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Quite fun, great graphics!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 42 / 43
Date: June 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I really thought this game looked silly at first - but once I got to playing it, it's amazingly fun! You get All Three new Episodes of the movies with this game!

The little lego guys are absolutely adorable, and when ships blow up, they disintegrate into their component lego parts. Lego fans will be thrilled to see little lego flowers, lego swinging doors, and much more.

The game is pretty true to the story line, which is funny in and of itself, watching the famous Star Wars scene done lego-style. You jump, shoot and light-saber your way through the scenes. You get to use a variety of characters, and each character of course has his or her own special talents.

There's a lot of coin-collecting, secret-finding and bad guy bashing. There's an optional two player mode which is great - someone else can grab a controller, play for a while, then drop out without any penalty at all. There's a regular story mode for going through the movie plotline, plus a free play where you can randomly switch between various players to solve some of the trickier puzzles.

There's a good deal of replayability as you go back searching for the treasures, and trying to unlock all of the cool extra features. This is really perfect for the munchkins, but adults may find themselves playing it after the little ones are asleep because it's actually rather fun.

I was impressed with the graphics too - the little legos walk as you might imagine they would, the floors shine with great reflections, the textures are just very nice. There isn't much sound besides the Star Wars themes going on in the background :)

I didn't have any problems with crashes at all, and if I ever do get bored with it, there's a line of people waiting to get it from me next.

Highly recommended!

4.5 stars - Better than you'd expect

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 34 / 34
Date: August 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Lego Star Wars (2005)

Over the years, there have been tons of Star Wars games. The games have ranged anywhere from as serious as can be (Republic Commando, Battlefromt) to downright comical in their execution or just bizzare in nature (Super Bombad Racing, Star Wars Chess.) One of the more bizzare titles to to hit consoles in recent years was Lego Star Wars. Yes, the Star Wars Lego products have now inspired a video game. At first glance, I thought this would be a Star Wars game as mediocre or bad as so many other tragedies of a galaxy far, far away. Was I right to think this, or is Lego Star Wars a good game? Read on if you want to find out.

I initially had no desire to play this game whatsoever. But during a visit to a friend's house, I picked it up and started playing just out of curiousity. Though the concept of the game didn't sound to appealing (why play a Lego Star Wars game when I could play a normal one, I asked myself), I AM a big Star Wars fan, and intend to play as many games in the franchise as possible. Once I started playing, I couldn't believe it - THE GAME WAS REALLY FUN! Essentially, Lego Star Wars recreates the three episodes that make up the Star Wars prequels (Episodes I, II, and III.) In each mission, there are several characters on your team. You play as one at a time, but can switch characters with any who are near you. Some characters have abilities some don't, making them vital to mission completion. For example, Jedi Knight characters have lightsabers, the Force powers, and double jumping, while blaster-toting characters have the luxury of attacking from a distance and being able to use grappling hooks to reach high places. Every character is good for something, at some point, in some way. Only adding to the appeal is the fact that the game is two player! A second player can join in at any given time, simply by hitting the Start button on the second controller. The controls are ridiculously easy to learn, too, meaning nearly any gamer can pick it up right away. The game itself is very easy, for the most part, making it appealing to even non-gamers. For instance, if you get killed, all you lose is the game equivalent of five dollars. Even if you're out of money, you don't get a Game Over. Only adding to the fun is the Free Play mode. In this mode, you can switch instantly between all of the characters you have already unlocked with the press of a button - including ones that normally wouldn't even be on your side! Overall, this game succeeds in a lot more areas than it fails. But sadly, even a game this good has its shortcomings. For instance, the controls can feel blocky and clunky at times, making some manuvers difficult. When I'm playing as a Jedi, there are plenty of times where for no apparent reason my double jump didn't work. Not being able to skip some cut scenes in another huge problem - pretty much anyone who plays the game is already familiar with Star Wars, so forcing them to sit through the cut scenes if they don't want to is redundant. Likewise, the game might be too easy for some hardcore gamers. The biggest flaw of all, though, is that this game is never going to get the proper recognition. Many gamers will pass this off as a kiddie game, merely due to the Lego look and cutesy graphics. Those fools don't know what they're missing! And that's just about all there is to Lego Star Wars.

