   LocoRoco demo
  For people that broke down and installed the 2.71 System Update for the PSP, the LocoRoco demo is available. Has anyone here played it? I got it last night and it is... strange. There are some neat gameplay features, such as hitting the locoroco with lightning to bust it into tiny pieces. You don't play the LocoRoco itself (they are tiny, blobous creatures), instead you play the "planet" on which they reside. You tilt the land back and forth and flick the locoroco into the air (or hit it with lightning). Some of the animation is really quite nice. The entire game looks like it was made from construction paper cut-outs, but everything is fluid and seamless. It's really a nice game to look at.My sister finds the music incredibly annoying.   
  I've not got a PSP but I've had my eye on this for quite some time. Fortunately, I have had the chance to play this demo, and the Japanese one which was released a while back, and I've completely fallen for it's charm. What struck me first and foremost was that control and navigation was nowhere near as frustrating as I expected it to be from the pitch and it would appear there is plenty to be drawn from the concept rather than a simple procession through the same see-saws and tubes as one might initally expect. For me the real selling point is all the little touches. The little incidentals and subtleties that really win me over. The way your character is actually the one singing the music, and the way backing vocals are sung by all your little Loco's when you split into all the pieces. And as already mentioned the control mechanics are surprisingly tight for something that involves tipping the world and bouncing around. It's little additions that suggest the developer really has poured their heart and soul into the title because they really want to, not because it pays the bills. I'm not normally one to get attached to a cutesy art style but I can't help smiling every time I play this. n.b: Along with the levels being different between the two demos (Japanese and European) I believe there are other differences. Most notably the lack of that fantastic noise the little Loco's make in the Japanese version when rejoining.   ;  It looks like a lot of fun from the videos, but I don't own a PSP (and probably won't until they hit the discount bin).   ;Quote:Original post by ghostedn.b: Along with the levels being different between the two demos (Japanese and European) I believe there are other differences. Most notably the lack of that fantastic noise the little Loco's make in the Japanese version when rejoining.to me it sounds like they are either calling out to each other or crying about an earthquake.   ;  They've got a playable flash version available at the official website.  It's pretty fun, but I don't plan on buying a PSP just for the one game.   ;  that flash version is not really that much like the game. It's kind of close, but there is a lot of detail that you're missing out on.But anyway, I agree, not a platform selling game. I bought my PSP for Metal Gear Ac!d.   