The LEGO® Movie Videogame – A Fun, Brick-Building Adventure

The LEGO® Movie Videogame is a charming and colorful action-adventure that captures the humor and creativity of the hit movie. Players take on the role of Emmet, an ordinary construction worker who, through a series of unlikely events, becomes the “Special” prophesied to save the LEGO universe. The game follows the movie’s plot closely, delivering the same witty dialogue, playful humor, and vibrant visual style that fans loved on the big screen.

The gameplay combines classic LEGO-style exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat, with a twist of creativity. Players can switch between multiple characters, each with unique abilities that help solve puzzles and unlock new areas. The environments are filled with interactive elements that let you build, break, and rebuild, staying true to LEGO’s core mechanics. While the platforming and combat are simple, the fun lies in the exploration and satisfying brick-based destruction. The game does a great job of keeping things lighthearted, which makes it approachable for players of all ages.

However, while the charm of the game is undeniable, it does have its shortcomings. The puzzles can feel repetitive, and the game often relies on basic mechanics that might not provide much challenge for seasoned LEGO game fans. The storyline, while fun, doesn’t offer much depth and tends to follow a predictable path. Furthermore, the camera controls can be awkward at times, particularly in tight spaces or while in combat.

Visually, the game shines, with a colorful and dynamic world that looks like it jumped straight out of the LEGO Movie. The environments are detailed and imaginative, capturing the quirky, fun vibe of the film. However, the gameplay can feel slightly monotonous, as the lack of variety in mission types and objectives may deter players from staying engaged for long stretches.

Overall, The LEGO® Movie Videogame offers an enjoyable and entertaining experience, especially for younger players or LEGO movie fans. Its humor, creativity, and fun visuals make up for its more predictable gameplay and lack of depth, making it a lighthearted and enjoyable adventure.

Score: 78/100

My 6 & 8yo really enjoyed the movie and are having a blast "playing" the movie (like most LEGO games based on LEGO movies). To them, it adds more to Emmet's and WildStyle's stories. Plus they have to cooperate, take turns picking up items and work together as a team to achieve each stage's goal (we've dual controllers on our SteamOS/Windows SteamBox-MediaPC). Basically, they have to practice patience, not being bossy telling the other to do something, asking the other for an assist (even swapping controllers), etc. Watching them play and work together this way as a parent is so worth the sale price.

In short, is the game good?
Yes, it's very good.

Is it worth my time and money?
Yes it is. Although, if you're having doubts about paying full price, I'd strongly suggest to wait for a -50% sale.

Is this game for anyone?
Yes. The game can be enjoyed by both kids and adults.

Linear, open-world or something else?
The game uses hub worlds which house connected, individual levels. Very reminiscent of late 90s platformer games. There's a lot of stuff to do in each hub world and the connected levels. Expect around 10-13 hours of playtime to reach the ending and around 20-24 hours to 100% the game.

Gameplay mechanics, gimmicks?
Pretty varied but all challenges and puzzle are based around LEGO. Each minifig has a specific ability that you'll have to use in order to progress throughout the level. There are some fun minigames sprinkled around the levels, in just enough quantity to keep the player interested.

Graphical aesthetics, set pieces and world design?
The game looks pleasant to the eye. Level design is varied, rich with little details. Graphical fidelity could be slightly better but it does its job.

Audio design and soundtrack?
Sound effects are decent. Character voices sounds alright in most cases (with the exception of a few lines of dialogue that sound rather silly). Soundtrack is interesting and uses tracks from the movie. Oddly enough, Batman's "no parents" song from the movie seems to be replaced with a generic drumstep wub-a-thon, for some strange reason (licensing issues maybe?).

Plot, story?
You play as over-night-chosen-one Emmet (and friends) trying to stop President Business from ruling the world. The game closely follows the story of the movie, although it expands the first two acts of the movie and shortens the 3rd act into just a few levels. This actually works in favour of the game, as you're able to explore more of the areas that were hastily rushed through in the movie. In theory, you could just play the game without watching the movie as the story is explained pretty well in the game. Still, I'd personally recommend watching the movie first.

How does the game run?
Runs without any issues on my 5 year old PC (Dual-Core 2.66GHz, GeForce 9600GT, 2GB RAM) on 1920x1080 resolution with SSAO and V-Sync turned off. No jittering, no sudden framerate drops. Loading times are usually pretty short. Expect way better perfomance on newer machines than mine.

Any details, character, motif, etc. you particularly liked?
Yes, the "Bonus Room" is a very cool touch.

Anything you didn't like?
The game suffers from some really weird collision and clipping bugs. Didn't break the game for me but it was annoying at times, forcing me to restart a level at some point. Also, the minifig selection screen is a mess and doesn't explain which minifig has which ability.

