I am your father!

A couple days ago, I played through one level of Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy on the PC.  While it doesn't appear that there are any new features, the charm and humour is still all here.

When booting up the game, I was treated to an enjoyable and hilarious starting movie, which involved many of the famous Star Wars characters making silly faces.  The facial expressions are the heart of the cutscenes and managed to explain everything, without a single line of voice acting.   The character models are polished and every lego piece that makes up their bodies are detailed.  In fact, every lego looks very slick, making huge constructions look amazing. 

There were quite a few of these to be made in the short demo.  I even got the chance to create a tall AT-ST walker, which was quite satisfying.  Some of the creations were needed to get through the level, along with some good thinking.  While none of the puzzles were too challenging, they make good use of all the characters and make you proud of yourself when you complete them.  While these puzzles are the main focus of the level, I also got involved in a few firefights.  The combat is quite simple, because if your character is wielding a gun, then you can just continuously press the fire button and leave the rest up to the game.  Although, since there is no camera control, your character will often be shooting at something you can't even see.

The only noticeable flaw in the short play through, was the camera.  It was fixed in a certain place, instead of following one of your group members.  This is annoying when attempting to jump to a certain area and it also made controlling vehicles difficult, since you won't have a view from the back of your nifty Star Wars craft.  The vehicles are needed to get to the end of the mission and reach a few areas with special lego pieces.

After playing running around Mos Eisley for a second time, I realized how many little things there were to discover.  There was an amazing amount of things that could be easily missed the first time through.  If the Mos Eisley level is similar in mechanics as others, it looks like players will be spending a good while of their time searching for all the small secrets.

With a release date set for September twelfth of this year, it doesn't look like there will be much time for improvement.  Fortunately, it looks as if there are few aspects of the game that need improved upon.  Judging from the enjoyable experience of the demo, the second entry in the series, looks like it will give fans exactly what they want.  The same fun experience featuring all of the favorite characters in lego form.