Lego Star Wars (DVD) (Mac)

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Product Features

• Unique world of LEGO toys meets prequel eras of Star Wars universe
• Choose from 30+ Star Wars characters; solve puzzles using special abilities
• Use The Force; progress through game to unlock new characters
• Hidden levels and vehicles; free-play mode adds to game's re-playability
• Single-player mode, plus "drop in, drop out" 2-player co-operative mode

Product Details

• Our recommended age: 5 - 20 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 0 months and up
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0007ZNN48
• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: August 23, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,176 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer
For the first time ever, one of the world’s most successful film series meets one of the world’s favorite toys in an epic new video game. Play the whole story of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith--three movies in one game! From Anakin Skywalker and Yoda, to Darth Maul and General Grievous, control over 30 of your favorite characters.

Features:

• "Drop in/Drop out" two-player co-operative play allows a second player to join in or leave the action whenever they want.
• Use the Force to move and transform LEGO objects, overcome obstacles, and defeat your enemies.
• Authentic audio from Skywalker Sound brings the Star Wars experience to life.
• Unique Free-Play mode enables you to play with unlocked characters wherever you like, and switch between them at will.

Product Description
For the first time ever, one of the world's most successful film series meets one of the world's favorite toys in an epic new video game. Play the whole story of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - three movies in one game! From Anakin Skywalker and Yoda, to Darth Maul and General Grievous, control over 30 of your favorite characters.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review for the Alaska Apple Users Group, September 8, 2005

By	Gerrit H. Dalman "Forged in Fire!" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Star Wars is undoubtedly one of the most popular fantasy franchises in the world. Legos are certainly some of the most successful children's toys in the world. So what happens when you put popular fiction together with famous building blocks? Pure enjoyment, that's what!

Lego Star Wars renders the people, places, and events of the Star Wars prequel films in a block-built universe. With an aesthetic that leans heavily on actual Star Wars Lego kits, the game closely follows the epic plot of Episodes I, II, and III.

Everything starts in Dexter's Diner, a locale that received brief attention in Attack of the Clones. There you can or interact with all unlocked characters, select levels to play and replay, or order up extras, codes, hints, and more at the counter.

As you progress through the chapters of each episode, you unlock new characters and collect hidden Lego part canisters and Lego "bits". The parts come together to form mini-kits and collecting sufficient bits in each level gets you parts for a super-kit. When completed, each kit resembles one of Legos real Star Wars offerings. If you head outside the diner you can even examine the kits you've collected in the parking lot.

There are several main character types with different skills. Jedi can deflect blaster bolts and use the force to manipulate Lego blocks and push enemies. Blaster-equipped characters can use their grapple guns to reach out-of-the-way locations. Droids can open special doors and are immune to attack.

Some characters even have unique abilities. Jar Jar Binks can jump higher than most. Astromech droids like R2-D2 can deactivate other droids and fly for a short time. Sith like Darths Maul and Sidious can use the dark side of the force to manipulate some objects that jedi cannot.

The variety is important because progress often requires the combination of different character. What's more, many of the mini kit pieces can't be reached without replaying levels using different characters than originally intended.

Some of those puzzles are challenging, so you'll probably appreciate that you can't really die. When the last of your hearts is taken from you, you'll simply explode non-violently into a pile of Lego components. You'll suffer a penalty in bits lost, but you'll immediately regenerate at the same spot. This keeps the momentum of the game going no matter what.

The ability to have a second player join and drop out at any time helps a lot too. Some parts of the game are easier with just one player but most are more fun with two. The game lends itself to teamwork and demands problem solving which is easier with two heads than one. Though this feature is harder to take advantage of on the Mac than on consoles, it's still an awesome innovation.

Though this Mac port has a lot of advantages over the console versions - such as better graphics and much faster load times - control is not one of them. If you don't already have one, this is a game worth buying a controller for. It's less expensive than most games, so you should have enough left over to pick up a console adapter or a USB game pad.

Other than that, the game is awesome and incredibly addictive. It's a lot of fun for gamers of all ages. It's easy enough for kids to win, yet it poses challenges even to adult players. Here's hoping that the Episode IV teaser at the end is a sign that a sequel covering the original Star Wars films is on the way!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will not run on new Mac's, October 3, 2006

By	Mom of Boys "Mom of boys" (Stafford, VA) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

the manufacturer needs to state upfront that the game will not run on the new intel based macs. I too called Aspyr and they said they are trying to come up with a patch, but don't know when that will happen. As of now it is not high on their priority list. We would not have purchased had we known.

My son has played this on PC with his friends and loves it, (and no one had any seizures!) Very disappointing not to be able to play it on his mac, and I am out 30 bucks.

And, no

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a fun game with too many hardware requirements, November 10, 2006

By	happy but frustrated (California) - See all my reviews

Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This is an excellent game. My son delights in playing it whenever he is able. We have a long saga about this game,but the general gist of it is: the hardware requirements need to be much more explicit prior to purchase. My husband literally purchased a new computer, just in order to play this game and found that not even a new computer had the required hardware. We bought hardware and had a friend install it, only to find that it didn't work either. That was with the PC version. We were delighted when the Mac version was released and bought it hoping to play it on my relatively new computer, but to no avail! Finally, we found another person's computer that has more RAM and my son is able to play it finally. Needless to say, it has been difficult for our son to remain patient. He has loved Star Wars since he was six. He loves the game. And, it has been a two year saga of failed attempts until recently. Even now, it is not ideal. And, he is grateful that he CAN play his game (now that we own both versions, though neither work at home!!)

Please do parents who might be considered "technically challenged" a favor---be explicit with the technical requirements in BOLD prior to purchase. Thank you!