It?s no secret that I have some fondness for the LEGO games developed by Traveller?s Tales/TT Games, and outside of a few bad eggs, they’ve been some of the most consistently fun single player and co-op experiences on this generation of hardware. LEGO The Lord of the Rings is no different, and provides players with a pretty faithful adaptation of the LOTR films in LEGO form, while carrying over new additions like open world travel from LEGO Batman 2 and voice over work, making for a sizeable adventure for those willing to dive in.
The game follows the theatrical release of the three films quite closely, with the story originating in The Shire, and ending at Mount Doom. Most of the important bits in between are covered, like the Battle at Helms Deep, the Ent assault at Saruman?s tower and so on. If you?ve got a favorite action sequence from the films, there?s a good chance you?ll play it here in LEGO The Lord of the Rings.
Like most games in the series, LEGO The Lord of the Rings features a whole host of characters to play as. And while you?ll cover a lot of ground in the single player campaign, taking control of series favorites like Eowyn, Faramir and more, there?s nearly double the initial playing cast featured as extra unlockables once everything is done and through. And you?ll need to unlock a number of characters, as their unique special abilities will be the only way to fully complete a number of levels, provided you have an interest in uncovering everything the game has to offer.
Finally, another neat addition comes from the Blacksmith, and the ability to take mithril bricks and create useful inventory items to outfit your characters with. Mithril bricks replace your standard gold bricks found in other LEGO titles, and you?ll want to collect as many as possible for Blacksmith gear, which can come in quite handy. Gear can give your characters new abilities that are typically found only on certain characters, allowing one character to be more of a versatile tool if outfitted correctly. Again, it?s a great fit for the setting, and a fun game specific addition that gives added value to all those end of level blocks you obtain.
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