Review: LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
The Construction Continues...
Different characters have different attacks and abilities, and you'll find yourself gladly playing through every single level again and again as you search for hidden areas with a little guy that can explore ventilation ducts, or hunting down black LEGOs that only dark-siders can manipulate. There's even an odd little experimentation area where you can create your own bizarre LEGO characters out of the pieces of others. Think "Darth Leia" and you'll get the idea.
Falling to Pieces
Watch out Leia, you'll be blown to bits - literally.
That's not all you've got waiting for you, but as before the most enchanting aspect of this LEGO universe is the charming sense of lighthearted humor that's slathered onto everything. Characters don't just die, they explode bloodlessly into their component parts, and the injection of genuinely funny slap-stick silliness into classic and deadly serious Star Wars scenes means that these recreations are anything but dry recaps. The camera can still be a pain in the neck, as you have almost no control over its movement, and it's a bit too easy to accidentally smack around your allies, but these issues are about the only irritants you'll run into.
Even so, one could accuse the whole game of being just more of the same, but to eschew it for that reason would be like turning down a second piece of chocolate cake because it has more frosting. Few enough sequels manage to keep their heads above water, let alone improve upon the original, but these angular little heroes manage it with ease. No matter what your age, LEGO Star Wars II will keep your thumbs moving, your mouth smiling, and your inner child happy.
You'll be kept on your toes by foes wielding lightsabers and blasters alike.
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