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You don't actually have to physically build anything to progress within the game, but that off-game opening speaks to a confidence developer TT Games seemingly has in LEGO Dimensions, both as an actual toy and a virtual one. It's a confidence that's well founded. The appeal of building LEGO is near universal, and only the biggest curmudgeons would deny the appeal of Dimension's charming fusion of several huge entertainment franchises within its sprawling gameplay. LEGO Dimensions works unquestionably, unequivocally, as both a toy and a game, and it feels like the high point of the many LEGO titles that have come before it. Phillips, Tom (23 October 2017). "The sad, slow death of Lego Dimensions". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020 . Retrieved 25 February 2020. Music/Showreels | Rob Westwood - Online Portfolio". Archived from the original on 14 August 2021 . Retrieved 14 August 2021. On October 18, 2017, following a series of cancellation rumors, Warner Bros. officially announced that they would not be producing any additional figures for Lego Dimensions." a b Ramsay, Randolph (25 September 2015). "LEGO Dimensions Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015 . Retrieved 14 October 2015.Robertson, Andy (5 October 2015). " 'LEGO Dimensions' Outsells 'Skylanders Superchargers' and 'Disney Infinity 3.0' In Launch Week". Forbes. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015 . Retrieved 4 November 2015.

The game is still fully functional right now, and all the characters still work as far as we can tell. I'm not sure if they will eventually turn off the server and stop supporting the game completely. But the gameplay strength of the LEGO series has always been with its environmental puzzles, and Dimensions features some of the most creative yet seen in the series. They start simply, with the game giving you the ability to teleport characters around, or change their size, or lend them specific elemental powers. By the end, when you're asked to combine powers in increasingly intricate ways to progress past puzzles, finding the right solutions was often times rewarding. In any case we enjoyed building and then playing with all of these characters in the digital world quite a bit. My kids still duke it out in a 4-way battle arena from time to time. LEGO Dimensions Review (Wii U) | Aces high". Nintendo Life. 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021 . Retrieved 2 September 2021. Phillips, Tom (16 November 2016). "Smegging hell, Lego Dimensions has added a Red Dwarf area". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019 . Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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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. [28] Awards [ edit ] List of awards and nominations After they rebuild the gadget that created the portal, the trio search for a series of Keystones that are missing from the machine, finding them in various worlds throughout the LEGO Multiverse. Along the way, they meet and assist characters that range from Homer Simpson to Scooby-Doo to the Doctor, eventually recruiting an interdimensional army with which to oppose Vortech. When a mysterious and powerful vortex suddenly appears in various LEGO worlds, different characters from DC Comics, The Lord of the Rings and The LEGO Movie are swept away. To save their friends, Batman, Gandalf and Wyldstyle bravely jump into the vortex. As they journey to locations beyond their wildest imaginations in search of their friends, they soon realize that Lord Vortech is summoning villains from across different LEGO worlds to help him gain control. As his power grows, worlds mix, unexpected characters meet and all boundaries are broken. Our heroes must travel through space and time to rescue their friends before the vortexes destroy all of LEGO humanity. Karmali, Luke (2 June 2015). "LEGO Dimensions: Simpsons, Ghostbusters and More Confirmed". IGN. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015 . Retrieved 14 October 2015. Crecente, Brian (2 September 2021). "Lego Dimensions review". Polygon. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021 . Retrieved 2 September 2021.

What's remarkable is that despite Dimensions being the long-running LEGO series' first foray into the toys-to-life genre, the newly physical nature of this game isn't its most noteworthy aspect. Previous LEGO games have showcased the series' irreverent, playful takes on huge pop culture franchises, but Dimensions significantly ups the ante by shoving multiple properties into one gigantic mash-up. The in-game premise is that the evil Lord Vortech is attempting to destroy all of the various LEGO dimensions and combine them into one; in reality, it's a handy excuse to see worlds and characters from some major franchises collide, including The Lord of the Rings, the DC universe, Doctor Who, The Simpsons, the Portal games, The LEGO Movie, and more kid-friendly series like Scooby Doo, Ninjago, and Legends of Chima.