LEGO Star Warsturns 15 today, as the game originally released on April 2nd of 2005. As far asLEGOgames are concerned, this one was easily a big jump for the franchise and an important turning point as well. Since then, 15 years ofLEGOgames have brought fans through the stories ofHarry Potter,Jurassic Park,Batman,Lord of the Rings,Pirates of the Caribbean,Marvel, and more, and it seems thatTraveller’s Tales plans to keep on going. The momentous birthday makes today a great day to look back on the history ofLEGOgames as a whole, with an emphasis onStar Wars.
For those unaware,LEGO Star Warswas one of the firstLEGOgames to adapt a major franchise. Although there had been some attempts at adaptingHarry PotterwithLEGO Creator: Harry Potter,but this was more of a building simulator than the story-basedLEGOgames fans are familiar with now, and the more recentLEGO Harry Pottergames wouldn’t release until 2010 and 2011. Interestingly, theLEGO Star Warsthat released 15 years ago actually adapted the prequel trilogy, and the original trilogy wouldn’t come inLEGOform until a year later in 2006.
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LEGO Star Wars - 15 Years
Seeing asStar Warsis one of the biggest and most recognizable franchises of all time, it’s no wonder that Traveller’s Tales opted to aim for this franchise for its first story-basedLEGOgame. Doing so has resulted inincredible success for theLEGOfranchise, as although the games are often littered with bugs and don’t tend to have very deep combat systems, they resonate incredibly well with more casual gamers or with parents who want to engage with their children. Naturally, the rest of theStar Warsmovies, including parts of the more recent sequel trilogy, have all been adapted inLEGOform since.
LEGO Games
LEGOgames have been received well by the public, some going so far as to recreate other popular games likeThe Last of UsinLEGOstyle. Beyond fan recreations, though, Traveller’s Tales has also adapted numerous properties, includingIndiana Jonesand evenThe Lego Movie, intoLEGOgames. All of these games feature extremely watered down versions of the story, hitting all the major plot points but replacing dialogue with grunts and anything deemed to intense for children with gag jokes, and unsurprisingly have a focus on building using LEGO blocks to solve puzzles and progress through levels.
Celebrating 15 Years of LEGO Star Wars
The best way to celebrate this milestone for theLEGOvideo game franchise is to simply playLEGOgames! In case readers don’t have their PS2, Gamecube, or Xbox handy alongside their copy ofLEGO Star Wars, there are plenty of otherLEGOgames that one can get for pretty cheap online. While some of the newer ones are still going for $60, others such asLEGO Batmanare just $20, and the PlayStation Store has even more on sale for just $6 or $7 right now, including theLEGO Harry Potter Collection,LEGO Jurassic World,and perhaps most relevant,LEGOStar Wars: The Force Awakens.
Birthdays in gaminglike this are important for any game, but forLEGO Star Wars, it is doubly so. Being the game that really kicked off theLEGOfranchise and led to the huge library of games that have been delighting gamers with their whimsical attitude, it is only natural that fans should celebrate, especially given that there are so many good deals forLEGOgames going on right now. It will be interesting to see where Traveller’s Tales takes theLEGOgame franchise next.
LEGO Star Warsis available now for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PS2, and Xbox.
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