[360, PS3, PC, DS, Wii] Lego Star Wars : The Complete Saga
US, July 6, 2007 - LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga looks great, but don't take our words in the general "Gee, this game is awesome" sense. Sure, the controls work as well as in the original titles and the laser blasts and lightsaber swings sound spot on, but when we say "looks great," we mean the visuals in this title look downright slick.
Earlier this week LucasArts and Traveller's Tales lifted the veil of secrecy over its Star Wars project, and all it took was a few seconds of motion to see what this game was all about. As Qui-Gon Jinn and a young Obi-Wan milled about the familiar between-stages cantina, their hair exhibited the sheen you'd expect from their plastic counterparts and their capes had a cloth texture so detailed it was as if you could feel it between your fingers. LEGO Star Wars characters always resembled the little plastic toys they're based on, but now they look exactly like the plastic toys they're based on.
Men-children across the world, rejoice! 1080p!
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In 2005, LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game burst onto the gaming landscape and made it cool for uber-nerds to play Star Wars, LEGOs and videogames all at once in a title that put the classic toys through the events of Episodes I through III. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy followed in 2006 with the same gameplay while adding useable vehicles and customizable characters.
Now, LucasArts wants you to plunk down your hard-earned cash to play those games all over again on one disc, and if you dug the first go 'rounds, you're going to do it.
The Complete Saga is everything that was awesome about the first two games -- drop-in and drop-out gameplay, hordes of unlockables, force powers and red bricks -- plus crazy new console stuff such as improved graphics, drop-in and drop-out online gameplay, Sixaxis support, new levels, new characters, new bounty hunter missions and more.
Whew.
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Representatives weren't ready to go on and on about the new levels, but they did say the Zam Wesell chase from the beginning of Episode II has been added along with a handful of others. New characters? Well, the total roster is set to include about 120 playable pieces with some of the new additions being Boss Nas, Watoo and R5-D4.
Things are a bit hazier when it comes to how multiplayer will work. As of now, LucasArts is trying to nail down how PlayStation Network users will be able to utilize this nifty drop-in/drop-out online play -- it'll either be via PSN friend list or a separate, LEGO Star Wars-specific program -- but the mode will be there.
Being the first LEGO title to get a crack at Sixaxis controls, Star Wars is looking to take full advantage and change some of the levels you remember. All those flying missions from the previous games will now be controlled by motion. We got to try the scheme during Anakin's battle over Coruscant from Episode III. It was the same blow-up-the-big-red-things-to-advance level as LEGO Star Wars: the Video Game, but now we had to rely on twisting our wrists instead of moving the analog sticks. The system felt a bit loose and imprecise -- it took a couple of attempts to navigate our small ship through a relatively large hole in one of the cruisers -- but when it worked, diving and climbing via sharp dips and jerks was fun to get the hang of.
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On the ground, things look pretty much the same. As Yoda and company went through the paces on the beaches of Kashyyyk and the green one took out the familiar walkers, bots and laser blasts, it was clear the leaping fights folks loved from the original games were intact.
So, fans, don't freak out -- this hasn't been twisted and manipulated like some special editions you might recall. Instead, you're getting all the great gameplay you remember and a full plate of extras. Fire up your droids and look for LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga this November.
Check out GameSpy's coverage of the DS and Wii versions of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga here!
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So like, I'll be getting in for PS3.
