It’s a Trap (Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy)


Game: Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy
Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Xbox, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, PSP, Gameboy Advance
Player On: Xbox 360
Backwards Compatible: Yes
Price: £11.99
Available on Xbox Game Pass: No

Another little gift from Microsoft, this game cost me nothing with the Games with Gold scheme so I thought why not? We have Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy, the 2006 release developed by Traveller’s Tales and published by LucasArts and TT Games Publishing. This was only the second themed Lego game made (after Lego Star Wars: The Video Game) and rather unsurprisingly follows the antics from episodes iv, v and vi.

I have sort of been wanting to get this game anyway as I have set a personal goal of perfecting all the licensed Lego games, sadly I can’t do the first Lego Star Wars (as it didn’t reach Xbox 360) but that still gives me 29 games to perfect. I’ve already completed 2 (The Complete Saga and Indiana Jones) so finding this one costing me nothing was a lovely added bonus.

Anyone who’s played these before, no matter which one it is, has an idea of how these games works and the early ones are no exception, each level is a humorous take of certain moments in the film replacing the settings and characters with Lego. Through the levels you will be tasked with destroying things, building blocks and collecting gems to gain the ultimate completion. They’re fun, a lot of fun and normally end up being a good game.

So with the basics covered, let’s get down to reviewing it. I guess the easiest way is to break down the game into each episode and the sort of waffle into a conclusion. Every episode is split into 6 missions each, some long, some short, some with blasters, some with lightsabers. So enough with this intro, and just as confusing as in the movies, let’s start at the beginning with episode iv. I will say the levels are quite long but they’re paced very well, fully enjoyable.

Episode iv:
This for me is a good start level, it introduces you to the game mechanics well and won’t test you too much when it comes to puzzles. All the levels are a decent length and none are too boring or so short you feel ripped off. Nothing comes across as too much of a challenge so thumbs up for episode iv

Episode V:
I guess every family has a problem child and this is Lego Star Wars 2’s. It doesn’t really get into a rhythm, some levels are excessively long and quite dull and others seem to want to go at breakneck speed. This game has some of my favourite levels in it but just feels lacking compared to other Lego games. A solid episode but a little all over the place.

Episode vi:
And the final part of the saga and this one drags, all the levels seem long and as said before it’s not a bad thing, but this episode isn’t as well paced as as before. It all becomes a bit slow and repetitive and for me this is where I lose a fair bit of interest, sadly this episode doesn’t quite stack up to the rest. It’s all very slow and sadly brings the game down with it.

It does have to be said that this was still just the second attempt at making a licensed video game that follows the plot so I guess it was still very much a learning experience as how to make these work, it’s a good attempt but just not quite there and still had a few kinks to iron out. We all know how the story ends for Lego video games, so it was quite nice to go back do the start.

6.5/10

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