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LEGO Dimensions Adds Sonic The Hedgehog and more
November 18, in the year of our Lord 2016 --
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the
release of six highly anticipated expansion packs for LEGO
Dimensions, the LEGO toy and videogame hybrid, led by the Sonic
The Hedgehog Level Pack and the Fantastic Beasts and Where to
Find Them Story Pack, just in time for the November 18 release
of Warner Bros. Pictures’ all-new adventure in J.K. Rowling’s
Wizarding World.
All expansion packs in this latest wave feature Battle Arenas
with competitive split-screen local gameplay for up to four
players. LEGO minifigures included in the expansion packs come
with special golden Toy Tags which unlock a free play Adventure
World of the corresponding entertainment brand, as well as a
battle arena that can be reached through Vorton. Players can
explore Adventure Worlds for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find
Them, Sonic The Hedgehog, Gremlins, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,
and Adventure Time, and also play four exciting gameplay modes
within the battle arenas, including Capture the Flag, Objective,
Base Bash, and Tick, Tag, Boom!. Each arena comes with its own
traps, defenses, and special powers that make every Battle Arena
unique. Battles can be played competitively or cooperatively in
multiple player configurations including 2 vs 2, 3 vs 1, and
individually against the system AI to create fun for the whole
family.
The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Story Pack provides
a complete movie-based gameplay experience that is full of
secrets and surprises. It includes six action-packed levels and
new LEGO Gateway bricks to build the Magical Congress of the
United States of America (MACUSA) atop the LEGO Toy Pad. Players
can build the Newt Scamander LEGO minifigure and help him find
his escaped magical creatures in New York City using a variety
of spells, including Diffindo, Reparo and Lumos. The pack will
also come with the Niffler, which can be rebuilt into the
Sinister Scorpion and Vicious Vulture. The Fantastic Beasts and
Where to Find Them Story Pack will be the exclusive LEGO
construction toy offering this holiday for the exciting
expansion of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World.
Fans can also add the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fun Pack with a Tina Goldstein LEGO minifigure. She can cast
Aguamenti to help solve puzzles and Protego to keep her safe
from enemies. Players in need of rescue can build the Swooping
Evil which can be rebuilt into the Brutal Bloom and Crawling
Creeper.
With the Sonic The Hedgehog Level Pack, players can join Sonic
and his friends in an epic battle against Eggman and Chaos and
spin into action as they speed through iconic locations
including Green Hill, Emerald Coast, Labyrinth and many more to
collect all the Chaos Emeralds. Players can build the Sonic the
Hedgehog LEGO minifigure and use his Acrobat ability to swing
off poles and avoid the Badniks, then use his famous grind rails
move to make a quick escape. The pack also includes a 3-in-1
Sonic Speedster which can be rebuilt into Blue Typhoon and
Motobug, and a 3-in-1 The Tornado which can be rebuilt into
Crabmeat and Eggcatcher.
Players wanting to bring Gremlins to life in LEGO Dimensions can
add the Gremlins Team Pack which includes popular rivals Gizmo
and Stripe LEGO minifigures. Each will unlock the Gremlins
Adventure World, where players can explore the Cinema, Clamp
Industries, the High School, and so much more. Gizmo’s Combat
Roll and Dash Attack abilities can be used to get him out of
sticky situations and Stripe uses his claws with his Vine Cut
ability. Players can rebuild the 3-in-1 R.C. Racer vehicle into
the Gadget-o-matic and Scarlet Scorpion and the 3-in-1 Flash ‘n’
Finish into a Rampage Record Player and Stripe's Throne.
The E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Fun Pack includes an E.T. LEGO
minifigure with Illumination and Fix-It abilities, as well as
special Stealth and Telekinesis skills to make his way around
the LEGO multiverse. With the corresponding Adventure World,
players can build new experiences at Elliot’s house and in the
suburbs, throughout the park and the forest, on the BMX trail,
and even in E.T.’s spaceship. Players can build E.T.’s iconic
Phone Home device, then rebuild it into the Mobile Uplink and
Super-Charged Satellite for additional in-game abilities.
Fans of “Land of Ooo” can add a Fun Pack based on Cartoon
Network's Adventure Time with a Marceline the Vampire Queen LEGO
minifigure. Players can activate her Sonar Smash and Bolt
Deflector abilities using the Marceline Axe Guitar to solve
puzzles and battle enemies. They can also build and use
Marceline’s Lunatic Amp to make some noise, and then rebuild it
into the Shadow Scorpion and Heavy Metal Monster for extra
in-game powers. The pack will release in North America first at
Toys “R” Us.
Developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive
Entertainment, LEGO Dimensions is now available for PlayStation
4 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One,
Xbox 360, and the Wii U system.