This game was a fairly recent release across a plethora of consoles, so it's safe to say it's gonna be readily available in stores for quite some time to come. In other words, if you want to go out and buy this game, you're not likely to have any trouble finding it in a video game retailer.

Lego Star Wars impressed the hell out of me. Hard to believe this title no one expected very much from is better than all of the Episode III games released in the same era! I urge you, if you're a Star Wars fan, DO NOT PASS THIS GAME BY! And by all means, GIVE IT A CHANCE. If you're a fan of the Star Wars universe and you've been all too disappointed with the wide selection of crappy titles the franchise turns out often, rest assured. Lego Star Wars is a top-notch gaming expereince. Four-point-five out of five stars. RECOMMENDED!

Brick Together the Jedi Force!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 18
Date: April 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is targeted at kids, but the first thing you'll discover upon playing it is adults will like it too. Yes it's easy, but it's still fun watching the little brick men do their thing Jedi style! Basically the game has the same kind of structures as The Simpsons: Hit and Run; you can play it to beat the level or you can play it to try and collect more points and bonus vechicles. The best feature on the game is by far the two player co-op mode. The game is easiest enough to beat without an extra person, but having one finding next to you is sure better than playing it alone. For the most part the game is loyal to the movies, although several scenes are missing.

Fun and easy, but short.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: April 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Overall: Fun game, easy to play (there are unlimited lives and easy combat) and for others to join in. Neat concept; unfortunately, a bit short.

In more detail:

This game is too short. I've played through every level in the span of a rental and played the same levels repeatedly in order to find all of the minikit pieces and collect enough money to buy everything. The short length of the game is reason enough to recommend renting instead of buying at this time. Don't buy unless you are a Star Wars fanatic or don't mind spending $40 for a game you will finish in a few days. More likely than not, the price will come down quickly. So I plan to wait until it comes down closer to $20 before buying and recommend the same to others.

Cons: Too short. Can't skip through cut scenes (longer scenes get rather annoying after replaying levels); also it would be nice if the characters talked during the cut scenes, but Star Wars fans probably have most of the scenes memorized anyway. Multiplayer podracing is very frustrating since it is easy to confuse your vehicle with your friend's & one player can force the other off the screen or cause them to get stuck in a laser by moving too far ahead. The multiplayer should be splitscreen. It's too easy to cause your friend to get killed just by moving too far away, which can cause them to be pushed off ledges or be killed by unseen enemies. I got in way too many arguments with the people I played with because of it; apparently, I take gaming too seriously. When playing solo, the CGI can be a bit unhelpful as far as fighting enemies is concerned. Some of the characters do absolutely nothing.

Pros: Multiplayer does have a lot of potential for fun as long as players don't get too angry when they cause one another to die. It's really easy and easy for people (even inexperienced gamers) to pick up and join you. A second player can enter or leave the game at any time. Younger people should be able to play it easily as well; not only will they enjoy it, but there's no mature content or blood, so it is appropriate for all ages. If there's any reason an adult wouldn't like it as well, it's more likely to be b/c he or she doesn't enjoy platform games in general and not because of the game being aimed at children.

Also, there are a lot of extras you can buy (personally, the tea cups and the mustaches are the most entertaining) to make the game more interesting. If you become a Jedi Master in each level, you even unlock a fourth door marked with a question mark. I won't give it away, but the fourth door does allow you to unlock the last two characters available. The majority of the characters you can buy are cheap with a few exceptions (such as General Grievous who costs 200,000, but also happens to be one of the most awesome characters available)and money is easy to attain. Good soundtrack - very true to Star Wars. Load times are short. (And of course there is the appeal of everything being made out of LEGOS, which is just a nifty concept.)

I suggest playing through the story mode as quickly as possible and then playing through the same level in free mode at a slower rate since you aren't going to be able to access every part of the level in story mode anyway (certain places are only reached by certain characters). A ton of security guards are a lot less frustrating when you can disguise yourself as one in free mode and kill them without taking any damage.

