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A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Video games have been an important type of media in the 20th and 21st century.
Many video games have been created depicting LEGO over the years, released over a variety of video game consoles. LEGO video games now serve as a major part of The LEGO Group's financial plan, and have seen a rise in popularity in recent years. The most recent have been developed by TT Games, now regarded as the primary developers for such games.
History of LEGO video games[edit | edit source]
LEGO video games started in the form of LEGO Computer games. The first LEGO game was LEGO Island, in 1997, which was developed and published by Mindscape. Henceforth from then, all LEGO games were published by LEGO Media.
This game was followed by LEGO Chess, developed by Krisalis Software Ltd., LEGO Creator, developed by THQR Inc., Superscape, and LEGO Loco, created by Intelligent Games in 1998.
The first multi-platform LEGO game was released in 1999, named LEGO Racers, was developed by High Voltage Software. This game was significantly important to the LEGO Group for it was the first LEGO game that was released across a variety of consoles, and was the only LEGO game released on the Nintendo 64. LEGO Friends and LEGO Rock Raiders were also released that year.
In 2000, LEGO Creator Knight's Kingdom, LEGO My Style Kindergarten, LEGO Stunt Rally, and LEGO Alpha Team were all released. LEGO Rock Raiders also saw a PlayStation release.
In 2001, BIONICLE: Tales of the Tohunga, the first LEGO BIONICLE Game was released. LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge, a sequel to LEGO Island, LEGO Racers 2, a sequel to LEGO Racers, and LEGO Creator: Harry Potter , the third entry in the LEGO Creator series, were all released.
In 2002, BIONICLE: Matoran Adventures, a second BIONICLE game, Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension, LEGO Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, another game in the LEGO Creator series, Drome Racers, and Island Xtreme Stunts were all released.
In 2003, the first movie based LEGO game and one of the only multi-platform LEGO games, was released in 2003, titled BIONICLE: The Game. The game loosely tied together the story arcs of 2001, 2002 and 2003, and served to promote the BIONICLE movie that was released alongside it. It was the first LEGO game for the Nintendo Gamecube, Sony Playstation 2 and Xbox. It was the only LEGO game released in 2003, and received middling to poor reviews.
In 2004, LEGO Knights' Kingdom was released.
2005 is considered the most important year for LEGO video games because of the revolutionary release of LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. This was the second multi-platform video game released by LEGO, but the hype and reviews of the game were much higher than that of BIONICLE: The Video Game. It was developed by Traveler's Tales. It was the first LEGO video game to gain this level of appreciation. Traveler's Tales was now given control of all LEGO video games because of its success. The hub for this game is Dexter Diner.
BIONICLE: Maze of Shadows was also released that year.
In 2006, BIONICLE Heroes and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy were both released by Traveler's Tales, now TT games. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy gained much praise for its improvements upon its predecessor. The hub for this game is Mos Eisley Cantina.
In 2007, LEGO Digital Designer, by LEGO Media, and LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (the hub is once again Mos Eisley), by TT games, were released (LEGO Star Wars The Complete Saga for all consoles except for the PC until 2010). the third LEGO Star Wars game did not gain as much praise as its two predecessors, but known simply as a "bridge" between the two games with some extra content thrown in. The hub for this game is once again Mos Eisley.
In 2008, LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (hub is Barnett College) and LEGO Batman: The Video Game (hub is the Batcave for heroes and Arkham Asylum for villains, making it the only video game with two hubs.) were released by TT games.
In 2009, LEGO Battles was released by TT Fusion, a division of TT games and LEGO Rock Band, were both released. LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (hub is warehouse) was released also that year.
LEGO Space: The Videogame was a planned video game for Nintendo DS, and was advertised on the first wave of Space Police 3 sets. However, LEGO has confirmed that the game was merged with LEGO Castle: The Video Game to become LEGO Battles.
In 2010, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4(hub is Diagon Alley) was released by TT games and LEGO Universe, the first LEGO Massively Multiplayer Online Game, was released by NetDevil, but was discontinued on January 31 2012.
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars (hub is a Venator ship named the Resolute) was the fourth LEGO Star Wars game released by TT Games. It was released in March 2011.
On November 18th 2010, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (hub is Port Royal dock) was announced and was released in May 2011.
LEGO Battles: Ninjago, a new LEGO Battles Video game, was releasied April 2011. It was released only for the Nintendo DS System. LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 was released on November 11 of that same year.
