Review : LEGO Star Wars 75241 Action Battle Echo Base Defense

Today we are talking about the concept again Action Battle with the LEGO Star Wars set 75241 Action Battle Echo Base Defense (504 pieces - 64.99 €), a box that pushes the initial idea a little further than the two other sets which offer the same type of content.

We can feel here the effort of the designers to try to encapsulate the promised gameplay in a context detailed enough to be immersive. The action takes place on Hoth and even if this box is sufficient on its own, it only asks to be joined by the contents of the set 75239 Action Battle Hoth Generator Attack (235 pieces - 29.99 €) to be able to at least have the generator which is at the center of the confrontation.

As usual, this is about knocking targets to eject a handful of minifigs, overturn a machine or topple an element of the scenery. The presence of an AT-AT obviously reinforces the playful potential of the set and gives some credibility to the concept. The construction is thought to slide on its front legs, like in the movie, and the mechanism is well thought out. Unfortunately, the machine is not designed to be able to stand upright without the presence of the white block flanked by a red target which slips between the legs and that's a bit of a shame.

The other targets are used to bring down the Probe Droid, open the hangar door, and eject rebel soldiers or Snowtroopers. LEGO also only provides two missiles per team for three targets to be reached and it will therefore be necessary to interrupt the confrontation to recover an additional missile and start the assault again.

The two orientable cannons are perched on mounds of snow here and that changes everything. Exit the simple gray cones placed at the front, the missile launchers are finally more or less correctly placed. An AT-AT with a built-in gun would have been welcome, but you can't have it all.

The assortment in minifigs is very correct with three rebel soldiers equipped with the torso also available in the sets 75259 Snowspeeder et 75241 Action Battle Echo Base Defense and two Snowtroopers whose torso and legs are only available in the two sets Action Battle currently marketed but whose helmet dates from 2014.

In summary, this set defends the concept a little better Action Battle than the other boxes on the same theme and almost succeeds in convincing me of the interest of the thing.

It is in my opinion essential to invest in the set 75239 Action Battle Hoth Generator Attack to get a complete and really fun playset. By the way, the acquisition of this second set allows you to obtain two additional ammunition per team and therefore to have one missile per target, but you have to pay nearly 100 €.

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