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Just
in time for the American International Toy Fair 2006, LucasArts and
Travellers Tales have announced their plans to release LEGO Star
Wars II: The Original Trilogy [working title], the sequel to one
of the best-selling video games of 2005. Developed by Traveller's
Tales, LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is slated for
release this fall across seven platforms; may the Force build with
you on PlayStation2, PSP, Xbox, GameCube, NintendoDS, Game Boy
Advance and Windows-based PCs.
With
a comical take on the Star Wars Trilogy that revolutionized
pop culture forever (Episode IV: A New Hope, Episode V:
The Empire Strikes Back and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi),
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy follows the Rebel
Alliance's battle to dismantle the Galactic Empire and rebuild a
galaxy in pieces. From Darth Vader's pursuit of Princess Leia aboard
her Blockade Runner to a showdown on the reconstructed Death Star,
the game includes even more of the family-friendly LEGO action,
puzzles and humour that earned the original LEGO Star Wars: The
Video Game such popularity and acclaim, more so than the
title’s brother-release, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The
Sith.
Levels
will now feature vehicles and creatures that players can ride or
exit at will. Also, in LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy’s
Free Play Mode, gamers can customize more than fifty new playable
characters by mixing and matching body parts, to build their own LEGO
Star Wars heroes. With the home console releases, a Game Save
from LEGO
Star Wars: The Video Game can unlock as many as fifty-six
additional characters for Free Play - that's more than one hundred
characters total, plus millions of possible creations! Other
exciting additions include the ability to Free Play with vehicles,
cool new character-specific attacks and manoeuvres, playable
mini-kit vehicles, an optional Advanced Mode for experienced players
and more.
"Whether
it was your first gaming experience or you've played everything
released since Pong, LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game was one
of those rare videogames that everyone enjoyed," said Jim Ward,
president of LucasArts. "With LEGO Star Wars II: The
Original Trilogy, LucasArts is working with TT Games and
Traveller's Tales not only to set players loose through the original
three chapters of the Star Wars Saga, but also to make this
feel like the true sequel our fans have been clamoring for."
"TT
Games is delighted to have formed a partnership with LucasArts for LEGO
Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy," said Tom Stone,
managing director of TT Games. "The first game was an absolute
joy to work on, and we're excited to deliver even more fun and
creativity, this time with more features to work on and the original
trilogy as the game's focus."
Distributed
by Eidos Interactive, LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game was the
No.13 best-selling video game of 2005 (according to NPD Funworld),
with over two-and-a-half million copes sold worldwide. To date, the
first game has sold more than three million, three hundred thousand
units worldwide.
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