fuzmeister: Lego Star Wars II Ain't Half Bad
Last year, I was treated to one of the most surprisingly fun games of 2005 with Lego Star Wars. Yes, it was short and relatively easy to beat, but the humor in the game floored me. Perhaps it was the intense cuteness of the lego characters, but I think that this game did a good job of not taking itself too seriously and came out as something really unique and fun. Especially of note is the way the game told the story without ever having one bit of dialog.

I rented Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy last night and, I must say, I'm pretty impressed. They managed to capture the Star Wars atmosphere in lego form better than the original with a lot of new features including mix-and-match character creation and the ability to import your old save file from the original game.

I guess the two things I've really loved more than anything about these two games is the drop-in/drop-out anytime co-operative gameplay which is something that has virtually disappeared from modern day gaming. The sheer amount of characters is also stunning - even though most fall into one of several classes, the ability to even look like 50 some odd Star Wars characters doesn't get old for me. That's just my two cents though.

Mood: Sniffly
Music : Mike Doughty - Thank You, Lord, For Sending Me the F Train


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