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Fun, fun, fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Anyone who overlooks this game because it's for kids is making a big mistake. This is a great, fun game for all ages! You will play through all three of the prequel episodes: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith.

The developers did a wonderful job making the gameplay pretty easy so that kids won't have trouble with it, but putting in enough extras and unlockables so that older gamers will keep Lego: Star Wars in their PS2 for quite a while. There is even an unlockable level from Episode 4! You will be challenged to scour every level so that you can achieve "True Jedi Status", and so you can find every hidden Lego minikit. In order to find some of these hidden items, you will have to take advantage of all your different characters' special abilities. Warning: This requires some thought.

Another fun feature is the cooperative mode. While this is a great game to play by yourself, everything's more fun when you got a buddy fighting alongside you. It's possible to play through all three episodes with a friend in one day. Of course you don't have to fight WITH him--in the lobby area, you can duel your friend: Obi-Wan vs. Darth Maul, Qui-Gon vs. Anakin, Maul vs. Vader, Anakin vs. Vader, or better yet, Yoda vs. Sidious. Whatever two characters you've ever wanted to see fight each other--it can finally happen! Of course, you'll have to unlock these characters first.

The only complaint I have about this game is that a few parts in certain levels are frustrating. An example is the duel with Darth Maul. I found it almost impossible to beat this level without a friend because Maul keeps lifting you of the ground using the force. There is no defense against this. In order to hurt him, you have to have two guys attacking him simultaneously. The computer-controlled teammate doesn't always fight the way you want him to, so I found that Darth Maul killed me about 20 times before I killed him. (You have unlimited lives, however) Luckily, it's a lot easier with a friend controlling your teammate.

These problems are tiny compared to the good parts of this game, so you need to buy this game right now.

Fun Romp Through The Star Wars/Lego Universe

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Don't let the cutsey Lego character graphics turn you away from buying this game -- this game rocks!! I would have given the overall rating five stars, but deducted a star for the short length; you can pretty much finish this game in less than 10 hours. However, Lego Star Wars has replay value to burn.

The Episodes are broken into chapters. As each chapter is completed, you can go back and replay in "free play" mode with any of the unlockable characters. I love playing as Darth Maul through the Episode II & III chapters. This is the only Star Wars game that allows you to play as virtually every character from episodes one through three! This feature gives the game its lasting replay value. And of course, you can play with a friend (with or against).

Another feature that helps replay, is that there are lego pieces hidden throughout the levels that when found, allow you to build various vehicles. Each vehicle has ten pieces that must be found to complete it. The game's hub is a Star Wars themed diner (Dexter's Diner). The vehicles that you build can be found outside the diner in the "parking lot." I have not gotten this far yet (just got the game recently) but I believe there are extra unlockable levels that allow you to use these vehicles.

As for the graphics, this game is a sight to behold. The saturated color palette and shiny flooring where you can see a perfect reflection of your Lego character is very complementary to the game's theme. At the beginning of Episode III, you are controlling Anakin's space ship as he descends upon the Federation ship. The graphics for this chapter are STUNNING. It does not look at all like a Lego game and would fit right in with a Star Wars Starfighter series game...only it looks better! The pod racing level looks good too.

In closing, please don't pass this up just because of the Lego theme. I am a "seasoned" 37-year-old gamer and I love this game. If anything, the Lego theme adds humor and I'm not embarassed to admit I love it.

Brilliant, even in comparison to Tomb Raider, Tenchu, and Metal Gear

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: September 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is really perfect. It's complicated enough to keep your brain active, without endless, mindless fighting as in Kingdom Hearts--which my wife loves, but I only see as one unending battle scene and inappropriate for the children it's aimed at.

Whoever thought up the concept of Lego Star Wars is just plain brilliant, and it's great to see that they didn't just make up the novelty and stop there, but made an actual challenging and enjoyable game. I haven't played other Star Wars games, but I think they'd have a hard time matching this.

Even by comparison to my favorite games--which have an element of action and figuring out complicated puzzles to get through levels--such as Tomb Raider, Tenchu Shinobu Gaisen, and Metal Gear, this is really the tops.

Greatest thing about it is that it's not so hard that you actually feel stressed while playing, but it's not easy or mindless either. Really, just perfect.

Oh, and it's a two player! The second player can join right in at any point and choose to be one of the characters currently in play on the screen. As this is a game that is playable and fun for young and old alike, I could see a parent and child playing this together without one feeling they're just entertaining the other.

Bottom Line: I bought this just as Lego Star Wars II was coming out, and thought it would probably be underdeveloped. It wasn't, and I'm very pleased with this game even as I'm not any kind of big time gamer. If you haven't played this version and are thinking of going ahead with Lego Star Wars II, I recommend that you buy this one first because you wont be disappointed (and the price is bound to drop on the other one in the meanwhile).

Legos+Star Wars=The most fun I've had with a game in years!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Who'd have thought that recreating episode I, II, and III with Legos would be such a fantastic idea? The game not only presents itself really well, it plays really well too. An innovative idea that not only looks good on paper (or the internet) but also on your Playstation 2, Gamecube and XBOX.

