Special Features
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Hints - Especially good for weary travelers with a taste for gameplay tips.
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Characters - Looking for a different flavor? As you journey, bonus characters will become available here.
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Extras - Those with a hankering for exotic and expensive seasonings will find these gameplay “cheats” very useful.
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Codes - Being the best in the galaxy even means accepting custom orders. Enter your secret codes here.
Episodes
If you're looking to get right into the thick of things, I suggest jogging over to one of the three episode doors surrounding the bar. Each door is very cleverly named after a film in the original trilogy.
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Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
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Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Each door leads to several different chapters, all of which should seem oddly familiar to those well-traveled. Once you complete the first chapter, *The Blockade Runner*, subsequent chapters will be unlocked, allowing you to move in parallel between all three episodes.
Gameplay Modes
After entering a chapter in the Cantina, you'll be forced to make an extraordinarily difficult choice between two gameplay options. Don't worry, I'm here to assist you.
Story
The developers of this wonderful game have spared no expense to prepare a Story Mode that follows the events of the original Star Wars Trilogy almost exactly. However, you'll only have access to certain characters specific to each scene.
Free Play
For the more adventurous at heart, Free Play Mode allows you to journey back into any unlocked chapter using your choice of characters. You can rotate between them at will.
While you'll certainly meet some worthy allies during Story Mode, other characters must be purchased at the Mos Eisley Cantina bar or unlocked via Mini-Kits.
The Basics
Before you go and get broken into tiny, plastic bits, you should know a few more things. Take a good look below - all of this information is crucial, indispensable, and frankly, very important.
1. Hearts - Keep you alive.
2. LEGO Studs - Are your currency. 3. True Jedi Status - Collect enough LEGO Studs during each chapter, and you'll attain True Jedi Status. Maintain True Jedi Status for every chapter to unlock this game's innermost secret. 4. Mini-Kits - Indicates how many Mini-Kits you have collected on the level.
Pausing Your Progress
By pressing START, you can pause any near-death situation and view your progress. This shows how many Mini-Kit Canisters you've collected and how close you are to being the envy of all your friends by attaining True Jedi Status for that particular chapter. Alternatively, you can merely ignore the conflict at hand and toggle through the following menu options:
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Options - To adjust sound effects and/or music volume, adjust gamma and isometric control, or view the game credits.
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Extras - This contains special unlockable features that can be purchased at the Mos Eisley Cantina.
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Save & Quit - Save your progress and return to the main menu.
At the conclusion of each chapter, you'll be treated to a measure of your gaming abilities. This summary recounts all the characters you've unlocked for use in Free Play Mode, along with the LEGO Studs and Mini-Kit Canisters you've collected.