Not a very long game, but easily worth its bargain price.

User Rating: 8.5 | LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy PC
Overall this is a pretty good game. There are a few problematic areas, but the gameplay is fun and straightforward.

To begin with, I had some trouble getting the game to run because I have a dual-core CPU, but a little while on the tech support site helped me solve that.

You are definitely going to want some kind of controller to play this one because using a keyboard makes targeting quite challenging, even with the amount of auto-aiming the game does for you. My one real gripe with the gameplay is that lightsaber combat is clumsy at best. There came a point where I gave up on using the lightsaber unless I absolutely had to. It is also possible to play with two players, although I did not give that a try.

The graphics are nothing exciting, even with everything turned up all the way. They do the job though, and there are some amusing cutscenes. There aren't any camera controls, but all of the camera positioning is very well done and it's rare, if ever, that you can't see someplace you would like to. In a few places, this is used to hide secrets.

The sound quality is fine and feels authentic to the films since it is mainly the movie score with sound effects added. One of my other gripes is that the music volume and the sound effects volume cannot be controlled independently, so most of the time the sound effects were too loud and the music too quiet.

It started as a value priced game and it's starting to be discounted now, so go out and grab it on sale. It took me 42 hours to complete 100% of the game, but it can easily be done faster if you try. After finishing 100%, there is not much left to do except for two-player, so don't expect to get a lot of mileage out of this game. It's a lot of fun while it lasts though.

I enjoyed the game and am glad I bought it. I would recommend it to anyone who loves Star Wars or likes action games. It is quite violent, even though it's LEGOs, so its E 10+ rating seems a bit low. I've played Teen rated games that were less violent. There are almost constant explosions, wanton destruction, and even decapitation, so it may not be appropriate for everyone.