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Lego Dimensions
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Developer(s)Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s)Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Jon Burton
James McLoughlin
Producer(s)Douglas Heder
Writer(s)Jon Burton
Graham Goring
James McLoughlin
Composer(s)Ian Livingstone
Aaron Sapp
Rob Westwood
Finn Robertson
SeriesLego
Platform(s)PlayStation 3
PlayStation 4
Wii U
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Release
  • NA: September 27, 2015
  • AU: September 28, 2015
  • EU: September 29, 2015
  • GER: October 1, 2015
  • FIN: October 2, 2015
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Lego Dimensions is a Lego science fiction action-adventure[1][2] video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. It follows the toys-to-life format, in that the player has Lego figures and a portal which can be played within the game itself.[3] The game was released on September 27, 2015.

The game features characters and environments from fourteen different franchises, with various actors such as Elizabeth Banks, Michael J. Fox, Peter Capaldi, Matthew Lillard, Stephen Merchant, Christopher Lloyd, Chris Pratt, and J.K. Simmons reprising their respective roles. J.B. Blanc and Liam O'Brien served as voice directors.

Cast

The following actors portyaed these characters "voice only".

Gary Oldman as Lord Vortech
Troy Baker as Batman/Two-Face
Elizabeth Banks as Wyldstyle
Tom Kane as Gandalf
Scott Menville as Robin/Ticket Officer
Chris Pratt as Emmet Brickowski/Owen Grady
Will Arnett as Batman (The Lego Movie)
Alison Brie as Unikitty
Charlie Day as Benny
Elijah Wood as Frodo
Joel McHale as X-PO
Nick Offerman as Metalbeard
Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly
Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Emmet Brown
Liam Neeson as Good Cop/Bad Cop
Dan Aykroyd as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Laura Bailey as Wonder Woman/Dorothy Gale
Brian Bloom as Aquaman
Orlando Bloom as Legolas
Ellen McLain as GLaDOS/Turrets
Stephen Merchant as Wheatly

Archive Voice Actors

Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman

Plot

On the planet Vorton in the center of the Lego Multiverse, Lord Vortech (Gary Oldman) seeks the Foundational Elements, the cornerstones of time and space itself, in a bid to merge all the universes into one under his control. These elements, such as the ruby slippers and kryptonite, were scattered across the dimensions long ago, but gathered together at Foundation Prime can unlock the power to control the multiverse. To do this, he opens vortices in many different worlds, recruiting local villains to aid in his search for the Elements while imprisoning heroes pulled through the vortexes and damaging the boundaries between worlds, causing them to merge and characters to be displaced.

When Robin (Scott Menville), Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Metalbeard (Nick Offerman) are each pulled into the vortices, each unknowingly in possession of one of the Elements, Batman (Troy Baker), Gandalf (Tom Kane) and Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) all jump in after them. The three get pulled into the same vortex and appear on Vorton, where they decide to ally with one another and build a vortex generator of their own. Aided by Vortech's former minion X-PO (Joel McHale), the three use the generator to travel the multiverse, hoping to find their missing friends and stop Vortech's plan from succeeding. Along their journey, they meet and assist the various heroes of the worlds they visit, such as Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta) and Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd). However, Vortech is able to outsmart the heroes and obtain all of the Foundation Elements, allowing him to unlock the foundation of the multiverse: a green Lego building plate. This imbues Vortech with near-unlimited power, and he merges Frodo, Metalbeard, and Robin into a giant robot mutant known simply as the Tri.

After defeating the Tri and saving their friends, Batman realizes that they are going to need all the help they can get to defeat Vortech. The trio recruits The Doctor (Peter Capaldi), Mystery Inc., the Ghostbusters, the space ship Defender, and even GLaDOS (Ellen McLain) to defeat him. While the Doctor, GLaDOS and X-PO work on a plan to seal Vortech away, the heroes head to Foundation Prime. With their allies' help, they are able to destroy the pad, which infuriates Vortech. He grows to an enormous size and attacks the trio, but the Doctor is able to manipulate the portal technology and sucks all of them into a rift loop. Using a special device he, GLaDOS, and X-PO designed, the heroes are able to seal Vortech in an endless rift prison for all eternity, saving the dimensions.

In a post-credits scene, an unknown figure is seen approaching a piece of Vortech's giant body. He picks it up and instantly becomes corrupted, yelling in pain as he converts into a Vorton being. Vortech's laughter is heard as the scene fades out, suggesting that the figure has been transformed into another Vortech.

