text: Influence While LittleBigPlanet was not the first game to be marketed around user creation and PC players could modify PC games, these types of tools were not available to console players at the time. LittleBigPlanet was not only the first game of this type on console, but the first mainstream game to give players creative tools to create levels and share them to the community. It coincided with the rise of user-generated content and proved that developing creation tools for video games was worth investing in. It was also an early example of website integration and public beta testing, which was not common before then. By January 2009, Peter Molyneux of Lionhead Studio had declared the game to be  "the most important creative innovation of 2008".
  The success of LittleBigPlanet kickstarted a genre of video games where the player could create their own levels. Sony would apply the tagline "Play, Create, Share" to their racing game, ModNation Racers. While it was not as successful as LittleBigPlanet, other games like Trials, Planet Minigolf, and Joe Danger would follow suit in applying the same philosophy. Other games in the genre include Minecraft and Super Mario Maker. After distancing themselves from the LittleBigPlanet franchise, Media Molecule developed Dreams, which further expanded upon game creation.
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  Sackboy became an iconic mascot for Sony. Media Molecule and Sony initially indicated that there were no plans to create a traditional sequel to LittleBigPlanet. Alex Evans said he did not want to ship a traditional sequel because of the "huge emotional investment" users have made in LittleBigPlanet. Game creators focused on  "expand[ing] the game without partitioning the audience" to preserve the user-generated content from LBP. LittleBigPlanet would eventually spawn many follow-ups. Metacritic reported that most of the follow-ups received positive reviews. The exceptions are Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves, LittleBigPlanet Karting, and Run Sackboy! Run!, which received "mixed or average reviews".