Funko Fusion

Funko Fusion is a whacky and amusing 3D adventure title. Like LEGO, this game demands that you explore small arenas while controlling your favourite protagonist. However, unlike LEGO, it lacks polish. Accordingly, some glitches and bugs hold it back. Once these issues are ironed out, this will be a great, albeit repetitive experience.

Funko Fusion is a simple game, perhaps overly so, following the footsteps of Travellers’ Tales’ iconic LEGO games but with the Funko figurines instead of the brick characters. The IP crossover aspect is sound, and the game is very accessible, but excessive repetition and a baffling lack of any form of co-op at launch, with online co-op but no local co-op coming down the line, surely severely crippling its value in the eyes of much of the target audience. Once co-op is finally added, as long as the online one fits the bill for you, I’d still recommend playing through the storyline at least once, at least to the people who are craving for a new LEGO-style adventure and are looking for a new twist or two on the formula.

Funko Fusion ends up being a pop culture-fest that’s overly difficult and a bit of a mess. The technical issues are worrisome, but the fact that the gameplay is geared up for a co-op setup not yet available is a real head-scratcher. Nevertheless, when it works, the puzzles are smartly implemented and the worlds are very well-created. There’s a generous amount of replayability too, which is enticing for completionists.

Considering the starting subject, Funko Fusion can also be considered a clever adaptation of the brand to a form of video game, unfortunately the execution of the gameplay leaves much to be desired: the idea of different worlds is interesting, but the third-person shooter is bland, confusing, imprecise and uninteresting.

A promising title that lets itself down over and over again.