While Little Deviants is clearly designed – above all else – to showcase the PS Vita's clever touch controls, this madcap minigame compilation is still is a fun diversion for anyone who fancies an absurd alternative to WipEout 2048's sickening twists and turns.

I can't deny that Little Deviants was one of the PlayStation Vita games I was most interested in getting my hands on. As a seemingly clever mini-game collection from the recently shuttered Sony first party studio BigBig, Little Deviants appeared to be more than just software designed to showcase all...

Parents need to know that Little Deviants is a collection of mini-games playable on the PlayStation Vita that are meant to show-off the different kinds of controls that are available, including the use of the unique rear-touch screen.

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.

Probably my mistake was to think that this game was a normal game and not one of those "mini-games collection". The mini-games are not bad but they are not satisfactory if you want an evolving story with a character that powers up.

Small ugly UFO men. Wonderfully silly mini-games. All PS Vita's functions in use. A sea of bright colors and fine ideas. This, basically, is the premise for Little Deviants.

+ Uses all the PS Vita functions.

- Unfortunately some really poor ones

We've said for a long time that Sony and BigBig Studios' Little Deviants is an ideal pack-in game for PlayStation Vita, primarily because it does a good job showcasing the machine's abilities; on top of that, everyone loves a free game with their purchase. As a separate retail release?

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

The PlayStation vita certainly has an impressive launch line up, but it's fair to say that the majority are sequels, prequels or remakes of existing console titles. One of the few exceptions is Little Deviants, a deceptively cutesy platformer that takes advantage of each one of the Vita's new input...

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.