Game Reviews - Indews

Needless to say, Lego Star Wars is one of the most fresh and unique game ideas to come about in quite a while. Obviously, as the name sounds, the game tends to lean pretty heavily on a childish approach, meaning limited violence. Despite all of this, the game can definitely appeal to older gamers as well, but primarily only to die hard Star Wars fanatics.

The gameplay in Lego Star Wars is incredibly simplistic in nature. You have one button with which you can use the Force to push back enemies, move objects, etc, an attack button to cut down foes or deflect blaster attacks (which you will be doing a lot, trust me), and a rarely used jump button. That's pretty much it, other than the four movement keys that is all you will need. Sound easy That's because it is, too easy. The game doesn't need to be complicated because there are very few features and things you can do, and there are also unlimited lives, so the game doesn't need extra buttons. Really, this game feels more like a flash game you would download for free off of the internet rather than a full published PC game. Oh, and just for kicks, you can run the game with two people, meaning a friend can use some other controls on the keyboard, and you guys can be bored together. Yay!

Graphically, the game at first seems quite appealing but after a while of game time it becomes increasingly obvious how little effort was put in. Although nothing overly sparkly or eye-catching, the graphics present the "Lego" aspect of "Lego Star Wars" very well and they help to give the characters distinction. However, after a while, the graphics begin too seem too date, as there are really few special effects, and even those aren't well detailed. If a developer wants to make a game with average graphics on purpose to match the feel and setting of the game, they at least need to back it up with great FX or solid gameplay, and Lego Star Wars fits neither of those bills.

Really, it is the audio department where the game can't seem to hit the right notes. On one hand, the game has great Star Wars music, with all of your favorite epic songs playing triumphantly. However, on the other hand the game only has average sound FX and absolutely no, that's right no, voice-overs. Not one single line of talking in the entire game. Are you kidding me These characters, rather than talking, just use acting and motions to try to recreate what happened in the movies. How many different ways are there to say boringDespite its originality and unique concept, Lego Star Wars just did not translate well into a video game. Compared to the feature rich, high quality games that are currently available, Lego Star Wars just appears ancient and empty, unworthy of your hard earned dollars.