The End of Lego Handheld Games - Cam Reviews

This video marks the end of my lego handheld game retrospective. I take a look at the 3Ds and PS Vita versions of: Lego Ninjago Nindriods, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Lego Ninjago Shadow of Ronin, Lego Jurassic World, Lego Avengers, and Lego Star Wars the Force Awakens. So join me in this journey and we'll see how the Lego handheld game saga comes to an end.
If you played any of these versions growing up, let me know what you think of these games!
0:00 Intro
1:12 Lego Ninjago Nindroids
12:02 Lego Batman 3
20:13 Lego Ninjago Shadow of Ronin
26:40 Lego Jurassic World
30:53 Lego Avengers
40:16 Lego Star Wars the Force Awakens
49:17 Ranking and Conclusion
Beautiful thumbnail art was done by: / bearsockz
My Twitter: / camreviewsyt

[@CamReviews]

How do you think the Lego handheld game saga ended? Good or bad? Let me know! Also what’s your favourite out of all of the games from this series :D Also sorry about the time stamps not being in the video. I’ll add them when I get home!

[@piotrjasinski2130]

Honestly, I wished it didn't ended. Like I understand why Nintendo decided that it will be a good choice to say goodbye to the 3ds and announce/release Nintendo Switch in 2017 which can run console games on that handheld pretty well, but on the other hand the LEGO games on handhelds (DS, 3DS and PlayStation Vita) were meant to be diffrent from their console counterparts. I really had fun playing some of them in my life (even though those games were played on emulators, but I do hope I can get either some of the handhelds like 3DS, PlayStation Vita or Switch) on the other hand I still enjoy both the console and handheld counterparts. Not every game is meant to be perfect. A lot of them are really diffrent from one to another. There are the positive/negative ones that I cannot believe how many LEGO games on handhelds you've actually beaten (it must've felt like a really long to do list, isn't it). Anyways, the saga had some of the best and worst LEGO games in its saga, but some of them can be really enjoyable and feel really fun to play.

[@piotrjasinski2130]

Also, I've once imagined how LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 would've looked on the 3DS, like the hub world that's somewhat similar to LEGO Marvel's Avengers on the same platform, multi-challenges being wiped out of existence and how many characters from the console version appear in this one.

[@ThatDinoDude]

As weird as it is, my favorite portable game is Lego Star Wars 2. It just has such a unique charm that no other Lego game has been able to replicate (EX: The AT-ST swimming in the air when you use it in a space level). I think the bugs make it a lot more fun, like trying to get as far as you can in a character level with the vehicle glitch. The other portable games just feel so cookie cutter and run-of-the-mill.

[@CamReviews]

@@HypeXesk If you watched the video I said I'll cover them in a future video. I'm not into RTS games but I still want to try these games out :D

[@Ryan-Bell]

@@CamReviews Have fun trying to 100% the GBA games without emulator tricks, lmao. Getting everything from the shop in those games is just excruciatingly long stud grinding. The way I did it was to just have a macro that would constantly replay this one level for me and I had the game sped up as well. I left that on overnight and it did the trick.

[@joosie-boy]

Fun fact: on the ps vita version of ninjago Nindroids the menu is just the bottom screen of the 3DS version

[@CamReviews]

Bruh no way 😭😭

[@DarthOminis]

@@CamReviews and marvel superheroes

[@T.T_CenrryTH]

Really?

[@dinomaneofficiall3973]

@@CamReviewsyes way

[@brevin630]

Fun fact: the console version of Lego Force Awakens also curses, but this time in the cutscene, and it's the part where Finn says "That's one hell of a pilot". However, the subtitles write it as "helluva", which is possibly how they got around censors

[@CamReviews]

Woah that is insane. Never knew this!

[@shockzwithtp]

helluva good dip

[@thefishoffishall3395]

I don’t get how hell is considered a swear, then again I’m British

[@mr.mcnerdo]

​​​​@@thefishoffishall3395Over here, bloody isn't really a swear. Just like over there, homely is more of a positive term, but over here it basically means ugly. Also spaz is a slur over there, but over here it's just a term for someone who freaks out over nothing.

[@thefishoffishall3395]

@@mr.mcnerdo see bloody isn't much of a swear either now not to us young people anyways, the only people who really get offended by it are old people but most nowadays don't care

[@zimbats3775]

Never knew lego avengers truly was a hidden gem, gonnna get it for vita soon now!

[@DarthOminis]

it truly is a great game that I would 100% recommend on vita as someone who played it on vita

[@bubbles4630]

These games are definitely nostalgic to me…would be so cool bringing them with me during my holiday and whatnot…Thanks for making this series 😁

[@CamReviews]

I’m glad I could talk about them and share them with so many people :D

[@edwardsaldana2534]

The 3ds lasted until 2020,but got zero Lego games through 2017-2019

[@ninjamasterbuilder8675]

Huh I didn't know that but mine still works anyway

[@Galaxsu7424]

At some point LEGO marvel 2 would be on the 3DS but the switch happened to exist

[@speedforcespector]

Sadly cause of Dimensions

[@Manel-dq2kb]

Because the Switch came out in 2017

[@Lemuel928]

You play Lego Avengers on 3DS instead.

[@NickName183]

Thank you for doing this series. And to answer your Jimmy Fallon question, yes I’m pretty sure he makes a brief cameo in Jurassic World hosting an instruction video for the Gyrosphere

[@CamReviews]

Hmm interesting

[@AmethystOrlando]

Oh he did...& the fact that the characters don’t laugh at his sketch felt very realistic to me.

[@godaininja]

Shadow of Ronin is excellent imo, it felt like a full LEGO game in itself!

[@CamReviews]

Totally agree!

[@mr.mcnerdo]

The only disappointing things about the game are the voice actors, the hub, and the lack of a customizer. Otherwise, I loved it. The combat was easily it's strong point.

[@ReissSpangenberg4470]

Fun fact. I always thought they never ported lego Batman 3 to the 3DS. I look through every store. I never found it. I guess I didn’t look hard enough

[@xX_cumtech_Xx]

I wish you keep making these review videos, they are super entertaining and I love to just chill and relax to them.

[@TheFirstCurse1]

I 100% completed LEGO Batman DS about a week ago and now I'm on to The Complete Saga DS. I'm loving them so far. They help when I'm mostly bedridden. Anyway, I can't wait for you to review the console versions as well.

[@CamReviews]

I would avoid doing the mini games for 100% but if you can suffer through them go for it! :)

[@DaneIsGamer]

I used to play the tournament game all the time! So glad you brought it up.

[@bairdbananas4638]

Thoroughly enjoyed this series. Look forward to the next videos you have planned!

[@CamReviews]

More to come! :)

[@xInfiniteCaliber]

I really enjoy these and appreciate the effort and time you put into them man. Keep it up!

[@CamReviews]

Thanks ! :D

[@xX_cumtech_Xx]

You can’t imagine how amazing it is for you to talk about handheld Lego games. I mostly grew up with these, and even though they were so many, I barely saw anyone talk about them! So, knowing someone else’s full and in depth thoughts about it is everything I wanted out of life xd Also, you take a great point of view on the subject, focusing on how fun it is to play each one 100%, not just partially. It really shows your dedication to doing these videos :D

[@xX_cumtech_Xx]

The editing is also excellent You show great examples of what you are talking about to explain it better and keep the video fun

[@CamReviews]

Thank you so much :) I'm glad you enjoyed! I am going to start going through all the console games soon so stay tuned for that!

[@InVminutes]

Your channel is so underated, great video! 😁

[@CamReviews]

Thank you so much!:)

[@DaUnusalEdits]

30:53 Aw man that entire segment was so nostalgic, Lego avengers for the 3ds is the most underrated Lego game. I remember the exact moment I got it. I found at Walmart and I was so excited, I remember playing that game anywhere I could. Man thank you for making me remember something from my childhood.

[@gustavo33413]

I wish we had more Lego games on Switch, I'd love to play the classic Indiana Jones and Lord of the Rings on the go (not the portable versions).

