Sackboy: A Big Adventure
November 12, 2020
Face thrilling, unpredictable challenges as you explore distinctive hand-crafted lands through deeply immersive and expressive controls. Go solo in an epic race against time stuffed with danger and peril – or create teams of two to four adventurers for fun-packed party play as you work together to overcome nefarious tasks …
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"Although we miss the creative side of LittleBigPlanet, Sackboy is still a solid, fun platformer for everyone, with a superior visual plot on PC (you&s;ll need a modern GPU to see it big). Perhaps with more unique mechanics (such as …"
Read original review"Sackboy: A Big Adventure moves away from providing creation tools, but it&s;s still a jolly platformer filled with all the charm you&s;d expect from one of his outings."
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80.0
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80.0
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65.0
"It doesn’t take a lot of risks. You’ll run around a little hub world choosing visiting shops and choosing levels filled with various running and jumping challenges, plus some signature Sackboy moves involving tugging, pushing and hanging onto stuff. But …"
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92.0
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90.0
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94.0
"In terms of PS5 launch titles, Sackboy: A Big Adventure didn&s;t make headlines as a highly anticipated game, but it manages to be one of the most charming and fun PS5 games so far. Its heart was an unexpected delight, …"
Read original review"Bring your family and friends into your Sackboy: A Big Adventure playthrough and have a blast. Or play by yourself. It doesn&s;t really matter, as Sumo Digital has once again tapped into the essence of what makes this series so …"
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68.0
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62.0
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58.0
"Sumo Digital has done a wonderful job bringing the visual aesthetic of the LittleBigPlanet franchise into a 3D platforming world. The levels are a delight to look at and shine brightly when paired with a top-shelf display. The various outfits …"
Read original review"Sackboy: A Big Adventure features some great platforming across gorgeous levels, with plenty to do and collect along the way. The music is a lovely touch to a rich and fulfilling adventure, and playing with others is the best way …"
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92.0
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86.0
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73.0
"Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a great platformer filled with charming levels, fun combat, and a lot of challenges to complete."
Read original review"Sackboy is a fun adventure for everyone, easy to play and difficult to master, and it also works as a demonstration of some Dualsense capabilities, but we miss the creative side of Little Big Planet and more unique mechanics (such …"
Read original review"Sackboy: A Big Adventure is dripping with charm and makes excellent use of the DualSense controller."
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78.0
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82.0
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68.0
"Sumo Digital&s;s new game is a colorful and fun adventure that brings back Sackboy, allowing players to explore new worlds, each based on different themes and gameplay mechanics. A great game for Christmas to spend some time along with your …"
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65.0
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70.0
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45.0
"Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a competent platformer with tight controls. However, the generic craft theme and lack of memorable characters prevent it from being outstanding. The 3D platforming genre is filled to the brim with classics, and to stand …"
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75.0
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70.0
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80.0
"Sackboy: A Big Adventure isn&s;t a particularly revolutionary platformer, replicating a structure seen many times in the likes of the latter Rayman titles and so on. But what it does, it does with panache and bags of charm that will …"
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80.0
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75.0
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"Cleverly designed levels offer moderately tough challenges, but generous checkpoints and a genial atmosphere make it easy to keep coming back"
Read original review"A warmly feel-good and highly accomplished 3D platformer filled with wonderous worlds and delightful characters, though Sackboy: A Big Adventure might lack the bombastic profile of other offerings such as Marvel&s;s Spider-Man Remastered and God of War, it&s;s certainly no …"
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60.0
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80.0
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40.0
"Sackboy doesn’t have the tight movement tech of Crash Bandicoot 4 or the butter-melting charms of a game like Astro’s Playroom, but it’s well worth a look if you’re in the market for an innovative platformer that makes the most …"
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65.0
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"Where Sackboy: A big Adventure proves most winsome isn&s;t in its play but in the surfeit of its surrounding glitter."
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78.0
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82.0
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64.0
"Sackboy&s;s first foray outside of the Media Moleculeverse without an editor to guide his way is not only a fantastic 3D platformer for all ages but also one of the best PlayStation 5 launch titles for younger audiences"
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70.0
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68.0
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72.0
"Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a charming game that I was smiling while playing almost entirely. It will likely get lost amonth after the Spider-Man and Astro Bot mainstays, but this game is more than worth checking out. Especially for …"
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20.0
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"Sackboy’s legacy was always tied to LittleBigPlanet and its creation tools. Media Molecule no doubt created a PlayStation icon, but he always played second fiddle to the tools. That perception is no more thanks to Sackboy: A Big Adventure. Sumo …"
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70.0
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85.0
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65.0
"Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a decent platforming game that’s stuffed with charm, if a little lacking in imagination, which is a shame for a franchise built on creativity. Saying that, if you’ve got children, this is a must-buy for …"
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35.0
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38.0
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52.0
"Two years ago, Sackboy: A Big Adventure proved Sumo Digital was more than capable of creating its own unique vision of Media Molecule&s;s banner Little Big Planet series. Now in 2022, as I write this while listening to the game’s …"
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"Sackboy comes to PC, and it&s;s a big adventure indeed: our knitted hero will have to travel through five worlds in his quest to stop Vex from turning the entire Craftworld into a chaotic nightmare. Overall, the game is a …"
Read original review"Though Sackboy: A Big Adventure&s;s aesthetic is a bit basic, its solid platforming presents a good challenge."
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"Sackboy: A Big Adventure represents a nearly forgotten genre of game, and represents it in fine fashion. Competent if not revolutionary platforming propels Sackboy through a stunning world full of fun set pieces and clever writing, while an approachable challenge …"
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"Sackboy: A Big Adventure scraps creation mode from the main series to focus wholeheartedly on platform hopping. Some courses such as the rhythm-based are brilliant, but despite the improved control, the vast majority are too light and slow for the …"
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"There&s;s a lot of love been poured into Sackboy: A Big Adventure, and thus it&s;s hard not to love it back. This is a brilliant platformer with tons of imaginative ideas and a strong sense of style. The lack of …"
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"Sackboy: A Big Adventure has tonnes of heart, and just has joy bursting from every seam, whether you play alone, or in co-op. The scalable Unreal 4 engine impresses here, as we had the game looking, and running well on …"
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"A great new spin on Sackboy&s;s charm."
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"Sackboy: A Big Adventure starts off slow, feeling like a hollow reflection of the franchise, but eventually grows into its new 3D platforming elements. It&s;s at its best when it blends the new with the old, when there&s;s power-ups, side-scrolling …"
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"Sackboy: A Great Adventure is perhaps the real surprise of the PS5 debut. A solid platformer as expected from Sumo, which knows where to draw inspiration from and how to reinvent it, as if they were true game design restorers. …"
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85.0
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"Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a blast to play, no matter where you play it. Its PS4 shortcomings only lie with with graphic fidelity and loading times. Apart from that, Sackboy is back and better than ever on all fronts …"
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75.0
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"Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a charming LittleBigPlanet spin-off that trades its creation tools in for a more straightforward Mario structure."
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"Sony is on a roll with the PS5, with Sackboy: A Big Adventure being yet another title PS5 buyers should seriously consider adding to their collection."
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72.0
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"Sumo Digital takes Sackboy for a breezy delight of an adventure."
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