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Aspyr Media, Inc. Ships LEGO(R) Star Wars(TM): The Video Game for Macintosh.


AUSTIN, Texas -- Aspyr Media Aspyr Media, Inc. (IPA: /əsˈpaɪər/) is an Austin, Texas based company that specializes in porting Windows games to the Mac OS platform.  today announced LEGO Star Wars Lego Star Wars is a Lego theme which incorporates the Star Wars saga. The first Lego Star Wars in 1999, included model 7140, the first Lego X-Wing. The first few sets based on the original trilogy were released in 1999, coinciding with the release of The Phantom Menace. : The Video Game, which allows players to re-live the most memorable scenes from the prequel pre·quel  
n.
A literary, dramatic, or cinematic work whose narrative takes place before that of a preexisting work or a sequel.



[pre- + (se)quel.]
 Star Wars film trilogies as unique LEGO characters, has shipped on the Mac. Licensed from LucasArts, LEGO Star Wars was produced by Giant Interactive Entertainment and developed for the Mac by i5works.

For the first time ever, one of the world's most successful film series meets one of the world's favorite toys in an epic new video game. LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game features a game world and characters built from virtual LEGO bricks that allows gamers to play through the whole story of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

Gamers can play as more than 40 of their favorite Star Wars characters through more than 18 levels, experiencing the entire storyline of the first three movies in the Star Wars saga with plenty of action, puzzles, and unique Star Wars humor. Additionally, players can enjoy a two-player cooperative play mode that lets a second player drop in and out of the action without interrupting gameplay.

From Podracing on Tatooine and the battle to repel the droid (robotics) droid - (From "android") The robots of the Star Wars universe. While androids look somewhat human-like, Star Wars' droids are typically fashioned in the likeness of their creators or in a utilitarian design that stresses function over appearance.  onslaught on Geonosis, to Obi-Wan Kenobi This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article.  and Qui-Gon Jinn's fateful fight with Darth Maul Darth Maul is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He was introduced in . Biography
As portrayed in the Expanded Universe novel , Maul was kidnapped by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious in infancy, he was once a Jedi at young age but was kidnapped by
, LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game provides an immersive Star Wars experience, with the added unique take on the Star Wars fantasy that the LEGO toy line brings.

The game is rated "E" for "Everyone" by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board
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 and is available at www.aspyr.com for $29.99. More information on the game can also be found at http://www.aspyr.com/games.php/mac/legosw/.

About The LEGO Group

The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company, based in Billund, Denmark. It was founded in 1932 and today the group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children, employing approximately 7,400 people globally. The LEGO Group is committed to the development of children's creative and imaginative abilities. LEGO products can be purchased in more than 130 countries.

LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of The LEGO Group. (C)2005 The LEGO Group

About Giant Interactive Entertainment

Based in Beaconsfield, England, Giant Interactive Entertainment Ltd. is the only publisher to specialize exclusively in computer and video games This article is about the British magazine covering computer and video games. For the American magazine, see Computer Games Magazine.

Computer And Video Games (CVG
 for young gamers and their families. http://www.giantentertainment.com

About Aspyr Media, Inc.

Based in Austin, Texas, Aspyr Media, Inc. is a leading publisher of Macintosh interactive entertainment software, committed to offering high-quality interactive entertainment products and services, with a smile, to gamers worldwide.

More information on Aspyr and their line of products can be found online at http://www.aspyr.com.
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