I finally got around to get a warranty replacement for my 1080p Vizio set, and decided to take the next step; get something that actually outputs 1080p.

So, after counting pennies for a chunk of the day, I went out and bought a PS3. Why?

• Blu-ray movies
• LittleBigPlanet

I didn't really buy into the hype when LittleBigPlanet was introduced nearly two years ago. It sounded like a neat concept, but the execution was bound to be sloppy.

But now having played it for hours upon hours, I'm a believer. It's quite simply one of the most fun and social multiplayer games I've played. Quite an achievement when you consider 9/10 times, no one even has a headset (let-alone keyboard).
The game has a happy-go-lucky ethos that oozes out of every character, object and song, accompanied by the far-too-calming narration of Stephen Fry. Using the Sixaxis (motion controls) lets you sway your Sackboy's (your character) face and hips alternately, holding down one set of triggers controls his arms, and another set lets you drag other players across the scene. You can shove other players in and out of harm's way, grope them, tease them, smack them, jeer, smile... these facets of player interaction are a mere layer on top of the core game, the Sackboy's perennial journey to the right of the screen, but they add so much to the overall experience that it would be half the game without it.

In short, it's awesome and easily one of the most plain 'fun' game experience I've had in a long, long while.

Go get it, and look me up. I'm dragaroo on PSN, and pretty much everything else.