LocoRoco Midnight Carnival
LocoRoco Midnight Carnival, développé par SCE Japan Studio et publié par Sony Computer Entertainment, est un jeu de réflexion / puzzle et de plateforme paru le 29 octobre 2009 sur PlayStation Portable. Disponible uniquement en téléchargement, il propose une aventure nocturne aux côtés de blobs de goo.
L'accueil de la presse et des joueurs s'est révélé favorable, tout en comportant quelques réserves. WonderwallWeb a salué « a wonderful title and a great addition to the PSP line up », jugeant que la série ne se trompe pas et semble s'améliorer à chaque fois. Gaming Age a estimé que si l'on trouvait la série un peu stagnante, ce volet serait approprié, le jeu étant plein… Certains joueurs sur Metacritic ont qualifié LocoRoco Midnight Carnival de « magnificent platform game » avec des visuels artistiques incroyables et une musique étonnante, mais d'autres ont regretté qu'il paraisse trop court et insuffisant comparé à LocoRoco 2, la durée de jeu étant…
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« If you've felt that the series has started to get a little stale, on the other hand, then I think Midnight Carnival will be the game for you. The game is full of great level designs with a difficulty to match, and the challenge makes it a far more addictive experience than the previous two titles for me. »
« LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is a wonderful title and a great addition to the PSP line up. This series can do no wrong and just seems to get better each time. Highly Recommended. »
« LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is a fantastic addition to the ever increasing PSP library. It’s smart, well balanced, packed with content and a penny under twelve quid is actually pretty good value. »
« The difficulty is steep enough to challenge even the best players, and the more platforming-oriented layout of these 16 new levels changes things up a bit. You'll clock quite a few hours trying to master these tricky courses, possibly cursing out the BuiBui's ingeniously sneaky, constructive creativity in the process. »
« Good fun. [Issue#186, p.79] »
« A game with visuals this simple really doesn't have any right to look this good. It might be a trickier experience than fans are used to, but it's still a joy to play. It's not as good as the previous two games, but at a budget price it's still a game few PSP owners will be disappointed by. »
« LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is more than worth the sub-$20 price tag. Fans new and old will enjoy the hours of gameplay provided. But be warned: although the controls are simple and the levels short, this is by no means an easy game. »
« The PSP's most cheerful game returns with an interesting, if very difficult, new take on the original. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is a magnificent platform game. It has incredible artistic visuals and astounding music. The gameplay is based on kind of real physics, which makes the game both rewarding and difficult. LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is Gran Turismo of platform games. So if you like gameplay that is based on a kind of real physics you will like LocoRoco Midnight Carnival. »
« LocoRoco Midnight Carnival was great, but compared to the previous installment, LocoRoco 2, it seemed a bit too short and lacking. The length of the game was somewhat short, and there were less mini-games. But there are plenty that make up for that. - Challenging - Hats and gear! - New music/visuals - The new Boing! mechanism is amazing! - Not to mention the dreaded BuiBui Fort 3 DLC... Anyone who has played LocoRoco 2 will get that. »
