The developers have not only made it easy to figure out how to progress, but have also pulled back on the level of difficulty.

It is always obvious what needs your attention as items requiring interaction are signified by clear visual prompts. Stages are typically broken up into a number of smaller areas, each requiring you to smash and build blocks, activate switches and levers, and engage in some swashbuckling sword fights. It is a shame that those less familiar with the films will, in all likelihood, be lost and confused by the cutscenes and transitions between levels.Īlso setting the handheld version apart, the levels here are streamlined and linear affairs, which brings some welcome structure to proceedings while avoiding head scratching, 3DS-throwing moments. Narrative sequences are often cryptic in LEGO titles at the best of times, but they are practically indecipherable in this version for all but the most hardcore fans. The home console equivalents have about 20 – as with previous LEGO titles, this version has been cut down, which has a noticeable effect on the flow of the story as well as the pre-rendered cutscenes being shortened significantly. For one thing, the 3DS version has been scaled back to four levels per movie, giving you a total of 16 stages. Even with the trademark humour present and correct, however, there are some problems.

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