LEGO Battles

 DS
LEGO Battles Image
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 66 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • 10
  • 9
  • 8
  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • Summary: LEGO Battles pulls three LEGO themes together to create a unique extension of the LEGO build-and-play experience that stays true to the customization and humor that are the foundation of LEGO videogames. LEGO Battles offers a new kind of “build and battle” LEGO gameplay. Through six distinctLEGO Battles pulls three LEGO themes together to create a unique extension of the LEGO build-and-play experience that stays true to the customization and humor that are the foundation of LEGO videogames. LEGO Battles offers a new kind of “build and battle” LEGO gameplay. 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. These unique LEGO battles teams see pirate swordsmen fighting side-by-side with wizards and aliens; dragons battling ninjas; and pirate ships launching broadsides against spacecraft and knights! Players can also challenge friends on the battlefield in multiplayer mode through wireless DS multi-card play. [Warner Bros]… Expand
Buy Now
Buy on

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 29
  3. Negative: 1 out of 29
  1. Worth Playing
    80
    My only real big problem with LEGO Battles is that the pathfinding of your army is generally poor, especially if you need them to traverse a big chunk of the map. You can easily highlight a large group with the stylus by dragging a box over everyone, but they tend to get bottlenecked easily in tight passages, and you'll often find units that are still highlighted but have stopped moving for no reason other than because they've run into something.
  2. Nintendojo
    80
    And as with other LEGO titles, those deficiencies don’t keep LEGO Battles from being an engaging, satisfying RTS experience, especially for younger players or those looking for lighter fare. If that’s your angle, then this game is a solid buy.
  3. SpazioGames
    72
    Quotation forthcoming.
  4. Games Master UK
    67
    The DS is starved of RTS action, but Lego Battles never ramps up enough to inspire. [Oct 2009, p.74]
    All this publication's reviews
  5. Gameplayer Sweden
    60
    Lego Battles does a good job as introduction to the real time strategy-genre, but lacks in tempo and control. Gamers who already are familiar to the genre may find it to simple and should go for another game. And seriously, do we really need more games in Lego?
  6. Everyeye.it
    60
    An RTS without strategical depth. Sharp look, nice unit design, ad an impressive amount of extras, but a complete failure on the gameplay side.
  7. Destructoid
    30
    The controls frustrate, the missions bore and the multiplayer has the potential of being quite unfair. While the basic idea is sound, the failure to implement its features in a compelling way makes LEGO Battles one you can easily skip.

See all 29 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. DrPemex
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    una joyita del Nintendo ds, con un multijugador muy divertido con una variedad muy amplia de facciones, el mejor juego de estrategia del ds sin dudas.
  2. MMMMmmmmCOck335
    Feb 7, 2023
    10
    greatest game of all time. words cannot describe the intensity and perfection this game holds.
  4. ianf
    Aug 23, 2009
    10
    It is great! I was looking for starfy but I couldn't find it so I took this.
  5. TimF
    Dec 17, 2009
    9
    OMG, I can't believe the critics reviews! 60? WTF!? I have had a blast playing Lego Battles on the DS and I seriously have gotten OMG, I can't believe the critics reviews! 60? WTF!? I have had a blast playing Lego Battles on the DS and I seriously have gotten flashbacks of StarCraft. The story line is incredibly long (which is good) and a 20 minute mission just flies by. As I said before it is like a scaled down version of Starcraft (RTS) so if you were expecting the "shoot em up" antics of Lego Star Wars et al. you may be disappointed.… Expand
  6. spencie
    Jul 24, 2016
    8
    Lego Battles was different than all of the other Lego games and I loved it, Lego Battles made me use my brain. The game was for strategistsLego Battles was different than all of the other Lego games and I loved it, Lego Battles made me use my brain. The game was for strategists and I wasn't one until I played this super fun game.… Expand
  7. cub317
    Oct 24, 2011
    8
    This game is by no means a perfect game, but it's not nearly as bad as what most of the critics say. The first thing worth noting is thatThis game is by no means a perfect game, but it's not nearly as bad as what most of the critics say. The first thing worth noting is that this game is nothing like the Lego games that have come out earlier (Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones, etc.). Where those games were more on arcade style action, this one is real time strategy, a game genre that is usually only available on computers. This, however, came out on the Nintendo DS. Surprisingly, for a genre that's more popular on computers, they actually did a pretty decent job. Of course, this game would be so much better on a Windows, but this strategy game is still pretty good on the DS. This game may be different then Warcraft, but it still has a few tricks up its sleeve. It has a lot of funny cutscenes, great gameplay moments, and fun campaigns. However, the gameplay, while it's fun, does have its faults. As I said earlier, the campaigns are enjoyable, but the instant action battles leave a lot to be desired. They can be very short, and often times boring. The campaigns more then make up for this however. The graphics could be better, but I still like them anyway. The pixelized graphics are alright, but they do lack detail. I think that this game is totally underrated.… Expand
  8. MaxxPower
    Jun 29, 2009
    3
    Do not buy if you are left handed. Game is not playable if you are left handed.

See all 18 User Reviews

Awards & Rankings

82
#82 Best DS Game of 2009
14
#14 Most Discussed DS Game of 2009
10
#10 Most Shared DS Game of 2009