigplanet.com/news/introducing-littlebigplanet-hub|url-status=live}} It was planned to be a downloadable title from the PlayStation Store which would have allowed players to create levels and play a curated selection of community levels from LittleBigPlanet and LittleBigPlanet 2 as well as 16 levels from the games' story modes. LittleBigPlanet Hub would also have contained weekly challenges, not found in other LittleBigPlanet games. Downloadable content purchased in other games were to be compatible with LittleBigPlanet Hub, and users were rumoured to be also able to access additional content from the PlayStation Store.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Since its announcement in August 2013, no further details about LittleBigPlanet Hub were revealed.{{Cite web |url=http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/08/20/introducing-littlebigplanet-hub/ |title=Introducing LittleBigPlanet HUB! - PlayStation.Blog.Europe |date=20 August 2013 |publisher=Blog.eu.playstation.com |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=29 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529104540/http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/08/20/introducing-littlebigplanet-hub/ |url-status=live }} In February 2024, a beta tester posted a video showing gameplay from a beta build onto YouTube, and shortly afterwards, with assistance, dumped it online for download. This makes the build playable through unofficial means, such as emulations like RPCS3 or PlayStation 3 homebrew.{{Cite news |date=2024-02-25 |title=LittleBigPlanet Hub footage leaks online |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/littlebigplanet-hub-footage-leaks-online |access-date=2024-02-25 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}

{{Main|Sackboy: A Big Adventure}}

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a 2020 platform game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5 and the PlayStation 4. It was announced at the PlayStation 5 reveal event on June 11, 2020, and was released on November 12, 2020; a version for Windows was released on October 27, 2022, marking the series's first release on PCs. Unlike previous LittleBigPlanet entries with 2.5D platforming, A Big Adventure features a range of perspectives and 3D movement.

Ultimate Sackboy is a free-to-play endless running game developed by Exient Entertainment and released on mobile on 21 February 2023. It is the first LittleBigPlanet game to feature limited-time paid subscriptions known as "Marathons." In contrast to Run Sackboy! Run!, it adopts the style from Sackboy: A Big Adventure and is played in 3D.

{{Main|PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale}}

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is a fighting crossover game developed by SuperBot Entertainment released on PS3 and PlayStation Vita on November 20, 2012.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

{{Main|PlayStation All-Stars Island}}

PlayStation All-Stars Island is a free-to-play mobile game developed by Zoink and released on mobile on August 8, 2013 in European territories. Sponsored by Coke Zero, the game features many PlayStation characters drinking and collecting the beverage. Gameplay consists of a variety of tasks, split by islands and different characters.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

{{VG Series Reviews

| game1 = LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation 3)

| year1 = 2008

| mc1 = 95/100

| game2 = LittleBigPlanet (PlayStation Portable)

| year2 = 2009

| mc2 = 87/100

| game3 = Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves

| year3 = 2010

| mc3 = 66/100{{Cite web |title=Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/sackboys-prehistoric-moves/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |website=Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date=2020-11-13 |archive-date=28 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128084751/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/sackboys-prehistoric-moves |url-status=live}}

| year4 = 2011

| game4 = LittleBigPlanet 2

| mc4 = 91/100{{Cite web|title=LittleBigPlanet 2|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/littlebigplanet-2/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |website=Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date=2020-11-13 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502163753/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/littlebigplanet-2 |url-status=live}}

| game5 = LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

| year5 = 2012

| mc5 = 88/100{{Cite web |title=LittleBigPlanet PS Vita |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/littlebigplanet-ps-vita/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita |website=Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date=2020-11-13 |archive-date=11 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211340/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-vita/littlebigplanet-ps-vita |url-status=live}}

| game6 = LittleBigPlanet Karting

| year6 = 2012

| mc6 = 74/100{{Cite web |title=LittleBigPlanet Karting |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/littlebigplanet-karting/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |access-date=2020-11-13 |website=Metacritic |language=en-US |archive-date=28 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928141628/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/littlebigplanet-karting |url-status=live}}

| game7 = LittleBigPlanet 3

| year7 = 2014

| mc7 = 79/100{{Cite web |title=LittleBigPlanet 3 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/littlebigplanet-3/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |website=Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date=2020-11-13 |archive-date=12 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112011339/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/littlebigplanet-3 |url-status=live}}

| game8 = Run Sackboy! Run!

