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LEGO Dimensions

PuzzleHack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure

Overview

Lego Dimensions is a 2015 toys-to-life action-adventure game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Wii U. It is a crossover between Lego and over thirty different franchises, from which levels can be played through a USB toy pad peripheral. The Starter Pack, containing the game, the USB toy pad, three minifigures and one vehicle, was released in September 2015, while additional level packs and characters were released over the following two years.

Lego Dimensions features the same style of gameplay as the previous Lego video games developed by Traveller's Tales, in which up to two players control Lego minifigures based on various represented franchises. Players progress through linear levels, using their characters' abilities to solve puzzles, defeat enemies, collect collectibles such as Minikits, Characters in Peril, and Gold Bricks, and attempt to reach the level's end. Collecting in-game currency known as Studs fills a gauge called the Rule Breaker Gauge, and completely filling the gauge unlocks a Gold Brick. Characters are entered into the game by placing their respective minifigures onto a USB toy pad, with each character possessing unique abilities that can be used to solve puzzles or reach hidden areas.

Lord Vortech, a shapeshifting and dimension-travelling entity, and his robotic servant X-PO arrive on Foundation Prime, a planet at the center of the Lego multiverse. They seek the twelve Foundation Elements, the cornerstones of time and space, to merge all dimensions into one under Vortech's governance. These elements, such as the ruby slippers, the One Ring and a piece of kryptonite, were scattered across the multiverse long ago; when recovered, they will release the Foundation of All Dimensions, a force that grants control over the multiverse. As X-PO doubts Vortech's ambition, Vortech decides that he no longer needs him and banishes him to the interdimensional void Vorton, disregarding the risk of harnessing the elements.

Support for the game ended on 23 October 2017, with no more additional content or packs to be released, despite a three-year plan that had been devised, as well as a statement from associate producer Mark Warburton that the team had no intention of ending development after that point.

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Lego Dimensions landed at number two on the sales charts in its first week. Sales had surpassed in comparison to first week sales of other 2015 toys-to-life game competitors Skylanders: Superchargers and Disney Infinity 3.0.