Lego Star Wars 2 For Sony PS2 (Playstation2)
Author: Jason Denszar

A video game based on the Star Wars movie was released back in
April 2005. It had some few changes when it was rendered into a
video game, the most apparent of them being that it was made of
the ever-popular building block toy—Lego. The game was made to
be child-friendly but is still somehow enjoyable for adults to
play.

And now, its developers have come up with the sequel to this
game. This is an action/adventure game that is reminiscent of
the movie from which it was based on. The action is a full
combination of foot levels and opportunities to ride vehicles
such as Millenium Falcon, AT-ST walkers, and speederbikes.

There are two main modes of play for this game: Story and Free
Play. In the Story mode, one or two players can play through the
entire gaming adventure as characters from the movie. Meanwhile,
any levels you have competed in can be saved automatically so
you can come back to them during Free Play. If you are in the
middle of the game, and someone wants to join in, it is
possible. All you have to do is plug in a controller and push
the start button, and you and your friend can enjoy the game
together.

You start the game in Mos Eisley Cantina, which also serves as
the central hub for all the levels. There are also three lounges
labeled IV, V and VI, where you access the levels. You start off
with the first level of episode IV available, and once you have
completed that more levels will be opened.

If there is something lacking in this particular title it is
that it does not allow online play. It would be interesting to
see an online match of Lego-ized characters, but this game
promises so much action that this is not really seen as
liability. Meanwhile, the shorter loading times for the game is
a really good thing as you do not waste so much of your time
waiting between levels.

As characters have infinite lives, the difficulty level is
pretty much gone in this game. If your character gets killed, it
will eventually reappear later on and you would only have earned
some penalty in the process.

The controls for this game is simple, requiring only single
buttons to make different moves such as attack, to unlock
special abilities, switching between characters and jumping.
However, other times you need a specific control for your
character to do certain things. If you want to switch into a
particular character in the middle of a game, simply face that
character and press the triangle button.

As for the graphics of this game, there is not much to leave
you disappointed as it is so much like in the movie version.
Some minor glitches might be too minor for it to affect your
overall enjoyment of the game. And with sounds that are so much
alike that of the movie, there is some huge reason for you to be
nostalgic of the film.


About The Author: Jason writes for the online magazine Absolute
PlayStation 2 and is an expert on the Sony PlayStation 2 video
game console. He has more info about Lego Star Wars 2 for the
PS3 including cheats and tips:
http://www.absolute-playstation.com/ps2/playstation2-cheat-codes/lego-star-wars-2-cheats.htm

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