LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The newly added elements are hit-or-miss, but the appeal easily spans generations, as is evident by the enjoyment both my son and I are having adventuring in a galaxy far, far way.

Mindless, cute, without any meaningful gameplay, crassly but effectively premised on the need to collect, that modern drive that makes merchandising a crucial part of a franchise.

Lego Star Wars is an average game, elevated by how it both respects and plays with the source material. An abundance of repetitive minigames, some weak levels, and clunky space battles are the main issues I had with it. But even when I was cursing yet another BB-8 hacking section, the desire to see the next location, gag, or amusing recreation of a scene from the film kept me playing.