Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy vs Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is an action-adventure game from Traveller's Tales (2006) while Lego Star Wars: The Video Game is an action-adventure game from Traveller's Tales (2005).
Quick answer: Lego Star Wars: The Video Game has the higher Metacritic, 75 to 47.
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
What each one is
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is filed under Action-Adventure. In contrast, Lego Star Wars: The Video Game under Action-Adventure.
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is a 2006 Lego-themed action-adventure game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts and TT Games Publishing, and is the sequel to Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (2005). Part of the Lego Star Wars series, it is based on George Lucas' movie franchise of the same name and The Lego Group's Lego Star Wars construction toy line. It follows the events of the first three original Star Wars films: A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983). The game allows players to assume the roles of over 50 Lego versions of characters from the film series; customized characters can also be created. Camera movement was improved from its predecessor, and the concept of "vehicle levels" was explored more thoroughly. The game was revealed at American International Toy Fair. Promotions for the game were set up at chain stores across the United States.
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game is a 2005 action-adventure video game based on the Lego Star Wars theme of Lego construction toys, and the first installment in the Lego video game franchise developed by Traveller's Tales, which would develop many future Lego titles from that point on. It was first released on 29 March 2005. It is a Lego video game adaptation of the prequel trilogy of George Lucas’ movie franchise of the same name: The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith, with a bonus level from A New Hope.
Story, characters and reception
Reception
Reception Upon release, Lego Star Wars II was positively received by critics, who praised its portrayal of the films' characters and events. Nintendo Power staff writer Chris Shepperd claimed that "[t]he adorable Lego adaptations also led to some hilarious story moments: the 'I am your father' scene from The Empire Strikes Back is priceless". Reviewers from GameSpy , 1Up. (Wikipedia)
Plot
The plot of the game is a humorous Lego retelling of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace , Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones , and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith , as well as a bonus level with the opening of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope from the viewpoint of Darth Vader aboard the Tantive IV . ^ Cite error: The named reference nytimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page ). ^ Birks, James (5 April 2020). (Wikipedia)
Characters
Lego Star Wars contains a total of 59 playable characters for LEGO Star Wars; 56 in the GameCube, PS2, Xbox, and PC versions. The three missing are Gungan, Tusken Raider, and STAP, playable in the GBA version, though the Gungan and STAP are only available through cheat codes. The playable characters are modeled like actual Lego parts and, on dying, they fall to pieces and also lose studs. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception The game received "favorable" reviews on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic . In Japan, where the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation 2 versions were ported for release on 7 July 2005, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40 for the latter, and 28 out of 40 for the former. The Sydney Morning Herald gave the PlayStation 2 version four-and-a-half stars out of five, saying, "This Lego retelling of the prequels is… (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Lego Star Wars: The Video Game | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | — |
| Steam rating | — | — |
| Critic aggregate | 47/100 | 75/100 |
| Price | Unknown | Unknown |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | Untested |
| Released | 2006 | 2005 |
| Developer | Traveller's Tales | Traveller's Tales |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy vs Lego Star Wars: The Video Game, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Lego Star Wars II: The Original TrilogyAction-adventure gameLego Star Wars: The Video GameAction-adventure gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Lego Star Wars II: The Original TrilogyNo descriptive tagsLego Star Wars: The Video GameNo descriptive tagsThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Lego Star Wars II: The Original TrilogyMetacritic 47Lego Star Wars: The Video Game ✓Metacritic 75Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Price
Lego Star Wars II: The Original TrilogyUnknownLego Star Wars: The Video GameUnknownRead live from Steam and subject to change.
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (Metacritic 75)
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Lego Star Wars: The Video Game is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
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Common questions
How different are Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy and Lego Star Wars: The Video Game in scope?
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy lists little scope data. Lego Star Wars: The Video Game lists little scope data.
Is Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy or Lego Star Wars: The Video Game better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy or Lego Star Wars: The Video Game?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy or Lego Star Wars: The Video Game?
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game has the higher Metacritic, 75 to 47. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
Related comparisons
All comparisonsHow we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.