LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

K. Fields
2021-03-28T11:35:22-04:00
Video Games

Squeezing it in before the end of the month, I completed the story mode of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga. This was my first LEGO video game. Fittingly, Lego Star Wars: The Video Game was the first release of this LEGO video game series. The Complete Saga included that first game as well as Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. Therefore, it covered the first six movies from Episode I: The Phantom Menace to Episode VI: The Return of the Jedi. Each movie (episode) was divided into six chapters for a total of thirty-six. It was fun to relive the movies again, even in LEGO form. I assume the game was largely targeted toward kids but the cute approach appealed to plenty of adults as well. I thought the designers did a good job involving the various characters. A single character (even a Jedi) cannot do everything on his own. You need others such as Han or Leia for their ability to grapple. You need droids to access restricted ares. Some of the chapters have puzzle elements to them and getting through them is usually a team effort. There are also chapters with vehicle combat. Most of them weren't my favorites. I preferred the character based chapters.

There is a lot of content in the game. In addition to completing the story, there are studs, minikits, red bricks, and gold bricks to collect. You can use your studs as currency to buy additional items it the Mos Eilsley Cantina. I purchased quite a few characters but there were plenty more to buy. There is also a Free Play mode and various bonus missions. If I wanted to be a completist, I could probably spend at least another two weeks with this game.

Aboard the Millenium Falcon