Lego Star Wars III waging Clone Wars this fall

Traveller's Tales reteaming with LucasArts on building-block parody of cartoon on 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC.

Traveller's Tales has no shortage of pop-culture icons to remix with its comical Lego-themed games, with recent examples ranging from Indiana Jones to Batman. Today, LucasArts and the Warner Bros.-owned development studio announced that they would be returning to the franchise that launched the line of games with Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars.

The Clone Wars' wooden dialogue should make the transition to Lego blocks pretty smooth.

Like last year's critically lambasted Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes, Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is situated around the events depicted in both seasons of the animated TV series. Traveller's Tales will be hoping for a better reception for its action platformer, which will give the Cartoon Network series' characters the same blocky makeover as in prior Lego games.

As for new features, Traveller's Tales will introduce new battle modes with Lego Star Wars III, including close-encounter combat techniques and the ability to build customized bases and redoubts. Gamers can take the side of either a Jedi or a Separatist, each of which comes with its own special abilities.

Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is due out for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, DS, and PC this fall. The game will be preceded by Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4, which is set to arrive for the same platforms in May. For a look at the last Lego Star Wars game, 2007's Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, check out the video below.

85 Comments

  • MJR006

    Posted Feb 14, 2010 7:53 pm PT

    wat about lego pirates of the carribean

  • necronaux

    Posted Feb 11, 2010 11:35 am PT

    Well, they're beating this franchise(s) to death. ENOUGH Lego / SW already!

  • BTroxell

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 12:15 pm PT

    Clone wars show isn't that bad, I basically watch it only because its canon and it provides insight to the wars. That being said I have never even touched a lego game ( not even the free indiana jones one that came with the elite). Many of these big licenses make enough shovelware already, I don't need to play lego versions of it. (ex:nearly all star wars games besides kotor, unleashed, and some battlefronts are terrible wastes of time and money imo)

  • Sirbobislost

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 7:57 am PT

    @ somomom

    well said!! Where is our battlefront3!?!?! You guys asking who buys all these Lego games when you've got kids aged about 4+ you'd better hope these are still about cause I've never seen a game that's able to keep kids that quiet. From a gamers point of view a bit repetitive but not bad I actually enjoyed lego batman ( don't worry arkham asylum I still love you more)

  • lambo196

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 2:07 am PT

    Nice... I love Lego Games!!

  • BrutalityNZ

    Posted Feb 9, 2010 12:40 am PT

    omg honestly why are they making these.. surely they are not making money off them.

  • Krystyan68 posted Feb 8, 2010 10:16 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Krystyan68

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 10:16 pm PT (hide)

    Who the hell is buying all these stupid Lego games!!

  • sheepradish

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 8:15 pm PT

    Stupid, I think all we needed was the games based on the films.

  • somomom

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 6:55 pm PT

    This is nice and all but...
    Where's my battlefront 3! (sorry I just couldn't hold it in with all the milked shovelcrap being released to please the masses).
    This time I'm not gonna kick some brick- It's time to fight the system.

  • chrisPperson

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 6:46 pm PT

    I dunno, Lego Star Wars was pretty okay. The Clone Wars games haven't been exactly "good". The mix doesn't look good, but they've had this long to improve the game, I hope it turns out okay

  • spartant15 posted Feb 8, 2010 6:32 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    spartant15

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 6:32 pm PT (hide)

    Ok, I don't mind lego star wars. I thought they were pretty fun, but on the clone wars? Who cares?

  • hjm0916

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 6:23 pm PT

    what about lego resident evil

  • random3905

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 6:19 pm PT

    wow...

    seems like a new lego game comes out every week...

  • FarmFreshDX

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 6:15 pm PT

    I never had a problem with the Lego Star Wars, Lego Batman, or Lego Indiana Jones titles. It's just that now the market is saturated with them, as much as we all hate to hear that term. Rock Band, Harry Potter... soon, nothing will be without a Lego clone.

  • InsertWittyID

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 5:59 pm PT

    I accepted a little while ago that Star Wars isn't being made for me anymore. The thing is, I'm actually totally okay with that. I'm sure that kids will love this, as they undoubtedly love the television show. People need to be less cynical about this.

  • Rudorlf

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 5:33 pm PT

    Wow... Lego Harry Potter, and now this??? A Lego Star Wars: The Old Republic would be better...

    Why not Lego Star Wars: Battlefront? (Sound dumb, but at least it's different than other Lego titles...)

  • UnknownForm

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 4:49 pm PT

    The fans have spoken: WE WANT STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT III, NOT LEGO STAR WARS III!!!!!!!

  • rasterror

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 4:15 pm PT

    How about Lego Star Wars: Bricks of the Old Republic.

  • STHSWN

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 4:06 pm PT

    I heard there makeing five seasons from star wars the clone wars. they should have waited a little and also star wars the force unleashed 2 is coming out. this game will only be cool if they had lego star wars the force unleashed as a bonus chapter and will cover the first game and the second game which will come out in fall and to unlock it, you have to beat all the levels on lego star wars 3 the clone wars. I mean its going to be a short game if they want to cover the first two seasons of the clone wars.

  • funsohng

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 4:06 pm PT

    Why couldnt they make one on post-Empire and during New Republic....

  • BionicBrando

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 4:00 pm PT

    S T A R W A R S B A T T L E F R O N T 3 ! ! ! ! !

