The Lego Movie 2 Videogame
The Lego Movie 2 Videogame is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Based on the 2019 film The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, it is a direct stand-alone sequel and the second and final installment to The Lego Movie Videogame, released on February 26, 2019 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows; on March 14, 2019 it was released on macOS.[1]
The Lego Movie 2 Videogame | |
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Developer(s) | Traveller's Tales |
Publisher(s) | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Director(s) | Jamie Eden |
Producer(s) | Peter Lomax |
Designer(s) | Arthur Parsons |
Programmer(s) | Kevin Longair |
Artist(s) | Richard Martin |
Composer(s) | Simon Withenshaw |
Series | The Lego Movie |
Platform(s) | |
Release | macOS
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Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Gameplay
The game borrows from Lego Worlds, and has new additional characters and refined combat mechanics, as well as those from the first game. Worlds and characters from both films are featured in the game.[2] Players create various structures in order to access new levels.[3]
A "Galactic Adventures" DLC expansion pack was made available on April 18, 2019 featuring three levels that expand further on certain plot moments from the film, such as Future Emmet's rise to becoming Rex Dangervest and Mayhem helping out the members of the Justice League.
Development and release
It was officially announced on November 27, 2018 that The Lego Movie Videogame would be getting a sequel, just like The Lego Movie.
The game was released worldwide on February 26, 2019, two weeks after the release of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows.[4]
Reception
On Metacritic, the Nintendo Switch version of The Lego Movie 2 Videogame has a Metascore of 56 out of 100 points, based on 9 reviews.[5]
References
- Interactive, Feral. "WE COME IN PIECES! Battle alien invaders in The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame, out now for macOS". Feral Interactive. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- Yin-Poole, Wesley (November 27, 2018). "The Lego Movie 2 video game out 2019". Eurogamer. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- Santangelo, Nick (November 27, 2018). "The Lego Movie 2 Videogame Announced For 2019". IGN. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- Romano, Nick (November 27, 2018). "The LEGO Movie 2 to get a presumably awesome video game in 2019". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- "The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-05-17.