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Ok so I've continued further through the game and have had probably the best experiance of the game I can have even though I'm nowhere near fully complete I have done the entire story campaign for all films so I'll give you my verdict on that and then on freeplay, dinosaur gameplay and moving between areas.

So from where I left off last time I had got to the mission where Eric Kirby rescues Dr Grant and this level is quite decent as you begin by fleeing to Eric's hideout before having to combat compy's before the satelite phone rings drawing Eric to his parents and unknowingly the Spinosaurus, which you do not have to flee from as it's sleeping in a hammock nearby but you do still have to make your way into the aviary to continue where you have the final mission of the game which combines both the battle with the Pteranodon's which gives you a fun parachuting mini game for Billy so you can save Eric from the baby Pteranodon. You then have to set fire to barrels on the river to stop the Spinosaurus from eating Mr Kirby which is more satisfying than it sounds and then you are given cutscenes that finish off the rest of the film before you can begin JW.

Unlike I've done with the other campaigns I'm not going to go into detail on the story since the film has only just come out so I will try to remain as spoiler free as possible. I have to say this was the reason I wanted to get the game to see how good and fun JW could be, yes I did also do so for the original JP experiance but primarily this is what drew me more so because I wanted to see how well they could pull off the story and with it being released just after the film aired in most countries I wondered how true to the story the lego campaign would be and I have to say that I have never been more impressed by a lego game. The last lego game I can remember playing that was released around the same time as a film was released was that of Lego Star Wars 1 The Prequel Trilogy which came out around the release of Revenge of the Sith and I could remember feeling although the story was there the levels just weren't as fun as the film had been but with JW it was the complete opposite.

The campaign follows the film as closely as it does the others in the franchise and the final mission is absolutely brilliant where you play as both dinosaurs and humans whilst (sorry SPOILER ALERT) fighting Indominus Rex. The whole set up is exactly as it is in the film and the ending is just as spectacular with a very accurate representation of the film which I never felt I got with the prequel lego star wars (just want to say I actually like lego star wars so don't think I'm deliberately slating part of it). There is a great mission in a certain old area where you team up with a Compy to escape back to the park whilst Owen is left escaping the Indominus Rex. I have to say one of the most enjoyable levels is when you play as Owen and you go into the Indominus Rex's paddock along with the two park workers the South American worker being named Ellis who we see get grabbed by I Rex in the trailers and the bigger worker who is the paddock supervisor named Nick (Not sure if these will be confirmed as canon names for those characters but it's interesting to note) you then search the paddock trying to find out how Indominus Rex has escaped before suddenly being informed she is still in the paddock to which she promptly appears and attacks Ellis. Owen and Nick then have to work a way around Indominus Rex as she fights Ellis to escape while also trying to distract so she stops fighting the unfortunate park worker but this is to no avail though Owen and Nick manage to escape the paddock quickly followed by Indominus Rex. I won't say anymore but the suspense on this level is brilliant it really did feel like I was watching the movie again and I think this is probably the most fun level in the game because of that feeling.

Out of all the campaigns I did enjoy the JW missions most and they felt like they lasted longer than some of the previous campaigns even though they were about as long as the first two campaigns. Freeplay is quite enjoyable so far I have explored the majority of Isla Nublar and none of Isla Sorna though many of the areas are similar to the games levels. In the JW area you get to visit the gentle giants petting zoo where you can help a sickly baby triceratops which unlocks it as a playable dinosaur. You also can visit an arena for the pachycephalosaurus which you play as while guests watch you perform some mini games to collect gold bricks as well as part of one story mission taking place here though you need to watch out for the lifts doors. If you go down the other way you'll pass main street which itself allows you access to a vehicle spawn point and the Innovation Centre where you can customise dinosaurs which having unlocked considerably more dinosaurs than previously I can confirm you can create hybrid dinosaurs of your choice by switching out the heads and bodies of certain dinosaurs. You can also access the cheat code menu here as well which is in place of the red brick purchase menu in the original JP visitors centre.

