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Lego Battles Ninjago

ESRB Rating:
ESRB Rating Summary 		E Cartoon Violence
Release Date: April 12, 2011
Game System: DS
Publisher: WBIE
Players: 1
Family Friendly Video Games Approved
Family Friendliness: GamerPops.com: Lego Battles Ninjago is an ideal title to teach kids about Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games. It doesn’t give them too much to think about, but still gives their brains a workout (there’s a reason the word “strategy” is in the genre name, after all). Plus, it’s not too serious and involves the trademark humor we’ve come to expect from LEGO games.  If you want to introduce kids (we’d around 7 or 8 years old to the genre of RTS games, LEGO Battles: Ninjago is a great place to start.
Highlights:
- From an educational standpoint, RTS games are certainly more cerebral than many other genres. The player must decide how many resources to devote to mining, building, defense, offence, etc. There are many ways to go about succeeding in a level, but you must have some sort of plan.
Lowlights:

- Seasoned RTS fans likely aren’t going to get a lot out of this title. The DS’s inherent limitations simply can’t provide for a deep RTS experience. Where this game shines is for players who want to check out the RTS genre without facing the daunting challenges that the best ones offer.

- It would have been nice to have a single-card play option of some sort, but sadly that’s rare with DS games anymore, and the reasons why in this game are understandable.
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INFORMATION FROM COMPANY PRESS RELEASE:
Produced by critically acclaimed TT Games and developed by Hellbent Games, LEGO Battles: Ninjago continues the highly-successful LEGO Battles video game brand and introduces kids and the young at heart to an epic tale of good versus evil, exciting battles and quirky LEGO humor. Along the journey, fans will master the art of Spinjitzu – a frenetic, tornado-like spinning combat technique – to battle enemies both new and recognizable to the LEGO world.

True to the LEGO build-and-play video game experience, LEGO Battles: Ninjago allows gamers to build and customize their Spinjitzu armies, deploy ninjags on missions and use magical spells to unleash special attacks on enemies.  Lone warriors can test their skills in a story line that allows them to play as “good” and “evil” single-player campaigns, as well as test their skills in a variety of Battle Mode challenges. 

Gamers can also enjoy additional hours of fun by challenging friends in local wireless DS multiplayer showdowns by battling as either heroic Ninjas, villainous Skulkins, or as one of the bonus hidden hero characters.

LEGO Battles: Ninjago is rated “E” for Everyone and is available for the Nintendo DS system for $29.99. For more information please visit: www.videogames.lego.com/Ninjago. 

 

 

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