Game review: 'Lego Voyagers' is not your typical Lego game

Players will encounter all sorts of obstacles that prevent them from progressing, including increasingly complex jumping sequences and chasms that must be bridged by building structures. — Annapurna Interactive

BERLIN: Lego video games often follow a familiar formula: Take a major film franchise such as Marvel, Star Wars or Batman, add the typical self-deprecating Lego humour, and build an action-adventure game around it, featuring plenty of jumping and battling mini-figures.

Lego Voyagers, however, takes a very different approach. For a start it’s a purely co-op game. Two players control small Lego bricks, one red, one blue. The bricks can roll around, jump, attach to other Lego bricks and make cute sounds.

Secondly, the game tells a completely new story centred around these two bricks. It begins on a small island, where the two bricks have their own little houses and various interactive toys. The entire game world is made of Lego.

The game really gets going when the two bricks witness a rocket launch that goes wrong. The rocket explodes near the island – and with debris washed ashore, the little bricks find a way to explore the rest of the game world.

Players will encounter all sorts of obstacles that prevent them from progressing, including increasingly complex jumping sequences and chasms that must be bridged by building structures. To do this, players attach a loose Lego brick to their character, move to the right spot and attach it there.

All of this makes the game a pleasant and enjoyable gaming experience that isn't overly challenging. The controls can be a little fiddly, especially during the building stages.

However, this is easily compensated for by the relaxed atmosphere. With its four to five hour playtime, the game is also perfect for a leisurely Sunday afternoon on the couch.

Lego Voyagers is available for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S for around €25/US$25/RM62 locally. It’s rated for players of all ages. – dpa/Tribune News Service