Parents: Since the some of the user-generated content is being created by imaginative and sometimes naughty teens and adults, if your child or 'tween wants to explore this part of the game, you might want to join them so that you can avoid inappropriate levels that have yet to be caught by the "griefing" process of monitoring.
RATING: 5 stars (out of 5) Best for ages 8-up From Sony, www.littlebigplanet.com, $59.99, PlayStation 3.
Jinny Gudmundsen is the kid-tech columnist for USA Today.com and Gannett News Service, and is also the editor of Computing with Kids.