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Game Information

Release Date: March 29, 2005
Developer: Traveller's Tales
Publisher: Giant Interactive Entertainment, LucasArts
Platform(s): Game Boy Advance, Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Mac OS X
Genre: Action
Players: 1-2

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Synopsis

Based on the console version developed by Travellers Tales, LEGO Star Wars chronicles the first three episodes of George Lucas' popular science-fiction trilogy from the perspective of everyday building blocks. Up to two players can participate in the game at once and are encouraged to utilize team-based tactics with a variety of multi-character parties. Prominent moments from The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith serve as the game's backdrop for storytelling, while favorite personalities such as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Jango Fett can be manipulated to advance your progress.

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Gameplay

In Lego Star Wars the player starts off playing as Obi from The Phantom Menace. From there on, each mission will take part from a scene in The Phantom Menace, The Clone Wars, and Revenge of the Sith. Each mission will be required to play in order until you have completed all three movies. After each mission is complete, you are taken back to the Mos Eisley Cantina, where you are allowed to roam around, play mini games, switch between characters walking around, find hidden objects, or buy things from the store inside that inlcude characters, weapons, cheats, and outfits. Once you have beaten all three movie sections, you are allowed to choose any scene to play as you wish with any characters you'd like to play as. In each mission there are secret ways to go that require a certain type of character. Some of most notable spots include small passages, high spots that require a grappling hook, secret rooms only bounty hunters can open, and hidden passages that require droids, jedis, or "special characters" ie Han Solo. Throughout each mission there are ten secret packages you can find that put together a ship from that scene. If you find every single one in the game, a super ship will be built outside the cantina next to all of the other ones. There are also hundreds of coins lying around, in bushes, in rooms, and on characters that can be collected. There are four different coins that give you a different amount in the end: silver, gold, and blue (in order from lowest to highest). These coins are used to buy things in the cantina and contribute towards your final score. The higher the score, the more coins you get as well. This game also has a co-op feature that allows another player to jump in at any given time, even during missions.

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Graphics

Although this game has the colorful, retro-looking, kid-feeling graphics to it, it has the details of the complete opposite. Each mission is extremely detailed and looks as if it was just out of the movie, characters-although they're LEGOs- look phenomenal and very sharp with perfect detail in them, all of the actions such as explosions and things being destroyed look excellent, lighting and shadowing that is beyond this world, and the frames never drop making it a very smooth game to play. There are literally almost no flaws in this game, except for the one, very rarely freeze that happens when you want to open the store in the cantina.

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Controls

Since this game has been most likely developed for children, the controls are very simple and most of them will be on the screen when needed. For example, if there is something you need to blow up, the required button will be on the screen until you have done so. Analogs control the movement of the characters, the D-pad controls the camera angle, and the buttons do actions such as jumping, opening doors, using your weapon, and tricks. Very simple and straightforward layout.

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Ratings

Gameplay: 9/10
Graphics: 8/10
Controls: 8.5/10
Overall: 9/10