A long time ago, in a home far, far away, T-Man typed on his computer a review for LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga. He had gotten it as a Christmas present, and started to work on it. However, ‘twas the night before Christmas, since we have a celebration on Christmas Eve as well, and for Santa to come (or for Mom and Dad to bring “Santa’s” bag into the living room), T-Man had to go to bed at 1:00 sharp, and had to take turns with his sister all night long, resulting in him not getting very far that day…and, plus, his sister saved over his file, so he’s pretty angry.
Since I’m actually writing this at 12:09 as my sis is playing the aforementioned game (hey, what happened to her Christmas presents?!), this review will probably come up later.
Oh, em, whatever. Either way, you have opened a review for LEGO Star Wars: The Original Trilogy! Please stand by as we play your favorite Star Wars hits! (Plays Cantina theme)
20 minutes later…
Well, I can’t say I didn’t have a good Christmas! As for me, I obtained LEGO Star Wars: The Original Trilogy for the Wii on Christmas Eve, as well as borrowed Metroid Prime 3: Corruption from my cousin, assuming I wouldn’t get it the next day (and I didn’t) since Dad said I couldn’t have it until I beat the first two Metroid Primes, and my Christmas shopping was already done by the time I beat them. I’m also going to review Metroid Prime 3, but I intend to get a little farther on it first.
On the next day, I got an UNIMAGINABLE amount of presents! From NiGHTS Journey of Dreams to The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, from Sonic and the Secret Rings to Super Mario Galaxy, from Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- to Sonic Rush Adventure, the list kept on going, far, far beyond what I just put, and even such surprises as a LAN Adapter for my Wii so I could go online (my wireless is messed up) and Beyond Good and Evil. While there was no Metroid Prime 3, as I surmised, I had borrowed that the day before and intended to keep it until my birthday, which comes in January, by the way (man, that’s a lot of presents), and then I’d buy it with my birthday money.
Of course, I haven’t gotten very far on LEGO Star Wars (especially since my sis saved over my file, dang it). Ah, well. Oh, and by the way, I got the Wii version. Also, I have only seen the first movie (first movie chronologically, but I HAVE seen part of Episode IV), and I remember very little of it, so don’t expect many Star Wars-related jokes. So, let’s start at the beginning:
Once upon a time, in a home far, far away, there was a boy named T-Man who thought that the original LEGO Star Wars looked like crap. After seeing that his cousin had borrowed it and had seen it on Cheat!, he was fairly interested. Though he never got LEGO Star Wars I or II, he saw LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga as his chance, and thus, he put it on his Christmas list, and got it for Christmas. That was when he put it in his cousin’s Wii (he hadn’t brought his) and tried it out.
So, it’s Star Wars, right? Yeah, we got that down. Well, Star Wars games have a reputation for being notoriously…unappealing to me. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was particularly boring, and I think its sequel looks better (mainly because of the new Lightsaber colors, hehe), but since I didn’t find the first one very good, I don’t have very high expectations, and besides, those games were bought for my dad anyway. Jedi Knight Academy was much better and more exciting than Knights of the Old Republic, but still wasn’t good enough to buy (my cousin had borrowed that from my other cousin, so I played 2-player with him). Then there was LEGO Star Wars, which, after seeing it in action, I thought looked fun.
The game is actually both LEGO Star Wars I and II with extra levels and characters put on a Wii disc. While this game DOES have more content than most games combined would normally have, I’m not sure that it has very much, since I haven’t played the others. Thus, if you have LEGO Star Wars I and II, then you’d best check with other sources to see if there’s enough new content in it to buy it.
Once I started a New Game, I was pretty clueless as to where to go. You are dropped in the hub with Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kinobi (argh, what’s with the names?!) with no insight on where you need to go. While I’d have liked some hints on what to do next, I like the hub. It’s a good place to stock up on Studs (the currency of the LEGO Star Wars games), and just have fun destroying stuff. The shop is also here, where you can buy Golden Bricks, new characters, hints, and other things using Studs. Ahead are the Episode hubs, which are each divided into chapters, so you head into the first movie, and head into the Chapter 1 door when you begin the game. After beating the first chapter, you can now freely play all six movies, but you have to complete them chapter by chapter. Also, upon beating the first chapter, you’ll discover that the game has a REDICULOUS amount of content. When you complete the level, you’ll get a Golden Brick--two if you become a True Jedi by getting enough Studs. There is a counter for Golden Bricks, and it shows that there are 160 in the game. Also, when you unlock the Droid character after that stage, you’ll see about a billion unused character slots…
As with all Wii games, there is the matter of control. Well, I can’t say the Wii version of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga doesn’t put the Wii Remote to good use. The Wii Remote is used mainly for swing Lightsabers (and slapping people for blaster-wielding characters like Padme), and little (if anything) else. But, of course, this is more fun than using just buttons on a controller, and, thus, I can recommend the Wii version over the 360 and PS3 versions just because of that! The control isn’t terribly responsive, but not painfully irresponsive either, and I doubt most players will have a problem with it. The button control maps up with the controller nicely. A is jump, B draws your weapon (and let’s you use it if you’re playing as a character with a blaster), Z uses your Force powers to allow you to solve puzzles, uncover hidden Studs, and even build things with LEGOS, and C allows you to switch characters.
