LEGO 2K Drive

LEGO 2K Drive is a new open-world arcade racing game brought to us by the Visual Concepts development team at 2K Games, known for delivering the WWE 2K and NBA 2K games. Given the lack of similar arcade experiences, we’re excited to see more games in the genre and bring you this experience in detail. In our test report.

The Game’s Story Mode

The game presents a classic story mode that focuses on the amateur racer who wants to win the big tournament, which justifies the events and nothing more. Although it is an experience aimed at all players, especially young people, the experience offers us a comprehensive story full of jokes and funny situations. On the graphical level, the game gave us a surprise that we did not expect. Enough details have been provided to get an experience with a very beautiful cartoon world made of Lego cubes. The world is also full of easily destructible details, so moving around this open world is almost free of obstacles that could spoil the experience.

The Unique Gaming Experience

When it comes to gaming experience, LEGO 2K Drive offers some unique ideas. You don’t drive one type of vehicle, but three types of vehicle. The player must select a vehicle intended for paved roads and another for off-road use, as well as selecting a speedboat for water racing, and in most races you will easily switch between these. Different environments where the type of your vehicle changes automatically and the driving experience is pleasant and smooth with a simple control system used for all vehicles, but the difference is the characteristics of the chosen vehicle. You may prefer a fast vehicle for highways because you don’t have to maneuver there, while you might choose an off-road vehicle with high maneuverability, for example. A group of different circuits have presented that are unforgettable, be it due to the environment of the circuit or the nature of the obstacles and traps. The game has presented various areas, each characterized by its own character, and even within these areas there is excellent variety in the nature of each title.

Weapons and Side Missions

During the races, you have a variety of weapons at your disposal that you can use to destroy or slow down the opposing vehicle. There are also some armors available to protect you from attacks from other enemies. Of course, you can simply cause damage by colliding with the enemy’s vehicle. As you complete the story missions you will get new vehicles for different roads and with different characteristics. Here you have to choose the most suitable vehicles. Your play style requires various factors such as speed, acceleration and damage tolerance.

The game’s open world is full of challenges and side missions. The challenges start automatically as soon as you pass through the light gate. The challenges may require you to “drift” a certain distance before reaching the finish line, or reach it as quickly as possible, or even jump the vehicle into the air and try to fall into a certain area to get the highest possible score to achieve. These challenges are very fun and short, allowing you to complete three or four of them at a time on your way to the next mission. The presence of these challenges whets the player’s appetite to explore the game world and get as much out of it as possible, especially because while exploring you will discover new areas to move around quickly or collect a number of items. For collecting or other side activities.

Design Your Own Vehicle

One of the nice ideas in the game is also the ability to design your own vehicle from scratch as Lego cubes come in different sizes and shapes with different types of stickers and accessories that can be added to the vehicle. The game also gives you the opportunity to redesign your existing vehicle from scratch to simulate the experience of assembling Lego vehicles. In reality, of course, the game offers many pre-designed vehicles for those who don’t like design or don’t want to design every vehicle you use.

Group Play Options

The game offers several options for group play, including competitive racing, where you compete with the rest of the players participating in the competition in a series of races where you collect points that decide the top three places at the end of the competition. The possibility of local group play split screen is also offered.

Negative Aspects and Conclusion

As for the negative aspects of the experience, the most prominent is the artificial intelligence, which in many cases presents a false difficulty. Regardless of your driving skills and your significant lead over the competition, they will somehow lag behind you as you approach the finish line and possibly even overtake you. Additionally, many of the weapons the game features were not developed. They are used carefully, as we see in games like Mario Kart, and some of these weapons are almost impossible to dodge. The last notable disadvantage is the difficulty of obtaining money to purchase vehicles with special designs. As this is an experience aimed primarily at children, this is a clear attempt to encourage children to purchase these vehicles. With real money.

We completed the story mode in 8 hours and, as mentioned, the game world is full of challenges and side content that provide dozens of hours of gameplay. LEGO 2K Drive is a fun arcade racing game that kids and adults can enjoy individually or together. It presented many beautiful and entertaining ideas, apart from some negative and political aspects. As for purchasing, this title can become a popular series for fans of this type of games.