- Title: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- Platform:Xbox 360
- Publisher: LucasArts
- Developer: Traveller's Tales
- ESRB Rating: "E" for Everyone
- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Pros: All six Star Wars movies in one game; tons of secrets and unlockables; lots of stuff to do; very fun; co-op
- Cons: You have likely seen most of this before; prequel levels aren't as good as classic trilogy levels
Features
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga features all of the levels from the two previous LEGO Star Wars games, spanning all six movies. The prequel levels have been tweaked a bit to play nice with the new innovations introduced in LSWII such as vehicle switching. And there are some new levels here and there, such as the speeder chase at the start of Episode II. On top of all of that, there are tons of secrets in each level to find, more than 120 characters to unlock, and an upgraded character customizer that lets you combine parts to build any goofy characters you could ever want.
All in all, it is a pretty solid value even if you have already played the first two games. There is enough new stuff here to warrant playing through it all again. And it will take a long, long time to actually beat this game 100%, like 30-40 hours + to get everything, so it is well worth the $50 asking price. Plus, online co-op has been added, which sweetens the deal even more.
For more in depth reviews of the two games that make up LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, please read our previous reviews:
LEGO Star Wars
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Gameplay
My only real complaint is that even though they have been tweaked and adjusted to conform to LSWII's new features and overall higher quality, the original LEGO Star Wars levels based on the prequel trilogy just aren't as good as the LSWII classic trilogy levels. I never noticed the quality gap before, but being able to play the levels one right after another really exposes some design issues. The puzzles aren't as good and the level designs aren't quite up to the same standard either. They are still fun and perfectly playable, but not as good as the "classic" levels.
Graphics and Sound
Graphically, LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga is a bit more polished than LSWII, but it isn't pushing the Xbox 360 at all. It looks just fine, though, considering that these are little LEGO people running around, and there are some nice special effects and reflections to pump up the visual quality a little.The sound is where the game really shines. All of the classic music from all of the movies and all of the exact same sound effects are present which really makes the game feel just like the movies.
Bottom Line
