Re: Gift
When a PS3 just isn't in the cards
By Jeremy Martin, Fri., Dec. 1, 2006
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
Lucas Arts
$49.95
At first glance, Lego Star Wars II seems to be marketing to an odd audience. Sure it's the perfect game for Star Wars freaks to play with their nerdlings, but how many of us dudes in Boba Fett Underoos have actually had the chance to procreate? I'm sure the number's a lot higher than you'd like to estimate, but whatever the case, the game is a must-have for anybody who complains when Han doesn't shoot first.
Not only is this probably the only next-gen video game we'll see faithfully re-create every key scene from the good Star Wars trilogy, its too-cute Lego gibberish and two-second controller mastery ("See the blue button there? Press it forever.") make it perfect for your gamer-challenged friends or (dare I suggest it?) your significant other.
Free play mode and a freakish amount of custom character-building options give the game a surprising amount of replay value, and if you've actually managed to reproduce, Lego Star Wars II can't be beat for a good Jedi brainwashing. "Obsess about this franchise you shall." Insert your own joke about "the building blocks of a childhood education" here, because I flat out refuse to do it.
