Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens Hands-On Review - 12 Things You Need To Know

2. The Flight Sequences Are Amazing

There's been spaceship sequences since the first LEGO Star Wars, but they've never quite popped in the way they should; originally confined to rails and later stuck on a rather basic 2D plane, they felt like filler as opposed to fully fleshed out parts of the game. TT Games are trying to fix that with The Force Awakens, for the first time introducing sections with full 360 degrees of movement. And they're (mostly - see the next entry) awesome! The level I played was the Millennium Falcon taking on TIE Fighters on Jakku (although there's several others, including the battle on Takadona above Maz's castle) and it was a pretty solid adaptation; using the various flip and swoop controls you can actually recreate the ship's iconic movements from the chase. The levels themselves are a mix of on-rail shooting and these segments, but from what I saw the balance is handled pretty well. How big a part they play in the experience really depends on how prominent they are in relation to the usual platforming, of course, but the Escape from Jakku is a good start.