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Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga

June 1st, 2009

Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga




Building on the success of both LEGO Star Wars “block-buster” videogames, LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga enables families to play through the events of all six Star Wars movies in one videogame for the first time ever.

Features:

  • Families can commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars by playing through the events of all six Star Wars movies in one videogame for the first time ever.
  • Solve puzzles that encourage creative thinking through the use of teamwork and unique building situations only possible in a LEGO galaxy far, far away.
  • Adds new levels, new characters, and new features to the fun, creativity, and tongue-in-cheek humor that made LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy such huge hits.
  • New levels, such as Episode II’s never-before-played high-speed pursuit of bounty-hunter Zam Wessell, further complete the entire Star Wars story.
  • New playable characters like Watto, Zam Wessell, Boss Nass, and more bring the total count to over 160.
  • The upgraded Character Customizer includes all Prequel Trilogy characters for the first time, while also expanding its customization options well beyond those in LEGO Star Wars II, for millions more possibilities. Create cross-Trilogy mash-up characters like Han Windu and Lando Amidala.
  • New game features include enhanced Force powers, new power-ups, and a new Challenge mode.
  • Levels from the original LEGO Star Wars are revamped to meet the gameplay evolutions of LEGO Star Wars II.
  • The Wii version provides motion-sensitive inputs that give you exciting new ways to control your LEGO Star Wars characters.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Neverending fun!!
I originally bought this game for my husband and son to play together (my husband and I are both from the era of the last 3 movies). The whole family (except my 18 month old) has been addicted to it ever since, including myself! You can have three different games saved at the same time and each level has different stages to complete within it so that you can go back again and again. My son is 7 and LOVES to play it; he and his friends talk about it every day at school. It is not very violent (meaning blood and gore) and even has some funny parts. My 7 year old has a little trouble getting through some parts of the levels and needs some help, but can make it through most levels on his own. I had read some reviews before I bought it and one said if you only play for 40-50 hours, you aren’t exploring enough. I thought that was ridiculous at the time, but we have definitely logged well over 50 hours and there is still tons more to do! This is definitely the family favorite and we haven’t played any other game since we bought it. It does have some moves you can do with your Wii remote that simulate the light saber, but to be honest we don’t use that feature very often and still love the game! Highly recommend! Excellent value for the money paid.

3 Stars I think I just don’t get video games like this….
I think I just don’t get video games like this. It was not clear what I was trying to do, other than not die (which you don’t seem to be able to do; die, that is). I felt like a rat in a maze. Now, I don’t play video games much, and when I have it has been the same type of “solve the problem” situation, which is a combination of wanting to solve it and extreme boredom. The Wii was my first console, and I really enjoy the Wii Fit games for their fun and involvement.

What I really want is the old Star Wars game from the 1980s where you fly an X-Wing and destroy the Death Star. I like action. Star Wars Clone Wars offered that, as it was all light saber duels and lots of fun.

All of that said, the Lego concept is awesome. Watching the droid I accidentally sliced hop around, bits of Lego pieces falling about, and the like is just plain fun. It did not feel at all violent. Had there been some sort of plot, point, or something to do other than grasp about in the dark it could have been great.

If there is a Lego Star Wars game that lets me fly an X-Wing, let me know.

5 Stars Love the Lego games
The Lego games are similar in the things you need to do, but the story lines are all different. They are such a blast to play!

5 Stars Great for boys
I’m going to give this 5 stars based on how much my son enjoys it. He loves all things Star Wars, and asks to play this game 24/7. It’s become his threat (if you don’t comply, no Star Wars lego today) and his reward. He would sit and play this all the time if I let him, and when he’s not playing, he talks about it. I do limit him to 30 minutes a day, but that is enough time to play and get some plot in. He loves changing characters as he’s playing and mixing up the characters from the different movies to play together. You do kill things with weapons, but there’s no blood and guts, the legos just disassemble, so it is kid appropriate there, but it is a little violent in that you shoot at things to kill them. Two player is cool and the second player can come in and out. Would recommend for any Star Wars fan.

5 Stars Consider yourself in LEGO heaven!
I couldn’t wait to get this game. It has all the features that the PC game version offers. This one is just more exciting since you can play it on the big screen and feel that you are more involved in the action. A must-have for all Star Wars fans!

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Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga

May 31st, 2009

Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga




Building on the success of both LEGO Star Wars “block-buster” videogames, LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga enables families to play through the events of all six Star Wars movies in one videogame for the first time ever.

