LEGO Star Wars II : Characters

Playable characters are from the Original Trilogy of the Star Wars saga (Episodes IV, V, and VI), including Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Ben Kenobi, Yoda, Chewbacca, Boba Fett, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader, and Emperor Palpatine. If a player has a saved game from Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, then 46 of the characters from the last game will be available, excluding those unlocked in the bonus level (Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Stormtrooper, and Rebel Trooper) but C-3PO, R2-D2, Yoda, Chewbacca, Darth Sidious, and Gonk Droid, as they are characters that also appear in the Original Trilogy time frame, and must be unlocked conventionally. However, this ability must be purchased first. When a player unlocks a character from the standard game, they also unlock its Lego Bricks which can be used to make custom characters. According to LucasArts, this adds up to 1,000,000 character combinations. During E3 2006, it was confirmed that 50 characters can be unlocked by playing through story mode. The rest have to be purchased using studs, the game's currency. All of these characters can be used to create a custom character which is made up of a combination of nine pieces (hat, head, body, cape, arms, hands, weapon, hip and legs). Some characters have a limited amount of pieces usable in Customization Mode, such as those with an irregular head (such as Yoda or Greedo). In those cases, the character cannot wear a hat or helmet. The only humanoid character whose parts you can not use in the game is Lando Calrissian.

Custom characters

The last two characters in the character selection screen are custom characters that can be assembled in the Mos Eisley Cantina. Parts from some standard characters, as well as pieces not otherwise seen, can be used to customise two player-built minifigures (Three in the Nintendo DS version.) Head, weapon and headgear parts dictate the custom character's abilities, and may affect posture as well. Giving a custom character one ability will often shut them off from another- for example, a character with a lightsaber can manipulate the force, but are unable to use a blaster-wielding character's zipline ability. The customisable categories are: headgear, head, cape, torso, arms, hands, weapon, hips, and legs.

The Nintendo DS version of the game is the only one to deviate from these rules, featuring nearly every single character's pieces. Torso, arm and hand pieces are all combined into one category, as are hips and legs. Furthermore, every weapon used by every character appearing is usable, including some completely original ones such as black and rainbow colored lightsabers. Jet packs, short legs, and other functional extras not included in the console versions also appear.

Extra Toggle

Extra Toggle simply means when one plays a level in Free Play mode, characters unobtainable by other means are playable (such as a Womp Rat and Han Solo in Carbonite). However Old Save characters, Extra Toggle characters, custom characters and vehicles are not available for playability in the cantina.

Use Old Save

The Use Old Save feature is an extra which enables the player to import all of the characters from Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (with the exception of the Emperor, Chewbacca and Yoda, since they appear in Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy) and use them in free play. In order to use this feature, the Lego Star Wars save game must be present on the same memory card as is being used for Lego Star Wars II. On a PC, Lego Star Wars must be installed in its default location, or else its save game folder must be copied into Lego Star Wars II's save game folder (typically, "C:\Documents and Settings\your name\Application Data\Lucasarts\LEGO Star Wars II").
The many characters exclusive to Lego Star Wars: The Video Game are added to the character select screen; however, due to changed abilities in the second game, some characters--such as Jar Jar Binks, whose high-jump ability was eliminated--are rendered useless.

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Lego Star Wars II : Gameplay

Most of the game's setting and objects are made out of Lego bricks. Like its predecessor, this game presents a humorous view of the Star Wars universe, and re-tells some of the original trilogy's most famous moments through cut-scenes that feature no dialogue.

The ability to "create" new Lego Star Wars characters is a new feature in the game, allowing the player to mix multiple character parts, which also automatically creates a name for the new character (such as a Master Leia, C, Boba Skywalker or Darth 3PO). Using a saved game from the previous Lego Star Wars games allows the player to transfer the prequel characters into the Original Trilogy, although prequel characters cannot be customized, save for a few select pieces.
Blaster-wielding characters now have a number of new techniques, as because of a reduction in the number of Jedi and Sith characters, more emphasis was placed on them. They can now dodge incoming blaster fire, use melee attacks, automatically aim and fire on the nearest enemy and can use a diving technique. This is performed by jumping, and pressing the jump button in mid air. If the player presses the attack button during the dive, when the character lands, they will fire off a volley of blasts.

The difficulty adjusts to suit the player. This "adaptive difficulty" function is a feature that has been implemented by Traveller's Tales as a response to the relative ease in which gamers completed the first game. This feature can be manually turned on or off in the Extras menu.

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LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is a video game based on the Star Wars themed toy line by the Lego Group and the sequel to the video game Lego Star Wars: The Video Game. It covers the events of the Original Star Wars Trilogy. The game was released on September 11, 2006 in Europe (although some shops, such as GAME, were selling copies as early as the 8th) and September 12, 2006 in the United States. This was the same day that the unaltered theatrical editions of the original trilogy were released on DVD.

It was developed by Traveller's Tales and Amaze Entertainment and was simultaneously released for the PC, Xbox, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and Xbox 360. The game was published by LucasArts/TT Games in the US and by Activision in Europe. The Mac version was published by Feral Interactive and developed by Robosoft Technologies, a game development company situated in India. The game is rated E10+ for Ages 10 and up by the ESRB for Cartoon Violence and Crude Humor, and 3+ by the PEGI. The game is also an Xbox 360 Platinum Hit, an Xbox Platinum Family Hit, a Nintendo GameCube Player's Choice title, and a PlayStation 2 Greatest Hit.

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LEGO Star Wars : Levels

Each level in Lego Star Wars loosely follows the various sequences from the Star Wars prequel films: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, with game play segments linked together by various cutscenes. There is no spoken dialogue; rather, the characters act out their parts using gestures and pantomime. The game begins with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn aboard the Trade Federation ship, and ends with Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi's duel on Mustafar. Scenes that did not become levels were "The Duel on Tatooine" and "Anakin's flight" from Episode I, "Bounty Hunter Pursuit", "Tusken Slaughter", and "Asteroid Field Chase" from Episode II, and "Boga Chase" and "Darth Sidous and Mace Windu duel" from Episode III.

Bonus level

In each of the 17 levels in Episodes I-III, if a player collects a certain number of Lego studs in one attempt of the level, they will obtain a piece of a super kit, a model of the Tantive IV blockade runner. The studs can be collected in story mode or free play mode. After all 17 kit pieces are collected, a fourth door, marked by a question mark, unlocks in the main room of Dexter's Diner. This room contains the bonus level, a short prelude into Episode IV: A New Hope. This level is available for both story and free play modes, however there are no mini-kit pieces to collect, no Lego stud meter and no areas that can only be reached in free play mode.

In the bonus level, the player plays as Darth Vader and an Imperial Stormtrooper who later meet up with C-3PO upon entering the Tantive IV blockade runner. In the level, the player encounters a few Rebel soldiers, and is capable of collecting over 100,000 Lego studs. The level ends upon finding Princess Leia and R2-D2. The message "To be continued..." follows completion. This is different than the Lego Star Wars II Episode IV opening level, as you play as Leia and Captain Antilles in the sequel.

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