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes was released in Summer 2012 and LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game was released in November 2012. It was the first in the series to have full voice acting as opposed to grunts, groans, screams, cries, and random, unintelligible gibberish.
LEGO City Undercover had been announced in 2011 in the instructions of the City Sets and the E3 announcement. It was released for Wii U in March 2013. A prequel, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, was released for 3DS in April 2013.
Sometime during 2013 a game called LEGO Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey was released, and in Fall 2013 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: The Videogame was released. LEGO Batman 2 was re-released on the Wii U to coincide with LEGO Batman: The Movie - DC Super Heroes Unite.
In 2014, a video game based on The LEGO Movie called The LEGO Movie Video Game was released at about the same time as the film. LEGO The Hobbit: The Video Game was released in April 2014, following the events of the first two films of The Hobbit trilogy. LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids was announced for the 3DS and PlayStation Vita and was released in August of 2014. LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham was released on all next generation consoles in November of 2014. Also in the year, the second LEGO Massively Multiplayer Online Game was released, LEGO Minifigures Online, featuring characters from the Collectable Minifigures theme.
In 2015 LEGO Jurassic World was released after it was teased during the end credits to LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham and to coincide with the Jurassic World movie. Also, LEGO Worlds became available on Steam Early Access on June 1, an open-world building game similar to Minecraft.
Also in 2015, LEGO Dimensions was released. Unlike any other LEGO video game, Dimensions includes an electronic base that reads NFC chips included in separately sold packs with physical minifigures and brick-built vehicles, causing the characters and vehicles to appear in-game, similar to the game series Skylanders and Disney Infinity. Unlike past games, Dimensions features characters, vehicles, levels and worlds from a wide variety of different themes, including themes that were never physically produced prior to the game's existence such as Portal and The Wizard of Oz.
In 2016, LEGO Marvel's Avengers was released. Unlike the previous Marvel title, this game allows players to play through iconic moments in the two Avengers films, as well as Marvel's Captain America: The First Avenger, Marvel's Iron Man 3, Marvel's Thor: The Dark World and Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be released June 28 and will follow the events of the film along with exclusive content taking place between Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
List of all LEGO video games[edit | edit source]
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resorting consoles by chronological release
| Title | Release | PC | Mac | Mob | PS | N64 | GBC | PS2 | GBA | GC | Xbox | DS | PSP | 360 | Wii | PS3 | iOS | 3DS | Vita | Wii U | PS4 | Xbox One |
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| LEGO Alpha Team | 2000 | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| BIONICLE Heroes | 2006 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| BIONICLE: The Game | 2003 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| BIONICLE: Matoran Adventures | 2002 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BIONICLE: Maze of Shadows | 2005 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BIONICLE: Tales of the Tohunga | 2001 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Galidor: Defenders of the Outer Dimension | 2002 | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Batman: The Videogame | 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes | 2012 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LEGO Battles | 2009 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Battles: Ninjago | 2011 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Chess | 1998 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO City Undercover | 2012 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins | 2012 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Creator | 1998 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Creator: Harry Potter | 2001 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2002 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Creator Knights' Kingdom | 2000 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Drome Racers | 2002 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Friends | 1999 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 | 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures | 2008 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues | 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| LEGO Island | 1997 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge | 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Island Xtreme Stunts | 2002 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Knights' Kingdom | 2004 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGOLAND | 2000 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Loco | 1998 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Marvel Super Heroes | 2013 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| LEGO My Style Kindergarten | 2000 | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO My Style Preschool | 2000 | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Racers | 1999 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Racers 2 | 2001 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Rock Band | 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Rock Raiders | 1999/2000 | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Soccer Mania/Football Mania | 2002 | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Stunt Rally | 2000 | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game | 2005 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | 2006 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga | 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LEGO Universe | 2010 | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| The LEGO Movie Video Game | 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LEGO The Hobbit: The Video Game | 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids | 2014 | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham | 2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LEGO Friends | 2013 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Jurassic World | 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LEGO Worlds | 2015 | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Dimensions | 2015 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| LEGO Marvel's Avengers | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
As the list shows, the PC is the platform with the most games, with a count of 43 LEGO video games published. The Xbox 360 is the second.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Released as LEGO Batman: Gotham City Games
- ↑ Released in 2007
- ↑ Released in 2009
- ↑ Released in 2010/2011
