Review: Lego 2K Drive is a light-hearted treat with a big issue at launch
Players of a certain vintage will remember PS1 and N64 game Lego Racers, and its sequels Lego Racers 2 and Drome Racers.
Lego Racers 2 in particular was notable in that it combined standard races with open-world sections, allowing players to explore five (rather basic) themed worlds.
Lego 2K Drive may not have any proper connection to Lego Racers 2 beyond the licensed property the two games share, but we did at times feel like this is what the Lego Racers series could have become had it persisted through the decades.
These days, a more obvious comparison would be the Forza Horizon series – the fourth game in which even got its own Lego Speed Champions DLC – offering open-world exploration and an accompanying narrative.
The game has players driving around the various areas of Bricklandia, a Lego-themed world in which numerous racers are trying to win the coveted Sky Cup (a trophy which is literally floating high in the sky).
In order to win the Sky Cup, players have to first win three major Grand Prix races, which they can only access after gaining a certain number of chequered flags from other smaller races.
The aim, then, is to explore each area, taking on challenges and side-quests along the way until they level up enough to compete in the races and earn those flags. It’s a simple enough system, but it’s effective enough.
The game’s plot is generally by-the-numbers too but it’s enhanced with a light-hearted script that provides the typical sense of humour you’d expect from a Lego game.
Even though this is a 2K-published title developed by Visual Concepts, it’s clear that the dialogue is going for a similar tone to Traveller’s Tales’ Lego games, in particular Lego City Undercover.
Not all the jokes land, but this isn’t
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