{"id":15974,"date":"2017-01-13T00:01:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T00:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=15974"},"modified":"2016-12-23T19:30:59","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T19:30:59","slug":"lego-dimensions-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-story-pack-fun-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/13\/lego-dimensions-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-story-pack-fun-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO Dimensions Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Pack & Fun Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LEGOBEASTS1\"<\/a>This past Fall, one of the big hit movies was Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which is based in the Harry Potter universe.\u00a0 I actually saw it with my brother and his girlfriend in the theater, mainly so I could review this game better.\u00a0 My brother and his girlfriend are big Harry Potter fans, so they really enjoyed the movie.\u00a0 I\u2019m not as big of a fan of Harry Potter, so I didn\u2019t like it as much as they did.\u00a0 However, I did enjoy playing out parts from the movie in LEGO form with the Fantastic Beasts Story Pack for LEGO Dimensions way more than watching the movie.\u00a0 It\u2019s available for nearly all the current game consoles, but reviewed on Wii U here.\u00a0 This review covers both the Story Pack and Fun Pack.<\/p>\n

So what is LEGO Dimensions?\u00a0 It\u2019s essentially like Skylanders except the figures you get are made out of LEGOs that you must build.\u00a0 I even wrote a big article about LEGO Dimensions a while back that you can read if you want more information<\/strong><\/a>. Anyway, here is the box that the Fantastic Beasts Story Pack comes in.<\/p>\n

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So what do you get in the Fantastic Beasts Story Pack?\u00a0 Well, first, you get a new backdrop you must build to decorate your portal pedestal with.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a shot of the original LEGO Dimensions portal, which looks a bit like that thing in Stargate.<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s a shot of the new Fantastic Beasts portal.\u00a0 It\u2019s the front of the Ministry of Magic department in the USA.\u00a0 (The movie is set in 1920\u2019s New York.)\u00a0 What\u2019s cool is that not only do the doors open and close, but see those things on either side?\u00a0 Those are actually elevators, and you can use levers on the back to make them go up and down!<\/p>\n

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You get two playable characters in the Story Pack as well.\u00a0 The first is Newt Scamander, the main character from the movie.\u00a0 He can shoot blasts from his wand, make a shield around him, light up dark places with his wand, and even fix broken objects with magic.\u00a0 He can also warp to other places using certain pedestals, move magical LEGO blocks, and use a water spell to douse fires.\u00a0 There are also special places where you can hop into his suitcase and explore that world as well.\u00a0 The other character you\u2019ll unlock by playing through the first level.\u00a0 The character you build is Niffler, a magical platypus-like creature who loves to steal gold.\u00a0 In the game he can\u2019t do much, just walk, jump, and use a dig skill.\u00a0 But he was fun to build, with posable feet and arms.\u00a0 You can\u2019t really tell from the picture, but he also has a pouch with LEGO gold pieces in it, and he sits atop more LEGO gold coins.<\/p>\n

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Once you start playing, you\u2019ll have the option to download the assets for the new Fantastic Beasts levels and hub world, so you\u2019ll have to make sure you are connected to the Internet.\u00a0 Also make sure you have plenty of space on your memory card, as the updates hog a lot of it.\u00a0 Luckily the game makes it fairly easy to manage your update data, as you can download and erase updates via one of the new menus.<\/p>\n

The Story Pack has six stages based on the events of the movie.\u00a0 You also get to enter a new hub world as well, which is set in 1920\u2019s New York.\u00a0 With six levels and a hub world connecting them, it\u2019s like getting half a full LEGO game, so that\u2019s pretty good.\u00a0 While you build only two figure, you\u2019ll have the option to switch to other characters in the story levels.\u00a0 Gameplay is like any other LEGO title, and you can also bring in any other figure or vehicle into the levels as well.\u00a0 Want Homer Simpson to join the team?\u00a0 You can do it here!\u00a0 While the levels follow the plot of the new movie, they add a lot of LEGO humor and have plenty of guest appearances from other LEGO Dimensions worlds.\u00a0 There will even be spots that you must use certain other characters to unlock goodies and such.\u00a0 The hub world also has extra side missions for you to earn more gold bricks and other stuff.<\/p>\n

The new levels also add a few new features to the portal itself as you play.\u00a0 Like summoning other creatures to help you progress, and picking locks with Newt\u2019s little pocket plant pal.\u00a0 Only problem is that like the main LEGO Dimensions game, using the portal features isn\u2019t very intuitive all the time.\u00a0 I also don\u2019t like how expensive these sets are, but LEGO toys tend to be pretty pricey anyway.\u00a0 But other than that, it\u2019s a really fun add on for LEGO and Harry Potter fans, and helps keep the Dimensions game fun and fresh.<\/p>\n

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You can also get a Fantastic Beasts Fun Pack, which is sold separately.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a picture of the front of that box.<\/p>\n

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Inside you get another two playable characters to build.\u00a0 The first is Tina Goldstein, the main female character in the movie.\u00a0 She has nearly all the same skills as Newt from what I can tell.\u00a0 Once you set her on the pedestal, you\u2019ll get instructions for building the Swooping Evil.\u00a0 That one was hard to build, and a bit top-heavy so it tends to fall over if not on a very flat surface.\u00a0 In the game you can control the Swooping Evil as it flies around, but I\u2019m not sure what else it can do.\u00a0 I think with the Fun Pack you can unlock the hub world, but not the story levels.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

LEGO Dimensions is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Cartoon Violence and Crude Humor. Most enemies you hit with spells in the Fantastic Beasts pack just warp away or sit there with dizzy stars around their heads.\u00a0 If you\u2019re OK with your kids watching the movie, they\u2019ll be OK with the game, too.\u00a0 While I would recommend most LEGO games to all ages, I think LEGO Dimensions is best for older kids.\u00a0 One, the things you build are pretty complicated sometimes, so they would need to be experienced LEGO handlers.\u00a0 And like other LEGO toys, the sets are pretty expensive so kids would need to know how to keep up with and take care of their toys, as the game is useless without them.\u00a0 And plus using the pedestal is not very intuitive.\u00a0 Also don\u2019t forget the whole choking hazard thing with small LEGOs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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