Little Deviants

Little Deviants

European cover art
Developer(s) Bigbig Studios
Publisher(s) Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s) PlayStation Vita
Release date(s)
  • JP: 17 December 2011
  • NA: 15 February 2012[1]
  • EU: 22 February 2012
Genre(s) Minigame compilation
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Little Deviants is an minigame compilation, developed by Bigbig Studios for the PlayStation Vita. Little Deviants is Bigbig's last game since Sony Computer Entertainment announced the studio's closure on 10 January 2012.[2] The game was released on 17 December 2011 in Japan, 15 February 2012 in North America, and 22 February 2012 in Europe as a launch title for the PlayStation Vita. Little Deviants is composed of 30 minigames that make use of the Vita's front multitouch touchscreen, rear multitouch touchpad, Sixaxis motion controls, and augmented reality capabilities, along with traditional controls.

Gameplay

The goal of Little Deviants is to play through the game's 30 minigames in order to rebuild the Little Deviants' spaceship, which was destroyed by the Botz.

The game's minigames take advantage of the PlayStation Vita's front touchscreen, rear touchpad, SIXAXIS motion controls, rear camera, and augmented reality capabilities.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings55.12%
Metacritic57/100
Review scores
PublicationScore
Eurogamer7/10
Game Informer6/10
GameSpot6/10
GamesRadar2.5/5
GameTrailers6.3/10
IGN6/10

Little Deviants has received generally mixed reviews from critics. GameRankings gives the game a 55.12% approval, while Metacritic gives a 57/100 approval based on 62 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

IGN gave Little Deviants a 6/10, stating that "It's a decent piece of (admittedly overpriced) software. And its pretty, vivid graphics and surprisingly catchy old-school inspired soundtrack certainly please aesthetically. But a strong hook doesn't exist."[3]

References

  1. ↑ "PS Vita Launch Line-up, New Exclusive Games And More Revealed – PlayStation.Blog.Europe". Blog.eu.playstation.com. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  2. ↑ Crossley, Rob (January 10, 2012). "Sony closes and restructures two UK studios". Developer Online. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ Moriarty, Colin (February 13, 2013). "Little Deviants Review". IGN. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
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