TT Games·Released Jun 11, 2015·Single player
Following the epic storylines of Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III, as well as Jurassic World, LEGO Jurassic World is the first videogame where players will be able to relive and experience all four Jurassic films.
While LEGO Jurassic World does nothing particularly ‘new’ or exciting to distinguish itself from other platforms (other than being portable, which it pulled off three years ago on PS Vita anyway), it’s impossible to not be swept up by its charming recreation of the Jurassic saga.
LEGO Jurassic World has been birthed from the same DNA that the LEGO series has been reliant on for quite some time, and it's doubtful that anyone will be truly awestruck by its attractions. But that doesn't necessarily mean the adventure's not worth embarking upon. Reliving the Jurassic Park films in such a playful manner helps to offset the gameplay and technical disappointments, and the trip down memory lane will likely be enough to keep the biggest dinosaur fans entertained from start to finish. The park can be amusing, but it lacks its usual bite.
Lego Jurassic World is a joyful, brightly-colored tribute to Jurassic Park that fails to channel the franchise's trademark tension and excitement.
The game suffers from a lack of truly unique and memorable characters in the source material, though and is one of the more repetitive LEGO titles as well, with limited mechanics popping up repeatedly and a noticeable lack of variety in the Jurassic Park side of the experience.
There's lots of enjoyment to be had here, but it's also cruel reminder that the LEGO franchise needs something new to break out of its now conveyer-belt approach.
The action rarely deviates from previous Lego titles, but when it does, it goes in the wrong direction.
The puzzles and combat keep up a great pace that get you past annoyances and back to the fun quickly.
Lego Jurassic World ends up being a middling entry for TT's enormous franchise, but a middling entry by them is still enormously better than most other family games.
The film is out, finally providing a decent successor to the original. But how can the series fare when turned into Lego? Did they stop to think about whether they SHOULD make Lego Jurassic World?
