We’ll never forget how awesome it was seeing Batman and Gandalf in the same room during the Lego Movie. Ever since then, we’ve been waiting for the opportunity to truly explore that concept in a video game. Travellers Tales has just delivered.

Lego Dimensions is like Skylanders: you buy figurines, use an attachment to put them into the game, and do whatever you want. The best part is that you can mash up any series you want.

Lego Dimensions plays just like the Lego games before it: break blocks to build new structures, with some cartoon-y action peppered in. The game features an open world that you are free to explore, but the difference comes in the way you can do that. With so many characters, you have options. You can roam the skies as Superman, tear down the streets as Marty McFly in the Delorean, or even drive the Simpsons family sedan.

The story is simple, but it’s not the point of the game. The villain Lord Vortek, has mashed up the various Lego worlds and that’s pretty much it. It’s up to Gandalf, Batman and Wildstyle to stop him. While we imagine there will be more going on in the game, it’s all Travellers Tales has announced so far, so it proves the point that story is playing second fiddle to game play.

The pro of having all these characters comes at a cost though, and just like with Skylanders, you’ll have to fork out extra cash for different characters. The starter pack that comes with Batman, Gandalf and Wildstyle will set you back about R1 200, while if you wanted to buy everything on offer at launch, you’ll have to spend about R4000. It’s a lot of cash, but you obviously don’t have to buy everything, so if you just want some Scooby Doo characters, you’ll only be set back about R280.

Lego Dimensions is set to launch on September 27th. The packs announced so far include DC, Lord of the Rings, Lego Ninjago and more.