As far as the characters go, they each do one (or sometimes more) of the following: use a light saber, use a blaster, jump high, crawl through vents, open doors, "fly", or grapple onto different ledges where there are red circles. This is why free mode is essential to fully exploring most levels. In free mode, you pick one character to be, but are given a group of others which you can flip through at any given time so that you have at least one character to serve each function.

My favorite character to play with is General Greivous because he has four light sabers, is fast, and jumps high. Yoda is also good to play with, but harder to control. I also like Darth Maul and Darth Sidious though they can't jump as high as the general or Yoda.

This is not just a kids game! You will LOVE this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun for the whole family. I figured at first that my little boy would be the only one to really play this game. My husband and I both thought it would be fun but we did'nt realize just how much fun until we are now hooked to playing it!!! The sounds of the light sabers are just like the real movie and the people all look just like real legos! The game is'nt very difficult but it holds your interest. There is over 30+ playable charaters to use. The game combines all 3 of the first movies in to one full game. I really like that about it, its like having 3 different games but for one price. There is tons of hidden things to find in this game. I highly recommend it for kids and adults!

Revenge of the Bricks

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First a point of clarification: Lego Star Wars is not a game destined to go down in the annals of gaming history. It is not for the hardcore gamer. However, if you are a devoted fanboy of Star Wars, or Legos or Star Wars AND Legos, then this game will not disappoint.

First I shall talk about the many ways this game is a fanboy's delight. There is something very odd, yet astoundingly cool about seeing the Star Wars universe transformed into Legos. Every aspect of the game is tied to the bricks. When enemies (and your character) die, they shatter into lego pieces. Jedi have to use the force to build and break pieces. Every ship, building and character is built from bricks. It all works flawlessly and, thanks to good graphics, looks good too. Also, transforming the Star Wars movie into Legos adds a quirky sense of humor to the (in some people's opinions) sometimes lacking movies. Familiar scenes are fun to see skewed as Lego reimaginations. There is no dialogue, so all the little Lego guys communicate through facial expression and sound effects, and it works surprisingly well.

For the Star Wars fanboy, you are set, if anything by the sheer number of playable characters. You can unlock almost any Jedi that has been in the prequel, and tons of other characters that all look great and sometimes hilarious as Legos. I'm pretty sure this is the only Star Wars game that you can play as Darth Maul, Darth Vader and The Emperor, not to mention a Gronk Driod, three versions of Obi-Wan, Yoda and of course, R2-D2.

Gameplay wise, Lego Star Wars is a bit more complex than its look would mandate. Combat is simple, but effective. The game also has a very simple RPG feel, as you have a party of different characters that you must switch to at different times to perform different tasks. This is no Final Fantasy or KOTOR by any stretch of the imagination, but you do need to be mindful of having the right characters with you at the right times. It adds something to a game that could be seen as too juvenile.

That brings up a good point. Lego Star Wars is marketed as a kids game. This will scare away the hardcore gamers, which is probably a good idea and just what the makers wanted. Hard core gamers who are not Star Wars fans probably should keep looking for a deeper, more challenging game. I am not a kid (per se) but I was still able to find a lot of enjoyment in this game. The most "kid-like" quality is that it is short. In a rental period, you could unlock pretty much anything worth unlocking.

The saving replay factor is that every single level has the chance for cooperative multiplayer, so its a great game to have on your shelf when friends come over. Because its controls are simple and the story is familiar to almost everyone, its a great game for people that don't usually play video games.

All in all Lego Star Wars is a fun great game. Though its not for everyone, its for anyone that likes Star Wars, Legos and accessible gaming.

