Who would have thought that combining LEGO, popular franchises and a puzzle game formula would have been massively popular huh? SCIENCE, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? LEGO Dimensions has been wonderful news so far for the jaded and absolutely terrible news for the wallet, as TT Games has managed to crack out an absolutely brilliant game in the toys to life genre.
Part of the appeal comes from the various fun packs, physical DLC additions that allow you to populate your collection of LEGO characters with the likes of Bart Simpson, Wonder Woman or Peter Venkman from Ghostbusters. It also allows you to sample a rang of cardboard flavours, because that’s what you’ll be eating for the rest of the month in case you get hooked to buying LEGO. It doesn’t help your bank balance either when certain handsome numpties write stuff like this either:
As the sum of its parts, LEGO Dimensions is something special. It’s witty, it’s fun outside of the box and it boasts enough talent to get you hooked on a gateway drug to acquiring a collection of plastic blocks in the future.
As a platform however, LEGO Dimensions is more than happy to take its time between character releases. Year two of the game already includes a new Harry Potter pack, Gremlins and B.A Baracus from the A-Team foo. And you can add ET the extra-testicular terrestrial, as he’ll be released in November. Here’s a very cute trailer starring him, Supergirl and the Doctor:
Remember, these new figures also include golden toy tags that can unlock Battle Arenas in LEGO Dimensions. In other words: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! Here’s a quick rundown of which other figures are arriving for the rest of this year, so that I can go play a bit more with my LEGO:
Story Packs
- Ghostbusters
- Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them
Level Packs
- Mission: Impossible
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Team Packs
- Adventure Time
- Harry Potter
- Gremlins
Fun Packs
- The A-Team
- Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them
- Adventure Time
Last Updated: September 15, 2016
VampyreSquirrel
September 15, 2016 at 10:32
There are SO many possibilities with this game… They can easily build it up to encompass EVERYTHING.
Archdruid Kromas
September 15, 2016 at 10:42
ET in a game. Prepare for great game industry crash of 2016.
If you don’t get it then you are making me feel old!
RinceThis
September 15, 2016 at 10:49
ET has dated, I SAID IT!
The Order of the Banana
September 15, 2016 at 10:51
Dear heavens… Kill it with fire!! 😮
RinceThis
September 15, 2016 at 11:09
Yes!
The Order of the Banana
September 15, 2016 at 11:15
Is it just me… or does Lego ET look like a naked el Presidente Jacob Zuma….
Surely it can’t just be me…?
http://www.thesouthafrican.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Zuma.jpg
http://i2.wp.com/www.lazygamer.net/images/2016/09/ET-2.jpg?resize=800%2C600
RinceThis
September 15, 2016 at 12:48
Everything is just about you!
The Order of the Banana
September 15, 2016 at 13:27
:O
The Order of the Banana
September 15, 2016 at 16:30
I’ll fite you in real life!