Franchises

The game features characters and worlds from fourteen different franchises, including DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings, The Lego Movie, The Wizard of Oz, The Simpsons, Lego Ninjago, Doctor Who, Back to the Future, Portal 2, Ghostbusters, Midway Arcade, Scooby-Doo, Lego Chima and Jurassic World.[4] More franchises are planned to be added post launch,[5] however, these brands have yet to be named.

Packs

The game initially had its own starter pack, and it will have a wide range of packs available, split into three categories; fun packs, team packs and level packs. Using a character from a certain franchise will unlock that franchise's Adventure World, an open-world area for players to explore and complete in-game objectives.[6]

Pack name Contents Release date
Lego Dimensions Starter Pack Lego Dimensions video game September 27, 2015 (North America)
September 28, 2015 (Australia)
September 29, 2015 (Europe)
October 1, 2015 (Germany)
October 2, 2015 (Finland)
Lego Toy Pad
Bricks to build the Lego Gateway
Instruction booklet to build the Lego Gateway
Batman (from DC Comics)
Gandalf (from The Lord of the Rings)
Wyldstyle (from The Lego Movie)
Batmobile

Level packs

Level packs contain a character with two items, which are either vehicles or gadgets, along with a new level to play in, based on the represented character's franchise.

Franchise Pack name Contents Series Wave Release date
Back to the Future Back to the Future Level Pack Marty McFly Series 1, Launch Wave 1, Launch September 27, 2015
DeLorean Time Machine
Hoverboard
Back to the Future
Portal 2[7] Portal 2 Level Pack Chell
Companion Cube
Sentry Turret
Aperture Science
The Simpsons[7] The Simpsons Level Pack Homer Simpson
Homer's Car
Taunt-o-Vision
The Mysterious Voyage of Homer
Doctor Who[7] Doctor Who Level Pack Twelfth Doctor[a] Wave 2[9][10] November 3, 2015[11]
TARDIS
K-9
An Adventure in Space and Time
Ghostbusters Ghostbusters Level Pack Peter Venkman Wave 3 January 16, 2016
Ecto-1
Ghost Trap
A Spook Central Adventure
Midway Arcade[9] Midway Arcade Level Pack Gamer Kid[12] Wave 4 March 15, 2016
Arcade Machine
G-6155 Spy Hunter
Over 20 Classic Arcade Games[12]

Team packs

Team packs are similar to Fun packs except they contain two characters and a combination of two vehicles or gadgets, one for each character.

Franchise Pack name Contents Series Wave Release date
Jurassic World[7] Jurassic World Team Pack Owen Grady Series 1, Launch Wave 1, Launch September 27, 2015
ACU
Velociraptor (Blue)
Gyrosphere
Scooby-Doo[7] Scooby Doo Team Pack Scooby Doo
Shaggy Rogers
Mystery Machine
Scooby Snack
Lego Ninjago Lego Ninjago Team Pack Kai Wave 2 November 3, 2015
Cole
Blade Bike
Boulder Bomber
DC Comics[13] DC Comics Team Pack The Joker Wave 3 January 19, 2016
Harley Quinn
The Joker's Copter
Quinn-mobile

Fun packs

Fun packs each contain a character from a certain franchise and a gadget or vehicle to play with.

Franchise Pack name Contents Series Wave Release date
The Lord of the Rings Legolas Fun Pack Legolas Series 1, Launch Wave 1, Launch September 27, 2015[14][15]
Arrow Launcher
Gollum Fun Pack Gollum
Shelob the Great
Gimli Fun Pack Gimli
Axe Chariot
The Wizard of Oz Wicked Witch Fun Pack Wicked Witch
Winged Monkey
Lego Chima[7] Laval Fun Pack Laval
Mighty Lion Rider
Cragger Fun Pack Cragger
Swamp Skimmer
Eris Fun Pack Eris
Eagle Interceptor
The Lego Movie Emmet Fun Pack Emmet
Emmet's Excavator
Benny Fun Pack Benny
Benny's Spaceship
Bad Cop Fun Pack Bad Cop
Police Car
Unikitty Fun Pack Unikitty Wave 2 November 3, 2015
Cloud Cuckoo Car
Lego Ninjago Zane Fun Pack Zane Wave 1, Launch September 27, 2015
Ninjacopter
Nya Fun Pack Nya
Samurai Mech
Jay Fun Pack Jay
Stormfighter
Sensei Wu Fun Pack Sensei Wu Wave 3 January 19, 2016[16]
Flying White Dragon
Lloyd Fun Pack Lloyd Wave 5 May 10, 2016[17]
Lloyd's Golden Dragon
DC Comics Wonder Woman Fun Pack Wonder Woman Wave 1, Launch September 27, 2015
Invisible Jet
Cyborg Fun Pack Cyborg
Cyber-Guard
Aquaman Fun Pack Aquaman Wave 4 March 15, 2016[18]
Aqua Submarine
Superman Fun Pack Superman
Hover Pod
Bane Fun Pack Bane Wave 5 May 10, 2016
Bane's Drill Tank
The Simpsons[7] Bart Simpson Fun Pack Bart Simpson Wave 2 November 3, 2015
Gravity Sprinter
Krusty the Clown Fun Pack Krusty the Clown
Clown Bike
Back to the Future[13] Doc Brown Fun Pack Doc Brown Wave 3 January 19, 2016[11][19]
Travelling Time Train
Doctor Who[7] Cyberman Fun Pack Cyberman
Dalek
Ghostbusters Stay Puft Fun Pack Stay Puft Wave 4 March 15, 2016
Terror Dog
Slimer Fun Pack Slimer Wave 5 May 10, 2016
Slime Shooter

