LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game

Game review by Aaron Lazenby, Common Sense Media
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Common Sense says

age 8+

Kid-friendly game interprets Star Wars with humor.

PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox 2005
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Parents say

age 6+

Based on 12 reviews

Kids say

age 8+

Based on 25 reviews

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A Lot or a Little?

The parents' guide to what's in this game.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that the Star Wars films -- and games based on the franchise -- do contain violence: ample gunplay and swashbuckling, no blood, and a few scary moments when evil characters gain the upper hand. LEGO Star Wars duplicates this formula, but with protagonists and enemies built from small plastic blocks.

Community Reviews

Nintendofan124
Nintendofan124 Adult
August 28, 2019
age 2+
Sircjalot
Sircjalot Adult
August 26, 2018
age 7+

The lego game that perfected Lego games!! And great game for kids.

This game contains lot's of action with lego violence. People die, but mostly droides. When you kill a human or a droide, they will just break apart just like, well just like Legos! No gore, it is done in a none disturbing way. The lego parts would fade away seconds after landing on the ground. There are some dramatic deaths in the storyline. One of witch Anakin sneaks up behind a female jedi and quickly slices her up with his lightsaber. Many more dramatic deaths, but I do not want to spoil it for you! There is no bad language, in fact nobody speaks, they just hum/groan/laugh/scream. No sexual themes are presented here. This is a good game for the family. This game is a A+++

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
Easy to play/use
Too much violence
Too much consumerism
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What’s It About?

LEGO STAR WARS: THE VIDEO GAME forgoes the advanced special effects and computer generated vistas of the first three films (The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith) and instead constructs them from brightly colored LEGO toy blocks. Players use the standard combination of platform game moves -- jumping, running, climbing, shooting -- to enter the early days of Obi Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Mixed in are a handful of racing and flying missions that help break up the monotony of the platform levels and accurately reflect some memorable scenes from the movies. As the game progresses, players collect LEGO studs -- the little single-block caps any LEGO user will be familiar with -- to unlock hints, characters and fun extras.

Is It Any Good?

The Star Wars franchise has always occupied a lively fantasy world, but LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game takes George Lucas's sci-fi universe to new, silly extremes. The result is an even stranger invention of otherworldly beings and space cowboy heroics that should entertain fans of the movies and LEGOs alike. The excellent details make LEGO Star Wars a refreshing take on a video game franchise that has been overloaded with (both good and bad) titles.

Gameplay is easy enough to allow younger kids to solve the simple problems the game throws at them, explore the nicely detailed world of the movies, and have fun in this whimsical take on the Star Wars universe. Violent scenes from the movies are shown in the game's cut scenes, but the fact that characters are unrealistic toy figurines helps diminish the impact of the violence. That, plus the lighthearted treatment of the story and ample humor makes LEGO Star Wars the best choice for younger gamers looking to play a Star Wars title.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the Star Wars franchise and how games like this promote the movies, especially with a new movie coming out. Also, how does this game promote LEGO's Star Wars products?

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