Lending a hand are Supers like the acidic Reflux, teleporting master Voyd, the cool as ice Frozone, and many more. If you’re like me, you might have expected to see some tedium creep in with the same characters popping up all the time, but in actuality, the amount of extraordinarily gifted individuals featured is great. It’d be good to have a block button at least to add an extra dynamic to the action. Maybe the problem is that it’s too easy, but given the younger target audience, that’s to be expected. A real highlight though is during a boss confrontation with Bomb Voyage inside a maze, mainly because it plays out like a game of Bomberman, albeit without any bombs of your own to fight back with.ĭespite the ability to pull off combos and unleash super-human attacks, the combat is a tad repetitive and it becomes a mind-numbing experience in that sense. Very rarely are there any mind-blowing moments or ideas present, however you can rely on an enjoyable set of levels overall. Of course, the standard format of causing destruction within an area does occur often, but the next minute it’ll throw you into a high-speed chase on a bike and then moments later have you tussling with a racoon whilst using the youngest of the Parr family, Jack-Jack. The levels on a whole are quite varied too, which ensures the type of mission you’re up against never brings about a sense of ‘oh no, not more brick bashing’. In that aspect it really suits the family friendly ideals of The Incredibles, promoting teamwork and bonding, all in the name of fighting crime. Take Violet for example, as she can shield characters from various dangers using force fields, whilst Elastigirl is able to transform into a boat to carry others across treacherous waters and stretch into all sorts of helpful shapes.
There’s quite a keen focus on the team ethic throughout, especially when attempting to overcome hazards. In an interesting change to the major builds this time – or Family Builds as they are called – you’ll have to get the characters at hand to work together as a team and fill a meter for each of them by button mashing. Doing this can also provide access to the mini-kit collectibles and will always see you garner a load of in-game Stud currency, which is used to spend on unlockables. It’s a little bit confusing to say the least.Īcross the 12 story levels in LEGO The Incredibles, the core gameplay of the LEGO franchise hasn’t really changed, with the general aim still being to have a smashing time – literally – by breaking up items in each environment to obtain LEGO pieces, which can then be used to build viable solutions for the problems at hand. What’s slightly odd is that you’ll play through the action of the second movie, before getting stuck into sections based on the original one. Every memorable clash from Incredibles 2 is brought to life in LEGO form, seeing six levels recreated for it and a further six levels that capture the best bits of their clash with Syndrome in The Incredibles film. Incredible), Helen (Elastigirl), Violet, and Dash – suiting up in order to save the day. The story picks up exactly where the latest film does, with the Underminer causing chaos and the Parr family – Bob (Mr.