LEGO Dimensions - another round of details

- 14 different licenses confirmed thus far: Ghostbusters, Portal, Back to the Future, The Wizard of Oz, DC Comics, Scooby Doo, Doctor Who, Lego Chima, The Lord of the Rings, The Simpsons, The Lego Movie, Jurassic World, Midway Games, and Lego Ninjag
- not ready to talk about Midway Games content yet
- total of 14 levels, each with four different areas to explore
- game will be silly, family-friendly fun
- main characters are DC Comics' Batman, The Lego Movie's Wyldstyle, and The Lord of the Rings' Gandalf
- these characters work together to stop Lord Vortec, who is making the dimensions collide
- Wyldstyle won't take any guff
- Gandalf will provide the wisdom
- the three will set off down the yellow brick road togethe
- when Batman steps into the Wizard of Oz world, he ias quick to say, "We're not in Gotham anymore. It's so...colorful."
- Batman also comments on The Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, stating, "The Scarecrow...I knew it!"
- Batman, Wyldstyle, Gandalf, and the Batmobile all come in the Starter Pack for $99.99
- complete the entire critical path with just this content
- extra characters, vehicles, or weapons are sold separately
- you may see ghosts flying around a level and need the Ghostbusters to take them out
- use Scooby-Doo to dig and open up a new area
- gameplay has you collecting studs, building and rebuilding within the world, and switching between characters
- use Batman’s grapple hook to tear down big obstacles
- you can also drive the Batmobile to run over poppies (flowers that put characters to sleep if they’re near them)
- fight the Wicked Witch of the West
- use the Lego Gateway outside of the game to avoid obstacles
- when the Wicked Witch cast a magic spell, it can lock you into a position
- when this happens, the Lego Gateway will flash red, save for one white safe area
- move the actual figurine to the white area to be safe
- every vehicle has three different forms
- you must build and rebuild them throughout the adventure to get by
- on mission makes you repower a gateway, but the generator is encased in blue Lego brick
- build the Batblaster to use the brick-blaster and electricity shield to get by
- in-game instructions tell you how to take apart the Batmobile and physically morph it into the Batblaste
- use the sonar brick-blaster to destroy blue bricks

Starter Packs: $99.99, contains Batman, Wyldstyle, Gandalf, Batmobile, and Lego Gateway
Level Packs: $29.99, contains an additional new mission-based game level along with a minifigure, a vehicle, and a weapon.
Team Packs: $24.99, provide two minifigures and two vehicles or weapons, all with their own unique abilities.
Fun Packs: $14.99, provide a new minifigure and a vehicle or weapon.