REVIEW: LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (iOS)

Now, this is a surprise. While weโ€™d long known that LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens was heading to consoles and PC, we hadnโ€™t realized that an iOS version was even in the works before its arrival in the App Store this week. Thankfully, itโ€™s fun to play in that typical LEGO game way.

The game basically recreates the story and characters of the blockbuster movie in virtual LEGO bricks โ€“ and, if youโ€™ve played any of the previous LEGO games also developed by TT Games, youโ€™ll feel in very familiar territory as soon as you start playing this one. There are lots of bricks to collect, tricky puzzles to figure out and little side-missions to follow โ€“ and, actually, thatโ€™s part of the problemโ€ฆ

REVIEW: LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (iOS)

TT Games have packed a truckload of challenges into this game โ€“ to the extent that, even with only the first chapter being offered for free, the charge for unlocking the remaining eight chapters could still look like an absolute bargain. However, thatโ€™s assuming you donโ€™t find the core gameplay too repetitive after having played this title’s LEGO-branded predecessors. A rehash, then, but a lovable one all the same.

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