With the mud lastly starting to settle following LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga‘s launch earlier this month, we thought that now could be the proper time to rank every Episode within the nine-film saga, as every recreation focuses on one Star Wars Episode. Whereas we in the end beloved our time with the gathering and located the standard throughout the board largely wonderful, there have been just a few moments that yanked us out of the brick-shaped expertise and left us feeling a wee bit misplaced, befuddled, or pissed off. Listed below are the LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga video games ranked from worst to finest. Let’s leap in!
9. The Final Jedi
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I do know what you’re considering: he hated The Final Jedi film so he put it on the backside of the listing. Incorrect you’re, my younger Padawan.
Actually, I completely adored Rian Johnson’s subversive but divisive pull-the-rug-from-under-you pic. The factor is, one of many video games needed to go on the backside of this listing, and due to a extremely irritating part — I’m you, ‘Floor A-salt’ degree — that must be accomplished in a confusingly particular means close to the tip, I’m throwing the sophomore effort from the sequel trilogy on the backside of the pile.
Sorry, Mr. Johnson!
8. The Phantom Menace
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Whereas Episode One has a extremely cool opening, replete with an aquatic set-piece that sees you keeping off an enormous underwater fish beast, it additionally has to do a whole lot of heavy lifting by advantage of it being, properly, you recognize, The Phantom Menace.
Regardless of just a few boring narrative sections about taxes, commerce disputes, and… nearly all the pieces else (yawn), there’s nonetheless enjoyable to be gleaned from the face-off in opposition to Darth Maul, the surprisingly entertaining Pod race, and the battle on Naboo, in addition to the various LEGO slapstick jokes that characteristic everybody’s (not so) favourite Gungan getting as much as random hijinks.
Certain, I may finish this with a joke about how terrible Jar Jar Binks is so as to add insult to harm, however I actually really feel sorry for the poor fella at this level.
7. The Rise of Skywalker
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The Rise of Skywalker continues to be one of many darkest episodes in the complete Star Wars saga, and it’s nice that its LEGO adaptation retains that very same particular tone. That stated, it’s nonetheless hamstrung by just a few unexciting ranges and a narrative that fully upends what Rian Johnson was making an attempt in The Final Jedi.
With its emphasis on narrative MacGuffins like wayfinders, and the ridiculous revelation that Emperor Palpatine survived his fall down the Reactor Core in Return of the Jedi (“One way or the other Palpatine returned” is probably probably the most preposterous traces in the entire of cinema, proper?), its uneven supply materials typically doesn’t gel amazingly with Traveller’s Tales’ lighthearted LEGO system.
Nonetheless, regardless of these points, there’s nonetheless enjoyment to be extracted from this critically-maligned episode, particularly within the opening space-faring mission in ‘A Skip and a Bounce’ and the ultimate showdown with the Emperor.
6. The Power Awakens
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It was the promising revamp that the beloved sci-fi franchise wanted, and its translation to LEGO brick kind is a darn good one. Whereas it’s just about a beat-for-beat retread of A New Hope, The Power Awakens nonetheless options some fairly cool highlights.
From Finn’s stormtrooper-gone-rogue to Rey’s tranquil origin story on Jakku to Poe Dameron’s kinship along with his lovable BB-8 droid, the debut episode of the sequel trilogy units the stage for what’s to come back. The most effective moments usually heart on all people’s favourite house scoundrel, although.
Sure, the primary scene the place we meet our ol’ buddies Han Solo and Chewie as they battle it out with man-eating Rathtars and the Guavian Loss of life Gang stands out, and clearly, *that* seen the place Kylo does his father soiled on Starkiller Base nonetheless manages to hit you within the feels, even with LEGO’s signature lighthearted really feel and tone.
5. Assault of the Clones
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Though Assault of the Clones has the dignity of being my least favourite movie in the complete Star Wars saga, one way or the other, its LEGO incarnation on this assortment is certainly one of my favorites. I do know, go determine.
