LEGO Lord of the Rings Aiming for Epic in Seven Short Steps

Little yellow plastic dudes aren't supposed to have this much fun. The LEGO lineup of licensed video games --they've done everything from Indiana Jones to Star Wars many times over-- is clearly in its prime right now and the promise of LEGO Lord of the Rings should give us another 3-4 years of fighting the evil of the One Ring. The story of how a line of toys translates to a video game based on a movie license is fascinating but it all comes down to attention detail.

Have a look at how LEGO Lord of the Rings takes us into two fully licensed worlds --LEGO and Tolkein's popular series-- one step at a time.