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Cover art of LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Platform
Nintendo DS
Genres
Platformer · Real-Time Strategy · Adventure
Player Perspective
Third person
Publishers
LucasArts
Release date
March 22, 2011
Languages
🇬🇧 🇺🇸 English · 🇪🇸 🇲🇽 Spanish · 🇫🇷 French

Summary

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars lets you build, battle and laugh your way through the galaxy like never before. You can jump into the boots of Anakin Skywalker or Obi‑Wan Kenobi and tackle missions that span the whole Clone Wars era, all while the Sith and their droid legions threaten the Jedi Council. The game mixes classic LEGO charm with epic space dogfights and brain‑teasing puzzles, keeping the balance between humor and high‑stakes action.

What really sets this handheld version apart are the fresh mechanics. Scene‑Swap lets two characters operate in separate locations to finish multi‑part objectives, and Story‑Swap pushes the same idea further by running two storylines side‑by‑side. You can even throw lightsabers, pick up droids, and step on combo pads for extra destruction, while vehicle levels now let you land, exit, and fight on foot. The split‑screen Versus mode gives a quick‑draw duel for up to two players.

The hub isn’t a static menu but two moving starships – the Republic’s Resolute and the Separatist’s Invisible Hand – where you can purchase new characters from each faction. Although the handheld cut back on massive ground‑army commands, it still packs exclusive characters and minigames you won’t find in the console version, making it a compact yet surprisingly deep LEGO Star Wars experience.

Storyline

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars for the Nintendo DS pulls its story straight from the animated film and the first two seasons of the TV series, but it does so without any spoken dialogue. The game leans heavily on visual gags and playful twists, turning serious battles into comedic set‑pieces. Even the iconic Geonosian Arena fight from Attack of the Clones is re‑imagined as the opening prologue level.

Throughout the handheld adventure, players jump between familiar planets and missions, all presented in the signature LEGO brick‑style humor. The lack of dialogue lets the quirky animations and sound effects carry the narrative, giving fans a light‑hearted spin on the Clone Wars saga.

Edited by Maya Carter

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Multiplayer

Game modes
Cooperative
Multiplayer setup
Split Screen