LEGO Dimensions

I cannot recommend this game highly enough to anyone who loves a good fun game. There are elements for both the kids and adults, and the expansion factor of the additional packs would indicate that this is a title that will be entertaining for quite some time.

LEGO Dimensions is still the best LEGO game TT Games has produced. It's more creative in both its narrative and gameplay, and there was only one small optional section I played where the platforming was problematic (traditionally an issue with the series).

LEGO Dimensions moves the toys-to-life genre in a new direction by introducing the need to build (and rebuild) your toys, and manipulate them during the game. This combined with the brilliant mash-up of different properties makes for a LEGO game fans of the series won’t want to miss.

In an already crowded it stands out from the crowd by taking the toys-to-life genre another step in the right direction.

Expansions and expenses aside, LEGO Dimensions is a blast to play. When you're not running around your favorite worlds or basking in nostalgia, don't be surprised if you find yourself smiling and laughing.

Lego Dimensions follows the trend of solid gameplay from developer TT Games while introducing new mechanics with the included toy pad and minifigures.

Despite the extraneous content, Lego Dimensions is a hit. I haven't laughed this much playing a video game in a long time. I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next, and my wife even sat in to watch the story unfold in crazy ways.

LEGO Dimensions is undoubtedly the most interesting toy to life on the market. We finally have a portal that is part of the game and not only serves to virtualize up to seven minifigures.

Lego Dimensions is the most complete title of the Lego franchise. Irreverent, humorous, excellently transmedia, but too expensive for a young videogamer.

LEGO Dimensions blows up the forth wall and makes a real interaction between the game and the player. This game marks the beginning of a great era for the LEGO videogames and their gameplay.

As the sum of its parts, LEGO Dimensions is something special. It’s witty, it’s fun outside of the box and it boasts enough talent to get you hooked on a gateway drug to acquiring a collection of plastic blocks in the future. It’s more than just toys to life, but a combination of physical and digital experiences that blurs the line between the two to create an experience which clicks brilliantly with its concept.

A masterful mash-up - but if you want to see everything on offer, it'll cost you an arm and a Lego. [Dec 2015, p.74]

Lego Dimensions gets its crazy pop culture mash-up right, and adds some interesting real-world mechanics to the toys-to-life genre. The financial barrier to entry is high, but it's not bad value by any stretch.

A lot of humor, creativity, fun and a smart way to use the toypad. This is the new dimension of Toy2Life games.

Every brick placed and every button pressed is a little bit magical.

An intoxicating mix of familiar game worlds, great script-writing and impressive LEGO building and interaction, brings this latest LEGO game into a whole new dimension.

LEGO Dimensions is going to be an expensive hobby, because despite a few minor issues it's a joy to build things before you put them into the game, and is one of the best games in the series yet.

If you’re a fan of any property inside LEGO Dimensions, you’ll appreciate their involvement in this grand venture, and you might walk away a fan of something new.

If you're a fan of the LEGO and of TT Games' line of LEGO videogames, then LEGO Dimensions is a solid purchase even for those who have never touched a Toys to Life style game.

LEGO Dimensions is a bizarre spectacle. It is weird and amazing to see well-known franchises come together, but at the same time this game is full of contradictions. The portal and LEGO figurines are perfect, but the gameplay has the same instability we are accustomed to in this franchise. Thankfully LEGO is one of the best toys to come to life, so TT is definitely going in the right direction with Dimensions.

LEGO Dimensions is a solid entry in the toys to life genre, even if it simply ends up repeating the classic formula of all the previous LEGO games with the addition of real-life bricks to play with.

LEGO Dimensions is the best toy-to-life game at the moment. The amount of franchises available and how enjoyable it is make it the new king of the genre.

A new Toys to Life made for the fans of the LEGO and of TT Games. It’s not cheap, but LEGO DImensions brings lots of fun with its impossible (but amazing) crossovers.

LEGO Dimensions is the best toy-to-life game out there, filled with the typical humor of TT Games. Beware: to enjoy the full experience you must be prepared to spend a quite amount of money to buy the various expansion packs.

If it weren’t for the actual toys, Lego Dimensions would be just the last in a long series of semi-identical games, but with the added physical factor this time we are on a whole new level. For the first time in the “toys-to-life” category we have real, fun to play with toys coming to life in the virtual world. This is a brand new start for the series.

