Press Quotes
“Part virtual world, part LEGO action game and part-creativity software, LEGO Universe looks like it will be worth the wait…the game is designed without levels so kids (and adults!) can explore at will, choosing which themed areas to enjoy…Personally, I think the game would do very well on the consoles as it looked gorgeous (even in Alpha) on the big screen.”
– About.com Christy Matte / January 9, 2010“Smash pirates, build rocket ships, fly to distant lands — what more could a small boy (or a grown man) want? Lego made a splash with Lego Universe, an online game that will no doubt be draining piggy banks across the world.”
– London Sunday Times Dominic Rushe / January 10, 2010“The MMO is essentially the keys to the kingdom…Judging by how many grown-ups not only at CES, but around the world, apparently still love getting their hands on a pile of LEGO bricks and just creating, LEGO Universe could score major success across all ages.”
– IGN Levi Buchanan / January 9, 2010 “One of the best examples of a company finding the perfect audience at CES was Lego Universe. At hardcore-dominated video game tradeshows, a Lego-based MMO could be overlooked, but the game managed to attract crowds at CES due to a variety of factors.”
– GamePro Dave Rudden / January 10, 2010 “Basically, this is the natural evolution of the Lego brand. You know how you fondly remember playing with Lego sets when you were a kid? Your kids are going to remember this.”
– Gizmodo Jason Chen / January 8, 2010“Somehow I think my son is soon going to be spending as much time playing with virtual Legos in “Lego Universe” as he now does playing with the real things.”
– San Jose Mercury News Troy Wolverton / January 8, 2010“I’m told that you can build things in Digital Designer and put them in your home space within the game. Wait, a Lego game that actually encourages creativity? Cool.”
– PCWorld Jared Newman / January 12, 2010I could probably ramble on for a few more paragraphs about the fantastic assortment of minigames available, or the adorable subtleties of the animations, or the pets and their respective skills and utilities (they can even help you find treasure!). However, I think I'll conclude by asserting that LEGO truly has a winner on their hands-this game will be a phenomenal joy to both the young and the young at heart.
– Icrontic Charlotte Tarlitz / January 9, 2010“We know we’ve built a permanent establishment in our cheek in which to house our tongues, but we’re being completely sincere when we say that the above trailer for Lego Universe is one of the coolest trailers we’ve seen in a long time. Who knew that a kid-friendly MMO in which colorful, stackable bricks are collected could cause our adrenaline to rise in a way we only thought really intense episodes of 24 were capable of?”
– Joystiq Griffin McElroy / January 9, 2010 “The big winners here? The upcoming LEGO Universe has enchanted everyone who sees it…It takes you, as a creative spark inhabiting the body of a minifig, to build up the world, strengthen your imagination, and bring order to the land. The game is dripping with personality, and the ability to build anything you can dream and then give those creations life is a powerful motivator. This is one to watch.”
– ArsTechnica Ben Kuchera / January 16, 2010 “As if the idea behind the LEGO Universe MMO wasn’t already pretty awesome in our books, this shiny new trailer straight from the CES floor has cranked up the previous levels of awesome to 11… “The game simulates a kind of personal bubble around the player’s avatar, which is strikingly similar to the metaphorical one all kids experience when sitting on the floor with a big pile of the toys. Hm, we’re pretty sure NetDevil is on the right course with this one.”
– Massively Krystalle Voecks / January 9, 2010“I’m just saying that there’s content in this game that is cool enough that I’m sure you’ll want to give at least parts of it a spin. I went into a meeting expecting to see a kids game, but I came out wanting my own copy.”
– Destructoid Dale North / January 10, 2010“Most humans like LEGOs. If you don’t, something might be wrong with you. An MMO world made of LEGOs may seem like it’s for kids at first, but a LEGO is timeless. Creativity seems to rule in this game with the trailer showing off many different worlds in the universe.”
– Examiner Pamela Blalock / January 8, 2010“LEGO Universe currently contains more than 80,000 different kinds of LEGOs. Here’s an impressive fact: whenever NetDevil produced a piece of concept art, it was immediately sent to the folks at LEGO to have a professional LEGO builder make sure it could be properly recreated with actual LEGO pieces…it sounds like LEGO and NetDevil are going to make the beta pretty open. Are you excited yet? I sure am.”
– G4TV Patrick Klepek / January 11, 2010 “At CES we had a lengthy demo and sit-down with LEGO Universe. The takeaway? NetDevil is doing everything right: offering children (of all ages) different ways to play, while rewarding creativity.”
– ArsTechnica Ben Kuchera / January 13, 2010“I’ll be quick to remind you that legos are still, in fact, fun for adults. The game promises to boast varying complexity, with everything from basic gameplay-based tasks to brick-by-brick construction. Throw in the fact that you’ll be buildingwith in a world inhabited by countless plastic denizens, and the game becomes all the more intriguing.”
– GameInformer Tim Turi / January 8, 2010