Warner Bros. has announced a new LEGO game and it's actually based on existing LEGO IPs rather than capitalizing on popular franchises. Shocking!
LEGO Battles will feature multiple classes of LEGO characters as they battle it out in in this handheld RTS. The game looks to be offering a lot of levels and a decent sounding single-player experience. LEGO Battles also supports multiplayer with up to three other players. You can get more details on the game from the trailer after the break.
Even more shocking is that I'm kind of looking forward to LEGO Battles. I grew up with LEGOs and especially loved the LEGO Pirates and Space series. Now, I can play with these LEGO characters again on the Nintendo DS without the fear of my parents walking in on me while playing with the actual LEGOs I still have ...
Good morning, LEGO Fans!
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has just released the **FIRST** trailer for their upcoming Nintendo DS title, LEGO® Battles!
Featuring themes from three classic LEGO toy lines – Space, Castle and Pirates – players will experience a twist on the LEGO build-and-play trademark, as they build their own teams and empires before going into battle against foes, from seafaring to extraterrestrial to otherworldly!
Kicking off in the Story mode, players will have the chance to build their custom team, as well as their home bases. With six different storylines to unlock, each containing 3 acts, players get ready for action by creating buildings necessary for their teams strength and survival. From lumber mills and quarries, to barracks and shipyard, players can also create defensive structures like towers, walls and bridges to help them on their conquests and to thwarts enemies advancement.
Picking up collectables along the way, as their epic adventure progresses players can unlock extra units, and other extras and visit the in-game LEGO Shop.
With single player campaigns, or a wireless multiplayer mode supporting up to three players, there’s only one universe where knights, wizards, pirates and aliens can duke it out.
From medieval times… to the high seas….to distant galaxies…get ready for… LEGO® Battles!
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Seems practical but fun, aliens and pirates? Sounds interesting, as far as Lego titles go. But the very small gameplay screens makes me think of a really poor man's Fire Emblem.
"...without the fear of my parents walking in on me while playing with the actual LEGOs I still have ..."
When my dad sees me playing with my LEGO's he just joins. He won't stop until he has found that one small part in the pile of parts. After playing for a while I had to go home. When I returned 2 weeks later the LEGOs were still scattered over the floor in the living room. We continued where we left off.
Yes, I'm 28 and he's 56. LEGO is awesome.
Eh looks kind of interesting but I was hoping for a little more emphasis on building and creativity. Sort of seems like it's just an RTS skinned with Lego men.
Shit, LEGO's everywhere, you check your handheld, they are there, you check your 360 and they are there, you check the PC, bam, they are there, you go all the way back to the PS2 generation and there they are again!
Damn, now if i close my eyes i still see LEGO. Somebody help me.
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4:00 AM on 05.23.2009
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When my dad sees me playing with my LEGO's he just joins. He won't stop until he has found that one small part in the pile of parts. After playing for a while I had to go home. When I returned 2 weeks later the LEGOs were still scattered over the floor in the living room. We continued where we left off.
Yes, I'm 28 and he's 56. LEGO is awesome.
Damn, now if i close my eyes i still see LEGO. Somebody help me.
yarrr!
Awesome! That sounds like something my dad would've done too.
I would shit bricks if it was similar to Age of Empires II.
If it's like Age of Kings (there was no II in the DS title) then meh.