LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga officially announced
LucasArts and TT Games sent us a press release today to officially announce LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga for Wii and DS (among other platforms). LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga will allow players to make their way through events from all six Star Wars movies, a first for the LEGO Star Wars video game franchise. Travellers Tales will incorporate the unique Wii and DS features in the hope of giving players the “”most interactive LEGO Star Wars gaming experience yet””
Press Release Inside Sydney, Australia May 25, 2007 LucasArts and TT Games celebrated today the 30th anniversary of the classic movie series that spans generations with the announcement of LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga. Building on the success of both LEGO Star Wars block-buster videogames, each complete with LEGO action and minifigure humour, The Complete Saga enables families to play through the events of all six Star Wars movies in one videogame for the first time ever. Developer Travellers Tales takes full advantage of the unique capabilities of all three next-generation consoles, while also adding new characters, new levels and new features. Players can build and battle this spring on the Wii, PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 videogame system from Microsoft. Travellers Tales is also creating an entirely new Nintendo DS version, developed brick by brick from the ground up.
As we usher in the next generation of videogame consoles, LucasArts is leading the way in family entertainment, said Jim Ward, president of LucasArts. Were proud of the phenomenal success of LEGO Star Wars II and how it delivered all the fun, humour and action of the Original Trilogy to the entire family. Now, with The Complete Saga, were excited to finally offer the entire saga playable in one package for the first time ever.
LucasArts was an amazing partner on LEGO Star Wars II, and working with them on The Complete Saga continues to be a great experience, said Tom Stone, director at TT Games. Were also thrilled to be focusing on next-generation consoles and creating content that plays to the strength of each system.
The Complete Saga takes players to the most beautiful LEGO galaxy ever assembled with high-definition graphics on the PLAYSTATION 3 system and Xbox 360. And with both consoles online capabilities, families spread across the world can unite to rebuild a galaxy in pieces with cooperative two-player, drop-in/drop-out gameplay. Meanwhile, the unique Wii and Nintendo DS control schemes result in the most interactive LEGO Star Wars gaming experience yet.
From the Trade Federations negotiations with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace to the space battle above Endor in Return of the Jedi, The Complete Saga allows players to kick some brick through 36 Story Mode levels, including Episode IIs newly added high-speed pursuit of bounty hunter Zam Wessell. Travellers Tales has revamped levels from the original LEGO Star Wars to match the gameplay evolutions found in LEGO Star Wars II, and Prequel Trilogy characters can now be mixed and matched with those from the Original Trilogy more than 160 in all.
