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Lego Dimensions
Cover art for Lego Dimensions
Developer(s)Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s)Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)
Producer(s)
  • Anna Bailey
  • Toby Jennings
Designer(s)
  • Jon Burton
Programmer(s)
  • Steve Harding
  • Chris Stanforth
  • Ben Klages
  • Mark Bidewell
  • John Newton
Artist(s)
  • Leon Warren
  • Paul Munro
  • Nicola Daly
  • Thomas Litton
  • David Wollen
  • Neil Crofts
Writer(s)
  • Jon Burton
  • Graham Goring
  • James McLoughlin
Composer(s)Ian Livingstone
Platform(s)
Release
  • NA: 27 September 2015
  • AU: 28 September 2015
  • EU: 29 September 2015
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Lego Dimensions is a Lego science fantasy 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 where it features characters and environments from 14 different franchises.[3] The game was released on 27 September 2015.

Plot

On the planet Foundation Prime in the center of the Lego Multiverse, Lord Vortech (Gary Oldman) and his former minion X-PO (Joel McHale) seek the twelve 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, the One Ring, Metalbeard's treasure chest and kryptonite, were scattered across the dimensions long ago, but gathered together at Foundation Prime can unlock the power to control the multiverse. Unfortunately, Vortech's own body cannot handle too many more dimension jumps, forcing him to open vortexes to thirteen 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. No longer needing X-PO, he banishes him to another dimension.

When Robin (Scott Menville), Frodo (Yuri Lowenthal), and Metalbeard (Nick Offerman) are each pulled into the vortexes, 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 X-PO, the three use the generator to travel through eleven worlds within the multiverse to search for the five missing keystones that power the generator and the Foundational Elements, 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, consisting of 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 Legends of Chima, and Jurassic World.[4] More franchises are planned to be added post launch,[5] however, all new brands, besides The Angry Birds Movie, have yet to be named.

Gameplay

The game reuses the same gameplay as the previous Lego games of Traveller's Tales. It also follows the same format as Skylanders, Amiibo, and Disney Infinity where the player takes a USB portal and figurines to put on it. But unlike its competitors, the figurines and models are buildable, and the USB portal (also buildable) is interactive. And also unlike its competitors, the main levels are contained in the Starter Pack and expansion pack characters and models are compatible with any level of the game.

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 set number (platform) Pack name Contents Release date
71170 (PlayStation 3)

71171 (PlayStation 4)

71172 (Xbox One)

71173 (Xbox 360)

71174 (Wii U)

Lego Dimensions Starter Pack Lego Dimensions video game
For Wii U, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, Xbox One and Xbox 360: 27 September 2015 (North America)
28 September 2015 (Australia)
29 September 2015 (Europe)
1 October 2015 (Germany)
2 October 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 Set Number Pack name Contents Series Wave Release date
Back to the Future 71201 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] 71203 Portal 2 Level Pack Chell
Companion Cube
Sentry Turret
Aperture Science
The Simpsons[7] 71202 The Simpsons Level Pack Homer Simpson
Homer's Car
Taunt-o-Vision
The Mysterious Voyage of Homer
Doctor Who[7] 71204 Doctor Who Level Pack Twelfth Doctor[a] Wave 2[9][10] November 3, 2015[11]
TARDIS
K-9
The Dalek Extermination of Earth
Ghostbusters 71228 Ghostbusters Level Pack Peter Venkman[b] Wave 3 January 19, 2016
Ecto-1
Ghost Trap
Ghostbusters!
Midway Arcade[9] 71235 Midway Arcade Level Pack Gamer Kid[13] Wave 4 March 15, 2016
Arcade Machine
G-6155 Spy Hunter
Retro Wreckage [13]

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 Set Number Pack name Contents Series Wave Release date
Jurassic World[7] 71205 Jurassic World Team Pack Owen Grady Series 1, Launch Wave 1, Launch September 27, 2015
ACU Trooper
Velociraptor (Blue)
Gyrosphere
Scooby-Doo[7] 71206 Scooby-Doo Team Pack Scooby-Doo
Shaggy Rogers
Mystery Machine
Scooby Snack
Lego Ninjago 71207 Lego Ninjago Team Pack Kai Wave 2 November 3, 2015
Cole
Blade Bike
Boulder Bomber
DC Comics[14] 71229 DC Comics Team Pack The Joker Wave 3 January 19, 2016
Harley Quinn
The Joker's Chopper
Quinn-mobile

