Lego Newbury Haunted High School 70425 (70425)

All the secret becomes clear

Newbury Haunted High School is part of a brand new LEGO Hidden Side series of its own, designed with Ghostbusters nostalgia in mind. The main feature of the series is an augmented reality (AR) application for a smartphone, which allows, by pointing the camera at the designer, to see and neutralize virtual ghosts and other paranormal creatures.

Day and night

However, there are enough monsters among the complete figures (three pieces) that live in Newbury High School. The building itself is also a monster, in the dark, trying to grab the young ghost hunters with their clawed paws (four more figures — two schoolboys and two schoolgirls). Fortunately, you can take a breath at least in the light of day, when the ghosts are hiding and the building turns into the most ordinary educational institution with classrooms, a library and a buffet.

The wind of change

In general, the idea of combining a real toy with a virtual picture on a smartphone screen is not new. But LEGO bricks with the ability to rebuild and combine with other sets could, theoretically, take AR games to a whole new level. Only time will tell if Hidden Side will become as popular as other in-house LEGO series, such as Ninjago and Nexo Knights, which are not only released by designers, but even made into cartoons. And if the price of this constructor is too high for you (there is obviously an overpayment for novelty and an AR application), then take a closer look at the more affordable bus for catching ghosts Paranormal Intercept Bus 3000.