LEGO Dimensions: Starter Pack (PS4)

One of my all time favourite games (and I'm supposed to be an adult!) I've so far clocked nearly 60 hours on this game, and I'm still only working on the first year of characters! I'm a stickler for 100% completing Lego games and I can see that this one is going to take me a long time! I love the array of characters available for this, and love how the characters need to be moved around the portal for certain tasks and missions. I'm so addicted to this and have currently got all of the characters available (until the new releases on May 9th)

So the negative is that this is quite expensive especially with all the add on characters, level packs etc. but the positive is that this is a great game, incredibly addictive and huge fun - from the voices to the 'guest appearances' of a wide range of characters from the lego universe (Simpsons, LoTR, Ninjago, DC, Dr Who) - buying the extra characters (though as mentioned they aren't cheap) adds all sorts of new 'dimensions' to the game.. great fun for young & not so young and a must for fans of lego and console games. Great!

First off the game is extremely fun and funny just like all of the other lego games, the one difference here is obviously the actual lego you use to play the game. If you have played previous lego games then you will know that as you play the game you unlock new characters which have different abilities which will help later on in the game, well here is the fault with this game, they could of not included the stupid dimension toy pad thing or the lego and created a great fun lego game where you unlock the characters in game, but no you have to spend in the region of £600 if you would like to have every character which IS necessary to 100% the game, which is why this is obviously a money grapping scheme from lego, its not like they need the money is it? So if you are thinking of buying this exspect to spend way too much on the extra lego

I followed the instructions on how to build the Lego Dimensions Portal but my PS5 says please connect the toy pad to the system even it already is connected I don't know what to do

I bought this for myself as I suffer with depression and have been off work for most of the year. My love for LEGO has been reignited lately and building this pieces was the most focus I have had in a long time so it was theraputic. The instructions are easy to follow so if you are new to LEGO don't worry the illustrated step by step instructions are very easy to understand. The portal took my about 40 mins to assemble and it came with a sense of joy when I had completed it. The game itself is everything we love about this timeless toy so there is no real change from previous games regarding gameplay. Depending on what figures you own the worlds relating to those figures will be open to freeplay and mince around in. This pack comes with Batman, Gandalf and the girl from the LEGO movie I forgot her name but now these worlds are open to enjoy like The LEGO movie world, The Lord of the Rings World and LEGO DC world. I bought additional figures too (which are compatible with other consoles too) I got Stay Puffy mashmellow man so now Ghostbusters (1984) world is open you will need to get the remake Ghostbusters figures and level pack to unleash the movie world. I also bought the Back to the Future level pack which unlocks that awesome world. There is lots of fun to have here between building the actual sets and collecting and the actual play of the game it is fab.

Yes the game is expensive but once you start playing you can begin to understand why. There are many licences involved with the making of this and more importantly the Portal is more "involving" than other standard game portals.We (8 yo son and me) are about halfway through the levels and visited a number of other lands so I feel in a good place to give at least a reasonable opinion. For fanboys and fan girls out there there are so many aspects which will please. Some of the cutscenes have made me smile often. As for the Doctor Who level with the Weeping Angels part- it is fantastic! I want a Lego Weeping Angel ;-). The purist may pull a face at seeing, for example, Batman visiting Middle Earth, but for those who love a real mash up Lego Dimensions is gaming heaven. Besides, didn't the Lego Movie promote the whole theme of mixing up Lego :-).When first playing be prepared for a 5 gb update and be patient with some of the Lego building. Instructions will appear on screen at appropriate times.The only reason this is 4 stars rather than 5 is that I have encountered some game crashes and at times some of the portal puzzles have been obtuse I believe. There is so much to do and visit in the game just with the starter pack alone. I do not think there is a 100% completion therefore it is entirely up to the player as to whether they would wish to get additional packs to unlock other aspects of the game.Update: having completed the game I just wanted to make some further observations.The scale and imagination that has gone into this game is astounding. Without too many spoilers,the gameplay varies from the usual Lego formula on levels such as Midway Arcade and the Scooby Doo ones. So refreshing and so nostalgic ;-). Adults will enjoy this as much as the kids.I'm still getting the odd game crash and the use of the game portal is a bit OTT but otherwise this game is a great addition. I still remain with 4 stars though.

I brought this for my grandson birthday a piece washing missing even if it's nearly new £174 for this I would expect it to be complete

What a lot of fun, multiple worlds to explore, good story with typical hilarious Lego game sense of humour. A little overpriced on released and I suspect that in short time the prices will be a little more reasonable on Amazon. However, price aside kids will love this and adult fans of Lego will enjoy all the more. Batman in Mordor while driving Homer's car? Who would ever have thought?