  • dentui

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:51 pm PT

    Please LA just stop it. No real fan will play the game seriously and it is just not as fun as expected titles like Battlefront 3 and such....Just give us BF3 and we will leave you alone for a year.

  • Gregdawg08

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:49 pm PT

    Wow, are you kidding me? You just couldn't stop at the real Star Wars series, could you?

    I have loved the lego series so far, but i'm absolutely passing on this one.

  • KillerWabbit23

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:49 pm PT

    had to happen sooner or later.. oh well.

  • JAXETA

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:48 pm PT

    WE WANT BATTLEFRONT 3

  • athenian29

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:40 pm PT

    I like the sound of the paragraph that starts out "As for new features..." Multiplayer like that would definitely make LEGO better.

  • DaneGamer

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:15 pm PT

    OKAY OKAY OKAY, IT WAS FUNNY THE FIRST TIME! It was kinda funny the second time, acceptable the third, but now that they've made Indiana Jones, Batman, Harry Potter, and this coming bs (including NyGin07's idea, probably gonna happen) now it's gotta f'ing stop, it's becoming a franchise like the guitar hero games, it's not fun anymore, it's a waste of time and a waste of my GameSpot news!

  • SIR-RAMBO-ROCKS

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:11 pm PT

    So.......when is lucasarts going to start making quality games again??? Looks like Jedi Academy 2 isn't ever going to happen but another game based on the Clone Wars seris is surreally on the way

  • NyGin07

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:09 pm PT

    but wait, theres more!!! coming soon is lego pokemon snap!! now you can sit and take pictures of pokemon THAT YOU CANT EVEN INTERACT WITH, only now, THEIR ALL LEGO POKEMON YOU CANT INTERACT WITH!!! THINK OF ALL THE POSSIBILTIES!!

  • S3XYT1M3

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:08 pm PT

    I loved the first 2 but one based on the clone wars is just kinda milking it.

  • HavocV3

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:07 pm PT

    NyGin07

    ____

    that would actually make MGS 10x better tbh.

    might actually be worth the 60 dollars then too.

  • NyGin07

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 3:02 pm PT

    yay more lego games!! they never get old!! next up lego sonic the hedgehog where everything in the sonic the hedgehog world is repalced by legos! its so clever! you thought you had fun running real fast as a hedgehog? well now you get to run real fast as a hedgehog, MADE OF LEGOS!!! coming up next? LEGO METALGEAR SOLID 4!! you liked the complex story and long cutscenes in metal gear solid 4? well now you can play through it (and watch through it) WITH LEGOS!! ITS SUCH A GENIUS IDEA!! that 30 min. cutscene you sat through and watched? imagine watching through it, BUT WITH EVERYTHING AND CHARACTER REPLACED BY LEGOS!! GENIUS!!

  • poststillmatic

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 2:57 pm PT

    the horror...

  • Clutch22

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 2:53 pm PT

    I love the lego games they make i think they are fun as hell and funny to play, but i think designers need to listen more to there fans at what to make because its us who are going to make or brake your company!

  • nickythenewt21

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 2:44 pm PT

    No thanks. I'll wait for Lego Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic instead.

  • Jak_Napier

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 2:34 pm PT

    Im looking forward to Lego Harry Potter this spring. But im not sure about another star wars game based around the clone wars this fall. I'll have to wait and see whats in store for everyone.

  • RTHKI

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 2:09 pm PT

    Oh, I didn't know you spoke for everyone who isn't a kid Justinge3.

  • dkdk999

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 2:07 pm PT

    my lil brother will like this.

  • Justinge3 posted Feb 8, 2010 1:58 pm PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Justinge3

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 1:58 pm PT (hide)

    Please. No more lego games. Honestly, I had a few, and they arent that fun unless your a kid.

  • Cruse34

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 1:57 pm PT

    I loved the first LEGO game on the Gamecube and have played all of them proir to Indiana Jones and I think the series has went downhill since the first game which was great

    I might give this a try at some point it looks fun

  • Waldkrieger

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 1:51 pm PT

    As long as it is as good as the other SW Lego Complete Saga game. Co-Op, all the goods. For a Lego game it was quite fun actually. If not, count me out.

  • moose_knuckler

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 1:46 pm PT

    in terms of lego games I mean

  • moose_knuckler

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 1:46 pm PT

    Kind of hoped Star Wars would've ended with Complete Saga, I'll try out sooner or later.

  • xcollector

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 1:45 pm PT

    This is better then Lego Harry Potter, but after playing Lego Star Wars 1 &2, Indiana and Batman I have had enough of Lego.

  • FlashCharge

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 1:30 pm PT

    Like so many others this is good news and one game my family likes to play.

  • ISuPrEmAcY32I

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 1:26 pm PT

    Awesome. I love the lego series. totally digging the new feature of building your own base in the game. Might not be quit as cool as building something out of real legos but is a way sweet idea. keep em comin travellers tales, one can never have too much lego's, or star wars for that matter.

  • force_user1975

    Posted Feb 8, 2010 1:22 pm PT

    Cool stuff, I loved the first two Star Wars Lego games. A little short but have a lot of replay ability.
    I would also love to see a Star Wars Battlefront 3, but since Free Radical closed down, as did Pandemic studio's I highly doubt we get a new Battlefront game anytime soon.

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