So technically, yes, you will have to open the PSP go to do this, but the chances of this happening during game play is very little.

Let me try and answer your Q\’s here.

1. Will this game have online as well as local multiplayer?

The title will support online ranking (global!) via the infrastructure mode. Players in the top 5 can upload their replay saves as well, to share w/ the rest of the world. Others who sadly missed the top 5 cut, can in turn download the replays for reference in hope to improve their game.

We will also be supporting multi-player Adhoc (up to 4 players) with both head to head, and with co-op. Stay tuned for details!

2. This kind of reminds me of the Loco Roco 2 level where you have to bounce off of the various objects to pass through the mission without dying. Is that where the devs got the idea for this game? Because I loved that level.

You pretty much answered the question yourself :-)
The team was also inspired by the new PSP go hardware coming out, and originally planned for this title to be geared toward the hard core LocoRoco fans. We have found a good way to keep both experienced and novice players happy.

3. Will there be any sort of continuing storyline (ex: new evil menace threatening the loco roco’s and the baby planet)? Or will it just be a bunch of random mission/mini games?

The core story line this time is, the BuiBui have gone off and created a little \”playground\” of their own. They wake LocoRoco up from beauty sleep, for a challenge.

Your objective is to help LocoRoco clear all the levels, and go back to peaceful sleeping.

4. Are there a lot of multiplayer games?

All of the multiplayer elements explained above, apply to all the playable levels in the game.

5. Please let the developers know that many people would think it would be great if the next Loco Roco PS3 had an option to use Six Axis controls. Thanks!

Will do!
In fact the team in Tokyo also check the blogs and read your comments!

…and as I have mentioned to others, thank you for the kind words. It\’s really nice to have the opportunity to reach out to all of you!

I love the music in the game, and it would be great to hear it in lossless (and/or 24-bit!) quality. I really appreciated when the last Echochrome patch made some minor improvements in the audio quality.

I love how Sony keeps supporting these older titles to extend their long tail of sales. I hope they do this with Locoroco (as well as Everyday Shooter, Lemmings, and Elefunk).