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LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy for PlayStation 2
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy for PlayStation 2 follows Luke Skywalker, Leia and Han Solo in the struggle against the Empire. You play scenes from A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi in a world of LEGO bricks. The Mos Eisley Cantina lets you choose chapters and characters. Lightsabers, blasters and droid panels give different figures their own ways to tackle enemies and obstacles.
Building plays a large role: loose parts can become a useful object or vehicle. Certain levels let you enter a vehicle and leave it again to keep exploring on foot. Studs fund purchases, while hidden minikit pieces give reasons to search a scene again. In Free Play you bring other unlocked characters and use their abilities in places that were previously out of reach.
You can play through the campaign alone or locally with two players. The second player joins during play or hands their character back to the computer. You share the same view and coordinate who handles a switch, jump or enemy. You can also combine character parts into your own LEGO figure. The mix of following the story, building and collecting makes revisiting a familiar chapter different from its first story session.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 2 games are PAL editions, unless stated otherwise. This product contains a loose disc for the European market. A box is only included if explicitly stated in the product details. We note any different region in the product details. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
With LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy for PlayStation 2, you receive a loose disc. A box and manual are not included unless we explicitly state otherwise in the product details. This is the standard way we supply this copy.
The history of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Traveller’s Tales developed LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy for release in 2006. LucasArts and TT Games built on the first LEGO Star Wars adventure from 2005. The film selection shifted from the prequels to Episodes IV, V and VI. The central meeting place consequently moved from Dexter’s Diner to the Mos Eisley Cantina, bringing the Rebels, the Empire and the original trilogy’s familiar heroes to the forefront.
The sequel retained the comic presentation, character abilities and cooperation that allowed someone to join during play. Building was used more widely, while vehicles gained a larger role within levels. Mixing character parts reflected the ability to assemble LEGO toys yourself. Enjoyment therefore came not only from replaying a film scene, but also from changing the characters used to revisit it.
Free Play connected those choices to environmental secrets. A new character could open a previously unreachable area, giving collected figures a practical use too. The later Complete Saga collection combined the two early LEGO Star Wars games and changed some elements. This PlayStation 2 game remains the standalone second instalment covering the original trilogy. Its campaign, cantina and character creator belong to that edition, not the later Skywalker Saga.
Similar games for PlayStation 2
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game uses the same foundation of character abilities, studs and two-player cooperation, but follows Episodes I to III. Scenes are selected from Dexter’s Diner. The Original Trilogy moves the story to Luke and the Rebels, using the cantina. The sequel also gives building, vehicles and a custom-assembled character a larger role.
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures also lets you explore film chapters, collect studs and overcome obstacles with two players. Indy uses his whip to operate objects and swing across gaps. Its puzzles concern archaeological adventures from three Indiana Jones films. In LEGO Star Wars, the Force, droids and other space characters’ abilities determine which route you can open.
LEGO Batman: The Videogame also combines building, fighting and character choices, but tells an original story in Gotham City. Batman and Robin use different suits to pass obstacles, while separate chapters follow the villains. LEGO Star Wars uses film scenes and distributes abilities among Jedi, droids and other characters. Both reward returning with the right capabilities.
Ratchet & Clank shares jumping, exploration and collecting in a science-fiction world. Ratchet buys weapons and gadgets with bolts and travels between planets with Clank. The first PS2 game is a solo adventure with one central hero and his robot companion. LEGO Star Wars lets you switch among more characters and offers local cooperation, making the same space a shared puzzle.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King also lets two players work through scenes from familiar films. Its focus is on combat, combinations and improving heroes. LEGO Star Wars interrupts the action more often with ability puzzles and hidden-object searches. Film recognition and cooperation overlap, but the tone and the balance between fighting and exploration differ.