Speaking of which, I found the system of character-switching unique. If you approach a character who is accompanying you, such as Obi-Wan Kinobi or Annikan Skywalker, you can press C to switch with that character and play as that character. While Obi-Wan is pretty much a second skin for Qui-Gon Jinn (in the first episode, at least), the other characters have special abilities that you can use to your advantage. For instance, since in the first movie, Annikan Skywalker is a kid, you can crawl into tight spaces with him, and blaster-wielding characters like Queen Amidala can use grappling hooks to go to previously unreachable places. You experience this in the first stage almost immediately, in which the Droid TC-14 (I think that’s what he’s called) is your only method of getting past doors activated by LEGO Panels. In the next stage, Jar-Jar further delves into this concept, as he jumps higher than Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan and therefore must be used to get to areas that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan can’t reach.
In the graphical department, as far as games with characters based on LEGOS go, it’s pretty good. Obviously revamped from the original graphics (from what I’ve seen), they’re smoother, brighter, and more colorful. It has a consistent FPS, and there are few, if any, graphical glitches. The character models look like real Star Wars LEGOS have been transported into a stop motion version of the movies.
As for the story, the game stays pretty faithful to the movies as far as I’ve heard, with more levels corresponding to the movies’ plots. The game is also a laugh-induser, like the last ones. Voice acting is absent, but it doesn’t really need it. Top it off with all six movies, and you’ve got a great Star Wars game.
Sound-wise, not only does it feel like Star Wars, but it also sounds like Star Wars. The laser-shooting effect is ripped directly from the movies, as is the Lightsaber sound effect. The music is also directly ripped from the movies, but all I’ve noticed is the opening theme.
So, yeah, go buy this if you like Star Wars. If not, buy it for your kids if they like Star Wars. This is a good, family-oriented gift for any age.
---------------Summary----------------
Gameplay: Awesome! Fun Wii controls and a unique character-swapping system help make this game fun.
Graphics: Awesome! Smooth, bright, LEGO-like…what more could you possibly want?
Story: Awesome! Faithful to the movie, with some comedy relief thrown in to mix things up.
Sound: Awesome! Again, it’s ripped directly from the movie.
Overall: Awesome! Now, young padewan, you will buy.
Since I’m actually writing this at 12:09 as my sis is playing the aforementioned game (hey, what happened to her Christmas presents?!), this review will probably come up later.
Oh, em, whatever. Either way, you have opened a review for LEGO Star Wars: The Original Trilogy! Please stand by as we play your favorite Star Wars hits! (Plays Cantina theme)
20 minutes later…
Well, I can’t say I didn’t have a good Christmas! As for me, I obtained LEGO Star Wars: The Original Trilogy for the Wii on Christmas Eve, as well as borrowed Metroid Prime 3: Corruption from my cousin, assuming I wouldn’t get it the next day (and I didn’t) since Dad said I couldn’t have it until I beat the first two Metroid Primes, and my Christmas shopping was already done by the time I beat them. I’m also going to review Metroid Prime 3, but I intend to get a little farther on it first.
On the next day, I got an UNIMAGINABLE amount of presents! From NiGHTS Journey of Dreams to The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, from Sonic and the Secret Rings to Super Mario Galaxy, from Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- to Sonic Rush Adventure, the list kept on going, far, far beyond what I just put, and even such surprises as a LAN Adapter for my Wii so I could go online (my wireless is messed up) and Beyond Good and Evil. While there was no Metroid Prime 3, as I surmised, I had borrowed that the day before and intended to keep it until my birthday, which comes in January, by the way (man, that’s a lot of presents), and then I’d buy it with my birthday money.
Of course, I haven’t gotten very far on LEGO Star Wars (especially since my sis saved over my file, dang it). Ah, well. Oh, and by the way, I got the Wii version. Also, I have only seen the first movie (first movie chronologically, but I HAVE seen part of Episode IV), and I remember very little of it, so don’t expect many Star Wars-related jokes. So, let’s start at the beginning:
Once upon a time, in a home far, far away, there was a boy named T-Man who thought that the original LEGO Star Wars looked like crap. After seeing that his cousin had borrowed it and had seen it on Cheat!, he was fairly interested. Though he never got LEGO Star Wars I or II, he saw LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga as his chance, and thus, he put it on his Christmas list, and got it for Christmas. That was when he put it in his cousin’s Wii (he hadn’t brought his) and tried it out.
