#LEGO DIMENSIONS PORTAL 2 FULL#
You get a taste of Portal in the main game, but if you want the full experience you need to shell out for the Level Pack. The voice cast also included J.K, Simmons as the founder of the test facility. Wheatley, who is voiced by Stephen Merchant from the British version of The Office, attempts to be helpful but is comically inept often failing to include crucial information in his escape plans. GLaDOS speaks in a calm, soothing voice while saying horrible things and threatening her subjects with lethal gas. For one thing, GLaDOS and Wheatley are terrific characters. The Portal level was one of the stronger parts of the base game. In the main game’s storyline, Batman, Wild Style and Gandalf have to survive her puzzles with the help of a floating robot named Wheatley. GLaDOS is an artificial intelligence that tests subjects with potentially lethal traps. We are talking about a storyline that was adapted from a previous video game, so it’s a pretty natural fit. The basics of the story were easy to pick up from the gameplay. One of the unexpected benefits of playing Lego Dimensions has been that it has introduced me some things that were not on my radar. But not being much of a gamer, I never played it.
Prior to playing Lego Dimensions, I think I was vaguely aware that a puzzle game named Portal existed and that it was supposed to be pretty good.
#LEGO DIMENSIONS PORTAL 2 SERIES#
Both games test the player with a series of puzzles in which the player navigates an obstacle course using a hand-held teleportation device. It was a sequel to the original Portal which was released in 2007. Portal 2 was released to critical acclaim in 2011. Perhaps the most offbeat choice of all was to devote an entire level pack as well as part of the game’s main storyline to a cult video game like Portal 2. But the developers at Travelers Tales have cast a very wide net that included some lesser-known licenses as well. What initially attracted me to the game was the inclusion of characters from The Simpsons and Ghostbusters, pop culture touchstones that appealed to me and my kids. Hopefully even more packs will come with gateway builds over the course of the year, because, let's face it, nothing beats building actual LEGO.A big part of the appeal of Lego Dimensions is the use of familiar properties. Likewise, the Fantastic Beasts pack will feature the MACUSA gateway when it launches in November. Players can dismantle that boring old LEGO portal from Year 1 and build Zhu’s Chinese Restaurant from Ghostbusters in its place. Yes, perhaps the best news of all is that the brand new Ghostbusters and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Packs come with alternative Gateway builds. LEGO Dimensions gets the nod over some of the other toys-to-life games because the toy portal - the thing you put the figures on to make them appear in the game - is an integral part of the experience, and not just something the publisher can use to jack up the price.Īnd fortunately - given how much it will cost you to buy all the figures - Warner isn't forcing you to buy a new portal, as all the toys and figures from both seasons work with the original starter pack.Īnd if building that original toy portal was your favourite part of the original game, don't worry, Warner has got you covered. You don't need a new LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack It's like that exploding water balloon game you played as a child.Ĥ. They're all as fun as they sound - despite the perma-splitscreen camera.īut the best game of all is Tick Tag Boom, as players frantically try to get rid of an explosive LEGO block before the timer runs out. There are multiple game modes to enjoy, including Capture the Flag, Objective and Base Bash. The LEGO games have always featured co-operative gameplay, as parents and children team up to collect bricks, solve puzzles and generally smash the scenery to bits.īut LEGO Dimensions Year 2 turns multiplayer on its head, introducing a brand new competitive mode that take place in themed Battle Arenas. We can't wait to see more LEGO Sonic gameplay ahead of the big launch (you can watch the trailer below). All it needs is He-Man, Indiana Jones and Teenage Mutant Hero (or Ninja) Turtles, and it would be perfect.īut perhaps most exciting of all is the upcoming Sonic Level Pack, which has a November 18 release date.
There's the A-Team, Gremlins, Knight Rider, Goonies, Beetlejuice and E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial.
#LEGO DIMENSIONS PORTAL 2 TV#
It's also great news for anybody grew up in the 1980s, because LEGO Dimensions Year 2 will feature levels and toys from the golden age of TV and film.