LEGO Dimensions Launch Guide: Everything You Need To Know

Well, maybe not EVERYTHING but we're going to try and break this down for you and give you as much information as possible to make it as easy to understand. The game launches this Sunday September 27, 2015 with four different product lines. Which ones do you need? How much is it all going to cost? Are there any exclusives? Our aim with this article is to answer all of those questions. Exclusives The first thing we should talk about is exclusives. As far as I know, there is one retailer-exclusive and that is 71215 Ninjago Jay and that one belongs to Toys'R'Us. He is priced at $16.99. Toys'R'Us is also getting a limited time exclusive in 71222 Chima Laval . They have it until Wave 2 is released on November 3, 2015. After that date, that fun pack will be available at all major retailers carrying LEGO Dimensions. Where To Buy All of the links in this article point to Amazon with a few exceptions. Amazon has a LEGO Dimensions store and, not gonna lie, they are our preferred affiliate partner. If you're still shopping around, there are a few deals to be had on launch day: Toys'R'Us will be open at 8:00am this Sunday for the launch and is offering a $10 gift card with the purchase of any Starter Pack. They are also offering another $10 gift card with a Level, Team, and/or Fun Pack purchase of $35 or more. Be aware that their Fun Packs are priced at $16.99, Level Packs at $31.99, and Team Packs at $25.99. I would definitely recommend getting a price match at the Guest Services counter. Best Buy has a Gamer's Club that is probably the best deal in town right now, especially if you plan on getting a lot of the packs. The Gamer's Club has two membership levels, it's the " Unlocked " level you want to pay attention to. It's $30 per year, but with that you automatically get 20% off all of the Dimensions sets. Combine it with a My Best Buy rewards membership and you could be netting some serious savings. Purchasing one Starter Pack and two Team Packs will already pay for the membership cost. After that, you can get 20% off all of the Fun Packs , Level Packs , and Team Packs to your heart's content. The only hiccup in signing up is that the membership requires in-store activation. But once you get passed that, you're golden. As far as I know, Target and Walmart do not have any special deals going on, but that may change when their weekly flyer comes out on Sunday. The Starter Pack Like the name implies, this is the one thing you'll absolutely need to start playing the game. The LEGO Dimensions starter pack consists of three minifigures: Batman from DC Comics, Wyldstyle from The LEGO Movie, and Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings. You also get a mini Batmobile as your starter vehicle that can be built and rebuilt into three different models. And finally, you also get the Toy Pad and bricks to build the portal gateway. The Toy Pad is what brings your LEGO vehicles and models into the game. You get access to three levels right off the bat based on the minifigs you get in the Starter Pack. There's a Starter Pack for every current major home console system: Wii U, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360. Handheld gamers and PC Master Race need not apply. The starter pack is $99.99 and are available September 27, 2015. Level Packs On the surface, Level Packs seem like a terrible investment and if you're not playing the game they are! But there's a lot of unique stuff in these packs that you won't be able to get anywhere else that it almost makes it worth it. Almost. Level packs come with one minifigure, two mini builds, and unlocks a new level in the game. Now the interesting things is, that the copy says the following: "There are in total 14 Adventure Worlds that can be unlocked to add even more gameplay, and each world can be unlocked with any LEGO Dimensions minifigure belonging to that brand." So perhaps you don't have to pony up $30 bucks to unlock Hill Valley. Maybe you just need to get the Doc Brown Fun Pack to unlock Hill Valley? The Fun Pack is half the price but then again you don't get that sweet Hoverboard, so, dilemmas abound! Also, chat room user Ikkad contributed the following: "Any character (be it from level, team, or fun packs) can unlock an open world based on their franchise. Level Packs characters will also unlock one story-type level set in their franchise, separate from those Adventure Worlds. ie. Bart and Homer can both unlock Springfield, but only Homer can unlock the level based on The Mysterious Voyage of Homer." Only three Level Packs are available at launch: 71201 Back To The Future , 71202 The Simpsons , and 71203 Portal 2 . All Level Packs are $29.99. * denotes unique minifigure. 71201 Back To The Future Minifigure: Marty McFly Mini builds: DeLorean Time Machine, Hoverboard Pieces: 94 Unlockable level: A Hill Valley Time Travel Adventure Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71202 The Simpsons Minifigure: Homer Mini builds: Homer's Car, Taunt-o-Vision Pieces: 98 Unlockable level: A Springfield Adventure Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71203 Portal 2 Minifigure: Chell * Mini builds: Sentry Turret, Companion Cube Pieces: 85 Unlockable level: A Portal 2 Adventure (why they didn't call it "An Aperture Laboratories Experiment" is beyond me) Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71204 Dr. Who Minifigure: The Doctor * Mini builds: TARDIS, K-9 Pieces: 83 Unlockable level: An Adventure in Space and Time Available: November 3, 2015 71228 Ghostbusters Minifigure: Peter Venkman * Mini builds: Ecto-1, Ghost Trap Pieces: 115 Unlockable level: A Spook Central Adventure Available: January 19, 2016 71235 Midway Arcade Minifigure: Gamer Kid * Mini builds: Arcade Machine, G-6155 Spy Hunter Pieces: ? Unlockable level: Over 20 Classic Arcade Games Available: March 15, 2016 Team Packs Team Packs seem like a way better value than Level Packs for the non-gamer. Team packs consist of two mini builds and two minifigures as opposed to the two mini builds and one minifigure you get with a Level Pack. There are four team packs available right at the start and we've broken it down for you. Minifigures with an asterisk (*) are unique to this set. Only two level packs are available at launch: 71205 Jurassic World and 71206 Scooby-Doo . All Level Packs are $24.99. * denotes unique minifigure. 