Lego Star Wars: The Video Game

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LEGO Star Wars : The Video Game
Developer(s)	Traveller's Tales Griptonite Games Aspyr Media Giant Entertainment Eidos Interactive
Publisher(s)	LucasArts
Release date(s)	April 5 2005 (PC, PS2, Xbox, GBA) October 26 2005 (GameCube) August 2005 (Mac) April 21 2006 April 22 2005
Genre(s)	Third-person Action/ Platformer
Mode(s)	Single player, two-player simultaneous
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone, Violence (E) PEGI: 3+
Platform(s)	GameCube, PS2, Xbox, GBA, PC (Windows), Mac
Input	Keyboard, gamepad

LEGO Star Wars : The Video Game is a video game based on the Star Wars themed toy line by the Lego Group, that takes place during the prequel trilogy (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith), with a bonus segment from A New Hope. Lego Star Wars was first released on April 5, 2005, a full month before the final Star Wars film premiered.

It was developed and published by Traveller's Tales and Giant Entertainment for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Windows, with Griptonite Games developing the Game Boy Advance version. All versions were distributed on April 5, 2005 by Eidos Interactive and LucasArts. A Mac port, developed by Aspyr, was released in August 2005. A GameCube version of the game was released on October 26th 2005.

LEGO Star Wars was billed as a "kid's game" and received the "Game of the Year" award from Kidzworld.com ^[1] but nonetheless peaked at the top of the UK charts during early May 2005. It later lost the spot to the official game of Episode III but maintained a consistently high chart position throughout the month.

A sequel, LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, was released in September 2006.

Contents 1 Gameplay description 1.1 Character abilities 1.1.1 High jumpers 1.1.2 Children 1.1.3 Droids 1.1.4 Jedi and Sith 2 Characters 2.1 Playable characters 2.1.1 Original Trilogy characters 2.2 Dexter's Diner 3 Levels 3.1 Bonus level 4 Game Boy Advance version 4.1 Starter characters in the GBA version 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

[edit] Gameplay description

LEGO Star Wars contains a total of 56 playable characters. The playable characters are modeled like actual LEGO parts (but with far more mobility) and are divided into groups according to certain skills.

[edit] Character abilities

[edit] High jumpers

Jar Jar Binks, General Grievous, and Grievous' Bodyguard, can jump higher than most characters. Jango Fett can shoot faster than any other character with a blaster and can also fly (essentially hovering).

[edit] Children

The 9-year-old Anakin Skywalker and young Boba Fett can crawl in narrow or small spaces where other characters are unable to go (despite, rather humorously, Anakin being no smaller than the other characters).

[edit] Droids

The astromech droids R2-D2 and R4-P17 are able to hover over chasms, open certain doors, and disable other droids, with the exception of General Grievous. Protocol droids like C-3PO and TC-14 can also open certain doors.

[edit] Jedi and Sith

Qui-Gon Jinn can swing his lightsaber four times by attacking in the right pattern, instead of three like the other characters. Yoda has three different modes, the first walking with his cane, the second is floating in his hover chair, while the last is his lightsaber mode where he leaps and flips around while swinging his saber. Darth Maul uses a double-bladed lightsaber that is slightly faster, and General Grievous has four lightsabers, but cannot use the Force. All of the different Jedi and Sith have their own unique style of lightsaber wielding (except Shaak Ti, Ki-Adi Mundi, Kit Fisto and Luminara Unduli, as they copy Obi-Wan's moves), and can use the Force to solve certain puzzles. The Sith have "Dark" force powers, that can, unlike the Jedi character's force powers, also be used on black and red bricks.

[edit] Characters

There are a wide variety of characters included in the game, and every character, other than Chancellor Palpatine (who can jump), the PK Droid and the Gonk Droid has a special ability, such as extra high jumping, control of the Force, or the ability to grapple. Droids, while not being armed, can travel through the game unimpeded (ie. they won't be intentionally attacked by enemy characters); as well, protocol droids and astromech droids can open special doors. Also, unlike other armed droids, player-controlled Battle Droids will be ignored by hostile Battle Droids but not Droidekas.

