To continue with the celebration of Back to the Future Day, I have the LEGO Dimensions Back to the Future Level Pack (71201) for review. It contains 94 pieces and retails for $29.99 which is the standard price for Level Packs. The contents of the box include two un-numbered bags and the instructions booklet.
Minifigure
The minifigure that is included with the set is Marty McFly which is the same as the one in the LEGO CUUSOO DeLorean Time Machine (21103). He has his checkered white shirt with the iconic red vest, aka life preserver with blue jeans. His accessories include a red guitar which is the same is the one with the Series 14 Monster Rocker Collectible Minifigure however this one is unprinted. His other accessory is the Hoverboard. It is printed similar to the movie version minus the Mattel logo, for obvious reasons. The Hoverboard was one of the items that a lot of people wished that was included in the DeLorean set. He also has a NFC base that has his name printed on it.
Build
The instructions booklet that is included isn’t really an instructions booklet as it doesn’t tell you how to build the sets. The reason is that LEGO wants you to play Dimensions to get the instructions in-game. The good news is that LEGO has heard outcries from people who just want the expansion packs with out playing the game and has provided the instructions for you to download.
Each build has three different versions you can create. For the DeLorean, you have the regular Time Machine, the Electric Time Machine, and the Ultra Time Machine. Even though there aren’t that many pieces for the DeLorean builds, the end results are very good representations of Doc Brown’s invention.
For the Hoverboard, you have the regular one, the Cyclone Board, and the Ultimate Hoverjet.
In-Game
When you purchase the Back to the Future Level Pack (71201), you also get the “A Hill Valley Time Travel Adventure” level. Each build includes the NFC bases that you use in the game itself. There are different abilities that each build has to help you complete objectives. The regular DeLorean can time travel and use accelerator switches. The Electric Time Machine can also be used on accelerator switches as well as using it to tow and provide electricity. Finally, the Ultra Time Machine is able to fly, shoot rockets to blow up silver bricks, and use it as a flight dock.
For the Hoverboard, you can use it to travel while hovering as well as shooting objects. The Cyclone Board allows you to become a tornado and toss things around. You can also shoot projectiles. Finally for the Ultimate Hover Jet, it allows you to fly around and shoot projectiles while going at a high rate of speed.
Results
Overall, the LEGO Dimensions Back to the Future Level Pack (71201) is a pretty neat expansion pack. Is it worth the $30 that it’s asking for. That depends but I believe it does. If you’re purchasing it to use it in game, it’s definitely worth it as it provides more play content much like a DLC but with physical items included. If you weren’t able to get the DeLorean CUUSOO set, this is another chance to pick up the Marty McFly minifigure plus the Hoverboard which was omitted in the set.
Remember in January, LEGO will be releasing the Doc Brown Fun Pack (71230) which includes an exclusive Doc Brown minifigure and the Traveling Time Train so there is more Back to the Future goodness that you can use in LEGO Dimensions next year.
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Great review, I just picked up this and dimensions yesterday and am ready to give the game a try.
For me the Back to the Future Level set is the weakest of them all. The Lego is nice, but the level takes 20mins max to complete and the world is visually weak compared to other level packs.
The world is recreated twice over, so it’s naturally going to feel smaller per iteration than any of the other worlds will with a single version. Still, it felt bigger than 1/3 a regular world, based on what I’ve seen with DC and The LEGO Movie so far. You can also pick up about as many studs in 1985 as you can in either DC overworld (there’s still a fair chunk available underwater, but until Aquaman comes out, or some other sub-capable vehicle becomes available, it’s pretty slow harvesting with just a minifig) or The LEGO Movie as a whole, so considering that’s all packed into such a tiny space it’s actually my favorite place to grind. And one added bonus is that all of the plants that are outside the city proper, and all of the road obstacles on the skyway will automatically collect themselves as soon as you shoot them, so no time wasted chasing them down, and no studs lost to gravity or time. The buildings are all short, and all the tall mountains are along the edge, so getting around by air is very easy, and it’s simple to drop down to street level where the Stud Magnet can do its thing.
This is the only Level Pack I bought so far, so I really can’t comment on how the level compares to the other two that are currently available, but the playtime on the story missions wasn’t exactly consistent either (and a lot of the early missions focused solely on how to use the five power stones that I think I’ve only been able to use twice between DC, TLM, and BttF Worlds combined, plus the BttF and bonus levels).
I’ve only bought three other Fun Packs, but I’ve bought four of this one so far. The first was raided for parts right away (made the pennant rope from the end of 2 so Doc can tow Marty around), the second was for gameplay (played the level, extensively explored all three times, fixed a few things, and maxed out both vehicles before midnight PDT on 10-21), the third was donated to the 50/50 raffle at the Redford Theatre’s 10-21 screening of BttF2 (with the actual C DeLorean from the first film onstage!), and the fourth I made a point of picking up on the way to the movie so I can keep a sealed copy that was bought on Future Day.