![]() ![]() In a way, the Pirates franchise is really a homecoming for the Lego games, both in fact and in spirit. ![]() Fun has been the stock-in-trade of the Lego games from the beginning, but in Lego Pirates, Traveller’s Tales has reached the apex of its goofy art. Ultimately, there is only one reason to play a Lego videogame: fun. You should not come to Lego Pirates looking for challenging puzzles, a rich game world, or expert storytelling, although you might find those things anyway. If you are looking for high art, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is not the game for you. I spent the first hour or so in the state of minor distress probably experienced by most cinemaphiles when exposed to Matthew McConaughey, whose career can be distilled roughly in the phrase “charming abdominals.” But about halfway through the film, I realized this: any review of Sahara must include the word “romp.” Viewed through that lens, the film became much, much more enjoyable. A few years back I had the arguable misfortune to see Sahara in the theater. ![]()
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