[@CamReviews]

Me too! They should rerelease those games for playstation and switch because the only console that can play all of the older games is Xbox

[@GmacAttack]

@@CamReviews To give credit, they *did* release Lego Marvel Super Heroes 1 on Switch, despite being a 2013 game.

[@Aviatiors08]

@@CamReviews PC?

[@JuansCarlosYT]

I really wanted to see ur opinion on the other handheld games and the video is finally here! These videos were pretty good gotta say, keep up the good content man!

[@CamReviews]

Thanks !:)

[@MuttaTheKhajiit]

Hope you do well on youtube, dude! Love your stuff!

[@CamReviews]

Thanks a lot :D

[@ElectricPeaPlayz]

3:50 this is literally why i didnt like playing as cole in ninjago nindroids and tournament... shadow of ronin combat is ALOT OF FUN

[@Ramenretro]

Another masterpiece brother great job

[@phantomfighter2678]

The free roams in LEGO Avengers are super charming! Like yeah I'd prefer playing the console versions and it's technically inferior, but I love seeing how it was put on the handheld

[@austinblack7991]

I still have both Lego ninjago and Jurassic World to this day thanks for the nostalgia!

[@OwCharlie]

Great video bro, I can tell you've already improved your style in such a short time.

[@CamReviews]

Thank you so much! :D

[@TidalVex]

I played Shadow of Ronin a few years ago and I agree that it's a lot of fun. It feels like a classic lego game, and it kinda makes we wish we got a full-fledged console Ninjago game that's not based on the movie but solely on the cartoon.

[@damarbell6733]

i love lego marvel avengers for 3ds, my favorite 3ds lego game

[@GmacAttack]

Personal Fact: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (on DS, unsurprisingly) was one of the first DS games I ever owned. (I also had the Wii version prior, didn't play it until later on) I eventually got almost all the other DS Lego games (including Lego Rock Band, Lego Battles, and Lego Friends). As of this comment being posted (4/10/23) the only ones I *don't* have are: (NOT counting 3DS/PSP/PS Vita entries...) Lego Battles: Ninjago Lego Pirates of the Carribean: The Video Game Lego Legends of Chima: Laval's Journey Regardless, I also wanna say that I also have (almost) every Lego game released on the Wii as well, from Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga to Lego Lord of the Rings. The only one I don't have is Lego Rock Band (on Wii of course), but I can let that pass since it's a peripheral-based game and a spinoff of a completely different game series.

[@tailsthegreenninja2003]

I loved Lego Ninjago Shadow of Ronin. I fell like it deserves a console release as well, why didn't it get a console release?

[@CamReviews]

I agree! I'm not sure really

[@ceskul]

One time I dreamt of the game actually releasing on console, it looked so cool

[@tailsthegreenninja2003]

@-hm_ I actually remember thinking that Shadow of Ronin was on the Wii U and PS4, but of course it was the PS Vita version I was looking at the whole time!

[@ninjamasterbuilder8675]

I would just like to mention that I have played almost all of those Lego games you reviewed except for two (Lego indiana Jones and Lego Avengers) and that's it

[@EliteXclutchX21]

been looking forward to this one !!!!!❤❤❤❤❤ Think you’ll cover the console games now ?🤔

[@CamReviews]

I mean who else is going to do it? 🤷‍♂️🤔

[@OGpenguinBTW]

I remember ninjago tournament you brought me back man 👏👏👏

[@CamReviews]

Oh the memories

[@mono5608]

Glad im not the only one who still misses and loves tournament as well

[@DarthOminis]

I'd say the best thing that console version of Avengers has over the handhelds: The Agents of Shield pack comes with a level on console but not handheld. You don't miss much if you have handheld, because the level is basically just a summary of the last 2 episodes of Season 2 and you don't get anything from it

[@humberto022]

Lego Avengers came out when i was almost graduate from college. Hearing you say that you enjoy this game as a kid makes me feel so old 😂😅

[@agedstring]

I remember getting LMA 3DS and having to buy the New 3DS XL because the L button didn't work on my sister's purple 3DS. It was a grueling task, but it was worth it until I got the switch.