Final score?
I give The LEGO Movie Videogame a double-decker couch out of 5.

This is one of those LEGO games I felt Traveler's Tales didn't put too much effort in. Most of the characters are useless, a lot of bugs inside the game (some can make your savefile unable to complete the game 100%), boring sidequests and very short in length compared to other LEGO games.

Don't get this game at full price, buy it when it goes on sale. You'll get fun from it and by no means is this game bad, but it isn't among the best either.

shout out to my mom, thanks mom for buying me the lego movie video game

10 years ago, when I was 8 years old. My mom had bought me this game for the ps3 from Gamestop. I was a really big fan of Legos and the movie back then so this was a great fit. My brother and I would play this game together sometimes and it was really special to me since we hardly had things in common...

My parents got divorced later that year and ever since then my brother would go off to college.

I am now writing this 10 years later and I can't play this game now. Because it makes me depressed to think about the time that has passed and the memories.

If anyone reads this. Love your family members because time goes by way too quick.

This game saved my life.

I am 27.

My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and adopted our son together. They are now both 4 years old.

When we were going through our separation, I found myself lost and miserable. I was self destructive. I got so mad one day from everything spiraling out of my control that I punched some concrete in a moment of overwhelming emotion. That caused me to break my 5th metacarpal in my right hand... my working hand... my games hand.. the hand that I held and carried my children to bed with.. The hand I desperately needed to make sure I could continue to provide.

After learning of the severity of my self-inflicted damage, I was borderline suicidal. Keep in mind that just a few months before this, I was the happiest man with no history of depression or anxiety. I have never had fits of rage, or been one to break down and cry, but I was in a low spot that just really buried me from being able to see the light on the other side.

Having nothing better to do, I searched for a game I could play, ONE HANDED while I recovered. I somehow stumbled upon this game and read some of the reviews. I decided that it had to be worth a shot... I must admit, I didn't beat the game, or play nearly as long as some of you. In fact, I may have only played this game a day or two.. With that being said, after doing so, I had a new found joy and hope for life. I was able to put behind me the pain and suffering that had been cast over me. I was able to experience other peoples joy and happiness. I was able to see the fruits of my "labor". I relaxed for 5 ♥♥♥♥ing minutes to this music long enough to realize that I was going to be okay.

After coming to that realization, I turned the game off, and I went back to work. It hurt my hand like hell but I was motivated. I stopped feeling so damn sorry for myself, and I became the father I needed to be in that moment, not the weak boy I was behaving as.

Today, I am close friend with my kids mother. We don't fight, or argue, or say hurtful things to each other. We are parents, and friends.

I now have 3 kids. My third child is, wait for it, ALSO 4 YEARS OLD. The woman I am with was going through a very similar situation at the time of my own separation, and we just stumbled in to each others life unexpectedly. We have been in a relationship for a year now, and are very happy together.

Moral of the story, you never know what life holds in store for you, and if I would have given up when all the odds were stacked against me, I wouldn't be where I am today. This silly little game helped me realize that.

Thank you

Bro when you play this game it feels like God just kissed you.

My wife’s boyfriend called once when I was playing this game and he asked what I was doing. I said, “I’m playing the Lego Movie Videogame, it’s really good.”

He said, “You’re- you can’t- what? That’s just three things.”

Anyway the game was really good, funny how words happen.

I AM ALWAYS SO PUMPED UP FOR THIS GAME!! My wife’s boyfriend and I when I was 29 years old played the heck out of this game. It’s a lot of fun and just hard enough to keep both a 29 year old man and his wife’s boyfriend entertained. Pretty much any of the Lego games are perfect for first time gamers and people to play with their spouse’s boyfriend. Easy enough, nothing to be worried about being mature enough to play.

It was less than I expected, but somehow, I was not disappointed. It's weird that the adaptation of the LEGO Movie to a game turned out so much like most traditional movie-game adaptations, where it's just pretty much beat-for-beat the movie with some gameplay in between. That said, the better LEGO adaptations tend to be of movies/series that have been out for a while, and there's time to get a good sense of how the film goes and what gameplay would fit around it, rather than the ones where it's made alongside the film for the same release date and is a bit of a rush.

The levels were fun and there were plenty of characters. Superman and wonder woman are op, it was also very fun to play with unique characters such as the pirate guy and unni kitty. The game had many unique features such as masterbuilding and drilling. It's not the best Lego game, but it's still pretty fun and enjoyable. I found the banter between characters during the levels to be very fun. The small-scale of this entry is what's most appealing to me. I bought it for a few bucks, where I just wanted a nice, simple game to play for a bit. Lego games are just that, and I basically got exactly what I wanted out of this. If you’re autistic like me I highly recommend it.

8/10

Emmet is very sexy

HONEY, WHERE ARE MY PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANTS??