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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.

LEGO are fun but not in this game

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 9
Date: April 13, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love Star Wars, but nothing short of a Jedi Mind Trick could make me recommend this game. I realize the game is for children, but there was so much more that could have been done to make this title more interesting. Some of the cut scenes were cute, but overall the graphics were lacking and the levels tedious and repetitive. I got really tired of collecting studs and hearts. Two player mode was marginally better, but the game was frustrating during levels like the Pod Race since the game doesn't use splitscreen. You'll find that one player will most likely need to drop out and let the other finish the race just to get to the next level. Small children will love this game, but 10 and up should look forward to the release of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith game due out in May.

Great game for all ages

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've been looking forward to this realease for some time! I recently purchased this game and have been emjoying it immensely. While it is quite basic in its look and controls, there are a lot of details that keep me intrigued to play for hours and hours. I love the fact that you can take any character and play them in scenes that they were not originally intended for. This as well as many unlockable characters and secrets make this a great game for recreational gamers of all ages!

The bricks worked hard and made the force!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just got this game over the weekend. It is a really fun game. I unlocked Darth Maul using a code. This game is sooooooo cool. It's based on star wars episodes 1,2,and 3. The game is so loyal to the movies even though a lot of scenes are cutt. In the begining of the episode 2 part, it skips straight to the part when Obi-Wan lands on Kamino. Other than the scenes that are cutt, the game is pretty good. You should get it.

Two Games in One

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: April 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

LEGO Star Wars is really two games in one, Story Mode and Free Play.

Story Mode
In Story Mode it's a platformer that is fairly easy. Like most platformers you jump around and collect coins, in this case LEGO "studs" that you can use to upgrade your characters (buying items that range from mustaches to invinsibility) and buy additional characters. You also collect canisters. There are 10 in each level.

You also fight the bad guys. It is fairly easy because when you die you are brought back to life instantly in the same place where you died. There are a couple of exceptions, like the pod race or the assault on starships, where you are in a vehicle and when you die you start over at a pervious "save" point. There are a few combo moves you can use, but the controls and simple and easy.

Free Play
Free Play allows you to go back to a level you already won in Story Mode and play using other characters. You need to do this if you want to find all the hidden canisters. Finding the canisters makes Free Play more like an Adventure/Puzzle game. This is because, in addition to running around and blasting/exploring every nook and cranny of the level to find the canisters, you have to figure out which characters to use. Each character has its own special ability. So you have to figure out which set of characters to use to get each canister.

For example, some canisters are locked in rooms that only certain droids can access. Others are placed on high platforms that only charaters who can jump extra high can access. (Jar-Jar Binks can jump extra high so you'll want him along most of the time. I didn't care for Jar-Jar in the movies, but he's great in the game.)

I found Free Play harder than Story Mode because some of those canisters are pretty well hidden or you can see them but it takes some thinking and exploring to discover how to get to them.

The multiplayer is fun but requires a lot of cooperation. Because you can't control the camera you have to work togehter when you move around the different levels. And sometimes your partner has to "drop out" so you can get somewhere, then "drop in" again to resume. I don't think that is a flaw, just an added layer of gameplay.

The graphics are very good. It's fun to see all the characters from Star Wars done up like LEGOs. And you get to play all three of the prequel movies!

Overall it's a very fun game. If you like platformers, adventure/puzzle games or Star Wars I think you'll enjoy it. If you don't like platformers then you'll probably want to pass on this one.

Sleeper hit of 2005

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: April 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Now I want you to take a sec and settle down; breathe deep, and think of the best game you've ever played.

Did it involve Legos, or perhaps Star Wars? Maybe both?

That's right folks, Lego Star Wars goes down in my book as the best game I've played all year. True, I'm a Star Wars buff. True, I still love Legos (and why not). True, this game is perhaps the most addicting thing I've seen since first picking up the brick that was the NES controller so long ago (13 years if I'm not mistaken). A lot of people are probably going to pass this up because it seems too kiddy. It's actually pretty darn hard! And did I mention fun?

It is a 'kids' game, but I find it more engaging than GTA (personal opinion, don't flame me). There is just something about all my favorite Star Wars creations as Legos, moving about in the Lego Star Wars world doing that thing they do. The fact that there are (I believe) 60 playable characters, each with their own abilities, requiring you to switch back and forth through gameplay to get those hard to reach items. And 'Free Mode' is a blast. It allows you to choose a character (two if multiplayer) out of the roster, then you're 'team' is automatically chosen by the computer. Because 'Story Mode' doesn't allow you to pick up everything on the first try, this is a cool addition. There isn't any voice acting, but scenes from the film are played out humourously as the characters play charades to get their point across. And the simplicity of the controls means the only times you will die will be your own fault (that's a lie, the camera can be fussy).

Maybe it's the kid in me. Maybe it's the fact that I'm a Star Wars slave. But this is the best game I've played in awhile. So if you're looking to take a mild break from the blood and gore that is Doom 3, maybe you should settle on in to the good wholesome fun that is LEGO Star Wars! At least give it a try.

Oh, and you can play as Yoda...YODA!

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 20, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a fabulous game, especially for children. My 6 year old and 4 year old have had a fabulous time and I have enjoyed jumping in as well. No, it is not a big bad RPG like Morrowind but it is a great lego game.

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.

Your kid won't be able to get through this game alone.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: April 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Unless your kid is a gaming genius, they won't be able to get through this game themselves. I had to jump in and help my 12 year old many times, and was finally able to find a write up on how to get through the game online, so we could get through the game. Alot of the levels are fun and easy, but some are really hard. You don't get check points soon enough in some areas, such as the Podrace on Episode 1, the chase scene on Episode 2, and 2 levels are particularly hard on Episode 3, Level 1 and Level 6. You manage to get through some really difficult challenge only to find the next one even harder and if you don't make it through, you go back to the beginning. If your child gets frustrated easily and can't keep repeating the same actions over and over again, don't get this game for them, unless you plan on taking over and playing it for them.
I know alot of gamers are now probably going to blast me, but for the Average Joe who is looking for an easy game that you will enjoy, this one is not it. Your child will have fun and be able to get through many levels by themselves, but it will not easy getting through the whole thing by themselves. The saving grace on this game is that you can't be killed completely. Even if you lose all your lives and points, you can still keep trying to get through a level without having to go back to the beginning.
In addition, there are mini kit pieces to find in each level, and you have to find all kit pieces to fully create the ship. You won't be able to get all of the kit pieces the first time through in story version and you have to go back through with different characters and get the kit pieces. Even then, you will probably need a walk-through and have tremendously good jumping skills and a profound amount of patience to get them all.
We rented the game for 2 weeks and will buy it when the price comes down, because we want to eventually achieve Jedi status and unlock the secret level, and earn all the kit pieces.

Great game for adults and kids

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: May 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I haven't been compelled to write a review of anything that I have purchased from Amazon, but my 5 year old and I love this game. Lots of fun..easy to understand for the most part. Some of the puzzles are tough for my 5 year old, but then the adult can jump right in to help. Lots of characters. If any of you want some sneak peeks into the plot of the new movie it is all here too. Buy this game for you and your kid. You will love it.

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