| Star Wars Lego I: The Video Game | 
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| From: Eidos Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $9.95
You Save: $10.04 (50%)
New (11) Used (16) from $7.39
Avg. Customer Rating:  166 reviews
Sales Rank: 1531
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows Xp
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 1.2
MPN: slegopus00
UPC: 788687100366
EAN: 0788687100571
ASIN: B0007LWN0M
Release Date: September 7, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: new, factory-sealed computer game in full retail box/we ship daily
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| Customer Reviews:
 Hidden Incompatibility April 10, 2005
9 out of 29 found this review helpful
We bought the game believing it would work on our system since the demo did. It doesn't work after a day of troubleshooting.
I have found some sites that list it as compatible with Windows 98 while other sites and the packaging indicate it is incompatible.
As I said, the demo is compatible with Windows 98 while the game is not.
Frustrated!! April 10, 2005
11 out of 29 found this review helpful
This is the first PC game that I have ever purchased for my kids that I could not run because of not having pixel shader 1.1. Not only is the game expensive, but also disappointing once I had to explain to my kids that it doesn't work on our computer. Not only that, but eidos.com has no technical support available for this game at all, although they claim to in the instruction booklet. This game will be going back to the store ASAP!
Parents- Be Forewarned! April 7, 2005
10 out of 31 found this review helpful
After spending literally hours trying to get this game to work on my 10 year old son's PC, we cannot figure out where the missing link is....video card? Memory? He has a Duron 1.6, 64 megs of RAM and a Radion 9200SE videoecard. Is it a coincidence that an ad for Nvidia Video Cards is the first thing to pop up on the screen when the Lego game loads in????? My son spent his own $$ on the game, and is heartbroken. As for me, I'm sick of the planned obsolesence of the computer industry. LEGO, are you listening?????
Not for older PC's April 2, 2005
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
Your video card must have "vertex and pixel shader v1.1". This is a video card older than about 2001. GeForce 3 or better; Radeon 9600, etc. (source: Eidos) Download the demo first from Eidos. Oh, be warned: Downloading the demo puts a very hard to locate and dump service on your PC you'll have to rip out of the registry - SecuROM. You'll find it running under Control Panel, Admin. Tools, Services, SecuROM. This runs in the background and takes up memory after you've uninstalled the game. Yes, a little much for a kids game, but I'm looking at upgrading my video card in the next couple months. Rumor has it that later it will come out for on the console (X-Box, gamecube, etc.). Update: No patch for the game controller direction jammer yet. Warning - In the game, do not use the Controller Options menu. Eidos hasn't responded to my reply and has not fixed the bug yet. Once you install the game 1/2 way through it, it will force one of the characters to run left or right. This will also force that direction into the control options menu and every directional will not be able to be set w/the blinking command. (This guy is really big, you'd think they'd have something that works.) Try to stick to Microsoft Games. Other companies are in denial about laying off all the programmers and customer service staff.
 A nice outting, but a little short. April 1, 2005
134 out of 138 found this review helpful
This game is a blast despite some lackluster reviews received from official game reviewing sites. Lego Star Wars lets you act out all the major action scenes in Star Wars episodes 1, 2, and 3.
The game has a unique look which is welcome amid the myriad of games that seek to portray realism in graphics. The controls are quite simplistic (each character can only attack, jump, or do a special move) but can be somewhat cumbersome while playing with the keyboard. A gamepad is definitely recommended.
The game is on the short side but has replay value if you are the kind of gamer that likes to go back and discover new areas and unlock all the characters (50 in all). The simplicity of control and shortness of the game led me to believe that the game was intended for children but I found it to be extremely fun.
Those that are trying to remain spoiler free should refrain from playing the levels associated with episode 3 as they reveal the major plot points of the upcoming movie.
Note that this game requires a graphics card that supports pixel shader 1.1. It will not run without it. I was a bit surprised by that because I was expecting the graphics component of this game to be less that what it ended up being. Many economy graphics cards that are over a year old do not support pixel shader 1.1. Check before you buy. If you are still uncertain download the free demo. If the demo runs then you will not have any problems.
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