Hey- there's no "NOOOOoooOOOoooo!!" in the game! Wait, is that a good thing, or a bad thing?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: July 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Lego Star Wars sounds like a sure-fire plan for success, doesn't it? You take Star Wars, the all-time best selling movies (as well as merchandising from a movie/movies), and Legos, a limitless imaginative building block "toy" that's been around for just about as long as Star Wars has. Both are popular to this day, and haven't slowed down the least bit. So when you combine the two, you're bound to rake in millions, right? Of course- just look at the sales for Lego Star Wars. It became a popular title right off the bat, and became a Platinum/Greatest Hit in no time. Reviews were fairly solid, saying the game was a blast, and get this- had a fun co-op mode. You rarely hear that about games these days that aren't online enabled. When was the last time a console game got good merits for having a fun co-op mode? Before this, the last one I remember was Pikmin 2, and that came out a good while before Lego Star Wars did. Regardless, I kept getting sidetracked by other games, which I'm ashamed to say. I'm a huge Star Wars geek, and other games shouldn't have gotten in my way of playing this lil' beauty. Nevermind how the game looks, which I can admit, looks like a kid's game. And it is, from a certain point of view. As the creators have said, Lego Star Wars is a tongue in-cheek point of view of the first three Episodes of the saga, and was never meant to be too serious. There is something that you should keep in mind if you're considering buying this game though, and it's a major con, but surprisingly, it's not the "kiddy" image. It's the length of the game. But I'll get to that later on.

Obviously, Lego Star Wars is the telling of the first three Episodes in the Star Wars saga, as I just said seconds ago. Each Episode is presented very well here, using almost no dialogue at all, but using great facial expressions to get the points across. Episode I has you starting out as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn taking out tons of Battle Droids aboard a ship. Gameplay as Jedi is pretty simple- you attack with your lightsaber, jump (EVEN DOUBLE JUMP!) around, use the Force to push enemies away and manipulate objects, and more. Using the Force is something you'll be doing often, usually to solve puzzles and put together machines in order to proceed in the level. This is usually pretty fun, until you're getting shot at, and you have to move an object from the very beginning again. Getting hit interrupts your actions, so watch out. Luckily, any lightsaber user can deflect blaster shots with a simple tap of the X button, just like they should. Later on, you'll be able to play as Padme and her body guards. They play similar to the Jedi, but with less benefits...more or less. There's no double jump for them, they use blasters to attack from a distance, and some of them seem to move a bit slower, but they can use grappling hooks to get around from specific areas. C-3PO and R2-D2 also come into play, with only one of them being of any real use in all situations. 3PO has slow movement, can't jump, can't attack, but he can open doors (yippy-skippy, really). R2 however, can fly for a short period of time, open doors, and stun droids with his shocking device. Also in Episode I is a very hard, annoying Podrace level. I guess it was time someone screwed the Podrace levels up, since they were all cool for the longest time. Checkpoints are few and far between here, with tons of obstacles to make sure you don't win. I spent 35 minutes on this level alone...on one lap. Don't bother using co-op mode here, as if either one of you dies, you both start from the beginning again. Episode II and III play the same as Episode I, and they have their own variety. Like star ship battles over the Podrace, something I liked a little more as they were more fair. Through the game, you'll get to enjoy some funny cut scenes as well, most making fun of Obi-Wan because of his cool exterior. And hey- you don't have to play the Episodes in order! That's right- you can skip right to II or III if you want. 'not a bad choice if you hate Jar-Jar and don't want to play as him, with his brilliant high jumping ability.

Gameplay is fairly fun here, though a bit mixed. The Jedi should be a little more powerful- Battle Droids shouldn't be able to take 3 hits from a lightsaber before falling apart, yet dismantling upon getting shot with a blaster pistol. Some attacks are also more for show than for damage. This is extremely obvious when you play as General Grievous. He has cool looking attacks, spinning his upper body, making great use of his articulation. Spinning all four lightsabers at an opponent should take them out right away, right? Nope- even when he spins his body around 3 times, the attack doesn't count until the spin's done, and then only counts as one hit. As I've said above- the Podrace was just plain hell for me, and almost made the game not fun. The other pilot levels were decent, but still felt tacked on. Aside from these two minor gripes I have with the game, the major one comes in the form of the game's length. My girlfriend and I managed to breeze through Episode I in about 40 minutes (I'm not counting the time it took to beat the Podrace, since that's just silly and wrong), Episode II in about 25 minutes, and Episode III in about 50 minutes. Sure, you could argue that it was because there were two people playing at once, but there's always a second character on-screen, playing along with you, either controlled by the CPU or another person. What saves the game from being put on the shelf after completion though, is the high amount of replay in the form of Free Play mode. Here, you can go through every level that you've already completed, using any characters you've bought. There are tons of characters and extra goodies that can be purchased with the various Lego pieces you find in each level. Lego studs are used as currency, and there are also secret pieces to be found, which make up the different ships from the game and movies. There's a certain amount of studs for each level that needs to be collected before you can consider that stage 100% completed. Once you get all the studs needed, and the secret parts for every level in the game, you'll unlock a secret level: one from Episode IV. Pretty cool, eh? Sadly, it's not the scrapped level from the commercial: playing as Anakin, blasting Battle Droids from inside their own base ship. Finally, I should mention how nice the co-op mode is: a second player can join in at just about any time, and drop out just as easily. The only bad thing about this mode is that if one player moves as far as they can to the other side of the screen, the other player will gradually slide off where they are. Meaning, they could fall off a platform if the other person doesn't pay attention.