Features:

  • Families can commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars by playing through the events of all six Star Wars movies in one videogame for the first time ever.
  • Solve puzzles that encourage creative thinking through the use of teamwork and unique building situations only possible in a LEGO galaxy far, far away.
  • Adds new levels, new characters, and new features to the fun, creativity, and tongue-in-cheek humor that made LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy such huge hits.
  • New levels, such as Episode II’s never-before-played high-speed pursuit of bounty-hunter Zam Wessell, further complete the entire Star Wars story.
  • New playable characters like Watto, Zam Wessell, Boss Nass, and more bring the total count to over 160.
  • The upgraded Character Customizer includes all Prequel Trilogy characters for the first time, while also expanding its customization options well beyond those in LEGO Star Wars II, for millions more possibilities. Create cross-Trilogy mash-up characters like Han Windu and Lando Amidala.
  • New game features include enhanced Force powers, new power-ups, and a new Challenge mode.
  • Levels from the original LEGO Star Wars are revamped to meet the gameplay evolutions of LEGO Star Wars II.
  • Created from the ground up by Traveller’s Tales, the Nintendo DS version incorporates exclusive touch-screen action and challenges.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars lego star wars: complete saga
a very good game imo, if you loved the movies you’ll love this game, my wife loved it too lol.

5 Stars Son loves it.
My son saved his money to buy his own DS, and I agreed to buy two games. He chose Legos Indiana Jones and Lego Star Wars. This one is more challenging than Indiana Jones.

4 Stars Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga for the DS
I got this for my boy (age 7). He loves it. Has levels from all 6 movies, i believe. got it very quickly and in perfect condition from shipper.

5 Stars Lego Star Wars the complete saga DS
My son really enjoyed the game and would recommend it to those who like Star Wars.

5 Stars Lego Star Wars
Very cool game!

My kids love it…

7yr old boy and 11 yr old boy think its the best…

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Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga

May 31st, 2009

Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga




Building on the success of both Lego Star Wars videogames, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga enables families to play through the events of all six Star Wars movies in one videogame for the first time ever. New high-resolution Lego models, environment graphics and special effects, create visuals unparalleled by any other Lego galaxy, while also adding new characters, new levels and new features. Additionally, premiere of online two-player co-op lets families play together from anywhere in the world for the first time. The upgraded Character Customizer includes all Prequel Trilogy characters for the first time, while also expanding its customization options well beyond those in Lego Star Wars II, for millions more possibilities. Create cross-Trilogy mash-up characters like Han Windu and Lando Amidala. New game features include enhanced Force powers, new power-ups, and a new Challenge Mode. Levels from the original Lego Star Wars are revamped to meet the gameplay evolutions of Lego Star Wars II. ESRB Rated E10 for gamers aged 10 and up.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Incredible bargain
We played both of the original Star Wars games on the PS2. When we put them in the PS3, the graphics were a little low-res compared to Lego Indy and Lego Batman which were all HD quality. At $20, this was a bargain to get all of the graphics up-rezzed. Plus new levels and characters is awesome too.

This is the first game my daughter played when she was 3 years old. She’s now, and we’re still playing it today.

4 Stars Legos and Star Wars
Not much more to say. Legos and Star Wars. And on PS3. WHAT FUN!!

5 Stars Kids LOVE this game
My kids absolutely love this game. It’s overtaken Little Big Planet as their favorite. The downside is there is non-stop violence in the game, however it’s done against Legos so it’s probably as young-child friendly as you could make it in that regard. But if they’ve watched the Star Wars movies or cartoons Lego violence is the least of your concerns. ;) The game takes FOREVER to play through, and has a lot of re-playability via the Free Play where you can choose whatever characters you want to play with. Seriously, this is the single best PS3 game I’ve bought for my kids and has probably saved me $100 as I haven’t had to buy them another game in the past 3 months. Haha.

5 Stars Fun Game
This is one of my favorites - fun and sometimes challenging. The best thing for me is the cooperative play which is hard to find.

5 Stars Overall, the best game we have.
I have children that age from 5 to 15 and they all enjoy playing this game. How great it is to have a game that is so family friendly. There is not gore, bad language, or sexual content. The closest thing to violence is that when you “kill” an enemy, they break up into their individual lego pieces.

It works very well for a quick sit down of for long-term playing. My kids have spent hours playing it to collect all the characters, vehicles, etc. Or, I can sit down and join them for a quick multiplayer game without having had to invest a ton of timing coming up to speed on the game.

