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More LEGO Star Wars II Character Details

Posted in LEGO, Previews, Star Wars by ubersoldat on April 22nd, 2006.

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There are three new screenshots and a number of new playable character descriptions that have been released for LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy… and Lucasarts has decided to share the LEGO love with all of us!  Joystiq sums it up quite well:

“Excerpts detailing the new characters and their abilities follow after the jump, as do the three screenshots mentioned, which capture Chewie, Han, Leia, and even Obi-Wan doing his best non-canon work (as can be seen in the Free Play shot aboard the Blockade Runner featured here).

If you played through the original LEGO Star Wars on consoles or the PC, you’ll be able to import its unlocked characters into the sequel, which should come in handy to begin General Grievous’s training with Yoda. (More prequel characters = more sequel lightsabers.) And if you unlocked that secret (but short) bonus level–after completing all the mission requirements in the prequel–you know that you’ll need to get your hands on the sequel. Anyone else lookin’ forward to more LEGO action this fall?”

Without further ado, here are the screenshots you have to see:
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Wookie gone wild: Chewie “disarms” an Imperial Trooper. Kenobi looks on in envy, awe, and maybe a little amusement.

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Han sends Leia a non-verbal message: “WINK.” Body language can be a powerful thing.

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Obi-Wan taking a swing on Leia’s Blockade Runner. Must be that Expanded Universe stuff…

“With the previous game save from the original LEGO Star Wars, it’s actually possible to have over 100 premade Star Wars characters available in the sequel, with over 50 from the original and close to 60 from LSW II (and that number doesn’t count all the user-customized characters possible). The following are quotes and direct excerpts of the new characters and abilities from the upcoming title:

But what good is having so many characters without them showing some, well…character? Thankfully, LEGO Star Wars II prevails by staying true to the likes of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia with character-specific attacks. Chewbacca rips arms out of sockets, for instance, while Darth Vader Force chokes enemies to pieces, Jawas disable droids with their ionization guns, and bounty hunters like Boba Fett, Bossk and IG-88 unleash thermal detenators to clear groups of enemies or to break through scenery. You might even recognize new abilities for characters making a second appearance in a LEGO Star Wars game, like R2-D2, whose periscope allows him to see where he’s headed as he navigates the swamps of Dagobah.

‘My favorite character-specific move has to be the Emperor’s Force lightning. I would hate to be on the receiving end of that,’ comments [producer David] Perkinson. ‘I also love Obi-Wan’s Jedi mind trick and the humorous ways it stuns its victims. When he performs his mind trick, Jawas get stars over their heads while stormtroopers’ heads actually turn completely around.’

With so many characters available in LEGO Star Wars II, the game presents endless replayability possibilities as you take the character of your choice through Free Play mode. ‘You can make Darth Maul a hero of the Rebellion,’ says Perkinson. ‘Or you can have Grand Moff Tarkin take on the rancor at Jabba’s Palace. Or help General Grievous train with Yoda on Dagobah.’

‘Grievous training with Yoda would certainly be interesting, although I doubt he’d have the patience!’ jokes [director Tom] Stone. ‘I’m looking forward to freaking out a young Anakin Skywalker and introducing him to his later self aboard the Death Star.’”

This entry was posted on Saturday, April 22nd, 2006 at 5:50 pm and is tagged with prequel characters, lego star wars, blockade runner, star wars ii, lego star wars ii the original trilogy, star wars characters, luke skywalker, bonus level, expanded universe, character details, verbal message, playable character, lucasarts, powerful thing, general grievous, lsw, lightsabers, character descriptions, star wars ii the original trilogy, kenobi. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback.

26 Responses to “More LEGO Star Wars II Character Details”

  1. jack c says:

    This game rocks! If you played the last game you know by the screenshots that the graphics have improved alot! Are there any vehical free plays?

  2. Zach says:

    yeah, you can even destroy the death star with ships such as tie fighters! hope this answers your question.

  3. alex says:

    it hasnt been released where im living rite now but i no its going to be awesome im going to buy it the day they release it

    long live star wars!!