Visually, there's not much to talk about- the characters and ships are Legos. It all works though, and looks pretty good. There's no slowdown, everything runs smoothly, and loading times are very short. I especially liked the reflective surfaces aboard ship levels. The audio fares just as well, accompanied by John Williams' score, as usual. Surround sound really kicks in here, but there's a problem only found with this, the Xbox version: once in a while the sound will get very quiet, then go back to normal volume. This didn't happen on the ps2 or GameCube versions, so it confused me why it'd happen on the normally better (if a game is multi-platform) system. It's nothing major, and goes away quickly, but I figured I'd share that in case someone thinks it's their tv or anything.

There we have it- Lego Star Wars is a good game after all, and I highly anticipate the sequel, especially since you can use your data from this game to throw in characters in LSW2. Yep, you can have the agile, always-hopping (seriously) Yoda, or the two Mace Windus, both of which look the -exact same-, or Jengo Fett with his rocket pack and dual blasters. That should make Jabba's Sail Barge a bit more different, shouldn't it? And if you're a parent, this game should be a top priority if your kid(s) love games. And hey- you'll have fun playing it with them, so you see, Star Wars brings families together.

One of The Best Star Wars Games!!

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

Lego Star Wars games??? Yeah thats's right and it's great!A little to easy to beat, but a good game anyways. I unlocked every character and every special feature, including the extra level.This game along with the two Battle Front games are the best Star Wars games there is.(maybe 3 of the best games there are)Great game sticks to the story original story line and has great music straight from the movie.Great Game!!

Beware the Inch-High Jedi

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is probably the best Stars Wars game made. As far as i'm concerened, any Stars WArs game where you get to use a lightsaber is the best (there are enough games with blasters). When you turn on the game you start out in Dexters Diner, a place where you chose your level and buy characters. You get to play through episodes 1,2 and 3.
WHats good is that if you haven't seen episode 3, the game doesn't spoil that much, it gives you enouggh info so that you know what you're doing in the game, but not enough to spoil the movie. While you are travelling through the star wars universes, you collect LEGO studs, the currency of the game. At dexters diner, you can buy characters with them. YOu can also buy hints and extras, but I think they are a waste of studs. After you collected enough characters from the light side and dark side, you can go out to ddexters parking lot to wacth and join unorganized fights. They are a little easy but fun. When you collect suds you're jedi meter fills up and if you fill it up to the top you will get a piece of a special ship. TO complete fill the jedi meter in every level. You also collectt mini kit parts which you can use to make ships to put in the parking lot. If you get every ship you will unlock the games ultimate secret (sorry i don't know what it is). A good way to collect studs is to get all the mini kit pieces in a level, which will give you about 50,000 studs. Try to complete the ones in boss levels because they are small levels and pieces are easy to find.

X Box Lego Star Wars

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game for my 9 yr old and 6 yr old. They love it and have a great time re-enacting the different movies through the lego action figures of the game. My 6 yr old has a little bit of a hard time playing but with his brother's help he's getting it. I like this game because 2 people can play at once together, this in my household elliminates fighting over the controllers and taking turns.

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