I imagine it won’t score super high with older teen boys and men because it doesn’t have the heart-pounding action as in the Teen+ rated games. This is the only reason why I didn’t give it a 5 star in fun.

I recommend the game for all families, without reservation.

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Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga

May 7th, 2009

Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga




Building on the success of both LEGO Star Wars “block-buster” videogames, LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga enables families to play through the events of all six Star Wars movies in one videogame for the first time ever.

Features:

  • Families can commemorate the 30th anniversary of Star Wars by playing through the events of all six Star Wars movies in one videogame for the first time ever.
  • Solve puzzles that encourage creative thinking through the use of teamwork and unique building situations only possible in a LEGO galaxy far, far away.
  • Adds new levels, new characters, and new features to the fun, creativity, and tongue-in-cheek humor that made LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy such huge hits.
  • New levels, such as Episode II’s never-before-played high-speed pursuit of bounty-hunter Zam Wessell, further complete the entire Star Wars story.
  • New playable characters like Watto, Zam Wessell, Boss Nass, and more bring the total count to over 160.
  • The upgraded Character Customizer includes all Prequel Trilogy characters for the first time, while also expanding its customization options well beyond those in LEGO Star Wars II, for millions more possibilities. Create cross-Trilogy mash-up characters like Han Windu and Lando Amidala.
  • New game features include enhanced Force powers, new power-ups, and a new Challenge mode.
  • Levels from the original LEGO Star Wars are revamped to meet the gameplay evolutions of LEGO Star Wars II.
  • PlayStation 3 enhancement: the LEGO Star Wars premiere of online two-player co-op lets families play together from anywhere in the world for the first time.
  • PlayStation 3 enhancement: new high-resolution LEGO models and characters, along with new environment graphics and special effects, create visuals unparalleled by any other LEGO galaxy far, far away.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Legos and Star Wars
Not much more to say. Legos and Star Wars. And on PS3. WHAT FUN!!

5 Stars Overall, the best game we have.
I have children that age from 5 to 15 and they all enjoy playing this game. How great it is to have a game that is so family friendly. There is not gore, bad language, or sexual content. The closest thing to violence is that when you “kill” an enemy, they break up into their individual lego pieces.

It works very well for a quick sit down of for long-term playing. My kids have spent hours playing it to collect all the characters, vehicles, etc. Or, I can sit down and join them for a quick multiplayer game without having had to invest a ton of timing coming up to speed on the game.

I imagine it won’t score super high with older teen boys and men because it doesn’t have the heart-pounding action as in the Teen+ rated games. This is the only reason why I didn’t give it a 5 star in fun.

I recommend the game for all families, without reservation.

5 Stars Kids LOVE this game
My kids absolutely love this game. It’s overtaken Little Big Planet as their favorite. The downside is there is non-stop violence in the game, however it’s done against Legos so it’s probably as young-child friendly as you could make it in that regard. But if they’ve watched the Star Wars movies or cartoons Lego violence is the least of your concerns. ;) The game takes FOREVER to play through, and has a lot of re-playability via the Free Play where you can choose whatever characters you want to play with. Seriously, this is the single best PS3 game I’ve bought for my kids and has probably saved me $100 as I haven’t had to buy them another game in the past 3 months. Haha.

5 Stars Incredible bargain
We played both of the original Star Wars games on the PS2. When we put them in the PS3, the graphics were a little low-res compared to Lego Indy and Lego Batman which were all HD quality. At $20, this was a bargain to get all of the graphics up-rezzed. Plus new levels and characters is awesome too.

This is the first game my daughter played when she was 3 years old. She’s now, and we’re still playing it today.

5 Stars Fun Game
This is one of my favorites - fun and sometimes challenging. The best thing for me is the cooperative play which is hard to find.

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Kingdom Hearts II

April 28th, 2009

Kingdom Hearts II




An RPG that’s fun for the entire family! Enter a lush world of adventure featuring cast of Disney characters and a new cast of original characters designed by renowned artist Tetsuya Nomura. Kingdom Hearts II delivers another thrilling journey through the fantastic Disney universe peppered with Square characters. Combining roleplaying elements with action, the game centers on Sora, a young hero. Whisked away to the unfamiliar Traverse Town during a powerful storm, he meets Donald Duck and Goofy and is propelled into an exciting adventure. Are you ready for the ride of a lifetime? The trio will journey to an enormous castle, which is ruled over by the fearsome but misunderstood Beast. From there they will encounter Hercules and other characters from mythology in the Olympus Coliseum. The Land of Dragons is the next stop, where Mulan and other freedom fighters prepare to battle against the Huns. The amusing Captain Jack Sparrow slashes his way into the adventure when the heroes arrive at Port Royal. The game is a must-have for Disney fans, Square fans or any roleplaying enthusiast. Brand new transportation system that takes Sora and friends from world to world in the style of theme park rides. Cameo appearances by popular Final Fantasy characters. A large ensemble cast of Disney characters and a new cast of original characters designed by renowned artist Tetsuya Nomura.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Tack on another FIVE STAR review.
I’m not a big Final Fantasy player, and I could never understand why people liked the games so much. Now I do. Square Enix Outdid Themselves BIG TIME! The main things that caught my attention were this:

