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review :: lego star wars: the complete saga
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Reviewed on: WiiAvailable on: Wii
Was a bit like getting the Collectors DVD Edition but only getting Audio Commentaries in the Extra Features instead of outtakes.
Players: 1 - 2 Players
Genre:
Release: 2007-11-07
Genre:
Release: 2007-11-07
Developer: Travellers Tales
Distributor: Lucas Arts
Distributor: Lucas Arts
Well, Yug has had a go, AJ has had a go and now it's my turn to give my view on the series that is Lego Star Wars. Unlike those older wrinklies people, I was unable to experience the wonderful phenomenon that was Star Wars when it first overwhelmed popular culture. My Star Wars experience has been second hand, and so this review is a bit as well. I also grew up in a world that acknowledged the superiority of Lego yet my childhood was of the egalitarian sort where I enjoyed both Lego and its younger, annoying cousin Duplo. But I don't think that's entirely relevant. Moving on!
Lego is fun. Anything made out of Lego has a guaranteed seal of FUN stuck on it. In neon lights. With a 'Please Tear Me Apart And Put Me Back Together Again' promo sticker for good measure. It's that sort of fun that you can delight in. It's a rare fun in that you experience joy at the destruction as well as the construction of your masterpieces. There are very few toys that can do that and still be fun afterwards. The only thing Lego enthusiasts wished for was more movement. Sure, in some you could get little moving parts, wheels, sometimes a motor... but was it enough? You can find little stop motion re-enactments made in Lego on the internet. I remember the first one I saw of these, it was re-enacting the video of the summer hit Dragostea Tin Dei, a Romanian pop ditty that continues to remain in my Top 20 most listened tracks despite the fact that I haven't listened to it since 2005.
The little blocky people running around will just elicit warm and fuzzies even if you're just watching the demo. The announcements of Lego Batman and Lego Indiana Jones have forums quivering and fanboys squealing in anticipatory excitement. So the Complete Saga has been something that seems to have been put out to calm the angry mob while the next two Lego Adventures are in production. It works for the fanboys but for gamers that picked it up for a bit of fun, you might find yourself playing the same game again.
It's Princess Amadaliladidaicantrememberhowitgoes
Good points or bad points first? You should already know the good points. It's like the other two. Fun, easy to play, pretty straightforward. You know the story. It's cutesy and the fact that most ages can enjoy this game gives it a pretty wide audience. Nice and obvious there. What can I share that you don't know? All the good points have already been explained and I'm loath to put you through it all again. If you're new to the site, check out the links to Yug's and AJ's reviews. You'll find the controls have been barely tweaked if at all and that the main changes are in adding extra achievements, more unlockables and the odd secret level.
Noticed my sticking point yet? I'm more than a bit annoyed that they haven't really tried to do a bit more with it but then again, it is just two games packed into one so I shouldn't have expected too much. They did throw some things in, which is good in a way, and probably more than they would have otherwise. It's a great game, but I've played it before.
Quick warning, next paragraph is concentrated on the platform, so if you're not interested in the Wii version, you have my permission to skip ahead.
I'm reviewing the Wii version, soemthing I was particularly looking forward to. Why? Lightsabre! Hello?? Wiimotes were made to be lightsabres! But it looks like we'll have to hope for the next Star Wars game to have a WiiSabreTM since it's not coming with this one. All The Complete Saga does is let you shake the WiiMote to attack, and really, when you can just press a button anyway, what's the point? I found myself sitting back and playing as I would with a regular controller, not the Wii controls. It was more than a bit disappointing since the whole point of the WiiMote is greater interactivity. Even at menus, I would be scrolling through the options, not pointing at the screen. By not utilising the Wii controls, it was even more disappointing then it was with just a lack of concrete extras. I looked forward to playing this specifically to see how they would use the WiiMote but this plays as any of the other ports would. :( would be the syntax I'd use to describe the moment I found that out.
The force feedback will be with you ... always
It depends on what you're looking for really, for anyone who hasn't played before, go for it. This is still a great game. If you've dabbled, work from those impressions still. The game hasn't changed and most likely your preferences haven't either. Unless you're a big fan of the genre and want the extra unlockables, want the two games together on the one disk and get rid of your other two or just want to have the same game but on a different platform, there's just not a lot to entice people to pick this title up if they've played the series before.
