LEGO Star Wars : The Video Game LEGO Star Wars : The Video Game is a video game based on the LEGO Star Wars toy line from The LEGO Group , and is an non - canon adaptation of the prequel trilogy ( " " , " " and " " ) , as well as a small segment from " . " It was developed and published by Traveller ' s Tales and for the Xbox , PlayStation 2 , and , with developing the Game Boy Advance ( GBA ) version . The Game Boy Advance version was released on April 2 , 2005 by Eidos Interactive . It was later released on the by Aspyr in August 2005 , then on the GameCube in October . A cell phone version was also made available ; The goal of this version was to rescue Chancellor Palpatine by using movable LEGO blocks . While billed as a kids ' game , " LEGO Star Wars " peaked at the top of the UK charts during early May 2005 , losing the spot to the , but remaining for the rest of the month on the top spots of the chart . As of 2018 , " LEGO Star Wars : The Video Game " has sold over 6 . 1 million copies , with the PlayStation 2 version of the game selling the most . Gameplay . The game contains a total of 59 playable characters . Every playable character , modeled after actual LEGO pieces ( but with more mobility ) has its own unique skills . All of the different Jedi and Sith have their own unique style of lightsaber wielding , and can use the Force to solve certain puzzles . Any unlocked character can be found walking around in Dexter ' s Diner , the area from which you choose what level to enter , excluding the Droideka . " LEGO Star Wars " also has a feature called " Free Play , " which enables the player to play the same level again , but with the ability to switch between previously unavailable characters , and thus , reach areas containing extras the player was unable to get before , and collect minikits . A player can use any character they ' ve unlocked in Free Play , but the Free Play option will only be unlocked once the player has completed the level in story mode . Levels that are played in vehicles cannot be played in Free Play . Some characters , such as Chancellor Palpatine , the PK droid , and the Gonk Droid , can ' t do anything but walk , but non - violent droids , including protocol droids and astromech droids , will not be attacked by any enemies . Playing as a Clone character keeps you from being killed by other Clones in " Defense of Kashyyyk " , and playing as a battle droid ( Any type ) will keep you from being attacked by other battle droids . Levels . The game features a total of 18 " chapters " , 6 for Episode I and III , and 5 for Episode II . The game plays out in a fairly standard 3D platformer fashion , however each episode features a vehicle - based level , which runs to a predefined route and play like an on - rails shooter or a racing game . In the case of Episodes I and III , this takes the form of a third - person behind - the - vehicle viewpoint in " Mos Espa Podrace " and " Battle Over Coruscant " , whereas in Episode II for " Gunship Cavalry " the level is played out in an isometric view at first but is switched to behind - the - vehicle during the final section . Episode I - The Phantom Menace . Chapter 1 - " Negotiations " . Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi board the Sak ' aak in an attempt to stop the Trade Federation from sending it ' s battleships to invade Naboo . They are attacked by battle droids and make their way through the ship before escaping in an MTT . Chapter 2 - " Invasion of Naboo " . On Naboo , Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan save Jar - Jar Binks from being run over by an MTT as the Trade Federation heads toward the capital city of Theed . In return for saving his life , he helps them find their way to Otoh Gunga to speak with the Gungan ruler Boss Nass so that they can ask him to help the people of Naboo . Chapter 3 - " Escape From Naboo " . Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan head to Theed to attempt to stop the Trade Federation from seizing control of the city . Queen Amidala and one of her bodyguards , Captain Panaka , meet up with them to escape Theed Palace and flee Naboo . Chapter 4 - " Mos Espa Podrace " . Queen Amidala ' s ship breaks down , forcing her , Qui - Gon Obi - Wan , and Jar Jar to emergency land on the remote desert planet of Tatooine . While looking around Mos Espa for someone to repair the ship , they discover a young boy , Anakin Skywalker , whom after learning of his skills in podracing they entrust to earn the money to repair their ship . Anakin competes and wins the race , earning him the prize money and freeing him from slavery at Watto ' s shop . Chapter 5 - " Retake Theed Palace " . After the Queen ' s ship is repaired , Qui - Gon , Obi - Wan , Queen Amidala , and Jar Jar take Anakin with them back to Naboo , so that they can put an end to the invasion . Chapter 6 - " Darth Maul " . Darth Maul breaks into the hangar of Theed Palace . Obi - Wan and Qui - Gon fight him . During the fight , Qui - Gon is stabbed through the chest and killed by Darth Maul , and in revenge Obi - Wan severs his body in half , sending him down the chute . Episode II - Attack of the Clones . Chapter 1 - " Discovery on Kamino " . After Zam Wesell is killed by an unknown figure , Obi - Wan Kenobi , now a Jedi Knight , follows the killer to Kamino . At Tipoca City , he speaks to Lama Su and learns that this person , a bounty hunter named Jango Fett , is being cloned to form a grand army of the Republic . After Obi - Wan learns this information , Jango Fett attempts to kill him before he shares it with the Jedi Council . He fails , but before he gets away in the " Slave I " , Obi - Wan throws a tracking device on it . Chapter 2 - " Droid Factory " . While Anakin Skywalker , a Padawan now , and Padmé Amidala , formerly Queen Amidala , are together on Naboo , they catch wind of Obi - Wan in trouble in a factory that makes Battle Droids for the Separatist Army . Chapter 3 - " Jedi Battle " . Anakin and Padmé get captured , and the Jedi Council travels to Geonosis to save them . Chapter 4 - " Gunship Cavalry " . An Aerial battle takes place around the canyon of Geonosis . Chapter 5 - " Count Dooku " . Obi - Wan and Anakin take on Count Dooku , a Sith apprentice , personally . Episode III - Revenge of the Sith . Chapter 1 - " Battle Over Coruscant " . Obi - Wan , now a member of the Jedi Council , and Anakin , now a Jedi Knight , fight in the Battle of Coruscant and make their way to the " Invisible Hand " to rescue Chancellor Palpatine from General Grievous and Count Dooku . Chapter 2 - " Chancellor in Peril " . Obi - Wan and Anakin break into the " Invisible Hand " and rescue Chancellor Palpatine , who makes Anakin kill Count Dooku . Chapter 3 - " General Grievous " . Obi - Wan meets up with Commander Cody , and together they take on General Grievous . Chapter 4 - " Defense of Kashyyyk " . While Jedi Master Yoda is out with the Wookiees on the forest planet of Kashyyyk , Chancellor Palpatine executes Order 66 , turning the Clone Army against the Jedi . Chapter 5 - " Ruin of the Jedi " . Obi - Wan and Yoda meet up at the Jedi Temple , and look for answers inside the Jedi Archives . There they discover Anakin ' s turn to the Dark Side of the Force as they see him killing Shaak Ti in a hologram . Chapter 6 - " Darth Vader " . Obi - Wan goes to Mustafar to confront Anakin . There they fight , and Obi - Wan cuts off both of Anakin ' s legs and left arm , immobilizing him . Episode IV - A New Hope ( Bonus Level ) . Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper board the " Tantive IV " and make their way through the ship " " to get the Death Star plans from Princess Leia . Characters . There are a total of 59 characters for " LEGO Star Wars : The Video Game " across all platforms , 56 in the GameCube , PS2 , Xbox , and PC versions , as well as Gungan , Tusken Raider , and STAP , which are only playable in the Game Boy Advance ( GBA ) version , though the Gungan and STAP are only available through cheat codes . Every character has an ability ( with the exception of Chancellor Palpatine , the Gonk droid , and the PK droid ) ; whenever you enter a level in Free Play mode , you get one character per ability , not including the two you choose . There are also some characters that appear in the cutscenes but are unplayable , such as Boss Nass , Mawhonic , Watto , and Lama Su . Boss Nass and Lama Su were later made playable in " The Complete Saga . " Playable characters ( GBA ) . The Game Boy Advance version of " LEGO Star Wars : The Video Game " has several differences ( mostly for the sake of portability ) , including fewer playable characters ( 15 , plus 23 with cheats ) , devalued credits ( gray pieces are worth 1 , blue 5 , and gold 10 credits ) , fewer levels ( Episode III only has 3 ) and only one player character on - screen at a time . The cutscenes are still downscaled renders of the home console versions . Vehicles . " LEGO Star Wars " also has three vehicle levels . No characters could be bought from these levels , and free play mode was not accessible either . Differences between the game and the films . A New Hope . Because of these differences , the game is considered non - canon . In addition , there are always at least two characters that can be played , despite story inaccuracies ; this was for co - op purposes . Sequels . A sequel , " " , covers the saga ' s original trilogy of " " , " " and " " . It was released on September 12 , 2006 . " " , which combines the levels from " LEGO Star Wars " and " LEGO Star Wars II " , was released in 2007 . The original prequel levels were updated to include powerbricks , vehicles in non - vehicle levels , and other aspects found in " LEGO Star Wars II " . Additionally , new playable characters , such as Watto and Boss Nass , were added , as was the deleted level involving the pursuit of Zam Wesell . Other levels which were changed for the new release ( such as " Mos Espa Podrace " ) or cut from the first game ( such as Anakin ' s assault on the Trade Federation battleship ) were included as bonus content . " " was " " released in 2010 . It covers seasons 1 and 2 of . Trivia . At the time the game was published , John Williams had not yet released the soundtrack for " Revenge of the Sith , " and the official " Revenge of the Sith " game hadn ' t been released either . As a result , the music heard in all the chapters of Episode III are from other episodes ; for instance , the Battle Over Coruscant Level uses music from the Battle of Yavin in " A New Hope " . This was changed and the respective soundtracks for each scene were added in when the levels were re - released as part of in 2007 . < nowiki > There are three , but possibly four , known levels that didn ' t make it to the final release . The levels were " Anakin ' s Flight , " " Bounty Hunter Pursuit , " " Asteroid Dogfight , " and " Boga Chase " . " Bounty Hunter Pursuit " and " Anakin ' s Flight " , the last of which was practically complete , and was seen in all of the game ' s trailers but removed before release for unknown reasons . The remnants of these levels can be found with a thorough search of the install directory for the PC version of the game . " Anakin ' s Flight " was later made fully playable in - game in the extras section of < / nowiki > " LEGO Star Wars : The Complete Saga " , while " Bounty Hunter Pursuit " was added to the Episode II levels as Level I , moving Discovery on Kamino from Level I to Level II . ( it was previously the only episode with 5 levels , while both Episode I and III had 6 ) .