![]() ![]() One of the coolest things about LEGO Loco is that you can actually make the trains crash into each other. If I had somehow traveled through time to 1998 and had the opportunity to play LEGO Loco, you couldn't have pulled me away from the computer with a thousand electric trains. Not long after unwrapping the large blue package, oh so many years ago, I grew tired of watching my train go round and round a single oval track. Given the small budget Santa Claus operated on at my house, my electric train set was limited, to say the least. While playing LEGO Loco, I came to the harsh realization that my prejudice against virtual worlds was actually jealousy. ![]() My trains twisted and turned along intricately designed tracks, cruising at speeds determined by me, the creator of this magnificent world. Boom! The city came alive right before my very eyes. ![]() After an hour or so of setting everything up just like I wanted, I set the thing in motion. From a toolbox not unlike Felix the Cat's Magic Bag of Tricks, I chose from hundreds of different items in which to build my vast animated train set. Imagining myself to be a young, nimble-minded child, I instantly became entranced by the vastness and infinite possibilities inherent in LEGO Loco. Therefore, I had to make a conscious effort to set aside my prejudice when playing LEGO Loco. Whenever I sit down to review a children's computer game that is a virtual version of the real thing, my mind immediately goes into the "if it ain't real, it ain't worth a darn" frame of mind. ![]()
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