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Warning: Most people will probably not be able to play this game on their computer!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: February 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Turns out this game requires a graphics card which supports Pixel Shaders v1.1- whatever the heck that is. We went to Best Buy, spent $65 on a graphics card (they assured me would do the trick), but no luck. After a lot of searching, it seems that only a very specific type of card will allow you to play this game. If you're not a major gamer who already has the necessary system, save your money for something else.

Quite a fun albeit short game...and pretty too.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 17
Date: April 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Let me start off by saying, ignore the naysayers who can't get it to work. You're not writing a review of a product, you're admitting you bought a computer on the cheap or haven't kept up with the technology. Despite this being a 'kid oriented' game, it shouldn't fall on the shoulders of the developers to require this game to run on ancient or inferior systems you bought for the kids. The people expecting a game to run on win98 or a system 4 years old are being ridiculous. It's like having a hissy-fit because your new car doesn't take leaded gasoline. If you can't afford the technology to run current games on your PC, stick to the game platforms like XBox or PS2, their prices are nowhere near a new PC and you never need to worry about compatibility. People are expecting the best of a technology product they buy and that includes games. 'Dumbing' them down or making them less graphics intense is NOT making a better product. New video games should take advantage of the capabilities of new systems. Enough about that, now the game.

The game itself is HUGE 'beer and pretzels' low-stress fun. The Lego characters are cute, sometimes hilarious, in their expression and movements and general antics, especially seeing Darth Vader tip-toeing across a room, or long-necked aliens dancing to the disco version of the Star Wars theme. You have total control over a wide array of characters (if I didn't count incorrectly, there's 56) from episodes I to III (and beyond) and require a mix and match of different characters with specific abilities to complete adventure chapters.

The goals in the game are relatively simple, making it good for kids, perhaps with some occasional parental help. I sometimes took a little looking around until I clued-in on what was supposed to be done to complete a puzzle, so there is challenge there for everyone, regardless of age. And there's a degree of patience involved as you are required to gather a lot of Lego studs, which are the currency of the Lego Star Wars universe, and the means of buying new characters as they become available and gaining 'Jedi' credits for every level. Upon achieving that Jedi credit for all the chapters, a new chapter for Episode IV: A New Hope opens up, making it apparent that these people know a good thing when they got it and are developing the game for parts IV, V, and VI, which I am barely containing myself waiting for after the fun I had with this one.

The only drawback to the game is the ability to want to consume it as fast as possible and then having nothing left to do but repeat the procedure over again. My suggestion for perhaps maintaining some longevity is making it 'online' where you can interact with other people for 'battle-free-for-alls' or groups can log on to a website with new puzzles and interaction.

My other recommendation would be to make difficulty levels within the game so that young kids and adults are equally challenged. Perhaps having harder puzzles and trickier enemies for the big folks would let the game last longer.

After having seen what these game developers can do with the Lego and Star Wars franchises, I DESPERATELY hope they continue the series and can get rights to Lord Of The Rings and other similar fun franchise titles. If they're as fun to play as Lego Star Wars I'll be buying the whole series.

if you only buy one game for your kid....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: October 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

...this is it! Admittedly, my husband, 5-yr old daughter and I have probably played this game for more than 10 hours fromthe last 2 months, We love it! My 5 yr old can easily play and they're no gory parts. If a character dies, it just breaks into its Lego brick pieces. It is fun , always new chapters to explore, and free play is such a hoot, esp. with 2 players.

Before you buy this...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: February 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I let my son buy this with money that he saved, DESPITE the poor reviews on Amazon. This game has a serious problem - it only works with a SELECT FEW graphics cards. (It requires something called pixel shader v1.1 - and don't think the fact that your card supports pixel shader v2.0 or 4.0 helps. It doesn't.)

Also, don't assume that the fact that you have a brand new pc with great graphics matters either. We can run the new Lego Star Wars II just fine, Lego Bionicle, all the 3D intensive Tycoon games. The problem with this particular Lego Star Wars game is very unique.

Some people have been able to adequately fix the problem with an unofficial hack called 3D-Analyze. Please do yourself a favor before you buy this and do a web search on Lego Star Wars and pixel shader v1.1. Read the forums with hundreds of accounts of parents (like us) with their little boys crying with broken hearts as they take countless trips to BestBuy trying to find a graphics card that works... or trying to get 3D-Analyze set up to work on their computer (it doesn't work for many people - including us)

Remember - you can't return opened software under any circumstances. So make sure you really look into this before you get stuck like us. Such a bummer!

Recall Info

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: June 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Just found out about a recall notice for this game in January 2007. It says that some customers may have trouble with the game loading correctly. the return info is - Lego Returns Phone: 704-504-1877
Lego Returns - OEM.
8500 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28273

Rate the game on its merits, not your system's flaws.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 14
Date: May 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was reading the reviews for this game, and I noticed that the over all rating of the game had been dragged down to a mere 3/5 stars because of a plethora of reviewers who merely stated the same error occuring on their computer.

