Most of your time is spent exploring the iconic environments, hunting down collectibles, and searching for solutions to puzzles. You still beat up bad guys and collect studs, but that kind of activity occupies a much smaller percentage of the experience. Whether you’re playing in single-player or with a local co-op buddy, the variety is astounding.
The gameplay supporting the story (which follows the three movies) is fun regardless of your level of Middle-earth expertise. You don’t need to be a diehard fan to have a good time here. The mix of faithfulness and playfulness with the source material makes Lego Lord of the Rings the best video game adaptation of Tolkien’s universe, hands-down. Epic moments like the swarming mass of orcs at Helm’s Deep, the fall of the Witch King at Pelennor Fields, and Gandalf’s battle with the Balrog are all wonderfully executed and fun to play.
Despite the kid-friendly exterior, the important events from the story have not been substantially changed or watered down. Lego Lord of the Rings is a broad fusion of many elements – exploration, collection, combat, puzzle-solving – and Middle-earth is the ideal environment for these things to come together.
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Lego Lord of the Rings is the perfect opportunity to see how far this series has come since its inception Traveller’s Tales has crafted a wonderful platformer that stands on its own – though the Lego charm and a great license make it even better. That may seem obvious, but I’ve encountered too many people who dismiss new Lego titles based on the faulty assumption that they are all the same.
If you’ve played one Lego game, you haven’t played them all.