I have been a fan of the LEGO video games since the first one, LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, released in 2005. There is something really satisfying about smashing things and solving puzzles. The games are full of humor as well and never fail to make me laugh. LEGO The Incredibles continues this trend with traditional LEGO gameplay combined with cute and funny cutscenes and dialog.

I’m sure this isn’t an issue but let me warn you right now, if you have not seen The Incredibles 2 and don’t want spoilers, don’t play this game. The game starts exactly where the movie begins and you basically play through the entire movie. Superheroes have been outlawed, and you are recruited by a mysterious businessman to build good PR in hopes that they will become legal again.

LEGO The Incredibles contains both linear story mission levels and an open-world hub. As with other LEGO games, the story mission levels are pretty straightforward. You make your way through by beating up enemies, switching between multiple characters to solve puzzles, finding secrets, and breaking everything in sight to earn studs. There are only 6 story missions for the main game, based on The Incredibles 2, so it’s pretty short. However, once you’ve completed them, you unlock the story missions based on the first movie.

I really enjoyed the open-world hub. It’s a city called Municiberg and it is broken into districts. You can move freely between the districts completing side missions and collecting red bricks, gold bricks, IncrediBricks, and studs. The side missions range from building things to racing short courses. My favorite side missions were the Crime Waves, where you run around stopping thieves and returning stolen property.

There are plenty of things to collect in LEGO The Incredibles. Collecting Red Bricks gives you access to cheats like Stud Magnet or Invincibility. Mini-Kits allow you to build new vehicles that you can drive.

Gold Bricks are a way to track your completion. They can be found in side missions and Municiberg. You also receive one for completing story mission levels, getting True Super in a level, completing a Pixar Family Build, and finding 10 mini-kits in a level.

It is extremely important you find all of the IncrediBricks you can. These are used at Pixar Family Build platforms to build special items that you need to complete story mission levels and puzzles in Municiberg. Once you have enough IncrediBricks for a particular platform, 1-3 of your teammates will appear on the platform with you to help you build the item.

Each character has a meter above their head, which fills as you tap the A button. When their meter is full you switch to the next character and fill their meter. However, the meter level drops when you are not on that character. This makes building these special items challenging.

Finding and collecting all of these collectibles sometimes requires specific characters. You unlock characters by completing the story and side missions or by finding character cards. There are over a hundred characters you can unlock from a wide range of Pixar movies. I particularly enjoyed playing as Dory from Finding Nemo, swimming around, and collecting hidden studs and bricks. Dory can even travel on land, in a bubble of water of course.

In Free Play mode you can purchase characters you’ve unlocked, explore Municiberg, and complete side missions or replay story levels to collect things you missed. You will need to replay most levels at least once, since specific puzzles may require a character that you hadn’t purchased yet or weren’t accessible in story mode. Oh, and you can go to the home of Edna Mode and create your own Super Hero too.

Creating your own Super Hero to use in Free-Play is super fun too (pun intended.) You choose everything, their head, body, legs, even their powers. As you unlock characters, you then are able to use their parts to make more unique heroes.

I only have a couple of complaints about LEGO The Incredibles. The first is that driving is beyond frustrating. You barely touch the stick and the vehicles zoom off. This makes them difficult to control.

My second complaint is with the “team up” controls. Some of the characters can team up and combine their powers to solve problems. For example, Violet can create an energy ball and Dash can get in the ball with her. He can then use his super speed to make the ball go really fast, shooting them up or through walls and other obstacles. However, getting him in the ball can be an exercise in frustration, as hitting X to put him in the ball sometimes switches characters instead.

LEGO The Incredibles received some mediocre reviews when it was released. Reviewers complained that this was your typical LEGO game and there really wasn’t any new mechanics added to keep the game fresh. While I understand why they feel that way, I would argue that this is a good thing. Anyone can pick up the Joy-Cons and play, whether they are 5 or 65, and have a good time. Games don’t have to be complicated or ever-changing to be fun.

LEGO The Incredibles is a fun game with a lot of humor. If you enjoy LEGO games, enjoyed The Incredibles 2, or just want a low-stress game, this is for you.

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LEGO The Incredibles

$59.99

9

Score

9.0/10

Pros

• Lots of Humor
• Tons of Content
• Side Missions are Incredibly Fun
• Collectibles Galore

Cons

• Driving is Awful
• Team-up Controls are Frustrating