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| Lego Creator | |
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| Developer | Superscape |
| Publisher | Lego Media |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | 11 November 1998 |
| Genre | Construction simulation |
| Mode | Single player |
Lego Creator is asandbox game forMicrosoft Windows, which involves building withvirtualLego elements. The game has no missions, objectives, challenges, or money constraints. The game was released on 11 November 1998.[1][2][3]
In addition to the regular bricks in an assortment of colors, there are specified "Action Bricks", which move or make noise. Examples include thehinge,propeller, andsiren. There is also a "Destructa Brick", a 1x2 tile with an image ofdynamite superimposed on it. This can be used to destroy models in Play Mode, although the player's creations will automatically rebuild when returning to Build Mode.Minifigures can also be used, and can stand, sit, or walk, and can be set to drive vehicles set to a path or road. In play mode, minifigures and vehicles can travel around the environment, special bricks can be interacted with, the sky can be set from day to night, and the player can control or see from the perspective of any minifigures set to move around, vehicles, and security cameras. Minifigures makegibberish sounds during play mode, and the game's instruction manual details how to replace the audio files for these sounds with custom files.
Following the success ofLego Island, The Lego Group was still cautious about entering the gaming market, believing it could hurt or even overtake their toy sales. Around this time, the company formed their own publishing division, Lego Media International, whose goal was to work with outside developers and further explore ideas for Lego games. The first three titles developed under this initiative wereLego Creator by Superscape,Lego Chess by Krisalis Software, andLego Loco by Intelligent Games, all released on 11 November 1998.[4]
Lego Creator was initially conceived of as an "evergreen" replication of the physical toy.[citation needed] Starting with the "Town" range, the game would expand at each release with the addition of further product themes. Functionality would also be enhanced with each content pack. Ultimately, individual ranges remained independent, and emphasis shifted to a play experience[clarification needed], with reduced emphasis on freeform construction. Originally, it had been hoped that sheer scale of unlimited bricks might offset the loss of tactile merit, but such hope was compromised by the computers of the day. Plans included being able to build content, which could be seamlessly dropped into separate Lego video games. This was dropped as the complexity of doing so was further explored.
An intro cutscene was produced for the game but was not included for unknown reasons.[5]
Lego Creator received 4 awards: Computer Game Developers Spotlight Award,[6] Best New Children's Game;[citation needed] CODIE Software Publishers Association Excellence in Software Awards, Best New Home Creativity Software (US);[citation needed] "Top 100 Family Tested",Family PC Magazine;[citation needed] and PIN Quality Mark Gold Award,Parents Information.[citation needed] It was also nominated at the2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards for "PC Children's Entertainment Title of the Year".[7]
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Lego Creator was followed by three sequels.
Lego Creator: Knights' Kingdom is a medieval-themed construction and management simulation video game developed bySuperscape and published byLego Software in 2000. It is a stand-alone sequel toLego Creator and is based on the first incarnation of theLego Knights' Kingdom theme.
Lego Creator: Harry Potter is a construction and management simulation video game based on the 2001Harry Potter filmHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and theLego Harry Potter brand of building block sets. It was developed bySuperscape and published byLego Software in late 2001. It is the first Lego game based on a licensed property. In the game, the player can build Harry Potter-themed worlds and complete challenges.[8][9]
Lego Creator: Harry Potter is related to the film version ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and allows the player to play as various different characters and go into four general areas, plus 5 extra areas. The area of Inside Hogwarts school has four place-able extra rooms to reach other areas, including Professor Snape's Potions Class and the Forbidden Corridor. The game includes many features that give the player a lot of creative ability. Features include taking control of minifigures and animals, driving the Hogwarts Express, changing the weather from rain to snow to night to day, casting spells and flying on broomsticks, and creating your own minifigures and models with classical and Harry Potter style Lego faces, bodies, cloaks and even wands; while the workshop contains castle pieces, extras, and standard pieces.
Creator: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the sequel toLego Creator: Harry Potter, which focuses on the second movie,Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. This is the onlyLego Creator installment not to be developed by Superscape, instead being developed byQube Software and published byElectronic Arts andLego Interactive in 2002.[10][11]
While the sequel contains many of the same features as the debut game, additional features were added, enhancing the player's creative ability, including additional models, additional worlds, and additional minifigures. Certain characters or animals can reach certain areas of the game. Completing tasks will unlock different worlds and models the player can use in their own world. These tasks are tutorials, which show the user all the features of the program.
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