  4. neeewwa says:

    fav level in the game is hoth easy peezy lemon squeezy :P

    long live star wars

  5. Black>>out says:

    ye this game is da best i love it i just wana say as everyone seems to get stuck get it to hit the wall at the end if the battle field thing. i am also stuck on the level u kill boba fett at the end, cas i get ontop of the shipdestroy the cages of the 2 spinny things (by getting c3poon the right one and puting 2 bombs next to the left one) then i get to the cannon u need r2 d2 to charge its blaster up. so this is what happenes i shout the one on the right (the one c2po destroys the cage)i shoot it like 3 or 4 times and it blows up. then when i shoot the one on the left (the one u need bombs to blow the cage up) and it as an exsposune and black smoke comes out but its still there but when i start shooting it again it wont blow up ive tred everything and iv done the level to that part like 4 times. PLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ CANE U HELP i need to get past this level.

  6. Funkyman172 says:

    I played it and man u must play it . it is fun . i built a ship like a walker better though of as at-st and speeders, snowspeeders, x-wing, EVEN A TIE FIGHTER AND KILL THE DEATH STAR!!!! now tell that is weird or wat
    i mean its crazy and best of all u can make ur own guy or(gal) and be that person i made a alein headed bikin werein BOY!!! lol that was cool get it

    like the guy before me FOR LONG LIVE STAR WARS AND AMEN TO GEORGE LUACAS MY HERO

  7. Micheal Hopper says:

    You guys are weird.

  8. Robinina says:

    “Lego Starwars is da best”? wot i don’t quite agree with you. the gameplay is way too easy and finishing the game 100% complete take a few hours whats up with that?

  9. at first this game STINKED then after a while itgot a ton lot better and i kicked fat vaders butt into 9999,999,999,999,999 lightyears away and now i am a jedi mater and a sith lord . even though the ghosts are hard to get, they are worth it!!! i like pie and my name is bobby. if you would like to contact me call 1-800-dont-eat-my-pie-or-u-die p.s.
    III LLLOOOVVVEEE PPPPPIIIIIEEEEE SO MUCH P.S.S I LOVE PIE
    i would give this game 9/10 p.s.s.s. i love PIE

  10. D.C* says:

    yea this game is kinda ***. my bro has it. i dont like starwars thats probly y i dont like it.

  11. harry says:

    wots so gd about the ghosts anyway i havent got em yet but wot can they do?

  12. harry says:

    they cant be killed!!!!!!!!!

  13. Keegs says:

    The ghosts are the usual jedi but the enemy cannot see you. Its a mixture between droids and jedi.

    P.s it is a superb game. I give it a 9/10

  14. taylor layman says:

    iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii LOVE IT

  15. wonder link says:

    man you guys critisies this game to much I think this one is better than the first one

  16. alexis kuppersmith says:

    i la mas bueno no esta maul(in spanesh that means it is not bad it is great)!
    okay you get the point.(don`t you dare read farther) I have a song that gets
    on everyboody`s nervers everybody`s nervers everybody`s nervers.

  17. tyler says:

    you are so right i love the gosts!i like defeting the sith lord with them but i only got 1 gost.

  18. jediaaron says:

    Why do ghostcost over $1,000,000????????????????????????????

  19. collin says:

    why can’t you have force lightning? If you can, can you please tell me?

  20. turtwig says:

    I need to know if there is a cheat for everything????????

    wat other weopons is there besides red,blue,green,purple lightsaber and the 5 guns is there more?

  21. turtwig says:

    i beat the game so easy i beat in 2days how easy is that.
    please playe runescape 2 its so fun if do put on friend list turtwig950.

  22. emily so hot says:

    i beat the game so easy plz make it harder and make it were u can use every1s weopon.

    plz play runescape

  23. jman says:

    is ther more than red blue green pink lightsabers and is ther more then 5 guns

  24. jman says:

    to this game is so much fun when ever i play i have an erg to play lego lol im crazy about lego ever wonderd what it would be like to be a lego person that would be so much fun if you dont have lego starwars get it or else muhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaah *gak* cough*cough* ahhem muhahahaahahahahahaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  25. jman says:

    lego starwars is so much fun if you dont have it buy it now or else muhahahahahahaha *gaak* cough* cough* ahhemm muhahahahaahaahhaha!!!!!

  26. BusbyTest says:

    These lego characters are so cute…

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