71205 Jurassic World Minifigures: Owen, ACU Mini builds: Velocirapter, Gyrosphere Pieces: 103 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71206 Scooby-Doo Minifigures: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Mini builds: Scooby Snack, Mystery Machine Pieces: 81 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71207 Ninjago Minifigures: Cole, Kai Mini builds: Boulder Bomber, Blade Bike Pieces: 97 Available: November 3, 2015 71229 DC Comics Minifigures: Joker, Harley Mini builds: The Joker Chopper, Quinn-mobile Pieces: 92 Available: January 19, 2016 Fun Packs This is where they get their money. Fun Packs consist of one minifigure and one mini build. At $14.99 a pop, you are still paying a premium if you're not playing the game as well. There are 25 Fun Packs in all, with each one being a playable character and a vehicle you can ride around in inside the game. Only 15 Fun Packs are available at launch. All Level Packs are $14.99. * denotes unique minifigure. .funpacklist{width:600px;} .funpacklist img{width:240px;height:auto;} .funpacklist li{float:left;display:block;width:250px;height:400px;text-align:left;overflow:hidden;padding:10px;} ul.funpacklist li:before{content:"";} 71209 DC Comics Wonder Woman Minifigure: Wonder Woman Mini build: Invisible Jet Pieces: 41 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71210 DC Comics Cyborg Minifigure: Cyborg Mini build: Cyber-Guard Pieces: 50 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71212 LEGO Movie Emmet Minifigure: Emmet Mini Build: Emmet's Excavator Pieces: 55 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71213 LEGO Movie Bad Cop Minifigure: Bad Cop Mini Build: Police Car Pieces: 62 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71214 LEGO Movie Benny Minifigure: Benny Mini Build: Benny's Spaceship Pieces: 46 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71215 Ninjago Jay Minifigure: Jay Mini Build: Storm Fighter Pieces: 48 Exclusive: Toys'R'Us Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71216 Ninjago Nya Minifigure: Nya Mini Build: Samurai Mech Pieces: 59 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71217 Ninjago Zane Minifigure: Zane Mini Build: NinjaCopter Pieces: 45 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71218 Lord of The Rings Gollum Minifigure: Gollum Mini Build: Shelob the Great Pieces: 39 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71219 Lord of The Rings Legolas Minifigure: Legolas Mini Build: Arrow Launcher Pieces: 36 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71220 Lord of The Rings Gimli Minifigure: Gimli Mini Build: Axe Chariot Pieces: 56 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71222 Chima Laval Minifigure: Laval Mini Build: Mighty Lion Rider Pieces: 57 Exclusive: Toys'R'Us until November 3, 2015 Available: at launch, September 27th, 2105 71223 Chima Cragger Minifigure: Cragger Mini Build: Swamp Skimmer Pieces: 45 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71232 Chima Eris Minifigure: Eris Mini Build: Eagle Interceptor Pieces: 59 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71221 The Wizard of Oz Wicked Witch Minifigure: Wicked Witch * Mini Build: Winged Monkey Pieces: 38 Available: at launch, September 27, 2015 71211 The Simpsons Bart Minifigure: Bart Mini build: Gravity Sprinter Pieces: 34 Available: November 3, 2015 71231 LEGO Movie Unikitty Minfigure: Unikitty * Mini Build: Cloud Cuckoo Car Pieces: 57 Available: November 3, 2015 71227 The Simpsons Krusty Minfigure: Krusty Mini Build: Pieces: 38 Available: November 3, 2015 71230 Back To The Future Doc Brown Minfigure: Doc Brown * Mini Build: Traveling Time Train Pieces: 69 Available: January 19, 2016 71238 Doctor Who Cyberman Minfigure: Cyberman * Mini Build: Dalek Pieces: 40 Available: January 19, 2016 71234 Ninjago Sensei Wu Minfigure: Sensei Wu Mini Build: Flying White Dragon Pieces: 58 Available: January 19, 2016 71237 DC Comics Aquaman Minfigure: Aquaman Mini Build: Aqua Watercraft Pieces: 43 Available: March 31, 2016 71236 DC Comics Superman Minfigure: Superman Mini Build: Hover pod Pieces: 48 Available: March 31, 2016 71233 Ghostbusters Stay Puft Minfigure: Stay Puft * Mini Build: Terror Dog Pieces: 65 Available: March 31, 2016 71240 DC Comics Bane Minfigure: Bane Mini Build: Drill Driver Pieces: 52 Available: May 31, 2016 71241 Ghostbusters Slimer Minfigure: Slimer * Mini Build: Slime Shooter Pieces: 33 Available: May 31, 2016 71239 Ninjago Lloyd Minfigure: Lloyd Mini Build: Lloyd's Golden Dragon Pieces: 56 Available: May 31, 2016 Costs Just to get started with the game you're looking at $99.99 MSRP for the Starter Pack. That's the bare minimum you'll need to enjoy the game. You get three minifigures and a mini Batmobile and the all important Toy Pad portal. After that, each Level Pack beyond the starter set will set you back $29.99 per level and with it you get an additional character, two more vehicles, and a whole new level to sink your time into. Thankfully, the Team Packs and Fun Packs are purely optional. But if you can't handle playing the Scooby-Doo level with Batman, then you're looking at $24.99 for the Team Pack. Fun Packs, as in it's fun to throw away more money, are $14.99 each and there are 15 to choose from at launch. If you're the type to get them all, your grand total for launch day before any taxes or shipping is a whopping $464.79 . Best Buy's Gamer's Club Unlocked is looking pretty good right about now, eh?

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