LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, gameplay trailer and release date
LEGO Star Wars
TT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have released a new gameplay trailer and announced the release date of LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which will be available on PS5</a>, PS4, Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One and PC starting from April 5, 2022.The video gives us an in-depth look at the gameplay and freedom that players will enjoy, showing the mechanics of the combat, the large cast of playable characters and their classes, the vast galaxy to be explore and much more. The trailer also reveals that LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will feature Grumbling Mode, an option that fans of classic LEGO Star Wars games can activate to replace all voices with indistinct grumbles.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga promises to be the largest LEGO game based on the Star Wars universe ever made, as it contains all nine films in the Skywalker saga, including the epilogue series, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. All with the classic humor of TT Game games, making this experience suitable for players of all ages and a great entry point to the Star Wars galaxy.
"Players can venture into space using the map of the galaxy on the holoprojector to chart their path in the saga, progressively unlocking the planets to explore. In their space travel, they will take part in heroic battles against enemy ships in command of legendary vehicles such as the Millennium Falcon, the imperial TIE fighters, the rebel X-wings and many more. Once at their destination, they can choose to advance through the main story or to explore and uncover exciting side quests and puzzles across the galaxy. "
"Players who explore are rewarded with Kyber Bricks, which unlock new features and improved abilities in many character classes, including Jedi, Hero, Dark Side, Villain, Junk Merchant, Rogue, Bounty Hunter , Astromech Droid, and Protocol Droid. Play as legendary heroes such as Leia, Yoda, Boba Fett ™, Darth Maul, Poe and more than three hundred other unlockable characters from all nine Free Play movies to create new, hilarious adventures. idyllic green hills of Naboo to the desert dunes of Jakku, you will have the entire LEGO Star Wars galaxy at your disposal to explore and play, "reads the official release.
As mentioned in the opening LEGO Star Wars: The Saga of the Skywalkers will be available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X | S, Xbox One and PC starting April 5, 2022. Pre-orders are now open and players who pre-order digitally will receive early access to the "Trooper" Character Pack on launch day. The pack will be available for one month from launch for those who purchase the Character Collection (the Season Pass with all seven Character Packs) or individually. Buyers of the digital version of the game can also unlock the classic playable Obi-Wan Kenobi character, which is not available for individual purchase.
The physical version of the Deluxe Edition will also include an exclusive LEGO Star Wars minifigure: Luke Skywalker with blue milk.
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Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga comes out April 5, gets new trailer
Darth Vader is coming to your gaming system in Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
Lucasfilm GamesThe long-awaited Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will come out April 5, Lucasfilm Games revealed Thursday. It also got an extended gameplay trailer showcasing levels from all three trilogies and the combat system.
It'll be available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC. The Skywalker Saga was originally announced back in 2019 for a 2020 release, but was delayed multiple times.
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The game features more than 300 characters and includes planets, fights and scenes from the nine movies (which you can play through in any order). Unlike the previous Lego Star Wars games, there's open-world planet exploration and the ability to explore space in a ship.
You can even play as Jabba the Hutt or a Gonk droid, and upgrade your characters' abilities along the way. The game includes full voice acting, but a Mumble Mode lets you replace all voices with mumbles like the old Lego Star Wars games.
