LocoRoco Accessibility Report - PS Vita, PS4 and PSP

LocoRoco Accessibility Report

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for LocoRoco, including High Contrast. It has features in Visual to reduce unintended barriers.

This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.

LocoRoco is a traversal puzzle game in a world of plants and creatures to investigate. The novelty, besides the character’s singing and cute aesthetic, is that you control the game with just two buttons, tilting and bumping your characters through each level.

Our accessibility examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked LocoRoco accessibility 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Andy Robertson and updated 2 years ago.

LocoRoco

ACCESSIBILITY REPORT

Game Details

Release Date: 23/06/2006

Out Now: PS Vita, PS4 and PSP

Content Rating: PEGI 3

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Platform, Traversal (Action, Adventure and Puzzle)

Accessibility: 1 feature

Components: 2D Side-On, Cartoon and Hand-Made

Developer: Sony Japan Studio (@SonyJapanStudio)

Costs: Purchase cost

Controls

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Controls in LocoRoco which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs. The following games are similar to LocoRoco, and offer accessibility features for Controls:

Difficulty

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in LocoRoco which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and whether this is locked once chosen or can be adjusted as you play. The following games are similar to LocoRoco, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:

Getting Started

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Getting Started in LocoRoco which deal with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing. The following games are similar to LocoRoco, and offer accessibility features for Getting Started:

Reading

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Reading in LocoRoco which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose. The following games are similar to LocoRoco, and offer accessibility features for Reading:

Navigation

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in LocoRoco which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. The following games are similar to LocoRoco, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:

Visual

We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in LocoRoco which deals with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.

Contrast

High Contrast: There is high contrast between elements that need to be distinguished from each other, such as characters, interactive objects and game environment, either by default or a high contrast mode. This is different to a slider that increases contrast or brightness between light and dark.

Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual

If you want to play LocoRoco, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:

Audio

We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in LocoRoco which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see. The following games are similar to LocoRoco, and offer accessibility features for Audio:

System Accessibility Settings

In addition to the accessibility features provided in the game, you can also use system-wide accessibility settings:

PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 has a range of accessibility settings. Some are system only, some work in games (invert colours and button mapping).

Read more about system accessibility settings.

Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors Andy Robertson