I rented it and my fiance and I were enjoying playing through it....basically played through Episode 1. I hav eto return it soon, but I would pick it up when it hits $20 or so. (since I hear it's a REALLY short game)

Man, I really suck at racing games, so the pod race took longer than I care to admit.

You and me both. Although, in my (and your) defense, it seems a bit more difficult than anything else I've encountered in the game so far.

Great game, though; I think I might even be able to get my wife to play it with me. As a side note, perhaps I'm in the minority, but I really enjoy things like this (and Katamari Damacy) whereby I can just pick it up and play it to unwind, rather than have to crank myself up to get in the mindset of the game. Simple? Perhaps. But really, really fun.

I'm with you there. Relaxing and unwinding is the main reason I play games anymore.

Yep, me too. I've had fun playing it coop with my son (he's 6).

Had him drop out on a couple of sections (like the pod racing, etc) since it ramps up the difficulty quite a bit playing those sections coop with a 6 year old

I got a question.
ive beat all 3 episodes ( I havent gone back & got all the pieces yet ) & the door with the question mark still wont open.
How do you get it to open & what lies behind it ?
Any help would be appreciated.

You have to get true jedi mode for each level (fill up the lego block meter until it starts to rotate/flash by collecting tons of lego circles).

i played the demo in the latest OXM. I didn't like it all that much. But I guess a big lego fan or a kid would eat it up though.


wlj

is this game fun for an adult and not too dumbed down like it was only meant for kids? i am thinking about the GBA version...
thanks in advance.

I'm an adult and I loved it. It's very simple though, so if you're looking for a challenge it might not fit that bill. However its appeal is pretty widespread.

I didn't think there was a GBA version though....

there is. how simple? i mean is there any other games you can compare its simplicity too. i admit i don't like too hard games, but i like some thought involved...is this no thought whatsoever...mind you i am very casual gamer. ie...it is taking me 3 months already and i am not to the 2nd disc of RE4.

From earlier in the thread, the console game can be beaten in around 4 hours easily, and it will take probably 10 at most to unlock everything.

I haven't heard much about the GBA version, so I can't help you there. I imagine it's a vastly different game than the console one though.

i'm sure it's not that much different...

Well the console game is 3Dish, I'm sure the GBA one is just a 2D side scroller, so it's probably pretty different. Good chance it was just a quick shovel ware type port as well.

Just checked gamefaqs, looks like the GBA version is fairly similar (top down 2D ala Zelda) and it was reviewed almost as high as the console version, so it's probably a pretty safe bet to pick up.

I"m pretty surprised, most GBA ports tend to be shovelware not worth bothering with.

Myself and some other old men of gaming that I hang with really enjoy this game. My two year old may not be able to play it, but boy, he loves to watch me play it, and runs into my gameroom/home office crying out "stah wahs!!!" and pointing at the TV several times a day until I cave in and play. Right now, I'm finishing up episode 1, and yeah, that pod racer level was awful. Just when you thought you were done, you realized you'd only just finished a single lap. Arggggg...

Oh my 2 kids simply love this game. They would be playing it in Free Play and you could hear them laughing from downstairs. Looks like I definitely have to check out the GBA version too.

Any advice on where to go in Episode 1 scene 2 in the battle of naboo? Am stuck what to do. I went to the temple ruins, but can't find the end of that part of the game.

Beat the game the other day and finally unlocked Episode IV last night (my hats off to you, invincibility code!). Being Darth Vader is cool. Now I just need to get all of the mini-kit pieces.

I forget where exactly to go. Sorry. There's a walkthrough here, though.

So there's not a code to unlock episode IV? From what I've read you have to do the following?

Unlock Episode IV
Unlock the superkit (the Tantive IV model outside Dexter's Diner) by filling the Jedi bar while playing. This incidentally unlocks access to the mystery door.

Filling the Jedi bar is not a simple function of money, but also in grabbing all the pre-staged LEGO studs in each mission. Dying in a stage will reduce the Jedi bar (although once the bar is at maximum and pulsing, it cannot diminish).

In vehicular missions (particularly the pod race), the player needs to smash and destroy all the destructable objects to gain money. The invulnerability cheat ($1,000,000 in the shop) can help you get a full Jedi bar in most of the non-vehicular stages.

Revision is good...

Just got this game on Sunday and it's awesome! I think it is one of the more fun games, thus far, that I have played. I'm a huge Lego fan and so are the kids which makes this one great seeing people brake apart into small Legos.

This is a fun game. Picked it up yesterday on sale.

The framerate seems pretty spotty. I was playing co-op and things would slow to a crawl when there were a ton of things on screen.

So far it is a blast.

$19.99 at CC this week, $14.99 with BB coupon

or $17.99 if you buy it at BB w/ price match

great game but too short, I'm looking foward to any sequels they may make.

I just rented this game with one of my free BB rental coupons, and I thought it was pretty cool. It's not exactly much of a challenge, but it's the sort of game that you would just run through for fun every now and then. So it's probably worth owning just for that if you like star wars.

My kid (7 year old boy) absolutely f'ing adores it. Definitely on the x-mas list.

According to the latest issue of EGM, in the rumor mill page, there is news that they may be giving the original trilogy the same treatment. Hopefully they will make it harder though.