People continue to ask what is so special about the game. "It's just another platformer," they say. "What's so special about this game?"

Oh, you ignorant slops.

Near the end of the demo level, I had to coordinate with three people to defeat a boss. The boss was spitting out flaming logs, and we had to bounce them back at him by pushing a platform back and forth, like a cooperative version of Breakout mixed with a Ouija board. When's the last time you did that in a platformer? The joyous, freewheeling momentum of the game is what sells it. You're always on cruise mode in LittleBigPlanet, even in death. Just as something like LEGO Star Wars can be fun without punishment, so is LittleBigPlanet. But you can't affix a pair of underpants to your friend's face in the middle of Star Wars.

Even simple platforming actions like running and jumping are made new by the satisfying weight of the game's floppy characters. Basic features like graffiti and character dressings become hilarious with the whimsical art design. Deviant behavior like friend-slapping and forced suicide never get old.

In this game, you can grab your friend and physically drag his goofy sackboy avatar down into the firey pit. After instantly respawning, you can do it again. Frankly, I'd be happy doing that for hours on end, never mind completing the rest of the challenging, innovative platforming puzzles.

This is the game that will make Media Molecule a household name. In nerd families.

Ragdoll Kungfu was a cool concept, but it was more of a weekend fascination than an addictive, replayable hit. We should be happy that Sony gave Molecule the time they needed to truly develop LBP into what it is now; it seems that much of the framework was only finalized in the recent months. Player deaths, user scores and unlockable items have added a lot to the game.

This is the game that will pull a lot of PlayStation 3 owners out of their Blu-ray drives and onto the PlayStation Network.

User generated content is going to make this game. If I was perfectly happy to replay the same level five times, I can't even imagine how pleased I'll be with a hundred levels at my fingertips, all rated and easily played.

This is the game that will make recent PlayStation 3 adopters happy they took the plunge.

LittleBigPlanet is set to appear on PlayStation 3 as a worldwide Blu-ray release this October.