LEGO The Lion King: The Video Game

LEGO The Lion King is a LEGO-themed video game based on Disney's animated film "The Lion King", "The Lion King Reborn", and "The Lion King Return" The game closely follows the plot of The Lion King Trilogy and The Lion Guard, but with some modifications so that it would be more child-friendly, have some extra content and adapt to the two-player gameplay specific to the LEGO formula. The game begins with the story of the first movie, then second one, and then third one The game starts with "The Lion King" Rafiki, a mandrill shaman, anoints Simba, the newborn cub of King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi, and presents him to a gathering of animals at Pride Rock ("The Circle of Life"). Meanwhile, Mufasa's younger brother, Scar, decided not to be at the ceremony, annoyed that he is no longer the heir to the throne. Wanting the title to be his, he plots to kill Simba. Months later, Mufasa takes Simba around the Pride Lands, teaching him about the "Circle of Life", the delicate balance affecting all living things. Later, Scar tells Simba about the elephant graveyard, a place where Mufasa has warned him not to go. Simba asks his mother if he can go to the water-hole with his best friend, Nala. Sarabi and Nala's mother Sarafina agree, but only if Mufasa's majordomo, the hornbill Zazu, goes with them. Simba and Nala elude Zazu's supervision ("I Just Can't Wait to Be King") and go to the graveyard instead. There, the cubs are chased by Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, Scar's spotted hyena henchmen who try to kill them but are rescued by Mufasa, who was summoned by Zazu. After sending Nala and Zazu ahead back to Pride Rock, Mufasa scolds Simba for putting himself and Nala in danger, before teaching him about the Great Kings of the Past, who look down on the living from the stars. The game was announced by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Traveller's Tales. The game features all of the characters from The Lion King Trilogy with the usual brand of LEGO fun and humor, alongside an array of story levels and a hub world that includes locations like Pride Lands, Elephant Graveyard, George, Hakuna Matata Falls, Jungle Oasis, and Outlands. In addition to characters from Trilogy films and The Lion Guard, the game also features exclusive new characters and even a special character from every other Disney franchise like, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie, Belle, Beast, Ariel, Sebastian, Huey (2017), Dewy (2017), Louie (2017), Webby (2017), Maggie (Home on the Range), Mrs. Calloway, Grace, Buck, Stitch, Kuzco Llama (The Emperor's New Groove), Tarzan (Disney's Tarzan), Kenai (Brother Bear), Koda (Brother Bear), Judy Hopps, and Nick Wilde. It follows the previous LEGO video games, such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Batman, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic World, and The Incredibles was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One platforms on July 18, 2019, alongside the premiere of "The Lion King (2019)"