{"id":16249,"date":"2017-04-03T00:01:26","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T00:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16249"},"modified":"2017-02-24T07:35:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T07:35:17","slug":"lego-dimensions-the-wizard-of-oz-fun-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/03\/lego-dimensions-the-wizard-of-oz-fun-pack\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO Dimensions The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>So apparently a lot of the older LEGO Dimensions sets are being sold at dollar stores and other discount places now.\u00a0 I\u2019ve even seen a few sets at my local Five and Below, but nothing I had to buy.\u00a0 However, an online friend of mine from California found some sets at his nearby dollar store, and he offered to send me one set that I wanted to try.\u00a0 But not only that, he surprised me by sending me a few more LEGO Dimensions sets in the mail as well!\u00a0 He didn\u2019t want me to send him any money, all he asked was that I reviewed them here at GamerDad!\u00a0 That was REALLY nice of him to send me all these sets, so reviewing them is the least I can do.\u00a0 So all this week I\u2019ll be reviewing the ones he sent me.\u00a0 Except for the Portal 2 set since I already talked about that one in a previous article<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Anyway, the first set we\u2019ll go over today is The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a fan of The Wizard of Oz, but I do have lots of respect for it.\u00a0 There are tons of books, and they seem interesting.\u00a0 The 1930\u2019s movie, which this LEGO set is based on, was shown on TV every year around Easter when I was little, and I always made a point to watch it.\u00a0 Keep in mind this was before VCRs and DVDs and Netflix, so it seemed more special to make a point to watch it back then.\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen the movie recently and while the special effects and dialogue seem cheesy now, this was pretty amazing stuff for back then so I still have respect for it.\u00a0 In the 80\u2019s, Disney made a movie called Return to Oz, and while I didn\u2019t see it in theaters, I did rent it and watched it twice in a row as a kid and loved it (for some reason).\u00a0 A few years ago, Disney made another movie called Oz: The Great and Powerful, but I didn\u2019t like that one as much because it felt like Green Screen: The Movie.\u00a0 I love Wizard of Oz parodies, especially the Futurama one.\u00a0 Heck, I\u2019ve even reviewed a few Wizard of Oz games.\u00a0 One of which was an interesting RPG on the DS!\u00a0 So I was glad to get The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack for LEGO Dimensions.\u00a0 It\u2019s available for nearly all current game consoles, but reviewed on Wii U here.<\/p>\n

LEGO Dimensions is essentially like Skylanders, except you build and play with LEGOs instead.\u00a0 I even wrote a big article about it a while back that you can read<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Anyway, The Wizard of Oz Fun Pack comes with a character and a vehicle.\u00a0 You get the Wicked Witch of the West and a flying monkey.\u00a0 The game gives you instructions on how to build the monkey once the Witch is on the pedestal.\u00a0 Here\u2019s a closer shot of the box they come in.<\/p>\n

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The Witch is actually pretty useful as a character.\u00a0 She can shoot magic green blasts, fly with her broom, and do any magic that the Harry Potter guys can do, too.\u00a0 Unfortunately the flying monkey isn\u2019t so great.\u00a0 You can hop on his back and he\u2019ll tromp around.\u00a0 But he can\u2019t even fly!\u00a0 You can upgrade him to other things like other vehicles, though. But the worst part is how he looks.\u00a0 Just look at the picture below.\u00a0 He looks so dumb in LEGO form.\u00a0 Surely they could\u2019ve done better.<\/p>\n

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The Witch also unlocks The Wizard of Oz hub world.\u00a0 Like any of the other hub worlds in LEGO Dimensions, you can use studs to build structures, and find hidden gold and red LEGO bricks, too.\u00a0 You can explore all the familiar spots from the classic movie here.\u00a0 Follow the Yellow Brick Road and visit the Munchkin Village, the Scarecrow\u2019s cornfield, Emerald City, and the Witch\u2019s castle!\u00a0 In the main LEGO Dimensions game, the first level is actually set in this world, and I love how Batman reacts to the Scarecrow, since there is also a Scarecrow villain in Batman\u2019s world.\u00a0 At any rate, this is a pretty cool hub world for fans of the classic movie.<\/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. I\u2019m not sure how familiar today\u2019s kids would be with the classic movie.\u00a0 If you\u2019re OK with your kids watching the film, they\u2019ll definitely be OK with this 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

In the comments section, why not share with me YOUR favorite Wizard of Oz memories!\u00a0 –Cary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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