LEGO Star Wars is a concept that I probably laughed at the first time I heard about it. Fortunately, however, I gave it a chance when LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy was released on the 360.

LEGO Star Wars: TCS is essentially a compilation of the two previous releases of the game, containing both trilogies on one disc. However, Traveler’s Tales, the developers of the LEGO Star Wars games, didn’t just copy and paste both games together. They updated some aspects of the gameplay in the first trilogy to match that of the second. They also added some new missions, a handful of characters and completely changed the achievements (for the better).

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If you read this, it is probably the last Mass Effect review that you will read. Not because you will be convinced to buy it after reading it, but because it has been a month since its release and everyone else has already written their review.

If you are into straight action games and are looking for something along the lines of Gears of War, this is not your game. If you are a fan of the KotOR series also created by Bioware, you will love this game. I’m going to leave out some of the details and try to get straight to the point.

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