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"Lakitu Sky World earns a BrickScore of 73.8 — a solid, buy-worthy expansion that scores points for its clever spinning mechanic and Lakitu's debut, but is held back by a dependency on other sets and a spinning platform that sends figures tumbling a little too easily."
Both reviewers give Lakitu Sky World a positive but measured recommendation, praising its inventive spinning cloud platform mechanic and the debut of Lakitu in the LEGO Super Mario line. The two-player cooperative and competitive angle is seen as a genuine addition to the Super Mario ecosystem, though both reviewers flag the same structural frustration: the spinning platform's geometry makes it all too easy for figures to tumble off. The set is considered appropriately priced for an expansion, but its reliance on separately sold Starter Courses is a notable caveat.
Where they split: Minor divergence on audience scope — BricksFanz targets the set squarely at kids, while The Rambling Brick sees it as broadly appealing. Both ultimately recommend buying, and their criticisms overlap almost entirely, indicating strong overall agreement.
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"In a similar way that this movie is very, very, very loosely based on the games, the Lakitu Sky World set is inspired by but not really based on any of the Mario games."
BricksFanz"One of the new Expansion sets exploits both the two player aspect of the new LEGO Super Mario game, as well as introduces this enemy to the roster of opponent that Mario and Luigi now face."
The Rambling Brick"In a similar way that this movie is very, very, very loosely based on the games, the Lakitu Sky World set is inspired by but not really based on any of the Mario games."
"One of the new Expansion sets exploits both the two player aspect of the new LEGO Super Mario game, as well as introduces this enemy to the roster of opponent that Mario and Luigi now face."
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