{"id":16992,"date":"2017-10-20T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T00:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=16992"},"modified":"2017-09-28T16:37:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T16:37:10","slug":"the-lego-ninjago-movie-video-game-ps4-xbox-one-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/20\/the-lego-ninjago-movie-video-game-ps4-xbox-one-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game (PS4, Xbox One, Switch)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ninjago is a popular toy line from the building block giants at LEGO.\u00a0 It features a group of heroic teen ninjas as they battle all sorts of bad guys to defend Ninjago City.\u00a0 Ninjago has spawned a massive toy line, a TV cartoon series, and now a full-length animated feature film now in theaters!\u00a0 And now you can play as the characters and relive the action of the new movie with The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game.\u00a0 It\u2019s available for nearly all the current home video game consoles, but reviewed on PS4 here.<\/p>\n

At heart, this game is like any other in the block building series. Sock enemies, bash blocks and build new LEGO structures, drive vehicles, use teamwork, and solve puzzles. Collect LEGO studs to build new things, and find hidden red and gold LEGO bricks to unlock cheats and other goodies. Just like the others, a second player can join in and hop out at any time for some co-op fun.\u00a0 You can also find extra goodies in each stage in Free Play, and other activities and side quests in the hub worlds.<\/p>\n

There are a few new things here and here in this LEGO game, though.\u00a0 They\u2019ve brought back the \u201cMulti-Build System\u201d from LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, where you can choose multiple things to build from a pile of bricks.\u00a0 Since you play as mostly all ninjas, they\u2019re all a bit more nimble than most playable LEGO characters in past games.\u00a0 Everyone here can double jump, run up walls, swing on ropes, and perform all sorts of combo moves.\u00a0 Each character wields a different weapon that can activate certain switches, and later on they\u2019ll learn special elemental powers to help bypass even more obstacles.<\/p>\n

But the new ideas just don\u2019t end there.\u00a0 In past LEGO games, you could collect a certain number of LEGO studs in a stage to earn a gold brick.\u00a0 Here you can continue to collect studs to level up your rank in a stage even more!\u00a0 As you play, you\u2019ll also earn special tokens that can unlock \u201cNinja-gility\u201d moves and perks, like giving out more damage with certain moves, getting double studs by using certain attacks, and much more.\u00a0 You can also find special hidden scrolls that can give you even more powers, like being able to detect nearby secrets!\u00a0 Between levels in the hub worlds you can take on side quests and even find dojos where you can battle bad guys from the movie and others in the Ninjago universe!\u00a0 Try to get a high score and earn a gold medal!\u00a0 So even though the main story mode is a bit shorter than other LEGO titles, there is still plenty of things to do.<\/p>\n

The main problem I had with this game is that goals and objectives were sometimes a little unclear.\u00a0 In past LEGO titles, you could follow a trail of clear LEGO studs to where you need to go next.\u00a0 Here you must follow a tiny little arrow that\u2019s not always there, or even helpful when it is.\u00a0 Plus the game (and the movie, too) lacks a lot of the humor that past titles have had.\u00a0 It\u2019s like they got the \u201cB Team\u201d to work on this one while the rest worked on the more popular LEGO games.\u00a0 But that doesn\u2019t mean the game (or the movie) is bad.\u00a0 It\u2019s just designed specifically for the Ninjago fans out there.\u00a0 And that\u2019s perfectly OK.\u00a0 So if you like Ninjago and the new movie, you\u2019ll want to check out this game, too.<\/p>\n

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

The LEGO Ninjago Movie Video Game is rated E-10 with an ESRB descriptor of Cartoon Violence.\u00a0 You can punch, kick, slice, and smack bad guys, but they just fall down or go to pieces when defeated. They make it perfectly clear that everything is made out of LEGOs, so violence isn\u2019t really that bad.\u00a0 I\u2019d be OK letting any kid play any of the LEGO games, personally. If you\u2019re comfortable with your kids watching the Ninjago movie and cartoon, they\u2019ll be OK with this game, too. If you are defeated, you just appear right back where you were with a minimal loss of studs, so it\u2019s not too frustrating. Even though the game has tons of spoken voice, reading skill is still helpful for the menus and tips. If a younger player does need assistance, another can join in at any time. Which is always recommended, as LEGO games are more fun with a friend anyway. \u00a0\u00a0Finally, I\u2019d like to say that I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to review most of the LEGO games out there, thanks to WB Games sending me them for review purposes, including this game as well.\u00a0 So thanks a bunch, folks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ninjago is a popular toy line from the building block giants at LEGO.\u00a0 It features a group of heroic teen ninjas as they battle all sorts of bad guys to defend Ninjago City.\u00a0 Ninjago has spawned a massive toy line, a TV cartoon series, and now a full-length animated feature film now in theaters!\u00a0 And […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,8,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-reviews","category-movie-reviews","category-television"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16992"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16994,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16992\/revisions\/16994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}