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Announced a few days before E3 this year (although
unveiled by
Electronic Theatre a few days before that), LocoRoco 2
wasn’t too big a surprise, but a pleasant one regardless.
 Unlike
Patapon 2, however, LocoRoco 2’s E3 showing was quite
retrained. In-fact, the title itself didn’t even appear at the show,
although a series of screenshots were released and, of course,
Electronic Theatre managed to grab a handful of new details.
The game is a direct sequel to the original PlayStation
Portable release, with the PLAYSTATION3 outing acting as an
“offshoot”, according to the game’s designer
Tsutomu Kouno. Players can expect much of
the same, with the L and R Triggers, along with the Circle Button,
controlling all the action, but with detailed refinement and new
additions to the formula – such as the ability to swim. Mini-Games
will be dotted throughout the main game’s Stages and it has been
reported that some of these will also become available as
Multi-Player Challenges.
LocoRoco 2 is still
quite early in development, and while original reports suggested
LocoRoco 2 was further along in it’s development cycle than
Patapon 2, this is no longer believed to be the case.
LocoRoco 2 isn’t expected until early 2009, and so PlayStation
Portable players should keep their ear to the ground – news will be
drip-fed from this one. |