[edit] Playable characters

Unlocked characters can be imported into the game's sequel, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, as a special extra costing 250,000 LEGO studs.

[edit] Original Trilogy characters

Because LEGO Star Wars is based on the Prequel Trilogy (Episodes I, II and III), Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and other characters from the original Star Wars trilogy are not shown. They appear in the sequel, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy.

This game was released before Revenge of the Sith was released, possibly driving sales up as the basic plotline was present in the game. To prevent inadvertent spoilers however, most reviewers warned that this was the case in their reviews.

[edit] Dexter's Diner

Any unlocked character (besides the Droideka) can be found walking around in Dexter's Diner (and subsequently getting into fights), the area from which the player chooses what level to enter, and also where the player can view any vehicles whose parts they have found. LEGO Star Wars also has a feature called 'free play', which enables the player to play the same level again, but with the ability to switch between characters and thus get into areas containing extras the player was unable to get before. A player can use any character they have unlocked in freeplay. The player may also match up good and evil characters, such as Qui-Gon Jinn and Darth Maul. The free play option will only appear when the player finishes a level. Levels that are played in vehicles cannot be played in free play, but are able to be replayed in story mode like all the others. Some characters, such as Chancellor Palpatine, the PK Droid, and the Gonk Droid, can't do anything but walk, although they are never attacked in the case of PK Droids and Gonk Droids, giving them the ability to traverse the levels unharmed.

[edit] Levels

Each level in Lego Star Wars loosely follows the various sequences from the Star Wars prequel films, with gameplay segments linked together by various cutscenes. There is no spoken dialogue; rather, the characters act out their parts using gestures and pantomime.

Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Chapter 1: Negotiations

• Characters: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, TC-14
• Enemies: Battle Droids, Droideka

Chapter 2: Invasion of Naboo

• Characters Qui Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jar Jar Binks
• Enemies: Battle Droids

Chapter 3: Escape from Naboo

• Characters: Queen Amidala, Captain Panaka, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Enemies: Battle Droids

Chapter 4: Mos Espa Podrace

• Character/veichle: Anakin Skywalker/Podracer
• Enemies: Sebulba

Chapter 5: Retake Theed Palace

• Characters: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padmé Amidala, Captain Panaka, Anakin Skywalker (Boy), R2-D2
• Enemies: Battle Droids, Droideka

Chapter 6: Darth Maul

• Characters: Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Enemies: Darth Maul, Battle Droids, Droideka

Episode II: Attack of the Clones

Chapter 1: Discovery on Kamino

• Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, R4-P17
• Enemies: Jango Fett, Robots

Chapter 2: Droid Factory

• Characters: Anakin Skywalker (Padawan), Padmé Amidala, R2-D2, C3-PO
• Enemies: Geonosians, Battle Droids, Droidekas

Chapter 3: Jedi Battle

• Characters: Mace Windu, R2-D2, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Padmè Amidala
• Enemies: Battle Droids, Geonosians, Super Battle Droids, Droidekas, Jango Fett
• Unplayable Comrades: Jedi

Chapter 4: Gunship Cavalry

• Vehicles: Repubic Gunship
• Enemies: Hailfire Droids, Spider Droids

Chapter 5: Count Dooku

• Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Yoda
• Enemies: Battle Droids, Geonosians, Count Dooku

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Chapter 1: Battle Over Coruscant

• Vehicles: Anakin Skiywalker's Jedi Starfighter, Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi Starfighter
• Enemies: Vulture Droids, Tri-Fighters
• Unplayable Comrades: ARC-170 Starfighters

Chapter 2: Chancellor in Peril

• Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, R2-D2, Chancelor Palpitine
• Enemies: Battle Droids, Super Battle Droids, Droidekas, Count Dooku, Grievous' Bodyguard, General Grievous

Chapter 3: General Grievous

• Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Commander Cody
• Enemies: General Grievous

Chapter 4: Defense of Kashyyyk

• Characters: Yoda, Chewbacca, Wookiee
• Enemies: Clone Troopers, Battle Droids

Chapter 5: Ruin of the Jedi

• Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda
• Enemies: Clone Troopers

Chapter 6: Darth Vader

• Characters: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker
• Enemies: Two players must co-operate until the end of the level where they are forced to fight each other.

