Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is a 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 on November 6, 2007 in the US.

Gameplay

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; 120 of these are for the main levels. There are three 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 from Jabba the Hutt who has kidnapped them. There are six gold bricks for completing the bonus missions and 14 to buy at the Cantina.

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. 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 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). New characters have also been added, bringing the total up to 160. Indiana Jones is an unlockable playable character (to foreshadow Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures).

When the game is 100% complete, a 'secret' bonus is unlocked which allows your customizable characters to use the force, lightsaber attack damage is increased, and any character can use a grapple point among many other enhanced abilities.

Platform Differences

The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions allow for co-op play online. The Wii version includes motion-sensitive inputs and the Nintendo DS version 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 versions run in an HD resolution of 1080p. The motion-sensitive controls allow the PS3 console to drive vehicles and allows the Wii to control lightsaber movement. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions do not have V Sync enabled, meaning that there is tearing in the image despite the fact that they are running in progressive scan mode. The DS version does not have any online play. There is also an option of watching the cutscenes at the bar (made available to you as you progress through the game on the Wii), but only available when game is 100% complete on others.