[@GribbleGob]

"having to stop what i'm doing to focus on a touch screen is annoying" is something I'm stealing when I get into an argument about the wii u.

[@CamReviews]

lol it is pretty annoying

[@Smith-fg1qb]

10:29 I love how causal you are about the dragon attacking you. It’s pretty bizarre that this 100% reward can kill you. I don’t even think that was a deliberate design choice

[@MoogleMog]

I feel like handheld gaming will make a comeback some day, it still has so much potensial.

[@Material_Monkey]

Nah, mobile phones killed it

[@MoogleMog]

@@Material_Monkey I consider mobile games a different type of thing honestly.

[@MLittleBrony]

and all Cam Reviews had to say on "LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4" was, "I _do_ like how it's based"

[@CamReviews]

That's all I heard too

[@Amon_Gus799]

I loved this series and excited to see what comes next I hope you do a video about the skywalker saga cause I also have a few gripes about the game

[@CamReviews]

Oh I have more than a few

[@tommymaxey2665]

​@@CamReviews I can't believe there was no gunship calvary in Skywalker Saga. I was shocked

[@jero_779]

great video and great serie of videos really enjoyed it, maybe you can talk about the retro lego games like lego island or lego racers in another video 🥰

[@CamReviews]

I want to do that! :D only issue is the PC version of Lego Island is hard to play

[@healthybeautynutricioncoac4562]

In Lego avengers I just realized there’s no custom characters in this game

[@ShinkaPlant]

Damn, now I want a area called “Hell” in the new Lego Harry Potter Game

[@carterstroud5403]

Lego battles is basically baby's first rts and it is really fun

[@Devilsblight86]

"I sold Smash 3DS for a copy of Lego Avengers!" Spongebob fish: YOU DID WHAT?!

[@DarthOminis]

'You can't buy the Agents of SHIELD pack because eShop closed' Me on PS Vita:

[@CamReviews]

Or hacked 3ds 🤔

[@DarthOminis]

@@CamReviews fair point.

[@JohnDoe-tq5hy]

You NEED to try Lego Battles (the OG one) Also, as much as I loved the handheld games as a kid, I think this is a net win. Having the full fat version of the game on the go is amazing and would have blown my mind as a kid. Just imaging the complete saga at school would be a fever dream

[@Louierobson237]

Yess finally

[@Nickolas_KoT]

But all 13 lego games gave me a lot of fun and stuck deep in my heart😀

[@rusty1008]

11:20 OMG I REMEMBER PLAYING THIS ALL THE TIME

[@plushiesdx]

13:44 it's so people can play them in shorter bursts on like a train

[@hiddencitypictures]

Lego LotR and Hobbit can switch between day and night on the console versions, and Lego Jurassic World and The Force Awakens have always been my favourite handheld Lego games. The one single flaw with Lego Jurassic World in my opinion, is how dull the knives are. I understand why it takes time to cut stuff, but the freaking sound that it makes is so annoying.

[@CamReviews]

Completely forgot you could do that in those games! Oops.

[@Nickolas_KoT]

I also went through all the Lego games 100%, but on PSVita (unlike 3ds, on Vita there are trophies and platinum.... I received all 13 platinum in 13 Lego games) How can I remember how I collected 2 billion Lego details (to get a trophy in Jurassic World..... it was sooooo long... even with multipliers)

[@CamReviews]

Oh wow, I'm glad I did not have to get all of the achievements!

[@WololoWololo2]

Ps Vita has better gtaphics

[@Lemuel928]

Lego Ninjago and Lego City were popular on 3DS.

[@toybonnie4463]

I love this video series

[@worldsboss]

Wow, so the two 3DS Lego games that I randomly played ended up being the highest rated on this list, Avengers and Undercover. Oh well

[@Crazycartoonist8679]

i live in the country but my town is about 30 minutes near A city and the local game stop in the city has some 3ds games for cheap in 2023 I get portable Lego games their I go to that city every few weeks with my family I really love going there

[@Final_Starman]

When I was little I was always confused why my Lego Batman and star wars were so different from the ones on my Wii.