The most astonishing thing about Lego Star Wars right off the bat is it's look and feel. You'll play through all three Star Wars adventures using LEGO figures. Going through the trilogy is a fun task. Each level you're given a party. Either play as the jedi and move things around, or play as a droid (R2-D2 type) and hover around. You can even play as Padme and just blast everything in sight.

What's even more appealing about the gameplay, is that you can switch between characters as you see fit. If R2 isn't working out for you, switch to Anakin. You can switch as you see fit. The game will ensure you do this, as well. Some puzzles you can't solve as any one character. So if you're thinking you can just be Obi-Wan throughout the whole segment of a level you're wrong. You'll eventually have to use someone else.

You can also kill your allies any time you want. This means you can actually umm... "kill" Jar Jar Binks! You can do it all you want too. There's no way to actually "die" in Lego Star Wars. There's also no such thing as a game over. The only penalty you get is losing all the money and goodies you collected along the way.

You can also play in co-op mode with a friend. And if you get bored you can always hack and slash at each other. Kill your best friend and take his money, that's the way to do it in Lego Star Wars! Since you literally have infinite lives, knock yourself out (and you can do that too).

The game also has a brand sense of humor. For example, when you dispatch an enemy the lego pieces actually shatter. When you blow stuff up, the lego blocks get scattered around. Even when you move things with the jedi they stack on each other as if they were legos. It's amazing to look at and has marvelous detail to it.

The game is, unfortunately, rather short. However, this is easily made up in the replay value and the unlockables. This game has more unlockables than gold bars in Fort Knox. You can unlock a multitude of characters, including Darth Maul and Count Dooku. Quickly you'll forget that you can't die, and be glad that you really can't. Otherwise the fun would be over too soon. Likewise, you may need an unlockable character to collect everything the game has. If you can't reach a certain area, it may be because you haven't unlocked the right character yet.

The music is also perfect. John Williams music score sounds fantastic. The humor in the game is great, and the look and feel is perfect. This game may be aimed at kids, but even adults will have a lot of fun with it. Because this game is just that: Fun. You can battle your friends and the only penalty you'll suffer is him (or her) stealing all your money. But hey, isn't it worth it just to kill Jar Jar?

The Good
+The game is just all out FUN!
+Nice brand of humor
+The Lego look is awesome
+You can play as a multitude of characters
+Switch any time you want
+You can't die! So the fun never ends
+A multitude of unlockables
+REALLY high replay value
+You can kill any character at any time, regardless of anything. This means if you want you can actually off Jar Jar Binks as many times as you want! (they do respawn of course)

The Bad
-The game is rather short
-There's little, if any, challenge at all... but honestly... who cares?

I can't wait for Lego Star Wars II when we get to play through the original trilogy!

Surprisingly Good!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: June 18, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Read the reviews and had to get it for my boys (7 & 10). As said in other reviews this is a kids game and it is easy. But it is so creative in the lego format that I'm enjoying playing it with the kids. What makes it great for me is when one of the boys gets stuck I pick up a controller and jump in to help and when my work is done I drop out. They get my help and they still get to play. Another plus for the game is when a player dies they break into lots of lego pieces. No blood or guts. If it helps...favorites in our house include Jak and the Ratchet & Clank series.

Funny that Lego would get it right...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: April 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game has many great features. First and foremost, it is the best Star Wars movie game released to date. The game plot is based on the three prequal movies, Episodes I, II, and III. The are no stupid uses for force powers and the game moves along very quickly. You have ultra cool characters (Mace Windu, Darth Vader, Obi Wan, Anakin, etc) all in Lego mode. Playing in two people mode makes the game even more fun. My only complaints were the tricky camera and there are certain parts of the game (like racing) that are harder in two player mode than in one player mode. This is NOT because the game makes it harder succeed because of the two people instead of one, but because of the camera. Kids will love this game and play it for a long time. Adults can probably beat it while their kids are napping. It has a couple of small Episode III spoilers. I would play this game before any other Star Wars movie games.

LEGO Star Wars- Return of the Old School Platformer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The impression I'm sure many have in regards to LEGO Star Wars is one of mild bemusement. After all, the game is clearly aimed at younger gamers and too "cute" for serious gamers.

"Cute"? The Star Wars universe? Home to gungans, ewoks, and Jake Lloyd? The very idea...!

The game, which chronicles the major battles and events of The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith, actually has a few challenges in store. The lightsaber battles are satisfying, the sound and graphics detailed, and the feel surprisingly appropriate. My particular favorite moment is controlling Mace Windu during the Colosseum battle from Episode II. A chaotic fury of sound and action, it looks really damn cool even with an all-LEGO cast.

The best feature of this game is that with the entertaining simple-yet-challenging gameplay, the game harkens back to the days of the Super Star Wars series on the SNES; no special combination of buttons to push, no complicated puzzles. Just a few force powers, a lightsaber, and a level full of enemies to plow through. Overall the game is great uncomplicated fun, and gets my reccomendation.

