LEGO® Star Wars™: TCS
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga is an action-packed game that lets you play through all six Star Wars episodes with over 120 characters, all in a fun and delightful LEGO style. The game boasts a good plot, splendid game mechanics, and is very funny, although it can be quite buggy. With its unique blend of humor, action, and adventure, this game is sure to provide hours of entertainment for players of all ages.
Reviews
- The game brings back a lot of nostalgia for players who enjoyed it on consoles.
- The graphics are impressive for a mobile game, closely resembling the console version.
- The gameplay is fun and engaging, with a variety of characters and levels to explore.
- The game frequently crashes, especially on specific levels, making it impossible to progress.
- Many textures and characters are missing or invisible, leading to a frustrating experience.
- The controls can be unresponsive or difficult to use, particularly on touch screens.
- stability185 mentions
- 3 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 97 % negative mentions
The game's stability is a significant concern among users, with many reporting frequent crashes, game-breaking glitches, and missing textures that hinder gameplay. While some players have noted improvements after updates, the overall experience remains marred by persistent bugs that make certain levels unplayable. Despite its nostalgic value, the game's current state has led to frustration and disappointment, prompting calls for further fixes from the developers.
“Runs great!”
“Runs great on my Galaxy Note 9.”
“Game runs great on my Samsung S4 and I will most likely play this every day.”
“Overall, I love the game, but the app is buggy as hell.”
“It's a shame that this version has bugs and glitches.”
“The game itself is brilliant, but it's full of glitches and bugs so it crashes regularly, rendering it unplayable.”
- graphics118 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 53 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the nostalgic visuals and significant upgrades from earlier console versions. However, numerous players report persistent graphical glitches, such as missing textures, camera clipping, and crashes, which detract from the overall experience. While some users enjoy the improved graphics on higher-end devices, others struggle with performance issues on lower-end models, indicating a need for better optimization and graphical settings.
“The graphics are amazing for a game for the PS3, and playing it just gives me nostalgia.”
“Love the game, love the fact that the graphics are much better than on Nintendo DS.”
“Graphics are greatly upgraded in comparison to the Wii and offer DS-style controls.”
“For one, there are a lot of graphical issues, such as camera clipping on cutscenes, 2D sprites having improper cutoffs (this is really apparent on the studs and character portraits), and I even had a vertex explosion once.”
“The graphics are terrible.”
“Every time I open the game to play, it doesn't show me any graphics and it is also glitchy too.”
- story94 mentions
- 12 % positive mentions
- 84 % neutral mentions
- 4 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is generally well-received, with players enjoying its fun and comical narrative that closely relates to the original movies. However, many users report significant issues with game crashes and bugs that hinder their ability to progress through the story, particularly in later episodes, leading to frustration and incomplete missions. Despite these technical problems, the engaging levels and lovable cutscenes contribute to a positive overall impression of the story.
“The story is really fun and comical, and the levels are very engaging and require some creative thinking to move on to the next area.”
“It's really fun to just mess around and do the missions; it really relates to the real movies and makes them even funnier.”
“The graphics are great, the story is fun, and it rarely lags, and that is not bad at all for a console port.”
“It is a good game, but I cannot get past Dagobah (story) with the app kicking me out, which is notorious at certain parts of the game.”
“The game itself is great; however, for me, it is basically unplayable. It crashes at the end of the first mission when I get into the vehicle, so please fix this.”
“Game runs perfectly until I get to those certain points that cause it to quickly exit to the home screen, erasing the entire mission's progress and not allowing me to proceed further through the last three episodes.”
- optimization48 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has received significant criticism, with many users reporting persistent stuttering, low framerates, and audio issues, particularly on newer devices. While some updates have improved performance slightly, the overall experience remains inconsistent, especially on high-end phones, leading to recommendations for use on older models instead. Many players express frustration over the lack of clear communication regarding device compatibility and performance expectations.
“With the last update, this game is better optimized; only one time did the game crash, and after a while, I finished the first chapter. Beware that it is not perfect, but it's so much better than it was before.”
“I recommend playing this with a Samsung or Motorola device for the best performance.”
“Runs smoothly on my Droid Turbo, 0 problems with this game.”
“Incredibly poor performance considering the game's age and low framerate affects game speed, so it's not a good experience on lower-end devices.”
