In LEGO form, players are able to relive the events of the Star Wars prequel movie trilogy (Episodes I, II, and III) through the medium of the video game LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. Players can assume the roles of any one of more than thirty different characters as they navigate pivotal scenes from The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones, and Revenge of the Sith. The plot covers the majority of the significant occurrences that take place in the films, though it may omit or include certain sequences. The portrayal of these happenings, on the other hand, is done in a comical manner, as all of the people and settings are created out of LEGO bricks. Objects would frequently disassemble in a manner analogous to that of actual LEGO bricks, actors would sport amusing facial expressions, and all of the dialogue from events in the movies would be substituted by hand gestures.
The gameplay focuses primarily on action, with some elements of platforming and mild puzzle-solving threw in. Players take control of two or more characters as they progress through a series of levels, with each one standing in for a different segment of a film. These chapters have to be unlocked in a specific order that is determined by the story in order to ultimately finish the movie. Each character type holds a unique set of skills and talents, and different types of weapons (blasters, lightsabers, crossbows, and so on) are used by the characters. For instance, Jedi can use force to lift, combine, and destroy objects; robots can unlock encrypted doors; other characters may use a grappling hook to ascend higher platforms; and so on and so forth. The ability to handle a problem can be solved in more than one method, which means that some of these talents overlap; nonetheless, in most cases, a certain type of character is required to deal with the scenario. In the single-player mode, a player has the ability to switch between several playable characters; in the co-op mode, however, two players take control of at least two distinct characters each.
In a number of the stages, players will take control of airplanes, engage in combat with hostile vehicles, overcome obstacles, or attempt to destroy ground-based objectives. The Free Mode gives players the opportunity to replay any of the previously completed levels using any of the characters that they have unlocked. This could result in the discovery of locations that were previously inaccessible. During the course of exploration, it is possible to find a variety of collectible goods as well as LEGO studs, which function as currency. When a player’s character is eliminated from the game, the only thing that happens is that he or she loses any gathered LEGO studs. Characters cannot permanently die in this game.
