LEGO The Lord of the Rings (U)(EXiMiUS) ROMNintendo DS / DS NDS ROMsAction-AdventureHow to Play this Game ? Now you can upload screenshots or other images (cover scans, disc scans, etc.) for LEGO The Lord of the Rings (U)(EXiMiUS) to Emuparadise. If you'd like to nominate LEGO The Lord of the Rings (U)(EXiMiUS) for Retro Game of the Day, please submit a screenshot and description for it. moment they are approved (we approve submissions twice a day..), you will be able to nominate this title as retro game of(a nominate button will show up on this page..) Share with your Friends: Find out how else you can support emuparadise. It's free, easy andFor starters, share this page with your friends.Use the links above : ) Download LEGO The Lord of the Rings (U)(EXiMiUS)(Nintendo DS Release #6116)Publisher: Warner Bros | Developer: Traveller’s Tales | It’s easy to be cynical about a new Lego game. After all, this is the third game from Traveller’s Tales since the release of the Xbox One in November.
That’s a hell of a lot of stud collecting in a relatively short amount of time. Do we really need yet another one, based on another popular film licence? Do we really need to buy Lego The Hobbit so that we can once again line Traveller’s Tales pockets so it can release another Lego game? Surely Traveller’s Tales needs to think up some fresh ideas, or at least put its stacks of money towards securing the Doctor Who licence?Mainly because Traveller’s Tale’s latest game is fun. It’s a game that proves it is possible to come up with new, engaging ideas for a nine-year-old franchise. The main reason Lego The Hobbit works so well is because Traveller’s Tales has paid close attention to the source material. As a result it’s the dwarves and their reluctant companion Bilbo Baggins that the new game mechanics revolve around. Many of the dwarves have their own unique skills that are used to solve the now familiar puzzles that Traveller’s Tales constantly throws at you. Additionally, teamwork plays heavily throughout The Hobbit’s running time.
One minute you’ll be stacking dwarves together so that you can reach an out-of-the-way area, the next you’ll be feeding Bombur food so that you can bounce on his gut to reach an out-of-the way area. Certain sections and enemies are impassable unless you ‘Buddy Up’ with another dwarf, while some stages see you constantly switch between two groups as you routinely help each other by clearing out specific hazards. It’s a lovely touch and plays nicely to the camaraderie found in both the films and Tolkien’s novel. Another nice new addition is the ability to craft items. As you walk around each level bashing up objects, you’ll collect different items in addition to the usual studs that rain down like confetti. At certain points you’ll be asked to build specific items that will require a set number of these items. Once collected you must then create the item by selecting the required piece from a wheel of eight. The quicker you build, the more bonus studs you’ll earn upon completion, but you’ll lose studs if you select the wrong piece.
It’s not a game changer by any means, but it once again shows that Traveller’s Tales has thought about the source material and found the best way to build game mechanics into it. Otherwise, it’s business as usual, with lots of collecting, some fun puzzles (that will occasionally stump you) and a fair smattering of combat as you re-enact the first two Hobbit films over 16 rather large levels. Combat features quite heavily, so expect plenty of scraps on your lengthy adventure. For the most part said combat is relatively straightforward, with a few close-up QTEs thrown in for boss encounters. There’s one particularly nice section where you control Legolas and must shoot down rows of orcs while you repeatedly jump across floating barrels, but it’s fleetingly underused, as if the developer was afraid to try something new. Lego games aren’t about combat, though, they’re about collecting and the balance is great. While there are plenty of hidden items found in each stage, it’s the overworld that really impresses.
As you complete each level, new locations appear on the world map, pointing to hidden items that will delight hardcore collectors. A nice touch is the switching between night and day (triggered by resting at a camp site) meaning you get a real sense of an epic adventure. There are numerous quests to go on as well that add further to the grand sense of adventure that Lego The Hobbit offers. Typically just fetch quests, occasionally it’s something a little different in order to achieve your goal. The world can feel empty, but it’s a big improvement over Lego The Lord Of The Rings. Interestingly, while The Hobbit threw us a few gameplay surprises, there’s little to get excited about from a graphical point of view. Environments such as Mirkwood and Smaug’s lair are atmospherically crafted, but it doesn’t scream next-gen. In fact it doesn’t even say next-gen, being a slightly shinier version of what you’d expect the Xbox 360 version to look like. Worry not though, for beneath the unimpressive visuals hides yet another enjoyable adventure.
It certainly won’t convert unbelievers, but anyone else is in for a lot of fun. Now where’s that Lego Doctor Who game?TT Games' follow-up to Lego Lord of the Rings is out, making it the third Lego title in six months. How does it stand up? Lego The Hobbit PS4 Review: All These Dwarves Look the Same TT Games' follow-up to Lego Lord of the Rings is out, making it the third Lego title in six months. If you've played any of the previous Lego games, then you already know what to expect from Lego The Hobbit. It's roughly in line with the other Lego games that I've played in the past. My introduction to the series was with Lego Marvel Super Heroes back in October, meaning I've played 4 Lego titles in 6 months (I played through Lego Marvel on two platforms). That means I've played roughly the same game repeatedly, like walking into the same room and sitting on the same couch over and over again with only the wallpaper and upholstery changing. Surprisingly, I'm not tired of it yet.
