A partnership with McLaren means you can drive Lego versions of the Solus GT and F1, or just build a racing cheeseburger and have fun.
March 23, 2023 at 12:29 PM ET
Lego fans of all ages will soon have a new outlet for creative car building, but the fun doesn’t stop there. Lego 2K Drive is a new game from Visual Concepts, 2K and Lego Group that allows players to build i race virtual Lego cars in an open world environment. And it looks pretty wild.
By that, we mean wild in the wide variety of customization available. Lego says over 1,000 virtual parts will eventually be available to build cars, and to give some context, in-game screenshots include a truck with a giant mouth, a wingless fighter plane from the era of World War II (which looks like a P-51 Mustang to our eyes), a weird hovercraft with jet engines, and if that’s not weird enough, how about a racing cheeseburger? Yes, a cheeseburger.
If you’re more of a Lego simulation racer, the screenshots also show all sorts of trucks and cars, including some regular-looking Formula 1 racers and supercars. To that end, McLaren is involved so that racers can pilot Lego versions of the Solus GT and the iconic F1 in this bricktastic world.
As for this world, Lego 2K Drive is an open environment, meaning you can build a car and then just drive around. There are several “biome regions” to explore, incorporating familiar Lego themes like Speed Champions, Creator, City, and other aspects of the Lego universe. Players can participate in mini-games, find collectibles, and, yes, go for a run.
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The main story arc involves a quest to win the Sky Cup Trophy, which requires players to build and upgrade cars to beat increasingly tough rivals. As the game progresses, various vehicle power-ups will become available to make things more interesting. In other words, it’s typical arcade-style racing stuff with a clean Lego twist… like beating your rival with a cheeseburger on wheels.
Despite the longevity of Lego and the growing popularity of the games, this is the first dedicated title for Lego that involves racing. Players of the Forza Horizon series on Microsoft’s Xbox had a Lego expansion for Forza Horizon 4, although it did not offer players the ability to build custom cars and only a few Lego machines were available. And according to Lego, this is the first of many dedicated Lego games to come.
Pre-orders for Lego 2K Drive are now open. The game will be released for major game consoles and PC on May 19, with either single-player action or online racing.
