Little Deviants is an excellent way to experiment with the PlayStation Vita's numerous new features, including the front and rear touchpads, camera, motion sensor and augmented reality capabilities.

Cute visuals; Tight motion controls; Fun collectibles

Frustrating rear touchpad controls; No multiplayer; Repeat minigames

One the things I love about being a gaming enthusiast, is the anticipation of a new system. The sense of wonder is always intoxicating while talking about the possibilities with friends and fellow gamers.

+ It's kind of cute; + Nice colors

Shoehorned gimmick controls; Dumb/lack of story; Uninspired stages and gameplay; Soulless

(continued from previous page) ...extremely well across some entertaining scenarios, including a boxing ring battle where you need to pinch the screen to pull back ropes to fling a deviant at his enemies.

A total showcase of PS Vita's range of funky features; Some really entertaining and challenging mini-games; Competition encouraged with scores from other players shown

Don't care much for the characters; Will probably only entertain for a couple of weeks

Mediocre: An exercise in apathy, neither Solid nor Liquid. Not exactly bad, but not very good either. Just a bit 'meh,' really.

The launch of a new system always brings games that are keen to show off the capabilities of the new hardware. The PlayStation Vita boasts a suite of nontraditional control inputs, and Little Deviants is more than a little obsessed with them.

Good use of many different inputs; Cultivates chasing of high scores

Racing game is poorly designed; Deviants are bland and boring; Unpleasantly generic soundtrack

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+ Good variety of mini-games…; + …that utilize the Vita's tilt and touch features very well…

+ Good variety of mini-games…; - …but ultimately lack the depth needed for a retail title

This is one of the few reviews where I will put more time into writing the review than actually playing the game.  I didn't get the Vita bundle that included Little Deviants.  I thought I was being thrifty by getting it on ebay "used once" for $15 + $2 shipping.

" Little Deviants " is not brilliant. About 3-4 hours in the mini-games start to repeat, and a lot of the fun goes away. It doesn't help that there's no multiplayer (apart from pass-around) either.

We've got new hardware in the form of the PlayStation Vita, and as such, it seems only fitting for the platform to have it's own mini-game compliation to break in all the new feaatures that come with new hardware.

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Little Deviants was one of Sony's first-party titles that featured heavily in the PS Vita's pre-launch marketing campaign. Essentially a mini-game compilation designed to showcase the Vita's wide array of non-traditional control options, Little Deviants is a budget priced title that offers a few...