“It's so badly optimized, it barely runs over 10 fps... and I'm running a high-end Snapdragon. The sad part is that I only had it for not even two hours and I can't get a refund for it. Avoid it.”
“The first thing to note before buying is that the game is not optimized for newer phones and it lags a lot.”
- music45 mentions
- 7 % positive mentions
- 87 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The music in the game has received mixed reviews, with many players experiencing significant bugs that prevent the music from playing or cause it to be drowned out by loud sound effects. Users have reported issues such as static noise, inability to toggle music settings, and crashes that leave only the music playing while the game becomes unresponsive. Overall, while the iconic Star Wars music is appreciated, the audio experience is marred by technical problems and a lack of options to manage sound effects.
“The humor is spot-on, the animation is sharper and shinier than ever, the music and sound are extremely high-quality.”
“Star Wars music!!”
“You hear the iconic Star Wars music, it asks you about what type of controller you would like to use, then promptly does nothing else after you press start game.”
“It's cool but sometimes there's an issue where the music is gone and there's this awful static sound in the background.”
“The music has stopped playing, I try to toggle it in the settings from off to on but it seems stuck on off.”
“You can't enjoy that wonderful music and atmosphere because of that extreme noise.”
- gameplay34 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 9 % negative mentions
The gameplay is generally praised for its fun mechanics and nostalgic value, closely resembling the console versions, but many users report significant issues such as graphical glitches, lag, and crashes that hinder the experience. While some players enjoy smooth gameplay and engaging puzzles, others struggle with poor controls on mobile devices and AI problems, leading to frustration. Overall, the gameplay is enjoyable but marred by technical difficulties that need addressing.
“Full controller support, no microtransactions, just great gameplay and comedic writing!”
“Anyways, the game offers fun gameplay with fun and hard puzzles to solve.”
“Gameplay is smooth, glitchy on one level but other than that really fell in love with this game reliving the movies.”
“Gameplay bug fixes camera in random position and makes completion of each level impossible.”
“I'm playing this on a phone and it shows very bad graphics, so I gave everything a 1 star because the graphics make it too hard to even find the controls. I can't even have 1% of gameplay because of the graphics, so please make it so I can see the game on a phone because I used to play it just fine on bigger devices.”
“The game also lags at several points during gameplay as well as cut scenes.”
- humor7 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is widely praised for being spot-on and entertaining, often likened to a comedic take on the Star Wars saga with a unique Lego twist. Players appreciate the blend of action and humor, making it a fun experience for friends and family, despite some technical issues that can detract from gameplay. Overall, the humor adds significant value, enhancing the enjoyment of the game.
“The humor is spot-on, the animation is sharper and shinier than ever, the music and sound are extremely high-quality.”
“I grew up watching the Star Wars saga and the way this was made is that Star Wars saga but funny and a lot of adventures. I definitely recommend this.”
“Has all of the movie scenes with a touch of Lego humor.”
- monetization4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The monetization aspect of the game is generally viewed positively, with users appreciating the absence of ads and in-app purchases, which enhances the gameplay experience. However, some critics label the game as a "cash grab," suggesting that despite its appealing visuals, it lacks substantial content or animation.
“No ads whatsoever.”
“No gameplay bugs and no in-app purchases are both big pros.”
“No annoying in-app purchases.”
“This game looks great, but it's just a big fat cash grab. It doesn't even show a frame of animation.”
- emotional3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Players express a strong emotional response to the game's stunning graphics, with some reporting that it moved them to tears. However, technical issues, such as controller connectivity problems and glitches affecting character interactions, detract from the overall experience, leading to frustration and requests for refunds.
“This game made me cry.”
“I cried the first time I saw the amazing graphics.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find that achieving 100% completion can be tedious due to the grinding required, with some noting that the background sounds, particularly in Mos Eisley, include a grinding noise that adds to the experience.
“If you're going for 100%, it will be tedious.”
“Sometimes the sound (especially in Mos Eisley) includes a grinding noise in the background.”
- atmosphere1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The atmosphere is negatively impacted by excessive noise, which detracts from the enjoyment of the music and overall ambiance.
“You can't enjoy the wonderful music and atmosphere because of the extreme noise.”
“The atmosphere feels lifeless and uninspired, making it hard to get immersed in the game.”
“Despite the potential for a rich environment, the atmosphere is flat and fails to engage the player.”