It's a comfy couch. Lego The Hobbit is based on the first two of the Hobbit films, An Unexpected Journey and The Desolation of Smaug. The third film, There and Back Again, isn't out until December of this year, so TT Games will be releasing downloadable content covering that movie. It's odd, because it's not like the end of the Hobbit is much of a spoiler, but I suppose the move will give Lego The Hobbit a small boost around the holiday shopping season. It is a bit weird to see the credits roll in the middle of the story. One thing that hit me pretty early on about Lego The Hobbit is how great it looks. I don't know if it's an updated engine or just the fact that I started on PlayStation 4 this time around, but the entire game looks spectacular. Waves of orcs, sleepy towns, rivers winding through mountain crevasses; it's all quite impressive when contrasted with the simplicity of Lego blocks. TT Games absolutely sells the epic feeling at times in Lego the Hobbit. It's not Metro: Last Light on Ultra Settings, but the studio is still pulling out all of the stops for its intended audience.
You'll experience family-friendly, humorous Lego versions of all the big scenes from the first two films: Dol Guldur and the battle with the necromancer, the band's capture and conflict with the Great Goblin, Bilbo's meeting with Gollum, being saved from giant spiders by Legolas and crew, and Bilbo's first encounter with the dragon Smaug. Everything's here in the Lego style you've come to expect: two-player cooperative gameplay, linear beat-em-up levels, ability-based puzzles, and a whole host of characters to unlock. All of this is connected by a world map that feels more cohesive than what was found in Lego Marvel or The Lego Movie. Lego Marvel's Manhattan is grand, but it feels more like a playground than a fully-realized world. In Lego The Hobbit, as you progress through the game, you'll unlock more of the world map, including quests and other collectible goodies to find. At some point, you can wander aimlessly from one side of the map to the other, which goes a long way towards selling Lego Middle-Earth as a living place.
Lego The Hobbit features 98 characters to unlock with a host of unique abilities spread randomly across the entire lineup. All of the abilities required to proceed are available in the primary cast, with everybody else just being there for fun. One problem that creeps up in Lego The Hobbit is the lack of distinctiveness in that primary cast; unlike Lego Marvel or The Lego Movie, the dwarves that make up the cast don't have wildly different looks. Occasionally, you'll struggle trying to remember which one has the bow, or you'll spend a bit of time pondering if you're picking the dwarf with the slingshot or the one with the flail. It's not game-breaking or anything, but it is a bit annoying. TT Games decided to make the co-op play more overt this time around. Many puzzles require two players doing things in tandem, or at least one player switching characters. There's also tandem Buddy Attacks, which are needed to dispatch the larger and harder foes. It does improve the feeling of actually playing together, whereas in Lego Marvel and The Lego Movie there was very little in the way of direct interaction.
Since this is a Lego game, there's also a few mechanics built around building items out of the famous blocks. The build mini-game from The Lego Movie returns here: the game builds an object and then offers players the chance to select the next piece in the process. Choose quickly and you'll get bonus Lego Studs that add to your overall count. There's also the new Lego Loot. When you're out there smashing everything you can find for more Stud-ly goodness, Lego Loot will also drop. This loot takes the form of wood, stone, meat, or even precious gems. At specific stations around the world, you can spend this loot to build new objects. Lego The Hobbit has a pretty robust quest system built around Lego Loot and the objects you can create from it, with the denizens of Lego Middle-Earth requiring your building talents to move on with their lives. Lego The Hobbit is a great little game, even if the source material lets it down a bit. It looks great, but the cast doesn't bring a lot to the table, like it did for Lego Marvel or The Lego Movie.
Outside of their extra side abilities, they all play largely the same, so there isn't a strong desire to pick a favorite this time around. TT Games is still at the top of its craft, but if you had to pick one Lego game on retail shelves right now, I'd go with Lego Marvel. That said, Lego the Hobbit will probably be a great buy this holiday season once the DLC hits and the game has gained some distance from its better predecessors. Lego The Hobbit brings the first two Hobbit films to life in TT Games' great, family-friendly style. On PlayStation 4, the game looks absolutely amazing, especially in the cutscenes and major battles when it matters most. Unfortunately, the source material lets down TT Games here; the dwarves just aren't very distinct when compared to the cast of Lego Marvel and The Lego Movie. All told, Lego The Hobbit is very good, but it doesn't reach the best of those previous titles. This article may contain links to online retail stores. If you click on one and buy the product we may receive a small commission.