LocoRoco Midnight Carnival

LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is a 2009 platform video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. The game was released on PlayStation Network. It is a spin-off that continues the story of LocoRoco 2.

LocoRoco Midnight Carnival!
Developer(s)	Japan Studio
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)	PlayStation Portable
Release	NA: October 29, 2009 EU: 2009 JP: November 1, 2009
Genre(s)	Platform, Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

An emulated version of the game was released digitally for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in July 2022.^[1]

Plot

LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is based on a secret carnival-like base, created by the BuiBui, a red, mischievous version of the MuiMui. The title shows that the LocoRoco were quietly sleeping, while in the background, a BuiBui pulls on a nearby lever (cleverly designed to just look like a star), opening a trapdoor under the LocoRoco, sending them into a chute, taking them into a cannon, which shows the LocoRoco "Boing!" power. The cannon sends the LocoRoco into the BuiBui's secret base, the midnight carnival.

Mobile version

A port was released for the Xperia Play. It was available via PlayStation Network for Japanese customers whom had purchased the NTT DoCoMo variant of Xperia Play.

Reception

LocoRoco Midnight Carnival received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	73/100[2]

Review scores

Publication	Score
GameRevolution	3/10[3]
GameSpot	6.5/10[4]
GamesRadar+	[5]
IGN	7.5/10[6]
Pocket Gamer	[7]
Push Square	[8]
VideoGamer.com	8/10[9]

Reception