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LocoRoco 2 - Gameplay (Video)

Dec 1, 2008

Sony Update Their Autumn Releases for Q3 2008 (News)

Oct 30, 2008

Threespeech: "Wondering how to fill up a cold November? Not any more - you've got gaming to do! There's a glut of great first party games coming out on PS3, PS2 and PSP over the next month. We've got the release schedule right here - and the first game is out today…"

PS3

Buzz Quiz TV Special Edition - October 31st
LittleBigPlanet - November 5th
MotorStorm Pacific Rift - November 7th
SingStar Volume 3 - November 14th
SingStar ABBA - November 14th
Resistance 2 - November 28th

PS2

SingStar Singalong with Disney - November 7th
SingStar ABBA - November 14th
EyeToy Play PomPom Party - November 14th
EyeToy Play Hero - November 14th

PSP

LocoRoco 2 - November 21st (TBC)
Buzz Brainbender - November 28th (TBC)

LocoRoco 2 (Screenshots)

Oct 10, 2008

Game Junkie at TGS (News)

Oct 10, 2008

Gerard Campbell writes:

Day 1, Tokyo Games Show notes.

"Patapon 2 (Sony, PlayStation Portable): I loved the first Patapon game and played it heaps until the UMD got munted and now it's unplayable. So, I'm delighted to tell you that Patapon 2 is more of the same bright, cheerful graphics and catchy "pata-pata-pata-pon" rhythm.

Locoroco 2 (Sony, PSP): The bouncing, singing and smiling blob is back. LocoRoco 2 will feature new levels, "fresh, jolly characters", more than 45 in-game movies that enhance the story, new locoroco and new songs. The game's designer, Tsutomu Kouno, told the presentation that he made the original Locoroco because he "wanted to bring surprises to people all over the world and was so happy that children around the world loved the game".

Infamous (Sucker Punch, PlayStation 3): Infamous is something of a departure for developers Sucker Punch, best known for their cartoon series Sly Cooper. Infamous tells the story of an ordinary man who finds he has super powers after an accident in the city he lives in and the city is overrun by chaos and anarchy. He only has an electricity-based power to start with but as the game progresses he will develop more powers. He can also use a cognitive power to see where enemies have been."

LocoRoco 2 confirmed for November in Europe (News)

Oct 10, 2008

SCEE has confirmed that LocoRoco 2 will be shipping across Europe this November.

The sequel to 2006's PSP hit "uses both music and colour as part of the gameplay" reads the press release.

"The story begins when the happy and harmonious LocoRoco are attacked by the evil Moja army – who want to destroy their beautiful planet with their evil music. Easy to pick up, players use the simple buttons of the PSP to tilt the LocoRoco's planet back and forth, manoeuvring the jelly-like bubbles of fun to collect musical notes and other colourful items. As LocoRoco collect more musical notes, various bonus features will unlock, such as viewing maps."

GC 2008: LocoRoco 2 first video (News)

Aug 20, 2008

Here's the first video of LocoRoco 2 for the PSP broadcasted at Games Convention 2008.

E3 08: Sexy charts and graphs with all the game data (Feature)

Jul 18, 2008

So E3's finally over for another year (for ever?) and we're left with tired eyes, full notebooks and - if you're a Nintendo fan - empty hearts. But how can we possibly sum up the mass of data in one easy-to-digest article? Easy. We convert all the game data into sexy pie charts and give you the whole show in graphic form. Go on, try a slice. ...

1UP: LocoRoco 2 Confirmed, Detailed (News)

Jul 9, 2008

1UP's Kevin Gifford writes "Nobody can deny the cuter qualities of the LocoRoco. The simplistic yet uniquely addictive PSP game was a breath of fresh air when it was released in 2006 -- easy to come to grips with, fun to look at, and downright charming once you broke out the headphones and learned all the neat little songs the Locos sung for you. Two years on, and the music is still stuck in the heads of thousands worldwide.

Rumors about LocoRoco 2 have been buzzing around for over a year now (former Sony vice president Phil Harrison inadvertently confirmed it when he mentioned how he was playing "LocoRoco's next version" at the 2007 DICE event), but now we've got official confirmation: the Locos are heading back to the PSP, and it's going to be as cute as ever. As before, you use the L, R, and Circle buttons to help the strangely cute LocoRoco across a dangerous planetary landscape, with the merry blobs singing and generally having a good time along the way."

Hit the link for more.

LocoRoco 2 due for release this year (News)

Jun 15, 2008

MCV asked the Sony product manager which titles retailers should be watching out for the rest of the year:

"The key software titles we have coming out this year for PSP include Echochrome, Buzz The Master Quiz, Secret Agent Clank and LocoRoco 2."

LocoRoco 2 for PSP: uncomfirmed details roll in (News)

Apr 20, 2008

It's time to roll out! New reports have come in for the sequel to that that quirky-cute game, LocoRoco. Although this info hasn't been confirmed by Sony yet, it's still something all us can chew on while you wait for official details.

According to PlayFrance, LocoRoco 2 is due to be out in France (most likely for the rest of Europe as well) on June 6. Whether it's June 6 of this year or next, not entirely sure as the translation is a bit ambiguous.

Gaming's greatest Fatties (Feature)

Feb 22, 2008

Just in time for Black History Month, GamesRadar is proud to present a completely unrelated article about fat people. Chubbies are everywhere these days. Your next door neighbor could be a fatty. More than likely, your mom is one, too. Oh, Snap! ...

LocoRoco 2: 17 October! (News)

May 31, 2007

Thursday 31 May 2007 LocoRoco 2 will launch for PSP on 17 October, with PSP's Pursuit Force Extreme Justice appearing in September and Syphon Filter sequel Logan's Shadow also hitting in October, making this autumn a bumper season for Sony's handheld. The dates come from an official-looking Sony release schedule, unearthed by NeoGaf forumites. The list also features a decent line-up of autumnal hits for both PS2 and PS3. On PlayStation 2, Syphon Filter Dark Mirror is set for a 12 September ...

Loco Roco sequel playable (News)

Feb 9, 2007

Sony Worldwide Studios president Phil Harrison has confirmed that a sequel to last year's blob-rolling PSP adventure LocoRoco is currently in the works. Fielding questions at the D.I.C.E. summit in Las Vegas yesterday, Harrison said that he was "recently playing LocoRoco's next version," in response to a question asking what he was doing recently. No more than that was said on the LocoRoco sequel, leaving gameplay details and the target platform up in the air. After the rubber duck ...

Sony confirms LocoRoco's return (News)

Dec 19, 2006

Sony's own Phil Harrison has promised LocoRoco will return, despite the PSP-only blob-'em-up being not quite the DS defeating smash hit the company was hoping for. During his interview with MTV News, the boss of Sony's worldwide studios first called the title "a very successful game for us," then went on to say that Sony is "going to bring LocoRoco back in a couple of new ways with some new friends in the future." Now to us, that already sounds like there are plans afoot to expand the ever ...