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If you’ve been reading WellConnectedMom this year, you know that we are excited about LEGO and Warner Bros. new video family game, LEGO Dimensions<\/a>.  We first reported on it in June, naming it one of The Best Upcoming Family Video Games from E3 2015<\/a>.  We also named it in our top 10 Kid Friendly Video Games Xbox One Video Games<\/a>.  In this new game, LEGO once again is bringing toys to life.<\/div>\n
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What Is LEGO Dimensions?<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Just what is LEGO Dimensions?  It’s part LEGO play, part video game, part movie\/TV madness…all rolled up into one package!  LEGO Dimensions is  a science-fiction action adventure involving a LEGO-tized version of your favorite characters including Batman, Marty McFly (Back to the Future), Scooby-Doo, Bart Simpson, Gandalf (Lord of the Rings), the Wicked Witch from Wizard of Oz, and more!<\/div>\n
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The LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack comes with the game, Batman, Gandalf (Lord of the Rings), and Wyldstyle (LEGO Movie), and two LEGO packs to build the LEGO Gateway and the Batmobile.<\/div>\n
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The Story Line<\/span><\/h2>\n

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A sudden mysterious vortex appears in various LEGO worlds, opening a channel for characters from each of these worlds to visit other worlds.  Batman, Gandalf, and Wyldstyle valiantly jump in the vortex to save their friends swept up by it and in the process find themselves fighting for all of LEGO humanity against Lord Vortech.<\/div>\n
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Characters possess different skills that help progress the game further.  Add to the fun (and chaos) by purchasing additional characters.  Up to 7  minifigures\/vehicles can be added to the LEGO Toy Pad at once.  And a total of 14 Adventure Worlds can be unlocked with any LEGO Dimensions minifigure.  Although progression through some of these Adventure Worlds can only happen with certain LEGO Dimension characters (purchased separately).<\/div>\n
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 Towards the beginning of the adventure, you are instructed to build the physical vortex for your LEGO characters to go through.  You can follow the on screen instructions or use the enclosed guide.<\/div>\n
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Players explore, take on quests, race, and collect LEGO studs and bricks as they go on various adventures in different LEGO worlds.  These come in handy when you want to upgrade your LEGO character or vehicle powers.<\/div>\n
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LEGO created vehicles and gadgets can be built and rebuilt up to three times, extending the use of item and using them to unlock different abilities.  LEGO Dimensions is very unique as it combines LEGO building with a physical toy.  It’s really a cool way to combine your love of LEGO’s with your love of video games.<\/div>\n
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The LEGO Toy Pad does more than just house minifigures and vehicles, it also lights up to provide players with clues for gameplay.  Placement of characters on the Toy Pad do matter, and players can manipulate the game by how they place them.<\/div>\n
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My son caught onto this fact way sooner than I did.  He could tell from the color of the Toy Pad, that certain characters needed to be moved.  It’s amazing how kids can pick up nuances like this so easily.<\/div>\n
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The whole game is a mash-up of favorite characters from different movies\/TV shows working together in unlikely worlds, physically building vehicles and gadgets with LEGO’s, and bringing them to life in the video game through the Toy Pad.  Kids aren’t going to know what to do with all of this zany fun.  And parents will love it too!<\/div>\n
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How Many Worlds Can You Access?<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
There are 14 Adventure Worlds in total.  Additional characters and expansion packs can be purchased separately to bring together more zany combinations of unlikely heroes.  The Starter Pack gives you access to three worlds, but you will need to purchase more characters to get access to more.  <\/div>\n
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But don’t worry, the three Adventure Worlds you have access to will give you a solid 12 hours or so to play through each world and even further time in the other worlds, although you cannot play them all the way through.<\/div>\n
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Interestingly enough, you can use some of the studs and bricks you pick up to rent a hero for a short period of time (often 30 seconds).  These heroes have powers to get you through obstacles that your characters don’t have.<\/div>\n
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One of my favorite worlds is in the Wizard of Oz, when Wyldstyle, Gandalf, and Batman ended up on the yellow brick road on the way to Oz.  The Wicked Witch and her monkeys give you a run for your money and I loved Gandalf’s comment about how the Wicked Witch gives people who perform magic a bad name.  There are funny quips like this throughout the game.<\/div>\n
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