Little Deviants

2011 video game

2011 video game

Little Deviants

European cover art

Developer(s)| Bigbig Studios
Publisher(s)| Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)| PlayStation Vita
Release|

* JP: 17 December 2011
* NA: 15 February 2012
* EU: 22 February 2012[1]
* AU: 23 February 2012

Genre(s)| Various
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

Little Deviants, known in Japan as Sawari Makuru! (サワリ･マ･ク〜ル！), is a minigame compilation video game developed by Bigbig Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Vita. The game was released on 17 December 2011 in Japan, 15 February 2012 in North America, 22 February 2012 in Europe, and 23 February 2012 in Australia as a launch title for the PlayStation Vita. Little Deviants is composed of 30 minigames that make use of the Vita's front multitouch touchscreen, rear multitouch touchpad, Sixaxis motion controls, and augmented reality capabilities, along with some traditional controls, only using the L and R trigger buttons of the console. Little Deviants is Bigbig's last game since Sony Computer Entertainment announced the studio's closure on 10 January 2012.[2]

## Gameplay

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The goal of Little Deviants is to play through the game's 30 minigames in order to rebuild the Little Deviants' spaceship, which was destroyed by the Botz and crash-landed on the Whomans' planet.

The game's minigames take advantage of the PlayStation Vita's front touchscreen, rear touchpad, SIXAXIS motion controls, rear camera,microphone, and augmented reality capabilities.

## Reception

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Reception

Aggregate scoreAggregator| Score

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Metacritic| 57/100[3]
Review scoresPublication| Score

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The A.V. Club| C−[4]
Destructoid| 5/10[5]
Eurogamer| 7/10[6]
Game Informer| 6/10[7]
GameRevolution| 4/10[8]
GameSpot| 6/10[9]
GameTrailers| 6.3/10[10]
IGN| 6/10[11]
Joystiq| [12]
Pocket Gamer| [13]
PlayStation: The Official Magazine| 6/10[14]
Push Square| [15]
The Guardian| [16]
VentureBeat| 40/100[17]
Digital Spy| [18]
Metro| 5/10[19]

Little Deviants received "mixed or average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] IGN said, "It's a decent piece of (admittedly overpriced) software. And its pretty, vivid graphics and surprisingly catchy old-school inspired soundtrack certainly please aesthetically. But a strong hook doesn't exist."[11] Edge gave it five out of ten, saying, "Little Deviants' real problem is simple: it's not moreish, and its challenges fail to reveal the kinds of nuance on the second and third tries that will have you refining strategies and aiming to better scores. Without that incentive to return, you're unlikely to."[20] EGMNow gave it four out of ten, saying, "What should've been a fun collection of minigames showing off the Vita's capabilities ended up a completely unappealing tech demo. There isn't enough game here to justify the price."[21]

## References

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1. ^ Grant, Adam (22 November 2011). "PS Vita Launch Line-up, New Exclusive Games And More Revealed". PlayStation Blog. Sony Interactive Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
2. ^ Crossley, Rob (10 January 2012). "Sony closes and restructures two UK studios". MCV/Develop. BizMedia. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
3. ^ a b "Little Deviants". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
4. ^ Teti, John (20 February 2012). "PlayStation Vita Launch Games". The A.V. Club. G/O Media. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
5. ^ Sterling, James Stephanie (13 February 2012). "Review: Little Deviants". Destructoid. Gamurs. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
6. ^ Bramwell, Tom (9 January 2012). "Little Deviants Review [JP Import]". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
7. ^ Juba, Joe (13 February 2012). "Little Deviants Review". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
8. ^ Tan, Nicholas (21 February 2012). "Little Deviants Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
9. ^ Watters, Chris (13 February 2012). "Little Deviants Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
10. ^ "Little Deviants". GameTrailers. Defy Media. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
11. ^ a b Moriarty, Colin (13 February 2012). "Little Deviants Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
12. ^ Mitchell, Richard (13 February 2012). "Little Deviants review: Little interest". Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo! Inc. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
13. ^ Willington, Peter (13 February 2012). "Little Deviants". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
14. ^ "Review: Little Deviants". PlayStation: The Official Magazine. No. 57\. Future plc. April 2012. p. 60.
15. ^ Dillard, Corbie (20 February 2012). "Little Deviants Review". Push Square. Hookshot Media. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
16. ^ Ditum, Sarah (13 February 2012). "PS Vita launch titles – reviews (Frobisher Says/Little Deviants)". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
17. ^ Akerman, Nick (18 February 2012). "Little Deviants is a complete pest (review)". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
18. ^ Langshaw, Mark (16 February 2012). "'Little Deviants' review (Vita)". Digital Spy. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
19. ^ Jenkins, David (14 February 2012). "Little Deviants review – small beans". Metro. DMG Media. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
20. ^ Edge staff (13 February 2012). "Little Deviants review". Edge. Future plc. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
21. ^ Camron, Marc (24 February 2012). "EGM Review: Little Deviants". EGMNow. EGM Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

## External links

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* Little Deviants at PlayStation.com
* Little Deviants at MobyGames