Little Deviants

Critic reviews

• CCOGconnected

  Shad Forsyth · Mar 21, 2012

  7.5

  Little Deviants may exist to showcase the various elements of the Vita’s hardware, but it also showed me completely new ways a video game can be played, and on a handheld no less. Fitness titles notwithstanding, I am more impressed by what the Vita can do than what motion controls offer on consoles. Sure, some of the controls are used too often and get repetitive, but what is most important is that I had fun playing this game; and that is why we play games right, to have fun?

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• PSPush Square

  Corbie Dillard · Feb 20, 2012

  6.0

  Of course, if you're looking for a game that will keep you engaged for the duration and coming back for more, you might want to look elsewhere. While some very enjoyable minigames are on offer, there just aren't enough of them. With little to come back to other than chasing a higher score, the experience ultimately turns out to have more style than substance — and one that's not going to appeal to everyone.

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• CCheatcc

  Josh Wirtanen · Feb 15, 2012

  7.6

  At the end of the day, Little Deviants is an entertaining minigame collection, and it never tries to be more than that. It's certainly a lot of fun when you are still experiencing that warm fuzzy feeling after unboxing the brand new Vita, but I'm pretty sure that six months down the road, we'll be remembering the more substantial Vita titles like Uncharted and WipEout 2048 instead.

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• MModojo

  Chris Buffa · Feb 15, 2012

  6.0

  Bottom line, Little Deviants is a good game. If anything it brings to mind numerous iPhone and iPad titles we've seen over the years. Thing is, none of those games cost $29.99 individually, and would probably not cost more than $6.99 in one package. As it stands, this game doesn't have what it takes to compete against Vita's better offerings, but if you give it a chance (and have the money to burn), it does the job.

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Anthony Severino · Feb 14, 2012

  5.5

  Little Deviants is a good game, or rather, a collection of mini-games ranging from meh to great, averaging out as just “good”. They’re all built to show off the Vita’s unique feature-set, and in that respect, it’s a success. But the lack of depth and overall variety and longevity make Little Deviants feel more like a $9.99 PSN title over a retail title. Sony should have realized this, and made this a pack-in with every Vita system sold to increase the value of both the game and the system, and it would serve well to show off the Vita’s functionality.

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• GTGame Trailers

  Game Trailers · Feb 13, 2012

  6.3

  Overall, this collection feels like it's held back by the need to incorporate the different features of the Vita, ultimately over complicating a package that would have benefited from some simplification. It’s a shame that the few truly gratifying games are overshadowed by a majority that feel like thrown-together tech demos. It’s commendable that Little Deviants attempted so many different control schemes with the Vita, but it’s a hard sell when there are other, more enjoyable, launch games.

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