| year8 = 2014

| mc8 = 65/100{{Cite web |title=Run Sackboy! Run! |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/run-sackboy-run/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |website=Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date=2020-11-13 |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923173045/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/run-sackboy!-run! |url-status=live}}

| game9 = Sackboy: A Big Adventure

| year9 = 2020

| mc9 = 80/100{{Cite web |title=Sackboy: A Big Adventure |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/sackboy-a-big-adventure/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5 |website=Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date=2020-11-13 |archive-date=11 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111105540/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/sackboy-a-big-adventure |url-status=live}}

| game10 = Ultimate Sackboy

| year10 = 2023

| mc10 = 57/100{{Cite web|title=Ultimate Sackboy |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/ultimate-sackboy/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |website=Metacritic |language=en-US |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318120621/https://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/ultimate-sackboy |url-status=live}}

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Most of the games in the series have been well received by critics with the LittleBigPlanet on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable gaining Metacritic scores of 95/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/littlebigplanet/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=LittleBigPlanet for PlayStation 3 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=27 October 2008 |access-date=6 December 2010 |archive-date=20 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160120225550/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/littlebigplanet |url-status=live }} and 87/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/littlebigplanet/critic-reviews/?platform=psp |title=LittleBigPlanet for PSP Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=17 November 2009 |access-date=6 December 2010 |archive-date=4 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104124831/http://www.metacritic.com/game/psp/littlebigplanet |url-status=live }} respectively. LittleBigPlanet 2 garnered nearly as much acclaim as the first game, with an average score of 91/100.{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/littlebigplanet-2/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=LittleBigPlanet 2 for PlayStation 3 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=7 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907070215/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/littlebigplanet-2 |url-status=live }} LittleBigPlanet PS Vita also received very positive reviews and was the highest-ranked PS Vita game at the time of its release with an average score of 88/100.{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/littlebigplanet-ps-vita/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita |title=LittleBigPlanet PS Vita for PlayStation Vita Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309211335/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-vita/littlebigplanet-ps-vita |url-status=live }} However, the release of LittleBigPlanet 3 did not receive critical acclaim, garnering a mostly positive average of 79/100.{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/littlebigplanet-3/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=LittleBigPlanet 3 for PlayStation 4 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=30 August 2015 |archive-date=19 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119190036/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/littlebigplanet-3 |url-status=live }}

Critically, LittleBigPlanet Karting is the worst-performing major game in the series so far but still gained a "mixed or average" Metacritic score of 74/100.{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/littlebigplanet-karting/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=LittleBigPlanet Karting for PlayStation 3 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=14 June 2014 |archive-date=26 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426032041/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/littlebigplanet-karting |url-status=live }} However, the mobile game Run Sackboy! Run! performed worse, with a Metacritic score of 65/100.{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/run-sackboy-run/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=Run Sackboy! Run Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=19 April 2017 |archive-date=14 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514081911/http://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/run-sackboy!-run! |url-status=live }} Additionally, the character of Sackboy is often seen as a PlayStation mascot.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/07/marketing-history-a-gallery-of-gaming-mascots.html|title=A History of Videogame Mascots|website=pastemagazine.com|date=30 July 2014 |language=en|access-date=2019-07-16|archive-date=2 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702091809/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/07/marketing-history-a-gallery-of-gaming-mascots.html|url-status=live}} In 2011, readers of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition voted Sackboy as the 50th-top video game character of all time.{{cite news |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/02/16/guinness-names-top-50-video-game-characters-of-all-time.aspx |title=Guinness Names Top 50 Video Game Characters Of All Time |newspaper=Game Informer |first=Jeff |last=Marchiafava |date=16 February 2011 |access-date=2 February 2018 |archive-date=1 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201201521/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/02/16/guinness-names-top-50-video-game-characters-of-all-time.aspx |url-status=live }}

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