Lego is taking over the world (and my house)!

Have you noticed how there is a lego version of almost everything these days? Those crafty little brick makers have their fingers in so many pies that they must be nearly as rich as Apple by now!

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the vast array of games console movie tie-ins that are now available. It all started in our house when we got the Star Wars Lego Saga Wii console game for our 5 year old Son George.

To say that he devoured this game would be an understatement. He immersed himself in it and was not happy until he had completed all the levels and collected all the characters. He is truly amazing at it too. When I have a go I can't do half the things that he seems to do so instinctively.

So it's no surprise that more such games followed and we now have Star Wars - The Clone Wars, Harry Potter, Batman (1 & 2), Indiana Jones, and most recently Pirates of the Caribbean!

Now I am not typically a "games person", but I have to admit that I am very very impressed with what Lego have done across multiple genres. Their attention to detail is amazing, and some of my favourite characters and set pieces from movies look absolutely tremendous having been "brickified"!

The games are available across multiple platforms including Wii and Xbox, and Harry Potter is even available as an iPhone/iPad version which is absolutely amazing and very reasonably priced in the App Store.

So hats off to Lego. They really know their stuff and I think these games will be a familiar feature in our house for some time to come yet. Indeed, I noticed an advert for Lord of the Rings Lego toys on TV the other day - so no doubt a game will be on the way as well.

Long Live Lego!

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Peter