Ultimate Sackboy
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| Developer: | Exient, Sad Puppy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher: | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System(s): | Android, iOS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Engine: | Unity 2020.3.39f1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| File size: | 109 MB (Android) 176.2 MB (iOS) |
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| Genre: | Action | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Supported players: | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current version: | 1.6.0 (Android) 1.6.0 (iOS) (Read more...) |
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Ulitimate Sackboy is an automatic runner game developed by Exient and Sad Puppy for iOS and Android mobile devices. It is the second mobile title in the LittleBigPlanet series following 2014's Run Sackboy! Run! and revolves around Sackboy competing in the Ultimate Games.
The game was initially soft-launched on the Google Play Store in the Philippines in late March 2021, and over the next two years, slowly made its way to other territories, and eventually iOS, launching worldwide on February 21, 2023.
Gameplay
Similar to Run Sackboy! Run!, Sackboy runs forward on his own, but the player can swipe the screen in different directions to control him; left or right to change lanes, upwards to jump, downward to slide, or downward in the air to perform a ground slam. Unlike its predecessor, however, runs in Ultimate Sackboy are finite, with the goal being to score as many points as possible within the allotted time, and without running into any obstacles. The player can sometimes find powerups on the track, including magnets to attract Score Bubbles from other lanes, and shields that can destory obstacles for a limited time.
Daily Duel
After winning three runs in a row on a given day, the player can participate in a Daily Duel, in which they have one attempt to earn more points than their opponent. If the player wins, they will receive a loot bag containing one of their opponent's costume pieces the next day.
5 A Day
Every day, player can win prizes by collecting five Prize Bubbles containing different slices of fruit. The value of the prize increases for every consecutive day the player collects the five fruit, up to seven days.
Below are the prizes and their corresponding days:
- Prize 1: 100 Coins
- Prize 2: Sacknana Legs
- Prize 3: 28 Buttons
- Prize 4: Sacknana Top
- Prize 5: 300 Coins
- Prize 6: Champion's Bag
- Prize 7: Sacknana Head
Development
In March 2021, Ultimate Sackboy was soft-launched in the Philippines, being labelled as "Early Access" at the time. However, it wouldn't be discovered until late April when concept art for the game was uploaded to ArtStation by illustrator Javier Corzo. The title given to the concept art on their personal website, "Little Big Planet 2019" suggests that it formally entered development sometime in 2019.[1]
On May 6, 2021, former XDev Director Pete Smith replied to a Twitter user confirming the game's existence, stating it is "just early access at this stage." When asked, he also confirmed that an iOS version was planned for release.[2]
On November 24, 2021, the soft-launch was extended to Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore and Sweden.
On March 18, 2022, Pocket Gamer revealed that the game was scheduled for release in Summer 2022, stating that Exient had "ramped up its hiring process over the past 12 months [making] 20 key hires to gear up for [its] release." [3]
On August 21, 2022, Ultimate Sackboy's Google Play Store page was updated with new screenshots and an early version of the game's trailer, with the game being soft-launched in Canada and Australia three days later. The trailer was taken down on August 22, however, a revised version of it would later surface on Exient's official YouTube channel on September 6.[4]
On September 6, 2022, Ultimate Sackboy was soft-launched on the iOS App Store in New Zealand.
On January 18, 2023, a press release was sent out announcing that Ultimate Sackboy was available for pre-registration on the Google Play Store, ahead of its worldwide launch on February 21, 2023. [5]
External links
- Ultimate Sackboy on Google Play
- Ultimate Sackboy on Apple App Store: (NZ)
References
- ↑ Little Big Planet Mobile Phone Version - ArtStation, April 24, 2021
- ↑ Pete Smith - Twitter, May 6, 2021
- ↑ Exient brings on former United Nations specialist Hunida Busefi - Pocket Gamer, March 18, 2022
- ↑ Ultimate Sackboy - Trailer - YouTube, September 6, 2022
- ↑ Ultimate Sackboy is coming to a mobile phone near you! - Exient, January 18, 2023
LittleBigPlanet games
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| Console | LittleBigPlanet (2008) • Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves (2010) • LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011) • LittleBigPlanet Karting (2012) • LittleBigPlanet 3 (2014) • Sackboy: A Big Adventure (2020) |
| Handheld | LittleBigPlanet (2009) • LittleBigPlanet PS Vita (2012) • Run Sackboy! Run! (2014) • Ultimate Sackboy (2023) |
| Browser | My Sackboy (2008) • Sackboy: Race the Unexpected! (2012) |
| Unreleased | LittleBigPlanet (Studio Liverpool) • LittleBigPlanet Star Wars • LittleBigPlanet HUB |