LEGO Dimensions is the bet of Warner in the toys-to-life genre. The high price of its expansions is a hard to solve issue, even though enjoyment is guaranteed. The mix of several franchises and well-known brands is one of its best assets, clearly aiming for LEGO collectors.

LEGO Dimensions is the biggest game in the whole franchise so far due to the quantity of content it offers to the players; however, this is also the most expensive one. Enjoyable from the very start.

Sure to be a fun, good natured under the tree gift this Christmas for kids and kids at heart.

This will cost you more than your average game, but you might want to consider it anyway, as it is so much fun combining franchises in a world filled with LEGO bricks. The balance between videogame and physical figurines is done quite impressively.

A toy-to-life LEGO game was only a matter of time. Because of this, we're glad this title turned out as great as it did. It's a bit expensive though and staying close to the portal becomes annoying rather than amusing towards the end.

For someone with infinite money, LEGO Dimensions is one of the best LEGO games on the market and is a great example of how to make figurine-based games fun both in and out of the game. It's funny, it's creative, it plays well, and it's everything a LEGO game should be.

If anything justifies the toys-to-life tag, it's LEGO Dimensions, which thanks to its fresh take on the toy portal, brilliantly varied licences and sets that actually need building, has reinvigorated what is still a relatively new genre. Disney and Skylanders may just have to raise their techy-toy game.

While it's undeniably expensive, LEGO Dimensions delivers a grand cross-over experience that's fun for all ages.

LEGO Dimensions is a new IP crafted with the same love and care that we've come to expect from TT Games. Even if it can get expensive, it's hard to say no to such a cool mix of Pop Culture icons.

An ode to pop culture, the joy of toys, and the love of a good mash-up. It’s expensive, and a lot of the gameplay is familiar, but the mix of elements is almost impossible to resist.

It’s not cheap, but there is a huge amount of value here for families.

It doesn’t always get that blend quite right, and the price of entry is very high, but it’s an excellent first attempt that’s full of nostalgia and more than a few moments of brilliance.

What really sets Lego Dimensions apart from the rest, is that it removes the line between toy and video game and has you play in both the real world and virtual one. All of these things come together to create something much better than its interlocking parts.

LEGO Dimensions is the most fun I've had with a LEGO video game since the whole idea was new back on the PS2. It's full of cool new ideas and a story rammed with iconic references and witty humour - something that adults will enjoy perhaps even more than young children.

In any game within the toys-to-life genre, there's sometimes an unspoken question: is this also a great toy or just a great game? In LEGO Dimensions' case, the answer is easy: it's both.

LEGO Dimensions is a great first start for TT Games with the toys-to-life genre, but since their game is the most expensive of all of them, it makes it a hard recommendation, especially for parents. Once they find a nice balance between promoting other packs and their paywall to unlock other areas, it will be the best of the toys-to-life game out there.

While the puzzles that required physically moving the pieces became tedious, the act of exploring dozens of locations based on things I’ve adored since my childhood was genuinely entertaining.

Lego Dimensions is a great blend of toys-to-life and charming Lego gameplay, but falters under the monetary weight required to get the same breadth of play that previous games did. Some of the best content in the game is locked behind figures, but if you like building with Lego bricks and playing Lego games, this a no-brainer.

As LEGO’s first foray into toys-to-life games, they’ve done an impressive job utilizing the full power of their roster to create a great game that respects the properties it features, from Doctor Who to GLaDOS to Simpsons. It’s lamentable then that a great LEGO adventure is fragmented by the staccato nature of reminding you what you don’t have.

Still hilarious. Still addictive. But while the toy/game mechanics are cleverer than competition, far too much extra investment is required to make Dimensions as satisfying and features-full as ye olde TT LEGO games. [Christmas 2015, p76]

A no-brainer for Lego enthusiasts - a no-thank you for those upset by locked content. [Dec 2015, p.88]

An excellent Lego crossover game, and it's a solid toys-to-life-tie-in. The price is pretty steep, but Dimensions gives you plenty of reasons to invest. [Issue#263, p.68]

A great game hampered by a new model.

This is one of the best Lego games in years and the toy-to-life interactions are fantastically handled via inventive uses for the docking station and the three characters. Not being able to tick off all the usual in-game collectibles without paying a fortune for extra characters is a poorly judged slap in the face for fans of the series though.

LEGO Dimensions feels like it wants to be the ultimate LEGO game, but never quite gets there.

Lego Dimensions is the ultimate Lego game, a charming adventure that has glaring flaws. Its portal is a delight, but the reminders of the areas you’re missing out on grate.