[@Senseismoke777]

34:32 JUST WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR, FREE ROAM 👏👏❤

[@SuperWarrior64]

I think the objective system could work in a future Lego game. My idea is that you would need to get 1 bonus objective gold brick as the game's level is loading it shows what the objective is. For example if your playingLego Marvel Superheroes it shows something like "destroy 5 lampposts" or "smash 5 cars"

[@KuWota2k]

Having recently played Lego JW's console version (ironically enough, Switch lol), it's really surprising how much the 3DS version stays true to it in the level layouts, nearly the same game just without the free roam. Last Lego handheld game to sorta do that, in my experience so not objective fact, was Lego Batman 2, so that's pretty neat. The downside is that it means both console and handheld versions are really short for JW so... Buy them on discount.

[@onyxia43]

i played lego jw on console (loved it) and on handheld, i vaguely remember it but they were stilll alike each other

[@xj0462]

i remember getting Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens for the PSvita as a Christmas present in 2016 (the last physical PSvita game I've gotten as of time of writing). i think its a good game, and i had a good time playing it, but i found it confusing on how to unlock many of the characters (do you need to find tokens? i still don't know), I'll have to try looking for the characters again someday. The PSvita version is pretty much the same game as the 3DS version terms of graphics and gameplay from what i see in the video i'll have to try out Lego Marvels Avengers on handheld someday, as it actually sounds pretty good (unlike the console version which was lame, and this is coming from someone who beat the story mode)

[@suntannedduck2388]

Very good coverage. Yeah the Vita digital stores doesn't have many of the Lego games it did Lego Batman 2 I think I saw when checking but otherwise yeah physical or emulation. Said what ones I played in the past video. Whatever you are doing next I'm interested.

[@abbystudieswitchcraft]

yesssss!!!!!!!!!!

[@bohdaniatsenko8428]

Based on your video, I bought Lord of the Rings and Avengers for 3ds while it's still cheap. Great stuff!

[@CamReviews]

Hope you enjoy them :D

[@NaiveChicken]

I had a good chunk of the lego ds games. Most underrated versions, change my mind

[@portal_fan2011]

i had The force Awakens, it was pretty good for a 3ds LEGO game

[@stilekropfilms6610]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@aestheticrhys_733]

Great video! I’ve loved the series are there any other ds games you’ve played that you’d enjoy covering? :)

[@CamReviews]

I'm not sure yet to be honest

[@Frogman399]

Amazing video

[@CamReviews]

Thanks!:)

[@Walter.BrownIII]

You should do 100% walkthroughs of most of these games

[@socialsycho]

the handheld version of complete saga was the first game i 100%ed followed by lego batman 1 handheld since the ds was my first gaming device

[@SirYodaJedi]

23:25 Personally, I'd be interested in seeing Score x0 or Score x-1, lol.

[@CamReviews]

That would be amazing

[@piotrm5635]

fun fact: the console version of force awakens starts with battle for endor level

[@blackedoutreviews]

17:55 are you kidding? The space suit was awesome. It felt like truly being Batman. While Cyborg or Superman could easily use laser or flight and you have Batman without powers mange to still be able to do anything they can do. Also the color design with the white and gold is just so unique for the caped crusader. Along with that I had the lego set which was cool. And the refueling yeah that was kinda cringe.

[@JoboGamezzz]

I love any version of Lego Jurassic world I just love Jp

[@tuxedobean7750]

never knew the hand held lego games took such a weird turn

[@linklink3069]

I couldn't agree more about avengers, it's the perfect handheld lego game. I bought it like two years ago and II still go back to play it, because it's just that good. The only real complaint I have is how they butchered squirrel girl.

[@CamReviews]

Yeh her voice is so bad 😭

[@linklink3069]

@@CamReviews Her moveset to, she's practically useless to play as in this game, whereas in marvel super heroes, avengers and superheroes 2, she's one of the best characters to play as, in terms of combat.

[@aerospherology2001]

If you're covering Lego The Incredibles, mention that Elastigirl's weird transformation has an icon resembling the ones in the later handheld games rather than the style of the rest of the game's icons.