Fun packs

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

Franchise Pack Set Number Pack name Contents Series Wave Release date
The Lord of the Rings 71219 Legolas Fun Pack Legolas Series 1, Launch Wave 1, Launch September 27, 2015[15][16]
Arrow Launcher
71218 Gollum Fun Pack Gollum
Shelob the Great
71220 Gimli Fun Pack Gimli
Axe Chariot
The Wizard of Oz 71221 Wicked Witch Fun Pack Wicked Witch
Winged Monkey
Lego Legends of Chima[7] 71222 Laval Fun Pack Laval Wave 1, Launch (Everywhere in all other countries and Toys "R" Us stores in U.S. only), Wave 2 September 27, 2015 (Everywhere in all other countries and Toys "R" Us stores in U.S. only), 3 November 2015
Mighty Lion Rider
71223 Cragger Fun Pack Cragger Wave 1, Launch September 27, 2015
Swamp Skimmer
71232 Eris Fun Pack Eris
Eagle Interceptor
The Lego Movie 71212 Emmet Fun Pack Emmet
Emmet's Excavator
71214 Benny Fun Pack Benny
Benny's Spaceship
71213 Bad Cop Fun Pack Bad Cop
Police Car
71231 Unikitty Fun Pack Unikitty Wave 2 3 November 2015
Cloud Cuckoo Car
Lego Ninjago 71217 Zane Fun Pack Zane Wave 1, Launch September 27, 2015
NinjaCopter
71216 Nya Fun Pack Nya
Samurai Mech
71215 Jay Fun Pack Jay Wave 1, Launch (Everywhere in all other countries and Toys "R" Us stores in U.S. only), Wave TBA 27 September 2015 (Everywhere in all other countries and Toys "R" Us stores in U.S. only), TBA
Storm Fighter
71234 Sensei Wu Fun Pack Sensei Wu Wave 3 January 19, 2016[17]
Flying White Dragon
71239 Lloyd Fun Pack Lloyd Wave 5 May 10, 2016[18]
Lloyd's Golden Dragon
DC Comics 71209 Wonder Woman Fun Pack Wonder Woman Wave 1, Launch 27 September 2015
Invisible Jet
71210 Cyborg Fun Pack Cyborg
Cyber-Guard
71237 Aquaman Fun Pack Aquaman Wave 4 March 15, 2016[19]
Aqua Watercraft
71236 Superman Fun Pack Superman
Hover Pod
71240 Bane Fun Pack Bane Wave 5 10 May 2016
Drill Driver
The Simpsons[7] 71211 Bart Simpson Fun Pack Bart Simpson Wave 2 3 November 2015
Gravity Sprinter
71227 Krusty the Clown Fun Pack Krusty the Clown
Clown Bike
Back to the Future[14] 71230 Doc Brown Fun Pack Doc Brown Wave 3 January 19, 2016[11][20]
Travelling Time Train
Doctor Who[7] 71238 Cyberman Fun Pack Cyberman
Dalek
Ghostbusters 71233 Stay Puft Fun Pack Stay Puft Wave 4 15 March 2016
Terror Dog
71241 Slimer Fun Pack Slimer Wave 5 10 May 2016
Slime Shooter

Reception

Lego Dimensions received generally positive reviews before release, earning a score of 81% on Metacritic.[21] 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."[23] 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." They also praised the open world sections of the game, stating that "While they don't feature the same level of intricacy the main game provides, they do add several more hours each to the overall experience."[22] 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."[24]

Sales

In the UK and Ireland, Lego Dimensions landed at number 2 on the sales charts in its first week. Sales had surpassed in comparison to first week sales of other 2015 toys-to-life game competitors Skylanders: Superchargers and Disney Infinity 3.0.[25]

Awards

List of awards and nominations
Award Category Result Ref.
The Game Awards 2015 Best Family Game Nominated [26]

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]
  2. ^ Upon completing the included level, the other three Ghostbusters (Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore) are playable in the game. They have the same abilities as Peter. [12]

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 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ Williams, Katie (4 May 2015). "Toys-To-Life Are Gaming's Hottest-selling Accessory of 2015". IGN. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ Narcisse, Evan (9 April 2015). "Lego Dimensions Announced, Uses Actual Lego Toys". Kotaku. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. ^ Karmali, Luke (2 June 2015). "LEGO Dimensions: Simpsons, Ghostbusters and More Confirmed". IGN. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Lego Dimensions PAX Prime Live Demo Walkthrough". Gamerevolution.com. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. ^ Copeland, Wesley (9 April 2015). "Warner Bros. Announces Lego Dimensions". IGN. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Portal, Doctor Who, The Simpsons and more confirmed for Lego Dimensions". Polygon. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  8. ^ Haywald, Justin (8 July 2015). "Every Doctor Who is Playable in Lego Dimensions, but Only One Will Have a Voice Actor". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  9. ^ a b "LEGO Dimensions Official Guide". twitter.com. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  10. ^ "LEGO Dimensions Official Guide". dropbox.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  11. ^ a b "LEGO Dimensions Level Pack: Dr. Who". GameStop. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  12. ^ Fitzsimmons, Jason (19 January 2016). Ghostbuster News. WordPress http://ghostbustersnews.com/2016/01/19/ghostbusters-pack-for-lego-dimensions-now-available/. Retrieved 19 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ a b "Midway Arcade Level Pack". imgur.com. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  14. ^ a b "LEGO Dimensions Adds More Iconic Characters". Brick Fanatics. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  15. ^ "GameStop shares listing for LEGO Dimensions' Laval fun pack (Chima)". GoNintendo. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  16. ^ "LEGO Dimensions, Simpsons Bart Fun Pack: Video Games". Amazon.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Amazon.com: Ninjago Sensei Wu Fun Pack - LEGO Dimensions: Video Games". amazon.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  18. ^ "Amazon.com: Ninjago Lloyd Fun Pack - LEGO Dimensions: Video Games". amazon.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  19. ^ "Amazon.com: DC Bane Fun Pack - LEGO Dimensions: Video Games". amazon.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  20. ^ "Amazon.com: Back to the Future Doc Brown Fun Pack - LEGO Dimensions: Video Games". amazon.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  21. ^ a b "LEGO Dimensions for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  22. ^ a b Ramsay, Randolph (25 September 2015). "LEGO Dimensions Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  23. ^ "LEGO Dimensions Review - IGN". Uk.ign.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  24. ^ Crecente, Brian (28 September 2015). "Lego Dimensions review". Polygon. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  25. ^ Robertson, Andy (5 October 2015). "'LEGO Dimensions' Outsells 'Skylanders Superchargers' and 'Disney Infinity 3.0' In Launch Week". Forbes. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  26. ^ "Nominees | The Game Awards 2015". The Game Awards. Ola Balola. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
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