Alex Evans wants LittleBigPlanet 2 with backwards compatible levels

[Marine Mike]

Alex Evans wants LittleBigPlanet 2 with backwards compatible levels
by Jem Alexander { Jul 8th 2009 at 12:00PM }

Media Molecule's Alex Evans told GamesIndustry.biz that he would "love there to be a sequel" to LittleBigPlanet in a recent interview. "If you look at online distribution for LBP, when the sequel comes along, what do we do with all that content? We can give [consumers] backwards compatibility with those levels." It looks like Evans sees a sequel as inevitable, though he's keen to say that currently everyone at Mm is still working on LBP. Though recent job listings suggest otherwise.

Evans also mentions that a demo for LittleBigPlanet will be released soon, allowing people who still haven't picked it up a chance to try it out. It's unclear whether any of the almost 2 million user generated levels will be playable in the demo, but it should "capture [the game's] essence." More additions to the game are also on the way, such as one that was originally planned for the game, but axed along the way -- sharing objects in a similar way to sharing levels. So more features -- "changing the tools themselves, and changing how you share -- are coming."

[BlackMamba]

I'm still pissed at myself for not spending more time with this game. Never really messed around with the level creator and never completed every level 100%. I did get the game a week before the street release date though!

[Darkhawk9587]

Backwards compatible levels would be great. I am still enjoying this game and am hard at work on my first created level.

[Rike255]

I'd love to see the levels work, but not if it'll hinder the advancement/features of the new game. Sometimes keeping a foot in the door stops you from going outside