But it does cram credible, co-op-friendly approximations of all of the above (and more) into one well-animated, well-written, and intuitive package. On a gameplay level, The Skywalker Saga can’t really rival the dedicated combat of Battlefront II or Jedi Outcast or Jedi: Fallen Order, or the flight simulation or arcadey dogfighting of Squadrons or the X-Wing or Rogue Squadron series, or the racing from the Racer series. So are dozens of drivable vehicles, usable starships, and explorable planets, and activities that span nearly everything that transpires in the trilogies ( save for slaughtering younglings), from doing Death Star trench runs to serving meals at Dex’s Diner. (Another 39 are or will soon be available via paid DLC.) Would anyone have noticed or complained if Theron Nett, Dellso Prin, or Grakchawwaa weren’t in the game? Probably not, but there they are. (Not that kind of refresher.) That content includes 380 playable character models, ranging from the most famous figures to no- names glimpsed briefly in the background at Maz Kanata’s castle or the Canto Bight casino. When I finished The Skywalker Saga-which took roughly as long as marathoning the movies-I’d unlocked and experienced only slightly more than a third of the content in the game, some of which would send even massive Star Wars nerds scurrying to Wookieepedia for a refresher. And so-after intervening titles devoted to The Clone Wars and The Force Awakens, the latter of which came out in 2016- The Skywalker Saga ambitiously brings an end to TT’s Lego recreations of the hero’s journeys of Anakin, Luke, and Rey. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, an enhanced and expanded 2007 compendium of the two preceding titles, no longer covers the complete Skywalker saga, which expanded to nine movies in a sequel trilogy distributed by Disney from 2015 to 2019. The inaugural game covered the events of the prequel trilogy and featured 59 playable characters its 2006 sequel, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, applied the same treatment to Episodes IV through VI and upped the playable-characters total to 68 (though 46 more from the original game can be unlocked with an old save file or for a fee). The franchise brings together two big-name brands in a forgiving, funny, and family-friendly recreation of the Star Wars movies in which Lego-looking characters blast, slash, and soar through levels that revolve around platforming, light puzzle-solving, and vehicular action.
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The Skywalker Saga, which came out on all platforms on Tuesday, is the sixth release in the Lego Star Wars series by British video game developer TT Games, which began with 2005’s Lego Star Wars: The Video Game. But rarely, if ever, has a single Star Wars game packed in more IP per minute or inch of screen space, or attempted to cover the core films so comprehensively, or exuded so much fondness for and familiarity with its source material, combined with care and creativity exhibited in translating Lucasfilm’s well-loved (and well-known but less-loved) trilogy of trilogies into interactive form. Some Star Wars games have offered more complex mechanics or longer playtimes some, like MMORPGs Galaxies and The Old Republic, never needed to end. It is also, almost inarguably, the most Star Wars game ever made. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is arguably one of the best Star Wars video games ever made.
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