South American game studio Three Melons has recently announced the launch of their newest project: LEGO Agents.  This new endeavor is slated to both entertain and involve players in the exciting world of the LEGO Agents toy series.  It also marks a significant milestone for Three Melons, as the project is based on their new Daiquiri technology.

Three Melons specializes in well developed and produced short session online video games with an emphasis on free-to-play, advertising and microtransaction based business models, and has worked on projects for MTV Networks, LEGO, Discovery Networks, and a host of other media companies, game publishers, advertisers and agencies.  They are responsible for three other LEGO projects: LEGO Indiana Jones, LEGO ExoForce, and LEGO City Coast Guards.

‘’The link between the game and the LEGO Agents product line is very strong, which indicates a good understanding of our products and communication guidelines making it a very good advergame not only for us but more importantly for the kids”, commented Sten Lysdahl, Internet Content Manager at LEGO.

Their newest venture requires players to chase a villain across multiple levels, interacting with and utilizing a variety of high tech vehicles, naturally focused on the LEGO Agents Universe of products.

“We wanted the kids to be immersed in the Agents world using a deep 3Dish experience”, explained Pablo Mayer, Game Producer. “This is our fourth game with LEGO and we are looking forward to continue the relationship given that we are learning a lot about what the kids want.”

Speaking to the Daiquiri Technology, Three Melons Development Manager Nicolas Cueno commented, “Daiquiri is the baseline technology that allows us to create these types of games. We want to push the bar on what can be achieved inside Flash and Silverlight”

Having spent more time than I expected with LEGO Agents (kudos Three Melons!), I found the game to more than meet the needs of a fun to play, browser based game.  It’s probably not something I’m going to play again, but for the 45 minutes or so I spent with it, I was entertained (great soundtrack) and could very easily see this game leading to a ‘Mom, can we go to the toy store’ request from the little ones.  All in all, another great production from Three Melons, and a win for LEGO.

Have a go at http://agents.lego.com/en-US/games/default.aspx