The story behind each film is revealed in gameplay as well as in animated cut scenes, which appear in every level. Part of the brilliance is the simple fact that it is impossible to find everything your first time through, so replay value is more or less guaranteed.įor LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean, the game delivers its interpretation of all four of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movies, including this year's release, ' On Stranger Tides.' Each film is represented by five levels, for a total of 20 levels of gameplay, plus the port area, which serves as the hub.
The draw comes from solving puzzles as well as exploring the world with different characters to discover all of the hidden goodies. Take a well-known licensed property, reimagine it with LEGO minifigures and LEGO bricks, wrap it all around a new hub level and voilà, instant game. If you've never played one of the LEGO action games, they all follow a similar premise. After iterating through a number of licenses, the LEGO franchise took on Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' and the end result is just as much fun as ever.
What originally sounded like a risky idea turned out to be an inspired stroke of genius as the games captured the imagination of hardcore and casual gamers alike. There have always been LEGO-themed video games, but it wasn't until 2005, when Traveller's Tales developed LEGO Star Wars for Eidos, that the brand really took off as a video game franchise.
