LEGO Star Wars 3 : The Clone Wars

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clones Wars DS Review

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is the first LEGO game I've played on handhelds. I've never been particularly impressed by any of the series' platforming, combat or puzzles, but I've been able to largely look past that because it throws enough variation at you to be entertaining from start to finish, and, more importantly, it's had cooperative play. Take away the cooperative aspect, though, and what's left is a competent platformer with boring combat and far too easy puzzles. Not bad, just not enough for the charming aesthetic and license to be a must own for anyone over the age of 10. If you've followed the Clone Wars cartoon through the first two seasons, then you'll likely recognize the stages in LEGO Star Wars III. Each level distills an episode down, taking the big moments and letting you play through them with a distinctly LEGO-like artistic license. The cartoon has silly moments, but don't be surprised when this game takes them to the next level --- it's for kids, after all. The levels themselves boil down to a few repeated parts that, while decent, grow wearisome over the course of campaign.