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LittleBigPlanet Karting is a LittleBigPlanet spin-off which involves kart-racing. It was developed by Media Molecule and United Front Games, the creators of ModNation Racers. The game was released exclusively for the PlayStation 3 and was announced on March 22, 2012. It uses an entirely new game engine compared to the other LittleBigPlanet games released on the PlayStation 3.

In 2018, it was announced that the game's servers would shut down on July 10, along with the ModNation Racers servers.^[1]

Story

Main article: LittleBigPlanet Karting Story

Sackboy was out standing in The Gardens, when The Hoard showed up on their karts and started to hoard everything. The Narrator explains that all The Hoard wants to do is to keep everything, and to not create, play, or share with any of it. Suddenly, a member of The Hoard crashes his kart into the tree next to Sackboy, and falls to their death in a pit of flames, so Sackboy takes their old kart and chases after The Hoard with it.

Gameplay

LittleBigPlanet Karting is a racing game in which players race against a variety of human or computer controlled opponents across various tracks, with the goal to come in first place. Similar to other action kart-racing games, players can pick up weapons and items while racing that grant special abilities. Some of these powerups include homing projectiles, EMPs, grenades, and more.

The game features many of the traditional features associated with LittleBigPlanet. Various gadgets allow players to "bounce, grapple or grab" their way through race tracks. Players can play single-player or race against their friends in online multiplayer or local split-screen mode. The game also features race challenges.

Gameplay modes include Battle Mode, Waypoint Races, Treasure Hunts, Score Attacks, Free Roams and more.

Create Mode

LittleBigPlanet Karting features a familiar set of tools that allow the player to build their own tracks and arenas or customize their karts. Unlike most LittleBigPlanet games, the player can create levels in 3D, and even make their own weapons, a feature that later returned in LittleBigPlanet 3.

Server shutdown & Community Level Archive

The game was officially shutdown on the 2nd of July 2018. However, network data was successfully preserved for the game to facilitate the creation of a server emulator. And a complete backup of the player creation data on the server was also successful, however for now only a few levels are in a playable format.

Those few levels, and the network data can be found here: LittleBigArchive LBPK

Trivia

LittleBigPlanet Karting is the first spin-off in the LittleBigPlanet franchise.
The loading screen mimics the loading screen of the first LittleBigPlanet and LittleBigPlanet 2's loading screen.
LittleBigPlanet Karting was originally going to be ModNation Racers 2, a sequel to ModNation Racers.^[2]
According to the game's Community Coordinator, a lot of the LittleBigPlanet Karting developers didn't care about the game, and some even hated making games in general.^[3]

