No, TT Games hasn’t really revamped the basic formula in LEGO Lord of the Rings, but there are a few important differences.įirst, and most obviously, the game uses the actual voice acting from Peter Jackson’s movies in the cut scenes - Sir Ian McKellan as Gandalf, Elijah Wood as Frodo, Orlando Bloom as Legolas, and so on.

Explore levels again in freeplay mode to use the abilities of characters you didn’t have with you in story mode, thus finding treasures and even more studs you couldn’t get to before.

Access previously played levels from a central “hub” area.

Unlock extra abilities (like score multipliers and invincibility) with red bricks.

Unlock extra characters with the studs you’ve earned.

Break stuff in the game to release studs (points) and to build other things.

Watch minifigs mime funny versions of familiar scenes.

Having played most of the LEGO video game since the original LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game back in 2005, the LEGO game franchise was starting to feel more than a little repetitive (which is why I’ve skipped the second incarnations of LEGO Indiana Jones, the LEGO Star Wars re-releases, and so on).Įvery game until now has had several things in common: I hit 100% earlier today, and I’m just two small achievements short of having all 1,000 gamerscore points unlocked on the Xbox, so now seems as good a time as any for a review. There’s a reason you’re reading this review nearly three weeks later: Unlike most reviewers who played a handful of levels and declared the game awesome, I wanted to review the game after experiencing it the way most of you out there are likely to play it - trying to reach 100% in the game and unlock all the achievements (on Xbox) or trophies (on PS3).

The latest LEGO video game from TT Games, LEGO Lord of the Rings, was released on November 13.

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