Continuing up past main street you will pass the T Rex kingdom which is accessible and if you descend into the paddock you can activate the electricity to it which then brings Rexy out who is playable. If you go past this you pass the Gyrosphere ride which will take you into a paddock with Stegosaurus and Gallimimus as well as having a broken section at the back leading to the restricted area which leads up to an old building though this is not accessible unfortunately. If you continue past the gyrosphere you will come to the mosasaur arena where you can descend into an underwater observatory and provided you have collected 50 gold bricks and unlocked the mosasaurus amber which is located in the final mission at the beginning of the level inside the Innovation Centre you can unlike the door behind the characters starting position I can't remember quite what you need but if you are free playing you should have access to a required character but you will need an InGen personel member from the original park such as John Hammond or Denis Nedry, as the door will then lead you into a lab (probably Dr Wu's) which will contain an amber in the first section that you need to use the InGen member to access via a panel (I think it's for this but could be for the door to unlock). You can then play as the mosasurus in its lagoon.

The amber bricks are essential if you intend to play as dinosaurs in freeplay both in and out of missions. You can unlock Mosasaurus from the final mission, Ankylosaurus from the Gyrosphere Escape mission, T Rex from the final JP mission and Indominus Rex from the Owen and Claire part of the mission set in the old building which for those who've seen JW you'll know what building I'm talking about. If you explre further around the JW park you will find the aviary which provided you have a Pteranodon or a Dimorphodon you can fly around the aviary, Masrani can also be located here (SPOILER He's under his crashed helicopter and you'll need to help him escape to unlock him SPOILER) though I'm not sure what you need to do in order to get the human characters into the paddock thoguh I will update this if I find anything else. Arguably one of the most fun areas of the JW park is in its northen most area which is the Indominus Rex's paddock which is you have unlocked it is quite fun to roam around as (it also has a camoflage ability which allows you to access the other area to collect the red brick which you can use by holding O for PS4, B I think for XBox One). You are also able to spawn other dinosaurs in other animals paddocks such as Indominus Rex in the T Rex paddock or Triceratops in the Indominus Rex paddock. Sadly the bigger carnivores don't seem to have full roam of the park so you can't rampage down main street as Rexy as far as I am aware though you can do so as a Pachycephalosaurus.

The original JP park is also just as fun to explore with the T Rex paddock being a personal highlight with the rain signifying its presence as well as a toilet. You are also able to access paddocks and spawn in dinosaurs of your choice and there is nothing quite like driving around the original park in the green tour cars. Also a secret area located in the visitor centre kitchen during JP's final mission to the right of the fridge contains a model version of the JP park visitor centre and tour cars passing through the doors which is pretty cool and gets you one part to the minikit. On top of the Visitor Centre you can find Dennis Nedry in his Costa Rican Cafe outfit. as well as being able to help out trapped workers that will gain you gold bricks and some are purchaseable. In freeplay you can hold down triangle, PS4, or Y, XBox One, in order to bring up the selection wheel which selecting the blue slot will open the character menu where you are free to play as humans, raptors, smaller carnivores or herbivores.

The moving between areas is fairly good from the original JP area via the helipad which allows you access to JP Isla Nublar, JW Isla Nublar and TLW:JP Isla Sorna. I think JPIII Isla Sorna is accessable by boat from the TLW:JP section. JP is accessable from there via helicopter. The hardest section to leave is that of JW as though it is easily accessed via the monorail that is next to the helipad on Isla Nublar it is difficult to leave without having to fast travel into a mission in another area which you then have to exit but aside from this it is pretty easy to move from place to place. Overall it is rather enjoyable and great fun especially playing as dinosaurs even the more ferocious ones despite the fact they are restricted to certain areas. I still rate it eight out of ten though as there are a few things that can frustrate you at times and I did suffer an annoying glitch on the gyrosphere level where Zach disappeared when using the crane you have to build to help out the (sorry SPOILER again) Ankylosaur against the Indominus Rex though this was partially my own fault for switching to Gray and not switching back to Zach until I had explored a bit more of the area which resulted in me having to start the mission again which was more annoying due to the fact that it was the very last thikng I needed to do in the mission.