Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
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| Developer(s) | Traveller's Tales |
| Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
| Aspect ratio | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3: 1080p (HDTV) Wii 480p (EDTV) |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 |
| Release date | USA November 6, 2007 AUS November 7, 2007[1] [2] EUR November 9, 2007 (Xbox 360 & PS3) EUR November 16, 2007 (Wii & DS) JPN March 27, 2008 (PS3 & Wii) |
| Genre(s) | Platformer, Action/Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360: E10+ Nintendo DS: E OFLC: PG BBFC: PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360: PG |
| Media | Blu-Ray Disc, DVD-DL, Nintendo DS Game Card, Wii Optical Disc |
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is a 2007 video game, based on the Star Wars-themed toy line by the Lego Group. It is a combination of the game Lego Star Wars: The Video Game and its sequel Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. The game was announced by LucasArts on May 25, 2007 at Celebration IV and was released for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and Nintendo DS.
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[edit] Gameplay
There are 36 story levels, 20 bounty hunter missions, and six bonus levels (two Lego Cities, two story levels, and the original pod race and gunship levels). Most of the story levels are the same as those found in the original games.[3] A level involving the pursuit of bounty hunter Zam Wesell has been added (this was a deleted level from LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game), while another level that was cut from the first game (Anakin's starship battle from Episode I) is included as a bonus level. This level utilizes vehicle free-roam from the second game.
The aim of the game is to collect the gold bricks scattered through out the game. In the Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions there are 160 to collect. 108 of these are for the main levels. There are 3 for each of the levels. One is for completing the level in story mode, the second is for collecting a set amount of studs to achieve a "True Jedi" status and the third is by collecting the 10 LEGO canisters from around the level to make a LEGO model. There are 20 gold bricks for completing the Bounty Hunter missions which involve finding key members of the Republic and Rebellion for Jabba the Hutt. There are six gold bricks for completing the bonus missions and 14 to buy at the Cantina.
The game takes place from "the Trade Federation's negotiations" with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace to the space battle above Endor in Return of the Jedi. The "Gunship Cavalry" and "Mos Espa Podrace" levels have been redesigned although the original versions are still in the game as bonus levels. However, "Battle over Coruscant" remains the same except that players can change vehicles in free-play. A brand new 2-player Battle Arena mode has been added, called "arcade mode" New vehicle bonus missions, the red power bricks from Lego Star Wars II, and 10 additional bounty hunter missions add new challenges to the Prequel Trilogy portions originally seen in Lego Star Wars: The Video Game. The episode I-II-III levels have been updated so that characters can build and ride vehicles, wear helmets and gain access to bounty hunter areas, and those characters now have the ability to dodge blaster fire and have their own special melee attack (for example, Chewbacca rips off arms). New Jedi Force moves are included (force lightning and force choke).[3] New characters have also been added, bringing the total up to 160. Indiana Jones is an unlockable playable character (to foreshaddow Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures).[4]
[edit] Platform differences
The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 allow for co-op play online.[3] The Wii includes motion-sensitive inputs, and the Nintendo DS incorporates exclusive touch-screen action and challenges. The PlayStation 3 version also allows the use of Sixaxis' motion-sensing. Both the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 version runs in a high resolution of 1080p. The motion-sensitive controls allow the PS3 console to drive vehicles and allows the Wii to control lightsaber movement. The Wii and DS versions do not have any online play. There is also a secret reward for completing 100%. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions do not have V Sync enabled meaning there is tearing in the image despite the fact that they are running in progressive scan mode.
[edit] Features
The Complete Saga includes 162 playable characters:
- All 56 characters from Episodes I, II and III included in the first game.
- All 68 characters from Episodes IV, V and VI included in the second game.
It also includes:
- All 12 extra toggle characters such as a skeleton, womp rat, and the buzz droid.
- 11 new characters: Watto, Zam Wesell, Boss Nass, Taun We, Lama Su[3], R2-Q5, Captain Tarpals, Aayla Secura, Plo Koon, Dexter Jettster, and a pit droid.
- Two characters that can be customized by the player(s).
- A cameo from Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones of the Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures[4] is also available (although he is not included in the DS version).
- Vehicles from Episodes I, II, and III: Anakin's Podracer, Sebulba's Podracer, Zam's Airspeeder, Naboo Starfighter, Anakin's Speeder, Republic Gunship, Jedi Starfighter (yellow), Jedi Starfighter (red), Droid Tri-Fighter, Vulture Droid, Arc-170 Starfighter
- Vehicles from Episodes IV, V, and VI: X-wing, Y-Wing, Snowspeeder, Millennium Falcon, TIE Fighter, TIE Interceptor, Vader's TIE Advanced, TIE Bomber, Imperial Shuttle, and Slave I.
[edit] DS version
The Nintendo DS version contains 114 characters:
- 51 of the 56 characters from Episodes I, II and III, from the first game.
- 63 of the 68 characters from Episodes IV, V and VI, from the second game.
It also has:
- Two characters that can be customized by the player(s).
- 30 story and free play levels recreated for the DS.
- Use of the touch screen for using the Force, playing minigames, interacting with some objects in vehicle levels, etc.
- Challenge and survival modes for the minigames.
- Includes all 6 Episodes from the entire Star Wars saga.
- Some characters that are only able to jump in the console versions (Chancellor Palpatine, Jar-Jar Binks, etc.) carry weapons in the DS version.
- One chapter from every episode has been either cut (Invasion of Naboo level in Episode I, Zam Wesell's chase in Episode II, Palpatine's Rescue in Episode III) or combined (Cloud City Trap/Betrayal over Bespin, Jabba's Palace/sail barge), leaving the game with five chapters each episode.
- The Free Play mode is not available in the vehicle chapters.
- In both Story and Free Play Modes, regardless the number of characters you have in your party, only two appear onscreen.
- Characters like Jawas or Ugnaught, that only carry "Stun Guns" in the console versions, carry real blasters in the DS version.
The Nintendo DS version features minigames not found in any other versions of the game, such as Levitation (Episode VI), Deflection (Episode IV) and Grievous (Episode III). It only includes 30 levels (plus minigames, for a total of 38 Games), and its levels, cutscenes, and graphics are altered for portability reasons. Also included are moves not available on other platforms, such as the Emperor's "Force Kick". It doesn't include any mode for online gameplay.
[edit] Reception
The feedback from the game was generally positive, though it was not considered a major improvement on the previous two games:
- Game Informer - 7.5/10 for PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360.
- GameSpot - 8.0 on Xbox 360 & Playstation 3, 8.3 on Nintendo DS, and 7.0 on Nintendo Wii.
- IGN - 8.0 for the PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS.
- Official Nintendo Magazine - 82% on Wii.
- Metacritic.com - 80/100 for Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, and a 79/100 for PS3.
- X-Play - 4/5 for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, and DS
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