- Fight on land, sea and in the air using 30 different vehicles.
- Six distinct story lines and 90 different levels, focusing on the three main themes of LEGO Battles: LEGO Space, LEGO Castle and LEGO Pirates.
- Players can build their own LEGO bases and battle teams by mixing and matching units to create the ultimate customized LEGO squad.
- Multiplayer mode allows players to pitch their customized army against friends on 30 different maps via wireless DS multi-card play.
- With 55 playable characters, players are able to assemble their favorite LEGO team to battle with.
Product Description
LEGO Battles features elements of three popular LEGO toy themes: LEGO Space, LEGO Castle, and LEGO Pirates, offering a new kind of “build and battle” LEGO gameplay. Through six distinct story lines, players build their own LEGO bases and battle teams as they engage in 90 different levels. Players can then mix and match units to create the ultimate customized LEGO squad. LEGO Battles is an action-packed adventure for young gamers where swordsmen clash with pirate… More >>
First, what it’s not. Lego Battles is not just another Lego shoot-em-up game for the DS. Your six year old will probably hate it, if they aren’t willing to learn how to play real-time strategy games. This isn’t a game where you run around shooting things. This is a game where you build cities, control soldiers, builders, heroes, etc. Is it fun? absolutely.
This game feels like Warcraft 2 for the DS, which is a compliment. It’s a great RTS with Castles, Barracks, Farms, soldiers, kings, workers, etc. It has some of the more “advanced” RTS controls, things like build queues, rally points, etc., which we’ve come to expect from games like Total Annihilation, Supreme Commander, and others.
I have really enjoyed this game because it fills a void: the missing RTS for the DS. I’ve looked around, but hadn’t found anything good in this genre on the DS. Lego Battles allows you to strategically build cities, plan battles, etc. My only complaint is that some of the early campaigns are very easy. I wish there were a way to increase the difficulty. That said, it’s an outstanding game. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this game for my six year old son, who has played the Lego Batman and Star Wars games and enjoyed them tremendously. The previous reviewer is correct, this is a different game, but it is enjoyable in its own right. You have 90 levels to complete, each with items to find (minikit pieces, blue Legos) and as you find stuff and complete levels you unlock other items or levels. This is basically a mini RTS (real time strategy) game for kids, I would suggest at least six years of age. You have builders who can make you farms (to sustain population), towers (for defense), shipyards, castles (to make your kings/wizards/etc), barracks (to make soldiers), and so on. Each level sees goals that when completed usually lead to new goals. Once you have completed a level you can stay there looking for items you still have not found or you can go on to the next level. I helped my son a bit with the first few levels but he picked it up quickly and he loves the game. So do not expect another DS Batman, but instead this is a fantastic game in its own right.
Rating: 5 / 5
This game is a stradegy game much like Ages of Empires, but a little more easier to use.
The sound effects and graphics are consitant with the other lego games and there are many cute mini movies.
You basically deploy your Lego men to do different tasks like build a farm, Castle, military post… etc and build men to fight and defend them from attcking enimies. There is a mini campaign in the game and a built in tutorial and also free play.
I do admit it is hard for younger players and it is nothing like the other lego games like the Starwars, Batman, and Indian Jones. I had my 7 year old try it and he likes it, but says its too hard to control everyone at once.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is a really fun game but requires a lot of thinking that’s typical of RTS (Real-Time Strategy)Games. Wouldn’t recommend it for younger kids but definitely a fun (and addicting) game for the older ones.
Includes a lot of side missions like Finding Hidden Items, Achievements, and more that is typical of RTS games of the current generation. Acts/Videos during game play are of an amazing quality for the DS.
Rating: 5 / 5
I got this for my 10 year old. In the beginning he found it frustrating because it is not like the other Lego games which, while very fun, follow pretty much the same formula. This game has more of a learning curve but once my son got the hang of it he came to love it and plays it a ton. We have just about every Lego game available and this is defniitely in the top 3 of games he plays the most. Some of his friends also have it for DS and they play together. I think younger children would find this baffling, it seems better suited to older kids. Personally I like the Lego games because even the bad guys are cute.
Rating: 5 / 5