I’m finding it difficult to put into words just how happy this game is. The LocoRoco are wobbly, singing, cute little blobs, who can join together to form a lumbering mass o’ fun. There’s a demo out, and I urge anyone who has a PSP to download it now.
Don’t be worried about not being able to understand the Japanese, the controls are beautifully simple. You tilt the world using the shoulder buttons, and jump by pressing them both down then releasing. Tapping the circle button will split the LocoRoco up, and holding it down will join them together again.
Don’t be fooled though, the game is amazingly rich. Even after playing the demo over and over, trying for a perfect score, I think I’ve spent more time just sitting and watching them play around on their own.