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A boy named Kutaro finds himself part of a grand adventure after the Moon Bear King spirits him away to the black castle, transforms him into a wooden puppet and proceeds to devour his head. But it's not curtains for Kutaro - a pair of magical scissors will allow him to cut his way back to his head - while being able to use a variety of other head in the meantime. The entire world's a stage - the music, lights, narration and even audience present a gameplay experience like not other.

08/15/2014 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

The Platformer with Too Much Plot

“Puppeteer” first caught my eye with its launch trailer, which made the game look like a professionally-produced expansion pack for Sony’s amazing ‘LittleBigPlanet’ series. Being the fan of that franchise that I am, I snapped up “Puppeteer” without a second thought, confident that it would serve as a positive capstone to end my otherwise underwhelming experience with the PlayStation 3. Unfortunately, “Puppeteer” comes with a unique set of flaws that, much like the unique flaws of the PlayStation 3 itself, culminate in a disappointing experience.

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“Puppeteer’s” visual design is meant to invoke a magical puppet theatre. Everything in the game is polygonal, but specifically designed with visible joints, gaps, gears, and other such mechanisms (th...

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