You can't go wrong armed with the "power of rock," so said TT Games boss Jonathan Smith when talking about the character customizer feature for Lego Rock Band (PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and DS). "In a Lego world, where anything is possible, all the brilliant things about Rock Band mix with all the brilliant things about Lego." Suddenly it's not that hard to imagine crushing buildings down with that power chord.

Additional tracks have been announced for Lego Rock Band (PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and DS), and fittingly, following the demise of the King of Pop, they're making room for a Jackson 5 track, so said Traveller's Tales boss Jonathan Smith.

As promised, developer TT Games brought Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS) to GameCity 2007 in Nottingham. Producer Jonathan Smith showcased some of the features of the upcoming game, particularly the many ways to play using the Wii.

According to Smith, there's been confusion about having a light saber peripheral for Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga's iteration on Nintendo's console. TT Games has no plans to release a light saber, but he jokingly duct-taped a Wii Remote to his son's light saber before saying, "Here is the Wii light saber, TM. Anyone can make one of these at home."

Smith believes it wouldn't be easy for gamers to go through Lego Star Wars with a Wii light saber because they're not Jedi, but there are still some moves they can pull off. One is grapple feature, which allows players to move from one grapple point to another by flicking the Wiimote upwards.

From what we've previously heard, this Lego flavored Star Wars title will include all six movies in the saga. What's interesting to note is that there'll be 120 playable characters and you'll be able mix things up a bit by placing them where they're not supposed to be. With online co-op for the 360 and PS3 versions, fun awaits if we can put Luke and Anakin fighting side by side.

For more details on what happened at GameCity '07, click on the Read link below.

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Gamers will be able to get some hands-on lightsaber action at GameCity 2007 during the worldwide exclusive premiere of Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, DS).

Attendees will have a chance to try out the lightsaber controls in the game's Wii version on October 26 - Star Wars day at GameCity. The premiere is part of GameCity's Play The Force, a celebration of the different games based on the Star Wars universe.

Among those attending the festival is Travellers Tales' Jonathan Smith. Smith will be on hand to talk about the complete saga of the Lego Star Wars games' development and to explain the secret behind their success.

Those interested can get tickets at GameCity's official website by clicking on the Read link below. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga is slated for an early November release. GameCity 2007 happens all across Nottingham from October 24 until October 28.

 

After the successful Lego Star Wars I and II, TT Games promised more Lego-licensed games in the future. Jonathan Smith, head of production at the UK-based company, coyly teased Lego Star Wars fanatics with the promise that "we are definitely...working on more Lego-licensed games. We are working on another Lego project right now." Although he refused to give more information on what they're working on and when it's going to be released.

Some concern on these kind of titles is that it's primarily made for children, and that most hardcore gamers would choose to ignore it. This is what Smith said regarding it:

I think that a game that is made for children, which children genuinely enjoy, will also be enjoyed by older players as well, because it will appeal to the child in us all. The more you make games for an 8-year-old boy, the more you'll make a game for everyone

When asked about what he thinks would not work as a Lego game, Smith answered that "one of the amazing things about Lego is that it can be literally anything." So what would be next, then? Lego Batman? Lego LOTR? Lego Spongebob?