LEGO Star Wars II : Reception

The game sold more than 1.1 million copies worldwide in its opening week. Variety's Ben Fritz called it "adorable", and said that it was "no wonder it sold more than a million copies in its first week on shelves". It was part of Gaming Target's "52 Games We'll Still Be Playing From 2006" selection, and was placed tenth in GameSpy's "Game of the Year" PC top ten. On December 22, 2006, StarWars.com declared Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy the best Star Wars related thing of 2006. IGN.com reviewer Jeremy Dunham said "it's a heck of a lot of fun and has a great amount of replay value beyond a single play-through. Best family game this year? Probably so." in his review, giving it a rating of "Impressive" with a score of 8.4/10. GameSpot reviewer Ryan Scott said "anyone with even a sliver of nostalgia for Star Wars will find this to be a fun, good-natured romp." and gave it a rating of "good" with a score of 7.7. GameSpy called it "a block-busting blast" and gave it four and a half stars, with a rating of "Great". IGN called it "One of the Most Anticipated Family Entertainment Titles of 2006" in their press release of the game. Reader's Digest named it as one of "5 Things We Don't Want You to Miss" in their September 2006 issue. Figures released by The NPD Group show the game as being the third highest selling of 2006 for all consoles, except for PC. Time magazine place in ninth on their list of the top ten video games of 2006.

Awards

Won
IGN's awards for:
- Best PC Action Game of 2006.
- Reader's Choice: Best GameCube Action Game of 2006

Spike TV Video Game Awards 2006:
- "Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show"

iParenting Media Awards
- 2006 Greatest Products Call

BAFTA Video Game Awards
- Best Gameplay
- Kidzworld's Top Game of 2006.

Nominated
Satellite Awards
- "Outstanding Game Based on a Previous Medium"

BAFTA Video Game Awards
- Best Children's Game
- Best Character (Han Solo)
- Best Game