Customer Reviews:
 It rocks September 1, 2006
champion (England)
34 out of 56 found this review helpful
This may be a game desighned for kids but boy is it ausome they have added some interesting features. Such as the abillity to play harder modes and mix and match characters i highly recomend this game and the preordering price is great value for money so if you likeed the first one this will be great, but if your new to this take a chance and try you will be surprised
Great Fun For All Ages November 25, 2006
michael myers
20 out of 23 found this review helpful
i loved the original Lego Star Wars game. It was incredibly fun, very replayable and had a wicked sense of humor. Lego Star Wars II is just as fun, and covers Episodes IV-VI!
It's very rare to find a game that kids can play, adults can play, and everybody truly loves it. This is one of those games. I'm sure kids enjoy the game quite a lot - but pretty much every adult gamer I know loves this series as well. It's fun, it has classic scenes from the Star Wars movies done in a VERY funny style, and you can keep replaying it. You can play it with friends! You can unlock new episodes, new ships, new characters, you name it.
The first thing you notice when you enter the "Cantina" is that now you can MAKE NEW CHARACTERS!!! Yes, you can mix up Darth Vader's head, Princess Leia's torso and a stormtrooper's pants. You can mix pretty much any character you find in the game, and give them personalized names! Then you can bring 2 of your creations into the game with you on free play mode. Talk about fun!!
The game gets even better. Yes, you work through all the classic scenes - Luke buying the droids, the Death Star blowing up, and so on from the "first 3 movies" (in release order at least). The cut scenes are VERY funny. Being able to play along as the various characters is amazingly fun in story mode, and even better in "free play" when you can randomly switch between a variety of characters to find all the hidden items.
I love the stud finding system. You want more money? Just replay a mission a few times. You can get all sorts of fun "cheats" (not cheats, really, but fun add-ons), you can buy new characters to use, and much more. It really gives you incentive to keep playing.
Is a youngster in the house having trouble playing? Just have an adult pop into the game for a while to help out, then the adult can pop out again, to let the child keep playing! It is just brilliant. I love this game.
The graphics are superb, as last time, with little lego movements seeming just right. Their swaggers and sliders are incredibly funny. The sound, of course, is the real movie soundtrack and is superb. You couldn't ask for anything better.
Even the tiny touches are funny. If C-3PO starts getting hit, he loses an arm, then another arm, then a leg. You have him hopping along valiantly behind you, trying to remain with your team. Chewie rips off arms from stormtroopers.
Now of course, there are always a few things the game designers get wrong. While Chewie's arm-ripping is quite funny, it is REALLY annoying when he does it - very slowly - in the middle of a firefight when you wanted him to be blasting away. The characters automatically switch into close combat mode if they think someone is nearby, even if you really needed to fire away at someone with the blaster. Even more annoying, if you're blasting away at "destructables" (wall items, whatever) and your friend gets near you start bashing on him!
The camera is also really annoying. You get a *slight* amount of view control, but not much. When you are craning around trying to find a mini-kit on the screen and the camera keeps swooping wildly exactly where you do NOT want to look, it can get very frustrating.
Still, these are minor problems in a game that is so stellar. I highly, highly recommend this game for any gamer of any age. It's incredibly fun.
The Force is strong with this one........ October 18, 2006
Mr. S. W. Steel (England)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
This game is brilliant and i would recommend it highly to anyone who enjoys Star Wars or playable games or Lego!
It expands on the first game, and has improved on it's minor flaws.The levels are bigger, the graphics are better, the music is improved and there are so many extras and secrets tucked away in it to discover.
The game developers haven't taken out the things that made the first one such a joy to play.The humour is still great, the playability is fantastic and of course it has Lego!!!
It is one of those games you can pick up and play for a bit of fun, or can be a real geek and try and complete everything.
I enjoy the co-operative mode too.Great to play with a friend and spend time just having fun.
A modern classic!
And Amazon sell this at a great price too.
Part with your money now - you will not regret it!!!!!
Something to keep everybody awake all night for weeks February 27, 2007
Nicholas Sales (London, England)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
This game is unusual: the genre is a "space-opera/shoot 'em up/blow 'em up/sci-fi satire using lovable plastic figures/puzzle/gotta get them all" mixture. (Although this leaves out some important aspects, you probably get the idea).
There are very few games that I love unconditionally, and this has now joined the list. (Others include "Thief I/II/III", "Civilization II", "Goldeneye", "Nethack", if you care). Many games are great, but have some irritations that make me think: "That was great but I don't think I'll play that again."
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (LeSWIITOT) is not like that. I'll be getting it out of the attic in 5 years' time, and playing it again.
Why?
- it's so easy to play; the gameplay takes about 30 seconds to learn, but the game is still challenging
- there is enjoyable, but not brain-mangling, puzzle solving which practically forces you to replay each chapter several times, each time discovering more surprises and fun
- it's hilariously funny; cut scenes are close to the original Star Wars movies, but they all have subtle and not-so-subtle visual gags for fans to fall about laughing at
- it's cuter than kittens in knitted bootees: the Lego characters are very much like 2-year old kids. They bounce around all over the place grinning, shouting and breaking things, and enjoying every moment. (Although you don't need to change their nappies).
- it's such a great concept; normally, "concepts" wear thin pretty quickly, but this one is so well formed and thought through that it is seamless. Who can possibly have thought of combining Star Wars and Lego people, and is he/she receiving the counselling they so clearly need?
- there is so much here. I haven't finished it yet, but to play through and unlock every feature, secret, character, mini-mission, and secret level will take a couple of months of my evening play sessions.
Despite the ease of play, the comedy, and the focus on unlocking things, the game is immersive, challenging enough for gamers of many different tastes.
I recommend this game so much that you should buy a PS2 if you don't have one, just to play it.
Now, what other "concept" games can they bring out? Sticklebricks "War and Peace", Mr Potato Head "The Ipcress File", Shoe box "Americas Cup Ocean Racing"...
This game is fantastic!! September 14, 2006
LegoLee (UK)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Yeah it maybe aimed at kids but 2 adults play this, in between laughing so hard tears roll down your face!! the game has it all, running round killing and blasting (which I like) and solving puzzles (which the girl friend likes) and because of all the locked items and characters, you wont find yourself getting bored with the game.
Again, its sooo funny - just watch the movements and attitude of the characters! it's like playing with my lego stuff when i was a kid!
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