Forget Mario and Sonic (for now anyway) – one of the most popular gaming franchises in recent video game history is Lego. The reason is simple – the games are easy to pick up, great fun to play, and accessible for all ages. And with Lego Jurassic World set to be released in June, it’s high time we built a list of the top ten brick-based video games. A tough challenge indeed. MORE: Lego Jurassic World trailer looks bricking awesome Released on Windows in 1997, Lego Island was the very first Lego game ever made. With no plot as such, players could free roam the colourful island taking on a variety of missions, from delivering pizzas to jet-ski racing. While it’s not dated particularly well, it remains a classic and a springboard for some truly great games. As a child there was something unsatisfying about building an awesome car out of Lego bricks, then not being able to watch it speed around a track, which is why Lego Racers is so brilliant. Essentially the Lego version of Mario Kart, with one key difference – you can build your own car (which has it’s pros and cons).
It’s an old game now, but certainly deserves its place in this list. 8. The Lego Movie video game A Lego video game tie-in of a Lego film – you can’t get more Lego than that! The game closely follows the plot of The Lego Movie, using a colourful world made entirely of Lego bricks, a huge variety of playable characters and a generous smattering of good fun. 7. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga This is a superb offering that combines both the brilliant LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Star Wars II in a neat package. Released in 2007, the Complete Saga offers higher quality graphics than the originals, as well as a classic soundtrack and a hilarious dose of unique Lego humour. 6. Lego Pirates of the Caribbean After such success with other film-to-bricks-to-videogame adaptations, the franchise moved on to Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, merging the first four blockbuster films into one convenient game. The complex story may be a little hard to follow as – like others in the franchise – there’s no dialogue, but they capture the pirate world perfectly and the game play is great fun.
5. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 As the name suggests, this title focuses on key moments from the first four Harry Potter years, resulting in a magical game that brings Hogwarts to life. Game developer Traveller’s Tales paid close attention to both the films and books in looks and story, so genuine Potter fans will feel right at home. 4. Lego Lord of the Rings An fun adaptation of Peter Jackson’s iconic trilogy that used genuine dialogue and music from the original films, which took the franchise to a new level. While it condensed the story somewhat, the atmospheric title offered plenty of replay value with a vast world to explore and endless secrets to discover. Released in 2013, the franchise ventured away from the movie adaptations and brought a huge open-world game with an original story to the Wii U. The result was a family-friendly, action-filled sandbox game, which is the closest Lego will come to Grand Theft Auto series (without all the prostitutes, drugs and swearing).
2. Lego Marvel Super Heroes An exciting and varied open-world game with its own original storyline, using around 150 characters from the Marvel universe to tell it. With excellent gameplay, endless collectable, witty storytelling and oodles of replay value, this is one of the best Lego games out there. 1. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes In a tough-to-call list, my number one Lego game is DC Super Heroes, released in June 2012. The first in the Lego series to have original voice acting (up until this point the stories were mainly told via primitive grunting), which added a new dimension. Even though it’s slightly older than Marvel Super Heroes it’s an excellent sandbox offering, in which players could plays as both Batman and Superman and unlock an array of classic DC heroes and villains. With a fine balance of drama and humour, excellent narrative and gorgeous graphics, this is surely the best Lego game to date.LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Release Date: Oct 22, 2013
Publisher: Warner Brothers Games LEGO Marvel Super Heroes features an original story crossing all the Marvel families. Players take control of Iron Man, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more Marvel characters as they try to stop Loki and a host of other Marvel villains from assembling a Super weapon which they could use to control the Earth. Players will chase down Comic Bricks as they travel across a LEGO New York and visit key locations from the Marvel universe. Developed for Mac by Published for Mac by This document is intended to help you answer any questions that you may have about LEGO® Jurassic World™ Does LEGO Jurassic World support achievements? Yes, achievements are supported by LEGO Jurassic World. If you are signed in to Steam, your achievements will be visible to you in-game and also to other players through the Steam application. How do I obtain DLC? All available DLC for LEGO Jurassic World can be purchased from the game's page on the Steam store:
To purchase your chosen DLC, follow the on-screen instructions. Can I play LEGO Jurassic World with a gamepad? LEGO Jurassic World supports two categories of gamepads: Xbox 360 controllers (which require you to install a software driver) and other supported gamepads, listed below: Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2 Logitech RumblePad 2 USB Macally iShockX Game Controller Mad Catz PC USB wireless game pad Madcatz MP-8888 USB Joypad Mad Catz Game Controller Saitek P2600 Rumble Force Pad Saitek Dual Analog Pad Saitek P2900 Wireless Pad Thrustmaster dual analog 3.2 Thrustmaster Dual Trigger 3-in-1 Thrustmaster FireStorm Dual Power 2 ThrustMaster 2 in 1 DT PlayStation® 3 Controller (Sony) PlayStation® 4 Controller (Sony) USB Joystick (PS2 to USB Convertor) PS Vibration Feedback Converter Logic3 12 button vibration 4 axis 16 button joystick (PS2 to USB Convertor) Dual Analog Rumble Pad