* Gripping story line- Leaves you thinking about what’ll happen next.

* Gameplay very well done- Level up system simple, letting you bust some very cool combos.

* Voice acting- Never thought I’d care, but it made a big impact on the game’s quality. (There’s even a character voiced by Christopher Lee.- Star Wars II and III, Lord of the Rings.)

* Final Fantasy gets a good part in this Game- Cloud, Yuffie, Squall, Siefer, even Sephiroth ( Who is one of the hardest bosses to beat).

* Cutsenes are very well animated and exciting- Watching Cloud and Squall Defending each other Back-to-Back.

* Disney makes good too- Besides providing much of the games humor, they make intresting teamates.

* Lots of levels- At first you look at the map and go: Whoa… Then after you beat most of ‘em, you wonder how the story is gonna have time to finish- But it does, after you go back to all of them a second time.

Kingdom Hearts II is a very high-budget game that will leave you with a favorite hero And villian, not to mention the excitment toward the sequell it set up for.

5 Stars Outstanding!
Kingdom Hearts 2 is even better than the first installment. The graphics aren’t the best I’ve seen but there not the worst either. The gameplay on the other hand is outstanding and the controls haven’t change. Great characters, awesome side missions, and even better storyline. Have no hesitation about getting this rpg you won’t regret it.

5 Stars Kingdom Hearts II
This game captures the interest of my children and encourages them to read. The graphics and musical score are wonderful. I recommend this game.

5 Stars Kingdom Hearts 2: Tons of Fun
I was really impressed with this game. I was very skeptical at first how much fun it would really be, but I found that it’s one of those games where you really get into it and find yourself wanting to play more. The story line was well written in my opinion and some of the graphics are truly impressive. You can tell that someone worked very hard on this aspect.

One thing I will add to this review is that I highly recommend buying the strategy guide along with the game. I say that because this game has a lot of hidden treasures, certain tactics and other ideas that most people wouldn’t figure out on their own that really make the game play a lot more smooth and a bit easier. It is a challenging game that will sometimes keep you on the edge of your seat but truly a ton of fun. Even if you’re not a Disney fan or have never played Final Fantasy games (2 very influential pieces in this game), you’ll still enjoy your time spent playing Kingdom Hearts 2.

Often times it’s hard to make a sequel better than the original but I’ve found that once I purchased KH2, I stopped playing the first game due to the dynamic between the characters, the graphics, the overall story line, etc. are just better. I believe that anyone who enjoys console gaming (like the Playstation 2) will really find themselves having a blast playing this game no matter the age or background. I sincerely hope this review helps your decision.

5 Stars READ THIS REVIEW!!! G-G-G-Great!
I had played the first one and had beaten it, all 100% of the game. Usually, the sequels are just money makers made by companies to squeeze every last dollar from the franchise. With that idea in mind, I blew it off and played other games. My brother brought it home one day and started playing it. I was like “who’s that character, where’s Sora!” and it only made me more frustrated.

Finally, out of shear boredom I decided to play it. I loved it.

The action was twice as intense, the story just as deep, the game play even more entertaining. Usually, you can level up super high and totally PAWN(!) a boss, but not in this game, you’ve got to be fast with your hands to use the auto commands and it will take much more time figuring out how to kill some. Needless to say, nearly all the boss fights were fun! The fighting system is the same with the added addition of special forms that he can take. I believe there are four, the best being the last called Final Form, I think. These make combat experience even better as they allow special maneuvers. What more, many of the regular enemies have auto-combat buttons that trigger special kill moves.

I love the story, and the—– (don’t want to spoil it). The game looks great and is great, and is a must buy if your into Final Fantasy or even God of War or any kind of action game.

While its not my favorite (which is Final Fantasy X) it comes close to it…5/5

You’ll enjoy it all…especially traveling around meeting familiar Disney characters.

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