One can feel the touch of the void on every aspect, the faint droning echo of sick, tuneless piping for an inscrutable and alien corporate master. The end product serves no one.

There's no better way of being introduced to the plethora of new functionality in your latest console than by a series of minigames which highlight these features. With the launch of the PS Vita in late February, it was the turn of compilation title Little Deviants to showcase the systems best bits.

Little Deviants has more content than your standard tech demo, and so it should as a retail game. However, it can't shake the tag, and feels like it's just trying to showcase what the Vita can do with a compilation of mini-games.

I'd first like to mention that this is my first Playstation Vita game review and it actually has me pretty excited. Why? Well, because it marks the start of many new games to review on a fascinating new console.

Packaged with the First Edition Bundle for PlayStation Vita, Little Deviants is an expected mini-game collection that showcases the unique features of the handheld - the front and rear touch panels, the camera, the Sixaxis accelerometers, and even the built-in microphone.

Features the Vita's unique controls; Bright; cheery graphics

Bright; cheery graphics; No online multiplayer; Costs way too much; Tags

This collection of thirty minigames is aiming to tempt gamers as a launch purchase as it utilises all of the Vita's functions. Except the analogue sticks. And the face buttons. In fact, were one to produce a running audio commentary on the playing styles stuffed into this game, an eavesdropper might...

Some games work very well; Challenging online friends' scores has potential; Lasts ages on a battery charge

Some of the 30 games are remixes; You want HOW many points for Gold; Some games ask too much from the controls

The PS Vita's launch line-up has been carefully tailored to ensure it spotlights all of the platform's gizmos, from the touch-screen to its dual cameras.

Little Deviants fell into a trap. The release of Sony's new hardware has triggered an influx of games that feel compelled to overuse the PlayStation Vita's features. Bigbig Studio's offering is the worst example of such forced design.

If you wanted to get a PlayStation Vita on the 15th of February, a full week ahead of its standard launch in North America and Europe, you had to purchase what was called a "first edition bundle" that included a 3G version of the system, a carrying case, a 4GB memory card and a retail copy of Little...

The PlayStation Vita is a versatile little beast, and Little Deviants wants to show off exactly what the new handheld can do.

Innovative use of almost every Vita feature; Crisp HD-looking cartoon graphics

Controls can be unintuitive and frustrating; Allure of mini-games tires with repetition