PC-Line 4-Axis,12-Button with POV If you have an Xbox 360 controller, see How do I use an Xbox 360-compatible controller with LEGO Jurassic World? in these FAQs for a link to the software driver. How do I use an Xbox 360-compatible controller with LEGO Jurassic World? The following Xbox 360-compatible controllers require a software driver in order to work: Xbox 360 Wired controller Xbox 360 Wireless controller The driver can be downloaded here: Although these drivers are fully supported by the game, Feral does not offer support with the installation or operation of third-party drivers. Are there any gamepads that are recognised but unsupported? The following gamepads will be recognised by the game but do not have enough buttons or analog controls to support all the possible in-game controls, meaning some in-game tasks will require the keyboard or mouse: Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Microsoft Sidewinder Gamepad Pro Thrustmaster 2 in 1
Thrustmaster Dual Analog 3.2 When using a gamepad, how do I make my character run? If you are moving using an analog stick on your gamepad, you may find that your character will only walk slowly, rather than run, even when you push the stick as far as possible in the direction you wish to move. To fix this, you should enable the Stick Range Boost option in the Control Setup menu. To do so, ensure that your gamepad is plugged in before starting LEGO Jurassic World, then follow the steps below: From the Main Menu, select Options. The Control Setup menu will appear. Set Stick Range Boost to Enabled. How do I switch my pad to the correct mode? Some gamepads support both DirectInput and XInput modes. These gamepads can be identified by a switch on them that has two options, “D” (DirectInput) and “X” (XInput). To play LEGO Jurassic World a gamepad must be supported and set to DirectInput mode. Currently supported devices that have this switch are:
If your gamepad has the switch and is not on this list, you will not be able to use it to play LEGO Jurassic World without a pad support file. and our support team will reply to you with a request for information about your device. Once we have this information, we can usually create a gamepad support file and email it to you. To switch the gamepad to DirectInput mode, follow these instructions: If the LEGO Jurassic World application is running, close it. Unplug the gamepad (or wireless receiver, if the gamepad is wireless). Turn the switch on the pad to “D”. Plug the pad or wireless receiver back in. Restart the LEGO Jurassic World application. You will now be able to play LEGO Jurassic World with the gamepad. How a second player joins the game depends on whether they are using a gamepad or a keyboard. Before starting the game, make sure the gamepad is connected to your computer. Press any button on the gamepad during play to activate Player 2.
The character icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen will flash several times to confirm that a second player has joined. Press the F2 key during play to activate Player 2. NOTE: If pressing the F2 key has no effect, you may need to change your keyboard's default settings. For instructions on how to do this, please see When I press the Function keys (F1-F19) nothing happens. How do I use the Function keys? How do I change the split screen mode? When playing LEGO Jurassic World with a second player, the screen will need to be “split” so that both players’ characters can be displayed at once. You can choose between two different split screen modes: Dynamic: In “dynamic” mode, the screen will split when the characters are far apart from each other so that each one is displayed in a separate half of the screen. When the characters are close together, the split-screen will disappear. Fixed Vertical: In “fixed vertical” mode, the screen will always be split so that each character is displayed in a separate half of the screen.
To change the split screen mode, follow these instructions: Pause the game during play and select Options. Highlight the Split Screen Mode option and press the Return (↩) key to switch the mode. Highlight Accept and press the Return (↩) key. NOTE: In some levels, you will not be able to change the split screen mode. When I press the Function keys (F1-F19) nothing happens. How do I use the Function keys? By default, Mac OS X uses the F keys to control items such as volume and brightness. To use an F key for a game command hold down the fn key, then press the F key you wish to use. To automatically enable the F keys, follow these steps: Open System Preferences ( Menu → System Preferences). Click on Keyboard or Keyboard and Mouse (depending on the version of Mac OS X you are running). Check the Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys checkbox. The F keys will now work without using the fn key. Where are my saved games stored?
Your saved games are stored in your game's preferences folder. To open this folder, click the Open Preferences Folder button in the Support tab of the pre-game Options window. You can also navigate to the preferences folder manually. It is stored in the Feral Interactive folder in your computer's ~/Library/Application Support folder (where the "~" symbol refers to your home directory). By default, the Library folder is hidden from your Finder. To open it, follow these instructions: Open the Go menu from the main toolbar. Hold down the Alt (⌥) key. The Library option will appear. Click on the Library option. The Library folder will open in your Finder. Can I play this game on a case-sensitive file system?LEGO Jurassic World has been tested with the basic formatting option for Mac OS X, which is HFS+. This system is not case-sensitive and identifies files by name without checking capitalization. The capitalization of filenames is not consistent throughout the game.