Review: LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (PS4)

In LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, relive the epic action from the blockbuster film in way that only LEGO can offer. Here is our LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens review.

Pros:

• Crisp HD Graphics. The game has never looked better.
• Full Platinum trophy.
• Classic familiar controls which include a new leap move.
• Animations are vastly improved with new ones added, Facial expressions are excellent.
• Multi-Build: A new way to build! You can now choose from a set of items to build in level, Each one changes how the game plays out. You can smash what you have built up and rebuild it.
• Story not only covers Force Awakens but also bridges the gap between episode 6 and 7. It also adds more background to events in episode seven including C3P0’s red arm.
• Game play is the same as it always has been. Break things, Make things and collect studs.
• Cool new HUD which makes the game look really slick and fresh.
• Real film sound bytes and voice impersonators.
• Combat has improved and is more fluid.
• Humor and in joke references throughout.
• More level variation adding mini games, Puzzles and epic battles in.
• Auto saves regularly.
• Loading screens show sets being made. Except when fast travelling through the galaxy screen. Here you can fly the X-Wing or Falcon in warp drive.
• Unlock and explore new hubs from the Star Wars universe, The hubs are huge spaces containing loads of secrets! You can freely explore places like Jakku and D’Aqar.
• Gold bricks are back and are used to unlock bonus missions. These bonus missions add a lot to story. For example you can play the Poe rescue mission or play through Han and Chewies hunting trip before they meet Rey and Finn on the junker ship.
• World map is fully accessible once you finish the game, You can replay levels from here or the bonus missions and hubs.
• Red bricks are the same as always. Collect them, Unlock them via buying them and unlock new game changing options like multipliers, Stud magnet and more.
• Blaster battles: New cover based shooter set pieces. You can duck and shoot, Move through cover and take on the enemy. Really well done and look fantastic.
• Carbonite bricks: Find these and cash them in to unlock classic characters.
• Dejarik battle: Now you can play the board game on board the Millennium Falcon. Its actually a waved based brawler with huge stud cash prizes.
• Free play: Unlock it as you finish the level in story mode. In free play you can swap characters at any point and find all the secrets.
• Drop in/out co op.
• Gameplay feels rewarding as you actually feel like the game serves a purpose. It allows you to expand the Force Awakens story.
• Huge epic space battles, Take part in classic fights from the Starkiller base to the shores of Takodana.
• Fast loading screen.

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Cons:

• No online co op.
• Random lock ups and crashes.
• Cannot skip cut-scenes first time round.
• Crap camera angles at times.
• A lot of QTE.