Reception

Lego Dimensions received generally positive reviews before release, earning a score of 81% on Metacritic.[20] IGN awarded it a score of 7.7 out of 10, saying "LEGO Dimensions’ great characters and fun references consistently left me with a big dumb grin on my face."[22] GameSpot awarded it a score of 8.0, saying "In any game within the toys-to-life genre, there's sometimes an unspoken question: is this also a great toy or just a great game? In LEGO Dimensions' case, the answer is easy: it's both."[21] Polygon awarded it 8 out of 10, saying "Where the game's innovative designs push forward what it means to blend toys and games into a single experience, the writing and both companies' willingness to dig deep into their vaults, pull the whole game together."[23]

Notes

  1. ^ All other incarnations of The Doctor (including the War Doctor) are also playable; when players die, they will regenerate, cycling from the First Doctor through to the Twelfth. Peter Capaldi has recorded new dialogue for the character of the Twelfth Doctor, while the other twelve Doctors will feature the voices of their respective actors via archive audio taken from the TV series. The interior of the TARDIS will also change accordingly; for example, the First Doctor's console room will be displayed in monochrome to match the black & white 1960s era.[8]

References

  1. ^ Martens, Todd. "Toys-to-life gaming at E3 is set to land big, but it's not all child's play". LA Times. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Williams, Katie (May 4, 2015). "Toys-To-Life Are Gaming's Hottest-selling Accessory of 2015". IGN. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Narcisse, Evan (April 9, 2015). "Lego Dimensions Announced, Uses Actual Lego Toys". Kotaku. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  4. ^ Karmali, Luke (2015-06-02). "LEGO Dimensions: Simpsons, Ghostbusters and More Confirmed". IGN. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  5. ^ "Lego Dimensions PAX Prime Live Demo Walkthrough". Gamerevolution.com. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  6. ^ Copeland, Wesley (April 9, 2015). "Warner Bros. Announces Lego Dimensions". IGN. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Portal, Doctor Who, The Simpsons and more confirmed for Lego Dimensions". Polygon. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  8. ^ Haywald, Justin (July 8, 2015). "Every Doctor Who is Playable in Lego Dimensions, but Only One Will Have a Voice Actor". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. ^ a b "LEGO Dimensions Official Guide". twitter.com. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  10. ^ "LEGO Dimensions Official Guide". dropbox.com. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  11. ^ a b "LEGO Dimensions Level Pack: Dr. Who". GameStop. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Midway Arcade Level Pack". imgur.com. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  13. ^ a b "LEGO Dimensions Adds More Iconic Characters". Brick Fanatics. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  14. ^ "GameStop shares listing for LEGO Dimensions' Laval fun pack (Chima)". GoNintendo. 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  15. ^ "LEGO Dimensions, Simpsons Bart Fun Pack: Video Games". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  16. ^ "Amazon.com: Ninjago Sensei Wu Fun Pack - LEGO Dimensions: Video Games". amazon.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  17. ^ "Amazon.com: Ninjago Lloyd Fun Pack - LEGO Dimensions: Video Games". amazon.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  18. ^ "Amazon.com: DC Bane Fun Pack - LEGO Dimensions: Video Games". amazon.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  19. ^ "Amazon.com: Back to the Future Doc Brown Fun Pack - LEGO Dimensions: Video Games". amazon.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  20. ^ a b "LEGO Dimensions for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  21. ^ a b Ramsay, Randolph (2015-09-25). "LEGO Dimensions Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  22. ^ "LEGO Dimensions Review - IGN". Uk.ign.com. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  23. ^ Crecente, Brian (2015-09-28). "Lego Dimensions review". Polygon. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
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