[@thekingar325]

Hey I know you do retro reviews. But I know your love of Disney infinity is probably as big as mine. Would you review Disney Speedstorm? It’s nostalgia and design reminds me of Disney infinity so much.

[@tivvy2vs21]

God, now i really really want lego venture bros, that would be insane but it would never happen, its the only superhero thing i like

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

29:50 yes

[@ZoofyZoof]

I love Lego Battles, the DS game

[@SuperWarrior64]

Lego Ninjago Shadow of Ronin is the most forgotten underrated Lego game to me. It doesn't get the credit it deserves. The voice acting while odd at first is easy to get used to, the combat and levels are great, a good amount of characters, the music is also great and whil there's only 3 bosses their all really fun. It even has achievements which should be in more Lego games if done right. Highly recommended to Lego and Ninjago fans. But if I had a complaint it would be there's no hub world to run around and no extra side content which would have been great to have

[@CamReviews]

Completely agree!

[@tommymaxey2665]

I kinda fell of the Lego games. I'm pretty much "if it isn't TCS I ain't playing it". I remeber my mom got my 3ds lego movie and I was very disappointed in that title. It's interesting how the portable version of the lego games differ from the console. It was great to see them be little side games to trying to replicate the console version, even surpassing it sometimes. It was great to see you go through all these lego games. Can't wait to see what you tackle next

[@CamReviews]

Thanks so much!:) I agree it’s super fascinating

[@inappropriate4333]

Good vid

[@VoidCraftGaming]

I've played both lego battles and lego ninjago battles there both pretty good at least in my opinion.

[@ashtonwilaby]

I know I'm late to the party, but why did you not cover the gba versions of lsw 1&2 in this series?

[@jallerlepine3596]

As someone who completed Nindroid and hated it, Im reassure to know that the sequel is better. Might give it a shot

[@arturov4147]

Cant believe i got lego batman 3 a few years back instead of lego avengers

[@markdarc0448]

Console versions when? I’m sort of joking I know that would be a ton of work but it would be sooo cool

[@CamReviews]

I mean who else is going to do it? 😅

[@danielbuilds]

I 100% shadow of ronin and it was a pretty good journey

[@Yutaaa]

I didn't know that LEGO Avengers was open world on 3ds, that just proves that the 3ds/vita/mobile version of LEGO Jurassic World could have been just as good as the pc one

[@Goferf]

It's sad that Lego LOTR wasn't on this list, it's really interesting how good the 3ds version of it was.

[@CamReviews]

I made a video on that game already!

[@Goferf]

@@CamReviews I just saw it I'm dumb. I used to play ds version for some reason

[@dg9444]

Shadow of ronin is one of my favourite Lego games

[@NakeroMedia]

Lego Avengers on 3DS it's very impressive, but framerate on old revisions so bad...

[@Lil_Valor]

I personally couldn’t play the game very much because the frame rate would tank way too much on my original 3ds

[@WololoWololo2]

Should play on Ps Vita, much better

[@ChrisPonate]

I remember buying Lego CIty Undercover for the 3DS, it lagged like crazy, had 20fps in some places. I wanted to refund after 5 mins, but the eShop isn't Steam :/

[@arbenbrahimaj9075]

sigh I really do miss the handheld lego games I remember the first lego handheld game I got was lego star wars the complete saga for the ds and it actually introduced me to the star wars universe, second of all I got lego marvel super heroes on both the xbox one and the 3ds, the 3ds version was a bit odd and I remember I wished venom and the other villains were playable, sadly they were not:( I also remember having the force awakens game on the 3ds and It was good I remember the battle of endor level it was fun. I wish other lego games got their on handheld version like lego marvel super heroes 2 and lego star wars the skywalker saga (much better in my point of view lol) funnily enough in the future I may make my own lego handheld fangame of my version of lego star wars the skywalker saga but It's just a thought.

[@NeonNobility]

The PSP version of Lego Batman and Lego Indiana Jones (and I think Lego Star Wars 2?) are identical to the PS2 console versions