Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
OS X
  • Android
  • iOS
    • Release28 June 2016
    OS X
    30 June 2016
    Android & iOS
    28 July 2016
    Genre(s)Action-adventure
    Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

    Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a 2016

    OS X
    on 30 June 2016.

    In addition to adapting The Force Awakens, the game includes content which covers the period between Return of the Jedi, serving as the game's prologue, and the film. Additional levels and characters, some of them based on other Star Wars films and television series, were released as downloadable content.

    Gameplay

    The gameplay of Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is similar to previous Lego video games. New systems were introduced including Multi-Builds which grant players access to various building options. These options can be destroyed and rebuilt in certain brick-building sections of the game, allowing for new path to be opened within the game's world.

    Starkiller Base, which all act as mini-open worlds.[6] In addition to adapting the film, the game also bridged the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, with Lucasfilm allowing for creative freedom in the additional content that will explore the characters' backstories.[7][8]

    Plot

    See also: Star Wars: The Force Awakens § Plot

    The plot closely follows that of

    Death Star II at the end of Return of the Jedi
    .

    Development

    In early February 2016, publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment teased that the company is working on a new title that involved "two of the world's most popular entertainment brands". The game was later leaked by several retailers, before its official announcement on 2 February 2016. Players who purchase the game's Deluxe Edition will receive a season pass to the game and a Lego minifigure of Finn, while players of the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions received additional downloadable content, including a character pack and a bonus level, titled the "Droid Character Pack" and the "Phantom Limb Level Pack" respectively.

    OS X and Android and iOS releasing on 30 June 2016 and 28 July 2016, respectively.[11][12]

    Audio

    The game features the voice acting of Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie and Max von Sydow reprising their roles from The Force Awakens, as well as Bill Kipsang Rotich as Nien Nunb, Christian Simpson as C'Ai Threnalli[13] and Tom Kane reprising his role as Admiral Ackbar from various Star Wars video games.[14] Archival recordings from the film also serve as the game's dialogue.

    Downloadable content

    A total of 12

    Starkiller Base; "First Order Siege of Takodana", which depicts the Battle of Takodana from the First Order's perspective; and "Jakku: Poe's Quest for Survival", which depicts Poe Dameron's escape from Jakku after he is separated from Finn and presumed dead during the events of the film. The other eight packs were character packs, each adding eight characters and a miniature ship: the "Droid Character Pack", "The Clone Wars Character Pack", "Rebels Character Pack", "The Empire Strikes Back Character Pack", "Jabba's Palace Character Pack", "The Freemaker Adventures Character Pack", "Prequel Trilogy Character Pack", and "Jedi
    Character Pack".

    Reception

    The game received mostly positive reviews. GameSpot awarded of 7.0 out of 10, saying "Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens doesn't really take you to a new galaxy far, far away, but it's still a pleasant journey."[21] Game Informer awarded it 8.5 out of 10, saying "A blast for Star Wars and Lego fans alike."[20] IGN awarded it 9.0 out of 10, saying "Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the most gaming fun I’ve had with either series in years."[22]

    The game was the best-selling retail video game in the UK in its week of release and the fourth biggest launch for a Star Wars game in the UK,[26] and became the fourth fastest-selling game based on the Star Wars universe, and the fourth fastest-selling Lego game.[27] It stayed in the top position for five consecutive weeks, and was the second Lego game to do so, following Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.[28]

    Awards

    List of awards and nominations
    Award Category Result Ref.
    British Academy Children's Awards Game Nominated [29]
    Annie Awards Best Animated Television/Broadcast Commercial Nominated [30]
    D.I.C.E. Awards Family Game of the Year Nominated [31]

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