I didn't notice anything missing, and I didn't really notice many big changes. It was still fun and made me giggle a bit, but I'd still played the game before. When I grab a new game, with a different title, I have expectations of something to be new and exciting. Same game, different wrapper. Ah, maybe I was naive in expecting something like that, but hey, I can't help being an optimist.
Lego is fun. Anything made out of Lego has a guaranteed seal of FUN stuck on it. In neon lights. With a 'Please Tear Me Apart And Put Me Back Together Again' promo sticker for good measure. It's that sort of fun that you can delight in. It's a rare fun in that you experience joy at the destruction as well as the construction of your masterpieces. There are very few toys that can do that and still be fun afterwards. The only thing Lego enthusiasts wished for was more movement. Sure, in some you could get little moving parts, wheels, sometimes a motor... but was it enough? You can find little stop motion re-enactments made in Lego on the internet. I remember the first one I saw of these, it was re-enacting the video of the summer hit Dragostea Tin Dei, a Romanian pop ditty that continues to remain in my Top 20 most listened tracks despite the fact that I haven't listened to it since 2005.
The little blocky people running around will just elicit warm and fuzzies even if you're just watching the demo. The announcements of Lego Batman and Lego Indiana Jones have forums quivering and fanboys squealing in anticipatory excitement. So the Complete Saga has been something that seems to have been put out to calm the angry mob while the next two Lego Adventures are in production. It works for the fanboys but for gamers that picked it up for a bit of fun, you might find yourself playing the same game again.
It's Princess Amadaliladidaicantrememberhowitgoes
Good points or bad points first? You should already know the good points. It's like the other two. Fun, easy to play, pretty straightforward. You know the story. It's cutesy and the fact that most ages can enjoy this game gives it a pretty wide audience. Nice and obvious there. What can I share that you don't know? All the good points have already been explained and I'm loath to put you through it all again. If you're new to the site, check out the links to Yug's and AJ's reviews. You'll find the controls have been barely tweaked if at all and that the main changes are in adding extra achievements, more unlockables and the odd secret level.
Noticed my sticking point yet? I'm more than a bit annoyed that they haven't really tried to do a bit more with it but then again, it is just two games packed into one so I shouldn't have expected too much. They did throw some things in, which is good in a way, and probably more than they would have otherwise. It's a great game, but I've played it before.
Quick warning, next paragraph is concentrated on the platform, so if you're not interested in the Wii version, you have my permission to skip ahead.
I'm reviewing the Wii version, soemthing I was particularly looking forward to. Why? Lightsabre! Hello?? Wiimotes were made to be lightsabres! But it looks like we'll have to hope for the next Star Wars game to have a WiiSabreTM since it's not coming with this one. All The Complete Saga does is let you shake the WiiMote to attack, and really, when you can just press a button anyway, what's the point? I found myself sitting back and playing as I would with a regular controller, not the Wii controls. It was more than a bit disappointing since the whole point of the WiiMote is greater interactivity. Even at menus, I would be scrolling through the options, not pointing at the screen. By not utilising the Wii controls, it was even more disappointing then it was with just a lack of concrete extras. I looked forward to playing this specifically to see how they would use the WiiMote but this plays as any of the other ports would. :( would be the syntax I'd use to describe the moment I found that out.
The force feedback will be with you ... always
It depends on what you're looking for really, for anyone who hasn't played before, go for it. This is still a great game. If you've dabbled, work from those impressions still. The game hasn't changed and most likely your preferences haven't either. Unless you're a big fan of the genre and want the extra unlockables, want the two games together on the one disk and get rid of your other two or just want to have the same game but on a different platform, there's just not a lot to entice people to pick this title up if they've played the series before.
I didn't notice anything missing, and I didn't really notice many big changes. It was still fun and made me giggle a bit, but I'd still played the game before. When I grab a new game, with a different title, I have expectations of something to be new and exciting. Same game, different wrapper. Ah, maybe I was naive in expecting something like that, but hey, I can't help being an optimist.
Final Verdict
Great game, just like the last two. That's the only problem. If you haven't played the previous two, this is a great value game on any platform. Fans might go out of their way for the few extras you get with it, but if you've played the other two, you've essentially played this game already.Pros
Great game, good mechanics, fun and easy to play. Two became one.
Cons
It's the same thing repackaged with very little extra. Doesn't utilise the Wii controls.