In what represents something of a departure for the brick-busting, block-building (or should that be the other way round?) franchise, the next LEGO game won’t be based on a film nor a comic book character.

Instead, LEGO Battles is a handheld-focused experience, offering gameplay that’s all about ‘build and battle’ (it says here).  “Through six distinct story lines, players build their own LEGO bases and battle teams as they engage in over 70 different levels, mixing and matching units to create the ultimate customized LEGO squad, ” claims the press release.

Apparently this will mean battles between pirates and aliens, with wizards, dragons and ninjas thrown in for good measure. With LEGO’s innate customisational possibilities, presumably you’ll be able to create a ninja dragon or an alien wizard - which sounds all kinds of awesome. I’ll be honest; they had me at ‘pirates’.

There’s a wireless multiplayer mode, too - though it suggests you’ll need more than one copy of the game to take advantage of that. Still: pirates versus ninjas in a fight to the death in LEGO form. Childish wish-fulfilment doesn’t really get any better than that.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 6:30 pm by Chris Schilling
Casual-pleaser, DS, Forthcoming titles, Unusual ideas.