Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens vs Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is an action-adventure open-world game from TT Fusion (2016) 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 72.
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
What each one is
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is filed under Action-Adventure and Open-World. In contrast, Lego Star Wars: The Video Game under Action-Adventure.
The No. 1 LEGO® videogame franchise triumphantly returns with a fun-filled, humorous journey based on the blockbuster film. The game will also feature brand new story content from the Star Wars Universe that explores the time between Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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
Plot
See also: Star Wars: The Force Awakens § Plot The plot closely follows that of Star Wars: The Force Awakens , though with numerous humorous deviations or minor changes to adapt to the two-player co-op gameplay. There is also a prologue that depicts the Battle of Endor , the defeat of Emperor Palpatine , and the destruction of the Death Star II at the end of Return of the Jedi . (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception The game received mostly positive reviews. GameSpot awarded of 7. 0 out of 10, saying " Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens doesn't really take you to a new galaxy far, far away, but it's still a pleasant journey. (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: The Force Awakens | Lego Star Wars: The Video Game | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 6.7/10 | — |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (83%, 7,052) | — |
| Critic aggregate | 72/100 | 75/100 |
| Price | $19.99 | Unknown |
| Install size | 14 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | verified | Untested |
| Released | 2016 | 2005 |
| Developer | TT Fusion | Traveller's Tales |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens 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: The Force AwakensAction-adventure open-world 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: The Force AwakensLEGO, Adventure, ActionLego 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: The Force AwakensMetacritic 72Lego Star Wars: The Video Game ✓Metacritic 75Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens7,052 reviews · 12 add-ons · 14 GBLego Star Wars: The Video Game—Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens$19.99Lego 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)
Where they differ
LEGOAdventureActionCo-opOpen WorldMultiplayer
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens is family-friendly and approachable. Lego Star Wars: The Video Game is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Lego Star Wars: The Video Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | GeForce GT 430 (1024 MB)/ Radeon HD 6850 (1024 MB) | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4 GHz) / AMD Phenom x4 9850 (2.5 GHz) | — |
| Minimum RAM | 4 GB | — |
| Install size | 14 GB | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens · Lego Star Wars: The Video Game.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens and 0 for Lego Star Wars: The Video Game. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Lego Star Wars: The Video Game in scope?
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens has drawn 7,052 Steam reviews, ships 12 add-ons and installs in 14 GB. Lego Star Wars: The Video Game lists little scope data.
Is Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens 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: The Force Awakens 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: The Force Awakens or Lego Star Wars: The Video Game?
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game has the higher Metacritic, 75 to 72. 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.