Lego Rating System
Rating System
Explanation: There are many different ways you could rate all the Lego games. You could contribute things like total possible playtime to actual playtime. You could take a look at every character, vehicle, and level. Perhaps you could take things into consideration like how the later games have voice-overs or aesthetically better. This, in turn, will allow you to consider the various guest stars that played those like Phil Coulson, Saruman, or Batman. Maybe you could compare the amount of bonus material or downloadable content. Add in whether or not they were faithful to the source material. I have decided not to focus too much on these things. Instead of detailing everything in the following 24 games, I'm going to make this simple. The games will be listed in order from best to worst. There will be features mentioned that they brought to the series, positive things that made the game stand out, and negative things that hindered my experience.
- Lego City Undercover
Unique Gameplay: Device Communication, Character Interaction
Drawback: Game Starting Time, Lack of Sea Vehicles, Can't Abandon Air Vehicles Anywhere - Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Unique Gameplay: Camera Behind Character, Capital Ships, Achievements in Levels
Benefits: Formidable AI, Unlock Any Bonus, Massive World Hub
Drawback: No Grabbing Enemies, No Custom Characters, Noticeable Glitches, Shorter Levels - Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Introduced: Quest Chains, Buy Characters Instantly - Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Unique Gameplay: Environment Changes With Story Progression
Introduced: Ability Wheel, Guidance System
Drawback: Small Technical Glitches, Character Names Only Appear in Pause Menu - Lego Marvel's Avengers
Introduced: Base Insignia Circles, Super Hero Travel Abilities
Benefits: Team-Up System, Counter Moves
Drawback: Lacking Map System, No Fast Travel - Lego DC Super-Villains
Unique Gameplay: Protagonist Custom Character, Phone Text Messages, Graffiti
Benefits: Vehicle Abilities, Scavenger Hunt, Photography for All
Drawback: Noticeable Technical Issues - Lego Jurassic World
Unique Gameplay: Credits Bonus Level, Custom Dinosaurs
Drawback: Repetitive Sequences, Poor Vehicle Usage - Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Unique Gameplay: Enemy Battle Tactics, Environmental Boss Phases
Benefits: Persistent Vehicles, Convenient World Hub, Photography For All, Multiplayer Mode
Drawbacks: Phase Restrictions, Long Counters, Ineffective Team-Up System, Few Glitches - Lego The Hobbit
Unique Gameplay: Custom Mounts
Introduced: Buddy System, Tutorial Blocks, Custom Character Quests
Benefits: Crafting System, Item System, Quality of Life Assistance
Drawback: Missing Third Film, Cannot Swap Until Completion, Load Time, Few Glitches - Lego The Lord of the Rings
Introduced: Quest System, Craft System, Item System
Drawback: Cannot Touch Water, Bad Gameplay Glitches - Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Unique Gameplay: Speed-Run Challenge, Online Multiplayer
Introduced: Played Time Meter, Custom Characters, Multiplayer Mode
Drawback: Poor AI, Poor Controls - Lego Batman: The Videogame
Introduced: Suit System, Hero/Villain Level Perspective
Drawback: Lowest & Missing Characters - Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
Unique Gameplay: Pick-Up Equipment
Introduced: Main Hub, Phobias
Drawback: Little Technical Issues Overall - Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
Unique Gameplay: Swordplay
Introduced: Tracking System
Drawback: Very Noticeable Technical Issues, Poor AI, Lack of Bonus Areas - Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
Unique Gameplay: Overhead Worldview, Creator Mode
Introduced: Oversized Bosses, Whip, Day & Night Cycle
Drawbacks: Unlock Restrictions - The Lego Movie 2 Videogame
Unique Gameplay: Build In World, Random Character Button, Lootbox System
Benefits: All Abilities in Equipment
Drawbacks: Short Campaign, Slow Vehicles - Lego The Incredibles
Unique Gameplay: City Alert System, Screen Interaction System
Drawbacks: Film Sequel Plays First, Lacking Grab System - The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game
Unique Gameplay: Character Level System
Benefits: Multiplayer Mode
Drawbacks: No Free Mode, Lacking Vehicles - Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Introduced: Cover System, Multi-Builds
Drawbacks: Identification for Characters - Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Introduced: Voice-overs, World Hub
Drawbacks: Technical Issues, Poor Controls, Poor Vehicles, Poor Bosses, No Swimming - Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Unique Gameplay: Magic Duels
Drawbacks: Poor Frame Rate, Load Time, Noticeable Glitches - Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Unique Gameplay: Control Points
Introduced: Wall Cutting, Silver Explosives, Gold Lasers, Command Troops
Drawbacks: Noticeable Glitches & Crashes, Repetitive Gameplay, Poor AI - Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Unique Gameplay: Planetary Exploration
Drawbacks: Limited Vehicle Gameplay, Poor Vehicles, Very Noticeable Glitches, Verbal Assistance - The Lego Movie Videogame
Introduced: Stop-Motion, Full Lego Worlds, Build Mode
Drawbacks: Limited Vehicle Gameplay, Physically Visit Levels
Review: You'll notice that the original trilogy is ranked between 11 to 13. Even though they came out 20 years ago, they each stand out as solid games with a few weird choices in gameplay. Every game ranked from 1 to 10 impressed me. This isn't necessarily based on the scope of the games. Rather, this means that there was something about those games that kept my attention long enough to look forward to playing them everyday. The games ranked from 14 to 24 all have things that annoyed me to such an extent that it marred my experience after completion. This doesn't mean that they are bad games. I don't think there was a single Lego game I didn't find worth playing. However, I feel each game should be released (or patched after all this time) without technical issues or unpolished features.
3-21-2023