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By Marc Saltzman
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LEGO-branded portable adventure focuses mostly on combat.
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LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids
What's It About?
Based on the animated TV series LEGO Ninjago Rebooted, LEGO NINJAGO: NINDROIDS lets players take on the roles of ninjas defending the New Ninjago City from an evil Overlord and his robotic army of Nindroids. Played from an angled top-down perspective, this portable video game -- for Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita (PSVita) -- lets you use melee strikes (such as punches, kicks, spins, and combos), weapons (swords, staffs, missiles, and lasers) and magic attacks to fight against the Overlord's agile henchmen. As with the animated TV series, you also can use your "Technoblades" to hack into computers, solve environmental puzzles, and engage in mini-games or other activities in the Hub area.
Is It Any Good?
Although it won't win any awards for its uniqueness, depth, or graphics, LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids should offer fans of the animated series (and LEGO toys) a few hours of on-the-go fun. Along with its varied combat across the game's 30-odd levels, there are also giant mechs, rideable vehicles (including Thunder Raider, Kai Fighter, and Ninjacopter), and arcade mini-games, and there's dojo training. Players also can unlock multiple characters when reaching certain points.
Though fun, these games aren't anywhere near as good as the WB Games' LEGO-branded games based on movies and comic book characters. Action is repetitive, and some older players may find it to be too easy. For $29.99, you might want to wait a bit until the price drops, but it should be a fun ride for younger players who own a Nintendo 3DS or PSVita.
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Game Details
- Platforms : Nintendo 3DS , PlayStation Vita
- Pricing structure : Paid
- Available online? : Not available online
- Publisher : Warner Bros. Games
- Release date : July 23, 2014
- Genre : Arcade
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic ) , Adventures , Robots
- ESRB rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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