Because they did not properly read the game requirements on the packaging (the error in question, pixel shading v1.1, is specifically addressed). I know that it may be hard to determine, but do your research, edios support has a list of cards in their FAQ about the game that will work.

That said, check before you buy. Other than that issue, be aware that this game is amazing, and deserves a higher rating than the hordes of malcontents would have you believe it gets. It may be frustrating that your year-old computer cna not handle a new game, but you should always check, that is part of the responsibility of the consumer, not the manufacturer that clearly states all of the requirements on the packaging and the various websites.

Very good game but first look at requirements!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: May 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Lego Star Wars--my dream come true. But it didn't work when I bought it, so I had to get a new vid card and it is one of my favorite games. Free play is totally awesome, and you can play with over 50 characters in over 17 different scenes (I am not sure how many because I haven't unlocked the secret level yet). But beware, look at the requirements, if you don't you will have wasted thirty dollars (well it's a nice-looking box). Also, if you do not want to spoli Ep III, do NOT buy this. I know most of what happens in III because of this game, of course I couldn't wait. But on May 20 when you still have smudges of Darth Maul face paint on your face and have seen the movie five times, but it!! you won't be disappointed.

Buyer Beware - if you have an Intel PC

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 11 / 17
Date: December 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My son was in tears on his birthday because this game would not work on any of 3 PC's we have. If you have an Intel PC, it probably will not run this game. I have a Dell, and their technical support people told me they don't make a PC that will run this game. Your PC must have "Pixel Shading 1.1" support - most PC's don't have unless they are gaming PCs or have a special graphics card installed.

Go to the Eidos Interactive website and download the demo software to confirm it will work on your hardware before you buy. Or look at all the posts in their support forum and talk of a class action lawsuit if you doubt me.

Once the package is opened, you cannot return it. They don't post this system requirement prominently here on Amazon. Your son will open the package under the tree, and from that point on, you cannot return it or get your money back.

I will not buy anything from Eidos Interactive ever again.

Lego Star Wars

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Lego Star Wars is pretty simple. It's directed at kids, but don't be fooled. This is a Star Wars game.

You get to play through the Prequel Trilogy and a part of episode 6, though the Lego's don't talk and you will not understand anything if you haven't seen the movies. If you have watched the movies, you will recognize familiar scenes and battles. The part of episode 6 is a bonus level and is hard to unlock

The gameplay is fun, and what makes it better is that you get to be so many characters. You get to be lesser known Jedi, well known Jedi, Sith, Droids, Clones, Wookies, General Grevious, and many more. The vast amount of characters makes the game great in reply value.

The gameplay itself is fun, consisting of the Force, lightsabers, and guns. The use of the Force in this game is not that grand. You can Force push Droids and "Geonosians", killing them. You can also use the Force to pull levers and build things to help you jump up to higher levels or build bridges, etc. Something that did bother me was turning off your lightsaber; because of the great amount of things to use the Force on and the Force button is the same button as the turn off lightsaber button, you have to jump and press the button to turn it off most of the time. This can get frustrating with Yoda especialy. Holstering blasters is so much simpler.

The graphics are simple, and not spectacular. The lightsaber duels look impressive for legos, but it's legos. Something intersting is when you kill something; it's head rolls off and it shatters to peices.

You don't get to play the classic trilogy, I should mention, but there is a sequel coming out!

Overall, the game is very fun. It's a buy for casual Star Wars fans, though Big Fans will be mildly dissapointed.

Great for Non-Gaming, Lego- and Star Wars-Loving 8 year olds!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 15, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Disclaimer: We intentionally don't own any video game systems (unless you consider Mattel's HyperScan game a "video game system," which I don't), and we don't own a joystick. So my son plays PC and online games using the keyboard. Oh, and the computer I bought him to use for his online exploratinos and PC games is really slow.

Given all of the above limitations, my just-turned 8 year-old son and his best friend (who, I believe, has a PS2 at home but never plays it) LOVE this game. They take turns operating the controls, with the non-operator giving hints and offering suggestions about where to go and who to change into. The screens are nicely detailed and rich-looking (for a PC game), the options are varied, and the stories are relevant to my two Star Wars geeks-in-training. This game is about as violent as Super Mario Brothers. As I said, my son plays it with only one player, so if this game provides the opportunity for hand-to-hand combat, he hasn't seen it.

I would highly recommend this game for young-ish children who are not extremely experienced in gaming (and/or whose parents are, for whatever reason, delaying the inevitable morphing of their sweet little darling into a maniacal gaming cyborg - not that there's anything wrong with maniacal gaming cyborgs!). A child with experience playing PS2, Nintendo, etc., would probably be bored and/or frustrated.

Bottom line: it's cute, it's Lego, and it's Star Wars. Not much more. But if that's what you're looking for, this is your game.

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