Software:Lego Worlds

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Short description: 2017 Lego-themed sandbox game


Lego Worlds
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Developer(s)Traveller's Tales
Publisher(s)Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment[1]
Director(s)
  • John Hodskinson
  • Arthur Parsons
  • James McLoughlin
Designer(s)
  • Toby Everett
  • Georgina Cronshaw
  • Jack Chapman
  • James Anwyll
Artist(s)Leon Warren
Composer(s)
  • Rob Westwood
  • Tess Tyler
Platform(s)
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • WW: 7 March 2017
Nintendo Switch
  • NA: 5 September 2017
  • EU: 8 September 2017
Genre(s)Sandbox
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Lego Worlds is a Lego-themed sandbox game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game allows players to build constructions in a 3D procedurally generated world. A beta version of the game was released on 1 June 2015 on Steam Early Access. It was released on 7 March 2017 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. A version for Nintendo Switch was released on 5 September 2017 in North America and 8 September 2017 in Europe.

Gameplay

Lego Worlds is a sandbox video game which allows players to build a world made up of Lego bricks.[2][3] The player is rewarded for collecting objects spread across the map with studs, an in-game currency. The player can build using the items they have encountered. Players can create their own world by using predefined Lego structures or using the "brick-by-brick editor tool". Players' appearances and outfits are customizable in the game. Terrain and environment can be modified via landscaping tools. A variety of vehicles, such as helicopters, and creatures are featured in the game. A multiplayer option and features for world-sharing have been added to the game through later updates.[4]

Development

Prior to the game's official release, it was teased in the back of a Lego set's construction manual.[5] It was formally announced on 1 June 2015 with a simultaneous early access release on Steam to allow the gaming community to provide feedback for continual improvements and the integration of additional content over time.[6] The game left early access and Warner Bros. released the game for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 8 March 2017.[7] The Nintendo Switch version was released in September 2017.[8] In March 2023 it was reported by Nintendo Life that a mobile version codenamed Project Lego X was in development by Playdemic and later moved to TT Games after they were bought by Electronic Arts (EA). [9]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(NS) 59/100[10]
(PC) 71/100[11]
(PS4) 66/100[12]
(XONE) 69/100[13]
Review score
PublicationScore
IGN7.2/10[14]

Reception was generally positive, though players had mixed opinions in some cases. Metacritic gave the Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions a score of 59/100,[10] 71/100,[11] 66/100,[12] and 69/100[13] respectively. The game was nominated for "Family Game" at the 14th British Academy Games Awards.[15][16]

Downloadable content

Two add-ons were released for the game. One, titled the Classic Space Pack, added a new biome, several characters, various creatures, vehicles and 2 brick builds: the Space Scooter Base and the Mineral Detector Base. The second pack, titled the Monsters Pack, added a new biome, a few characters, and three brick builds.

See also

References

  1. "WarnerBros.com | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group Launch "LEGO Worlds" | Press Releases". https://www.warnerbros.com/news/press-releases/warner-bros-interactive-entertainment-tt-games-and-lego-group-launch-lego-worlds. 
  2. Saed, Sharif (1 June 2015). "LEGO Worlds officially announced, is Minecraft with LEGO". http://www.vg247.com/2015/06/01/lego-worlds-available-now-on-steam-early-access/. 
  3. Chalk, Andy (1 June 2015). "See if you can guess which game Lego Worlds looks like". PC Gamer. http://www.pcgamer.com/see-if-you-can-guess-which-game-lego-worlds-looks-like/. Retrieved 1 June 2015. 
  4. Crecente, Brian (1 June 2015). "Lego takes on Minecraft with Lego Worlds, in early access now". http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/1/8699435/lego-worlds. 
  5. Hannley, Steve (27 May 2015). "'LEGO Worlds' Teased by TT Games and WB Interactive". Hardcore Gamer. http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/05/27/lego-worlds-teased-by-tt-games-and-wb-interactive/150673/. 
  6. Osborn, Alex (1 June 2015). "Warner Bros. Announces Minecraft Competitor Lego Worlds". http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/01/warner-bros-announces-minecraft-competitor-lego-worlds. 
  7. O'Cononr, Alice (March 8, 2017). "Bricking it: LEGO Worlds leaves early access". https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/03/08/lego-worlds-released/. 
  8. Newhouse, Alex (July 27, 2015). "Nintendo Switch Version Of Lego Worlds Dated". GameSpot. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-version-of-lego-worlds-dated/1100-6452057/. 
  9. "Report: LEGO Disney and Guardians of the Galaxy Projects Among Multiple Cancellations at TT Games". 8 March 2023. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/03/report-lego-disney-and-guardians-of-the-galaxy-projects-among-multiple-cancellations-at-tt-games. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "LEGO Worlds for Switch Reviews - Metacritic". https://www.metacritic.com/game/lego-worlds/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 "LEGO Worlds for PC Reviews - Metacritic". https://www.metacritic.com/game/lego-worlds/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 "LEGO Worlds for PlayStation 4 Reviews - Metacritic". https://www.metacritic.com/game/lego-worlds/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4. 
  13. 13.0 13.1 "LEGO Worlds for Xbox One Reviews - Metacritic". https://www.metacritic.com/game/lego-worlds/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one. 
  14. "LEGO Worlds Review - IGN". 16 March 2017. http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/03/16/lego-worlds-review. 
  15. deAlessandri, Marie (15 March 2018). "Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice at forefront of BAFTA Games Awards nominations". MCV. https://www.mcvuk.com/business/hellblade-senuas-sacrifice-at-forefront-of-bafta-games-awards-nominations. Retrieved 16 March 2018. 
  16. Makedonski, Brett (12 April 2018). "BAFTA names What Remains of Edith Finch its best game of 2017". https://www.destructoid.com/bafta-names-what-remains-of-edith-finch-its-best-game-of-2017-498392.phtml. 

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