LocoRoco (PSP)

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Description

The blob-like LocoRoco are in trouble! A meteor has crash-landed on their planet, bringing with it the black, shaggy Moja Troop, who just happen to find that LocoRoco taste delicious. Soon, they're nearly all gone! It's up to you to take control of the planet using your PSP and repopulate it so that it's full of LocoRoco once more.

LocoRoco is a unique game for the PSP that is very simple to pick up and play. The L and R Buttons tilt the game world to the left and right, causing the LocoRoco to roll in that direction, while pressing both L and R simultaneously makes the world bounce and causes the LocoRoco to jump.

LocoRoco love to eat, and their favourite fruit is the red berries that are native to the planet. For each one of these that you eat, the LocoRoco grows bigger. It may in fact become too big to squeeze through smaller gaps, however this is not a problem. If you tap the Circle button, the LocoRoco will shriek and break up into smaller ones. If you hold the Circle button, they will all call out and assimilate back into the singular LocoRoco.

There are also little blue men called 'Mui Mui'. These folk are tucked away in the more hidden parts of the levels. Discover them, and they'll reward you with additional parts to build your own 'Loco House', as well as give you different music tracks to play in it. Your Loco House can be customised to your liking, and then you can watch as a LocoRoco explores it, and possibly earns you even more house parts. You can also share your Loco House with a friend.

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Promo Images

Part of the Following Groups

• LocoRoco series
• Protagonist: Blob
• PSP Platinum Range releases

User Reviews

Nippon Charm Overload	Shazbut (167)
A Brilliant New Take On the Platform Genre.	Guy Chapman (2001)

Critic Reviews

Deeko	2006	9.5 out of 10	95
4Players.de	Jul 02, 2006	91 out of 100	91
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Jun 05, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Gamesmania.de	Jun 27, 2006	90 out of 100	90
Pocket Gamer UK	Jun 23, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Softpedia	Sep 24, 2006	9 out of 10	90
GamePro (Australia)	Jun, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Atomic Gamer	Sep 28, 2006	90 out of 100	90
Factornews	Jun 29, 2006	8 out of 10	80
GameSpot	Sep 05, 2006	7.7 out of 10	77

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Trivia

Add-ons

During the months of October and December 2006, Sony released exclusive levels for download that featured a Halloween and Christmas theme respectively.

Demo

This is the first commercial PSP game to have a Sony-sanctioned user-downloadable demo, which was released alongside the 2.70 firmware upgrade. The multi-lingual version, however, was released alongside the next update, firmware 2.71.

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2006 – Best PSP Game of the Year
  • 2006 – #2 Best Dexterity Game of the Year
  • 2006 – Most Innovative Game Design of the Year
  • 2006 – #3 Biggest Surprise of the Year

Information also contributed by Guy Chapman

Related Web Sites

• LocoRoco (Official Japanese website)
• LocoRoco (Official game website (English))
• Wikipedia: LocoRoco (Article in the open encyclopedia)