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Ripped off by LEGO!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 15
Date: December 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Heard this was a great game for my kids - so I bought it. Found out I didn't heed all of the system requirements written in extra fine print on the box. This game will not play unless your video card supports something called 'pixel shader 1.1'. You will get a message saying 'FATAL ERROR: [COLOR=Red]"Sorry, but your machine is unable to run this game. It requires a graphics card which supports Pixel Shaders v1.1. The Game will now exit." [/COLOR] That's it, you're done for, you can't play this game until you upgrade your video card with one that is 'Pixel Shader 1.1' and ACTIVEX 9.0C compliant. There is no driver or firmware update you can get for your video card to make it compliant! You will have to shell out another $30 - $60 for a new video card to play this game. And you won't be able to get your money back on the game either - because it's been opened! I think LEGO or the maker of this game should put this hardware requirement IN BIG LETTERS ON THE BOX! Feeling ripped off by a company I once trusted.

crap

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: January 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This by far is the worst Star Wars game out there. The Pod Racing part is annoying and too long (I gave up after about 20 tries), it's almost impossible to catch up with the main pod racer. There is way too much coin or what ever you want to call it collecting. There was no need for this, the lego concept I thought was pretty cool but they could have done without the above mentioned and this game would have been alot better.

Somewhat disappointed!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Before we brought this product we searched thw Xbox 360 website to see if it was compatible with XBox 360 since it was a previous Xbox game. We have not been able to get it to work. Still trying..............

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.

Do not buy - It doesn't work

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 18
Date: June 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

It is quite a good game for kids but is not worth top dollar. Also it crashes if you play it for more than an hour. I had to return it.

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.

Cool in theory

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: May 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The game is a great concept but once you get over that it is kind of dull.

I think the game is aimed at kids, so for little ones it may be worth it. I got bored with it after about a half hour and haven't played it since.

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!

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.

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