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

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

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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

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.

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.

A very fun little game that showcases the Vita's hardware. Though there are a few stinkers in here, most of the games are actually very fun.

Great

Little Deviants has bits and pieces scattered through it that are appealing and enjoyable to play, but clumsy, unintuitive gameplay, and the physical demands that gameplay makes, saps the fun out of the experience.

Oddly attractive aesthetic marriage of blocky structures and Rabbids-esque character design; the simplest mini-games have universal appeal; cats as trophies

Frustratingly unintuitive; unintentionally exposes a number of control flaws in the Vita; designed to be played in uncomfortable positions; barely any real incentive to return to minigames

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.