Gallery

LittleBigPlanet Karting Announce Trailer

E3 2012 LittleBigPlanet Karting - E3 Trailer

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+<sup>PAL</sup> November 7, 2012<br />
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+<sup>JP</sup> January 13, 2013|platform(s) = PlayStation 3|genre = Racing|latest_update = |media = Blu-Ray<br>Digital Download|game_modes = }}'''LittleBigPlanet Karting''' is a ''[[LittleBigPlanet (series)|LittleBigPlanet]]'' spin-off which involves kart-racing. It was developed by [[Media Molecule]] and United Front Games, the creators of [[w:c:MNR:ModNation_Racers|''ModNation Racers'']]. The game was released exclusively for the [[PlayStation 3]] and was announced on March 22, 2012. It uses an entirely new game engine compared to the other ''[[LittleBigPlanet (series)|LittleBigPlanet]]'' games released on the PlayStation 3.
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+In 2018, it was announced that the game's servers would shut down on July 10, along with the ''ModNation Racers'' servers.<ref>https://www.psu.com/news/modnation-racers-littlebigplanet-karting-servers-shutting/</ref>
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-'''Release date(s)'''
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-<sup>NA</sup> November 6, 2012<br />
-<sup>EU</sup> November 7, 2012<br />
-<sup>UK</sup> November 9, 2012
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-'''Mode(s)'''
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-Single-player, mulitplayer
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-'''''LittleBigPlanet Karting''''' is a video game which involves kart racing. It is made by [[Media Molecule]] and ''United Front Games'', the creators of [[w:c:MNR:ModNation_Racers|''ModNation Racers'']]. The game was released exclusively for the [[PlayStation 3]] and was scheduled for a fall 2012 release date. It is a full title release rather than a minor spin-off and uses an entirely new game engine. This considered Media Molecule's last LBP game.
-==Development==
+== Story ==
+''Main article: [[LittleBigPlanet Karting/Story|LittleBigPlanet Karting Story]]''
-''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' was confirmed by Sony on March 22, 2012. In May 2012, Design Director William Ho announced the studio had no plans to release a PlayStation Vita version of the game.
+[[Sackboy]] was out standing in [[The Gardens]], when [[The Hoard]] showed up on their karts and started to hoard everything. [[The Narrator]] explains that all The Hoard wants to do is to keep everything, and to not create, play, or share with any of it. Suddenly, a member of The Hoard crashes his kart into the tree next to Sackboy, and falls to their death in a pit of flames, so Sackboy takes their old kart and chases after The Hoard with it.
-==Gameplay==
+== Gameplay ==
-''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' is a racing game in which players race against a variety of human or computer controlled opponents across various tracks, with the goal to come in first place. Similar to other action kart-racing games, players can pick up weapons and items while racing that grant special abilities. Some of these powerups include homing projectiles, EMPs, grenades, and more.The game will also feature the trademark grapple mechanic featured in previous games.
+''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' is a racing game in which players race against a variety of human or computer controlled opponents across various tracks, with the goal to come in first place. Similar to other action kart-racing games, players can pick up weapons and items while racing that grant special abilities. Some of these [[powerups]] include homing projectiles, EMPs, grenades, and more.
 The game features many of the traditional features associated with ''[[LittleBigPlanet]]''. Various gadgets allow players to "bounce, grapple or grab" their way through race tracks. Players can play single-player or race against their friends in online multiplayer or local split-screen mode. The game also features race challenges.
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 Gameplay modes include Battle Mode, Waypoint Races, Treasure Hunts, Score Attacks, Free Roams and more.
+=== [[Create Mode]] ===
-[[File:LittleBigPlanetKartingHeader.jpg|thumb|334px|Part of the boxart.]]
+''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' features a familiar set of tools that allow the player to build their own tracks and arenas or customize their karts. Unlike most ''LittleBigPlanet'' games, the player can create levels in 3D, and even make their own weapons, a feature that later returned in [[LittleBigPlanet 3|''LittleBigPlanet 3'']].
+== Server shutdown & Community Level Archive ==
+The game was officially shutdown on the 2nd of July 2018. However, network data was successfully preserved for the game to facilitate the creation of a server emulator. And a complete backup of the player creation data on the server was also successful, however ''for now'' only a few levels are in a playable format.
+Those few levels, and the network data can be found here: [http://littlebigarchive.com/LittleBigPlanet-Karting/ LittleBigArchive LBPK]
+== Trivia ==
+* ''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' is the first spin-off in the ''LittleBigPlanet'' franchise.
+* The loading screen mimics the loading screen of the first [[LittleBigPlanet|''LittleBigPlanet'']] and ''[[LittleBigPlanet 2]]''<nowiki/>'s loading screen.
+* ''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' was originally going to be ''ModNation Racers 2'', a sequel to ''ModNation Racers''.<ref>https://www.artstation.com/artwork/w5rNL</ref>
+* According to the game's Community Coordinator, a lot of the <em>LittleBigPlanet Karting</em> developers didn't care about the game, and some even hated making games in general.<ref>http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?95276-ConfusedCartman-Why-I-left-where-I-went-and-why-I-m-not-returning</ref>
+== Gallery ==
-==Story Mode Levels==
-*[[LittleBigPlanet (Theme)]]
-*[[Monster Islands]]
-*[[Victoria's Laboratory]]
-*[[The Progress Emporium]]
-*[[Eve's Asylum]]
-*[[The Space Bass]]
-*[[Hoard, Sweet Hoard]]
-==Track Creation==
-The official sites describes track creation features as follows:
-''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' features a simple, powerful and familiar set of Create tools that easily allow you to build your own tracks and arenas, design unique power-ups or customize your karts.
-Every single creation in ''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' will be published on LBP.me, where you’ll find dedicated pages for each track and creator. This makes it super easy to share your creations with the wider world, not to mention find cool things to play!
-==Reception==
-''LittleBigPlanet Karting'' is the series' lowest rated game, but the reviews were positive. People loved the mix of LittleBigPlanet and a racing game, however, people criticized that "it didn't have a lasting appeal". Still, the game was thought of as creative and fun like all the other games.
-==Trailers==
 <gallery>
 LittleBigPlanet Karting Announce Trailer
 E3 2012 LittleBigPlanet Karting - E3 Trailer
-File:LittleBigPlanet Karting Developer Interview
-</gallery>
-==Screenshots==
-<gallery type="slideshow" widths="600" position="center" navigation="true">
+<gallery navigation="true">
 Littlebigplanet karting-10.jpg
 Littlebigplanet karting-9.jpg
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 data (3).jpg|4 of a Kind - Friends in one group together|linktext=Friends never leave each other behind
 data (7).jpg|The race of mystic blue winds, Midnight Blizzard Rush, the course of night for the Icy Rift Star|linktext=Blue nighttime scenery among the race in the darkness of the fight for victory.
-</gallery>
+</gallery><nowiki/>
+== Reference ==
+<references />
-==Sources==
+== See also ==
+* [[LittleBigPlanet Karting beta]]<!--J O Y C O N B O Y Z-->
-[http://www.littlebigplanet.com/karting Official Announcement]
+[[Category:Featured Articles]]
 [[Category:Games]]
-[[Category:Game Info]]
-[[Category:Gameplay]]
-[[Category:Video games with user-generated gameplay content]]
 [[Category:LittleBigPlanet Karting]]
-[[Category:Featured Articles]]
-[[Category:LittleBigPlanet (Theme)]]
-[[Category:The Gardens]]
-[[Category:The Wedding]]
-[[Category:The Savannah]]
-[[Category:The Canyons]]
-[[Category:Monster Islands]]
-[[Category:Victoria's Laboratory]]
-[[Category:The Progress Emporium]]
-[[Category:Eve's Asylum]]
-[[Category:Avalonia]]
-[[Category:The Space Bass]]
-[[Category:Hoard, Sweet Hoard]]

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Changes: LittleBigPlanet Karting

Revision as of 07:55, 10 April 2020

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Create Mode

Server shutdown & Community Level Archive

Trivia

Gallery

Reference

See also