So, it’s Star Wars, right? Yeah, we got that down. Well, Star Wars games have a reputation for being notoriously…unappealing to me. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was particularly boring, and I think its sequel looks better (mainly because of the new Lightsaber colors, hehe), but since I didn’t find the first one very good, I don’t have very high expectations, and besides, those games were bought for my dad anyway. Jedi Knight Academy was much better and more exciting than Knights of the Old Republic, but still wasn’t good enough to buy (my cousin had borrowed that from my other cousin, so I played 2-player with him). Then there was LEGO Star Wars, which, after seeing it in action, I thought looked fun.
The game is actually both LEGO Star Wars I and II with extra levels and characters put on a Wii disc. While this game DOES have more content than most games combined would normally have, I’m not sure that it has very much, since I haven’t played the others. Thus, if you have LEGO Star Wars I and II, then you’d best check with other sources to see if there’s enough new content in it to buy it.
Once I started a New Game, I was pretty clueless as to where to go. You are dropped in the hub with Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kinobi (argh, what’s with the names?!) with no insight on where you need to go. While I’d have liked some hints on what to do next, I like the hub. It’s a good place to stock up on Studs (the currency of the LEGO Star Wars games), and just have fun destroying stuff. The shop is also here, where you can buy Golden Bricks, new characters, hints, and other things using Studs. Ahead are the Episode hubs, which are each divided into chapters, so you head into the first movie, and head into the Chapter 1 door when you begin the game. After beating the first chapter, you can now freely play all six movies, but you have to complete them chapter by chapter. Also, upon beating the first chapter, you’ll discover that the game has a REDICULOUS amount of content. When you complete the level, you’ll get a Golden Brick--two if you become a True Jedi by getting enough Studs. There is a counter for Golden Bricks, and it shows that there are 160 in the game. Also, when you unlock the Droid character after that stage, you’ll see about a billion unused character slots…
As with all Wii games, there is the matter of control. Well, I can’t say the Wii version of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga doesn’t put the Wii Remote to good use. The Wii Remote is used mainly for swing Lightsabers (and slapping people for blaster-wielding characters like Padme), and little (if anything) else. But, of course, this is more fun than using just buttons on a controller, and, thus, I can recommend the Wii version over the 360 and PS3 versions just because of that! The control isn’t terribly responsive, but not painfully irresponsive either, and I doubt most players will have a problem with it. The button control maps up with the controller nicely. A is jump, B draws your weapon (and let’s you use it if you’re playing as a character with a blaster), Z uses your Force powers to allow you to solve puzzles, uncover hidden Studs, and even build things with LEGOS, and C allows you to switch characters.
Speaking of which, I found the system of character-switching unique. If you approach a character who is accompanying you, such as Obi-Wan Kinobi or Annikan Skywalker, you can press C to switch with that character and play as that character. While Obi-Wan is pretty much a second skin for Qui-Gon Jinn (in the first episode, at least), the other characters have special abilities that you can use to your advantage. For instance, since in the first movie, Annikan Skywalker is a kid, you can crawl into tight spaces with him, and blaster-wielding characters like Queen Amidala can use grappling hooks to go to previously unreachable places. You experience this in the first stage almost immediately, in which the Droid TC-14 (I think that’s what he’s called) is your only method of getting past doors activated by LEGO Panels. In the next stage, Jar-Jar further delves into this concept, as he jumps higher than Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan and therefore must be used to get to areas that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan can’t reach.
In the graphical department, as far as games with characters based on LEGOS go, it’s pretty good. Obviously revamped from the original graphics (from what I’ve seen), they’re smoother, brighter, and more colorful. It has a consistent FPS, and there are few, if any, graphical glitches. The character models look like real Star Wars LEGOS have been transported into a stop motion version of the movies.
As for the story, the game stays pretty faithful to the movies as far as I’ve heard, with more levels corresponding to the movies’ plots. The game is also a laugh-induser, like the last ones. Voice acting is absent, but it doesn’t really need it. Top it off with all six movies, and you’ve got a great Star Wars game.
Sound-wise, not only does it feel like Star Wars, but it also sounds like Star Wars. The laser-shooting effect is ripped directly from the movies, as is the Lightsaber sound effect. The music is also directly ripped from the movies, but all I’ve noticed is the opening theme.
So, yeah, go buy this if you like Star Wars. If not, buy it for your kids if they like Star Wars. This is a good, family-oriented gift for any age.
---------------Summary----------------
Gameplay: Awesome! Fun Wii controls and a unique character-swapping system help make this game fun.
Graphics: Awesome! Smooth, bright, LEGO-like…what more could you possibly want?
Story: Awesome! Faithful to the movie, with some comedy relief thrown in to mix things up.
Sound: Awesome! Again, it’s ripped directly from the movie.
Overall: Awesome! Now, young padewan, you will buy.
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