If someone were to walk up to you eight years ago and say “Hey! There’s going to be a Lego game based on those Peter Jackson movies that are based on those Tolkien books!”… you would probably call them a crazy person. But today – in the year 2012 – it probably wouldn’t surprise you too much. Since 2005’s Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, players have been bombarded with a whopping twelve (yes, twelve) Lego games. While not every one of them has met critical acclimation, that doesn’t stop players from enjoying these brick-based re-imaginings.
Then again, just because you’ve come to expect a Lego game for every franchise, that doesn’t make Lord of the Rings any less sacred. Could the transition to brick possibly do anything for Lord of the Rings fans? Or even the Lego fans? This is a tricky question to answer. Continue Reading