‘The Lego Movie Video Game’ Hits Stores Today, Watch The Launch Trailer!

Briefly: The Lego Movie hits theatres today (I’m set to see it in a couple of hours, and I’m very excited), and apparently, the film also has a tie-in game.

The game is fittingly titled The Lego Movie Video Game, and it looks just as absurdly excellent as the movie that it’s based on. Here’s the game’s synopsis, straight from the press release:

The LEGO Movie Videogame takes players on an awesome adventure through fantastical LEGO worlds, including Bricksburg, Cloud Cuckoo Land and the Wild West of Flatbush Gulch. And for the first time ever in a LEGO game, all environments are made entirely of digital LEGO bricks. Based on the humorous and action-packed events from the film, The LEGO Movie Videogame puts players in control of Emmet, an ordinary LEGO minifigure mistakenly thought to be “The Special” — a character prophesized to save the world from an evil LEGO tyrant. Using the abilities of more than 90 characters inspired by the film, which include an unlikely cast from some of the world’s most beloved and well-knowing properties, including DC Comics Super Heroes like Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, family members of all ages will navigate 15 exciting levels in the console version and 45 action-packed missions in the handheld version. With unexpected moments and twists at every level, gamers will build their way -through a uniquely LEGO adventure on their ultimate mission to bring creativity to their LEGO world.

Take a look at the launch trailer for the game below, and let us know if you plan to pick it up! The game is available for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U, Vita, and 3DS. Playable characters in the game include Emmet (voiced by Chris Pratt), Vitruvius (Morgan Freeman), Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), Batman (Will Arnett) and Lord Business (WIll Ferrell).