Lego Alpha Team

"Lego's tribute to James Bond"

This is one of the best games Lego has ever made. It is, surprisingly, a puzzle/action game. You pick up things and put them in certain places so a certain area is accessible and so you can push the targets at the end to open the door. Sound fun? Not really, but it plays out nicely. Also, the game came out before the actual Lego sets for some reason...

Story: 6/10
You are the only member left of a group of secret agents. Your team mates have been kidnapped by an evil mastermind named Ogel, who plans to take over the world by turning everyone into zombies using his evil Orbs. Thanks to a tool on your belt, you are immune to these orbs, but the zombies can still get you. A lot like some James Bond flick, except with Zombies. There are the expected levels with water, lava, etc. It also has the cliches of the sharks, underwater lair, jungle lair, volcano lair, etc.

Sound: 7/10
The sound is pretty real, although your character only grunts, and the occasional ''OOOH!'' when you fall in lava. Now, if TeeVee (Your robot assistant) could shut up a bit more...

Music: 7/10
The music is nice, although very forgettable. Not a strong suit at Lego. It's a lot like James Bond, except with more guitar.

Gameplay/control: 9/10
Yeah, the control is very simple, yet the mouse can get twitchy at times, and all you do is drag tiles and machinery to certain places, but you can switch to a cool first person view. The item variety IS amazing, including bombs, See-saws, trampolines, slides, lasers, huge boulders, direction tiles, and jump tiles. Also, traps await you at every turn, like shark infested waters (YAWN) or quicksand (Something different!). You must use your brain a lot. I was stuck on one level for an entire two weeks! Also, if you're stumped on something, the hint button puts an object somewhere for you, although you have limited hints.

Buy/Rent?: If you like James Bond or secret agent movies in general, you'll like this plastic tribute, so BUY. If not, you'll find it hard yet enjoyable, so maybe RENT first.

Good:
-A tribute to great spy movies of the seventies.
-A puzzle/action game that actually makes you use your mind.
-Variety of items on the field.
-Music reminiscent to James Bond, except...

Bad:
-...The music is rather forgettable.
-It's HARD.
-The grunts your little guy makes.
-One cliche after another (Sharks are in like, what, EVERY spy movie?!?!)

Overall: 7/10
A game that plays like a charm (Except for the twitchy mouse) and pays great tribute to what made spy movies so great, but also what made them kind of bad with the many cliches.

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 10/29/03