Really Cool Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When I got this game it was about 11:00PM, but I was addicted to it from the start. (I ended up playing till 1:00AM). It's very creative because you can use the Force to lift Lego pieces to make the things you need to advance further in the level. It's a relatively easy game, although it is pretty difficult to get to a bonus level which of course I'm not going to say. Overall this is one of my favorite games, and I hope you consider buying it.

Winning combination

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

We got this for the PS2. Great game for kids combining Star Wars and Legos. The game play is easy with unlimited lives but plenty to do collecting mini kits and gaining new characters. The graphics are nice. Lots of fun going back and replaying areas with new characters, even fighting Darth Maul by being Darth Maul.
If I had any complaint voices in the cut scenes would have been a bonus, but they really weren't needed to understand what was happening. Older kids, pre-teens oe teens, might find it too easy but if they don't mind it being geared for younger players it is still quite enjoyable.

Star Wars and Lego - how can you go wrong??

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is one of that rare group that manages to successfully appeal to young kids and older gamers alike. Young kids will enjoy the game's ease of play, the thrill of swinging a lightsaber, using the force, and the not-too-difficult puzzle solving, and adults will enjoy the Star Wars atmosphere and the sense of nostalgia that comes from messing with those Lego blocks. And everyone will enjoy the humor that is liberally spread throughout the game.

You begin the game in control of Qui-Gon Jinn and the Episode I version of Obi-Wan Kenobi in Dexter's Diner, which will serve as your "base" throughout the game. There are three doors in the diner, which lead to the Episode I, II, and III levels respectively. There is also a fourth door which leads to a bonus level which you can unlock through the course of playing the game (I won't spoil it, but it is definitely worth the effort to unlock!) You can go through the game in "Story" mode, when you play each level more or less in order of their appearance in the films, controlling characters appropriate to the level. Then, as you finish each level, you can choose to re-play it in "Free" mode, which allows you to take in any two characters you choose from your available group that you have unlocked. So you can do things such as have Jango Fett take on Darth Maul, or have Count Dooku battle armies of battle droids, or many other fun possibilities.

If you just play through the game in Story mode, you can finish the three episodes in a few hours. But the fun really starts when you start on Free mode and replay the various levels to find secret areas and items, and also to earn extra money to buy additional characters and fun options. In each level, there are 10 secret Lego canisters. As you collect each canister, you construct a Lego model of a ship from the SW universe. The models can be seen in the parking lot of Dexter's Diner. Or you can concentrate on getting all the characters in the game (there are quite a few) unlocked. Also, as you unlock the various characters, they will hang out in Dexter's Diner when you aren't using them, wandering around at random and getting into fights. You can have a lot of fun just hanging around the diner, taking control of different characters and causing mayhem. And yes, it is possible to chase Jar-Jar around and shoot him or attack him with a lightsaber. Repeatedly.

In order to get everything, it is necessary to take various characters with you to access everything. For example, Jar-Jar Binks and General Grevious can jump higher than most characters, so you need one of them to get some of the canisters. Or some levels have doors that can only be opened if you have R2-D2 or C-3P0 in your party. Or, you must squeeze through a small hole, so you need to take in young Anakin Skywalker or Boba Fett.
A nice thing in the game is the fact that the computer always makes sure that, when you play a level in Free mode, you always have access to all the characters you will need to get everything (assuming the chracters have been unlocked).

Different characters have different abilities. Jedi Knights swing lightsabers and use the Force to manipulate Lego blocks, R2-D2 has a flying ability that allows you to cross lava pits and bottomless chasms, Padme uses her blaster to take out the bad guys and her grappling hook to climb balconies, etc, etc. Every level has different requirements to get through it, so the action never gets stale. There are also a few levels in the game where you are flying a vehicle of some type and you must dodge enemies and obstacles to get to your goal (The Episode I pod race is a good example of this).

There are a few other nifty little secrets in the game, such as the Disco room that can be unlocked in one level (complete with a disco version of the Star Wars theme music).

Combat in the game is simple and intuitive. If you are a "blaster" character you can just blast away and mow down the bad guys (the game aims your gun for you so you won't miss too often). If you are a Jedi (or a Sith Lord), you can either attack enemies directly with your lightsaber or else use it to deflect the enemies' blaster bolts back at them. It sounds tricky, but it isn't hard to get the hang of at all. It is possible to die, but if you do, you instantly re-spawn at the point of death, none the worse for wear. The two-player option allows a second player to enter and exit at will, so if your young one is having difficulty with a section, you can jump in and help them out.

There really isn't anything bad to be said about this game. It looks great, it sounds great (selections from the movie sountracks can be heard in every level), it is fun to play, and it is just a blast in general. If you like the Star Wars universe at all, you will like this game. I hope they make a sequel using Episodes IV, V, and VI. Highly recommended to the young and the young at heart!

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