Platforms
Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360
Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief
No Interactive Elements
Rating Summary
LEGO The Hobbit is rated E10+ for Everyone 10+ by the ESRB with Cartoon Violence and Comic Mischief. This is an action-adventure game in which players control small Lego-versions of characters from the Hobbit movies. As players progress chronologically through the storyline, they use swords, staffs, arrows, and axes to defeat fantasy creatures (e.g., goblins, trolls, orcs). Combat is accompanied by battle cries and slashing sounds, and enemies burst into Lego pieces when defeated. Some sequences require players to battle hordes of enemies in order to proceed. Cutscenes also depict instances of “cartoony” violence, such as a dwarf cutting off a Lego creature's hand. The game includes brief instances of comic mischief: characters belching, sneezing into a cooking cauldron (e.g., "Well that's lovely that is, a floater! Ooh, might improve the flavour."); there is also a depiction of green mucus dropping off a character's body.