[edit] Bonus level

In each level, a certain number of LEGO studs need to be collected (the number varies per level) in order to obtain a piece of the super kit. The studs can be collected in story mode or free play mode. After all 17 kit pieces are collected, a fourth door, marked by a question mark, unlocks in the main room of Dexter's Diner. This room contains the bonus level, a short prelude into Episode IV: A New Hope. This level is available for both story and free play modes, however there are no cutscenes, no mini-kit pieces to collect, no LEGO stud meter and no areas that can only be reached in free play mode.

In the bonus level, the player plays as Darth Vader and an Imperial Stormtrooper (Plus they meet up with C-3PO.), upon entering the Tantive IV blockade runner (which is also the model of the super kit collected to unlock the level). In the level, the player encounters a few Rebel soldiers, and is capable of collecting over 100,000 LEGO studs. The level ends upon finding Princess Leia and R2-D2.

[edit] Game Boy Advance version

The Game Boy Advance (GBA) version of Lego Star Wars has several differences (mostly for the sake of portability), including fewer playable characters (15), devalued credits (grey pieces are worth 1, blue 5 and yellow 10 credits), fewer levels and only one player character on screen at a time and cutscenes are still renders of the home console versions.

[edit] Starter characters in the GBA version

All lightsaber users are able to deflect blaster shots aimed at them (provided they are attacking the shot) and each character has their own style. They also are the only ones able to use the force to interact with undeployed platforms and switches. However, unlike other versions of the game, blaster shots can only be deflected if they are headed straight towards the player at the front, not the back or sides of the charatcer. Blaster characters can charge a shot by holding the button, making it stronger and able to pass through several enemies. However, as they don't have the shot deflecting abilities of Jedi, their use is quite limited.

Characters and their weapons and abilities

• Obi-Wan Kenobi - He uses a Blue Lightsaber - He has Force Move and Force Push.
• Qui-Gon Jinn - He uses a Green Lightsaber - He has Force Move and Invisibility.
• Jar Jar Binks - He uses Gungan Boomers - He has Sprint and High Jumping.
• Queen Amidala - She has a Blaster - He has Gas Grenade and can Smash Glass.
• R2-D2 - He uses Mines - He can Hover and Hack on Computers.
• Anakin Skywalker - He uses a Blue Lightsaber - He has Force Move and can Throw his Ligthsaber.
• Yoda - He has a Green Lightsaber - He has Force Move and has High Jump. He can also make a Status Field.
• Chewbacca - He has a Blaster - He can Smash Glass and Swipe at enemies.
• R4-P17 - She is the same as R2-D2.
• Darth Maul - He has a Double Bladed Red Lightsaber - He has High Jump and Force Move.
• Jango Fett - He has a Blaster - He has a Jetpack and a Homing Missile.
• Count Dooku - He has a Red Lightsaber - He has Force Move and Force Lightning.
• Clone Trooper - He has a Blaster - He has Glass Smash and Gas Grenade.
• Darth Vader - He has a Red Lightsaber - He has High Jump and Force Move.
• Tusken Raider - He has a Rifle - He can Swipe at opponents.
• Droideka - He has a Blaster - He shoots a Homing Missile.
• Battle Droid - He has a Blaster - He has a Gas Grenade.
• Repair Droid - He has an EMP Grenade - He has no abilities.
• Blue Gungan - He has a Gungan Boomer - He has High Jump and Sprint.
• C-3PO - He has no weapon - He has no abilities.
• Battle Droid on STAP - He has a Blaster - He can Float.
• General Grievous - He has a Green and a Blue Lightsaber - He has no abilities.
• Geonosian - He has a Blaster - He has no abilities.

[edit] References

1. ^ Kidzworld's Top 10 Video Games of 2005 Kidzworld.com. URL Accessed on November 4, 2006.

[edit] See also

• Lego
• Star Wars
• Lego Star Wars
• Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Lego Star Wars: The Video Game at MobyGames
• PC Demo (198MB)
• Gamespot review
• IGN review
• Gamespy PS2 review

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