Star Wars + Lego = FUN
I don't want to become redundant and write about video games too much but I was reading Gamespot today and knew I just had to write about my favorite game of last year: Star Wars Lego.
When examining the top ten best selling games of 2005 there is one of the list that stands out - a kids game that should never have sold that many copies. That game is Star Wars Lego by Eidos. Why am I recommending this game? And why would it have sold that many copies with reviews in the mediocre range?
1. Anyone can play this game. If you're a mom who doesn't know how to handle an Xbox controller you'll be able to pick one up and play this game. The harder goals - like collecting pieces of ships - don't need to be completed to "beat" the game. This leads me to ....
2. The game is for 1-2 players with "drop-out" feature. This means that if there is a hard part, one of the players can drop out while the other person completes the task. Then, later, they can reenter. So few games have great cooperation modes. This is one of the best two player games I've ever played. You really "cooperate" to complete tasks. And if you get into an argument, you can just drop out of the game without any penalty.
3. You can't die. While I'm sure a small minority of gamers think this is lame I think it's one of the best qualities of the game. Little kids can't get frustrated when Grievous kicks their butt over and over. Your character regenerates after a few seconds after getting smacked down. You do get penalized by losing some coins but it's really not that big of a deal.
4. You can be 30 characters by the end. Which is just awesome. Nuff said.
5. The replay factor. You must replay missions to officially unlock all the features of the game. To find collectible ship pieces you must use different, unlocked characters to find all the missing parts which will eventually unlock a hidden level. So the game has lasting power, something a lot of games don't have nowadays. Plus, it's not like you start the whole game over because you get to pick which missions you feel like replaying.
6. It's cute. Yup, it's cute. Which means girls will want to play it but it's still "cool" enough guys will want to play it.
7. It's Star Wars. Which was the #1 movie last year (two other SW games were on the top ten list of 2005).
8. It's Lego. One of the best selling toys of all time. Now, one of my friends kept saying "I just don't get why it's Lego." Besides being an idiot I don't think he realizes how recognizable the brand is and how much a kid will point to that cute video game cover and say "I want to play Lego!"
9.It's cheap. We picked ours up on sale at Target for $15. It's currently a "greatest hits" meaning it's only $20, for any console. Considering Xbox 360 games are about 60 bucks each, that is a real bargain.
10. It's just plain, clean fun. No blood or guts or horror.
If you haven't checked out this game and you're a family type of guy I would say buy it without one bit of hesitation.
When examining the top ten best selling games of 2005 there is one of the list that stands out - a kids game that should never have sold that many copies. That game is Star Wars Lego by Eidos. Why am I recommending this game? And why would it have sold that many copies with reviews in the mediocre range?
1. Anyone can play this game. If you're a mom who doesn't know how to handle an Xbox controller you'll be able to pick one up and play this game. The harder goals - like collecting pieces of ships - don't need to be completed to "beat" the game. This leads me to ....
2. The game is for 1-2 players with "drop-out" feature. This means that if there is a hard part, one of the players can drop out while the other person completes the task. Then, later, they can reenter. So few games have great cooperation modes. This is one of the best two player games I've ever played. You really "cooperate" to complete tasks. And if you get into an argument, you can just drop out of the game without any penalty.
3. You can't die. While I'm sure a small minority of gamers think this is lame I think it's one of the best qualities of the game. Little kids can't get frustrated when Grievous kicks their butt over and over. Your character regenerates after a few seconds after getting smacked down. You do get penalized by losing some coins but it's really not that big of a deal.
4. You can be 30 characters by the end. Which is just awesome. Nuff said.
5. The replay factor. You must replay missions to officially unlock all the features of the game. To find collectible ship pieces you must use different, unlocked characters to find all the missing parts which will eventually unlock a hidden level. So the game has lasting power, something a lot of games don't have nowadays. Plus, it's not like you start the whole game over because you get to pick which missions you feel like replaying.
6. It's cute. Yup, it's cute. Which means girls will want to play it but it's still "cool" enough guys will want to play it.
7. It's Star Wars. Which was the #1 movie last year (two other SW games were on the top ten list of 2005).
8. It's Lego. One of the best selling toys of all time. Now, one of my friends kept saying "I just don't get why it's Lego." Besides being an idiot I don't think he realizes how recognizable the brand is and how much a kid will point to that cute video game cover and say "I want to play Lego!"
9.It's cheap. We picked ours up on sale at Target for $15. It's currently a "greatest hits" meaning it's only $20, for any console. Considering Xbox 360 games are about 60 bucks each, that is a real bargain.
10. It's just plain, clean fun. No blood or guts or horror.
If you haven't checked out this game and you're a family type of guy I would say buy it without one bit of hesitation.
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