Not solely does it boast an thrilling air taxi flying mission that duties you with monitoring down an murderer throughout a bustling Coruscant metropolis within the opening degree, nevertheless it additionally contains a enjoyable boss battle with Depend Dooku in its latter half as properly. Plus, it additionally has one other actually cool space-faring mission that sees you battling it out with Jango Fett in a cat-and-mouse skirmish throughout an unlimited asteroid belt.
Oh, and did we point out that it marks one of many solely instances in the complete saga the place we get to listen to the unbelievable audio delight that’s the explosion of a seismic cost? Significantly, that sound chew by no means will get outdated.
4. A New Hope
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With its epic opening scene that sees Darth Vader boarding a Insurgent ship as Princess Leia scrambles to cover the stolen secret plans of the Loss of life Star, A New Hope will get straight into the motion. Whereas it could not have as many humorous gags as the opposite LEGO video games within the authentic trilogy, it does make up for it with loads of entertaining shootouts, boss battles, and house flight missions.
Bumping into the creepy tentacles of the dianoga within the Loss of life Star’s trash compacter is a spotlight. In the meantime, the ultimate battle that duties you with fastidiously flying the ditch run to unleash Luke’s proton torpedoes that in the end go on to destroy the primary Loss of life Star is a excessive level as properly.
Plus, I additionally love the truth that the ultimate closing ceremony pokes enjoyable at Chewie’s complete medal injustice. We’d like justice for poor ol’ Chewie!
3. Return of the Jedi
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OK, it’s secure to say that we’re lastly attending to one of the best video games within the saga now. Sure, very like the opposite threequels on this listing, Return of the Jedi is without doubt one of the darker installments boasting among the most emotionally poignant moments within the collection.
Apparently although, this ominous tone is offset by one of many funniest gags in the complete LEGO assortment. Certainly, on the tail-end of your Battle on Endor, the AT-STs and Ewoks determine to have an impromptu dance get together, replete with iconic Michael Jackson dance strikes and moonwalking.
Significantly, you haven’t lived till you’ve seen an AT-ST Hen Walker get down and boogie on the dance ground. Hilarious stuff!
2. The Empire Strikes Again
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After a reasonably gradual opening sequence that culminates in a boss battle with a lethal Wampa, The Empire Strikes Again kicks off with one of many coolest and most iconic battles within the entirety of the collection: the Assault on Hoth. Certainly, you even get to fly your very personal Snow Speeder as you attempt to carry down these huge ol’ pesky AT-AT fight walkers. The childhood nostalgia is robust with this one!
Elsewhere, once we attain Cloud Metropolis above Bespin, we additionally get just a few humorous gags centered round Lando Calrissian. Firstly, he errors C-3PO for Princess Leia as he delivers his iconic appeal, and in a while, a door opens to disclose a roomful of his signature apparel — these well-known modern capes that he likes to put on.
Make no mistake, although the deal could also be getting worse on a regular basis, The Empire Strikes Again then again, simply will get higher and higher.
1. Revenge of the Sith
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In a loopy flip of occasions, my favourite recreation from the complete LEGO assortment is, surprisingly, Revenge of the Sith.
Though I’m not the most important fan of the prequels, Revenge of the Sith’s transition to Traveller’s Tales’ LEGO format is a particularly easy one because of a handful of boss encounters which are tremendous enjoyable to duke it out with, in addition to a plethora of eye-catching environmental backdrops that body the motion superbly.
In any case, there’s a lot motion in Revenge of the Sith, it nearly looks like a miniature boss rush mode. From Depend Dooku to Normal Grievous to *that* epic lightsaber duel proper on the finish, the third episode within the prequel trilogy is an exhilarating one and is totally one of the best that LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has to supply.
However what say you, although? Do you agree with our picks? Or do you suppose we’re means off base? Seize some Jawa juice and tell us within the traditional place down beneath.
