"The Jundland Wastes are not to be traveled lightly." - Obi-Wan
Episode IV
A NEW HOPE
Chapter 2
THROUGH THE JUNDLAND WASTES
Darth Vader searches in vain for the secret Rebel plans on Princess Leia's starship. The droid R2-D2 has escaped with the Death Star blueprints to the planet Tatooine below.
But R2-D2, along with his companion C-3PO, has been captured by Jawas - small scavenger creatures who trade in mechanical scrap.
Young Luke Skywalker, unaware of the great destiny which lies before him, is looking for droids to help with work on his uncle's moisture farm. As he approaches the Jawas' sandcrawler, his life is about to change forever....
Playable Characters: Luke Skywalker (Tatooine), Ben Kenobi, R2-D2, C-3PO
Enemies: Tusken Raider, Sandtrooper
True Jedi at 60,000: Got lowered for seemingly no reason. Much of what I said for LSWII still applies. Respawning enemies isn't fun, and most of the total will be found during the Sandcrawler, and at the end of the level. Tip: If you want to stop the enemies from respawning in at least the first area, then re-enter it after entering the next area. The enemies won't respawn again, allowing you to collect your riches as you please!
You'll spawn with Luke and Ben. At this point, Luke is a Blaster type, with Ben as our Jedi character. In this opening bit, we can ride the animals here. However, you want to head right. Destroy the bits holding the rock up and jump on up. Slash up the Tusken Raiders as you come along here. Hop down from the upper rock and onto the mainland below. Here you can build a grapple point for Luke but it doesn't do anything. Continue down the path, until you come to a large open area. At the end, you'll see a dune. You can't climb this normally, but some LEGO bits are sitting close by that you can force into a path up. This can be annoying with the constantly spawning Tusken's. Head up and over the dune.
Deflect the Tusken's shots back at them with Ben. Then build the block here. Push it along the path once it's built so Luke can follow Ben. Jump up and over the quicksand. There's another buildable grapple point here that can net you some studs. Then follow the path up to find the Sandcrawler. Build the Grapple Point for Luke, then force the platforms above. Grapple up and pull the switch. Force the blocks on the ground into place so Ben can get up. Force the next platform above and head up with Luke, flipping this switch, and activating the lift. Head on up and flip both switches here, opening an entrance to the Sandcrawler. Head to the entrance, allowing yourself to be pulled in.
Follow the path around. Here you have to destroy the covering, then force five circle switches to open the door. Which five you force doesn't matter. Hitting all 10 gives you some studs. Head through the door and you'll be in a large room with push floors. We have to rescue R2 to open the door. Head to the right and flip the lever, this will reveal a pushable bomb. Push it towards the left side, where R2 is sitting in the middle cage. Push it onto the red switch to activate it, adding R2 to the party. Using droids around here can be annoying as Jawa's are consistently coming along to disable them for a short time. The Jawa's can be killed to make things easier. The other cages mainly contain blues. Use the Astromech Panel to open the door, and head on through.
Here, hit all four buttons on both sides to open a lever on both sides. Flip both to open the door.
Time to free 3PO! In the middle of the room, there is a pushable lever. Push it on the green side to move the overhead puller. Set it over 3PO and use the Astromech panel to activate the puller. Freeing 3PO. Use the Protocol Panel to open the door into the final part of the Sandcrawler. Use the force on the legs to open the back door, allowing exit.
Follow the path out here to enter a large area. You can't progress because of the quicksand, so we need to suck it all up. Use the Protocol Panel immediately on your right to suck up this small pool, allowing 3PO entry. Build the small bridge with the pieces here, so 3PO can reach the upper level, and the next Protocol Panel. Use this Protocol Panel to suck up the quicksand blocking your progression. Continue up the path after draining the Quicksand. Jump up the rocks to the left with Ben to force a bridge into place so that everyone can cross the gap. Once across, push the block above to create pieces to force into a bridge so 3PO can access the Protocol Panel. Use the Panel to drain the Quicksand once again. Head down the path to the end to reach the next area.
Fix up the Landspeeder by building the remaining pieces onto it. Jump in and take it across the Quicksand. Once on the other side, jump out and build the lever with the pieces sitting on the ground and pull it once it's built. It'll form a bridge so the rest of the party can cross. Stand on the four buttons to bring down another lever. Pull it to open the door to Ben's shack, ending the stage.
Average Stud Amount: 98,000-103,000
Unlocked Characters: Luke Skywalker (Tatooine), Ben Kenobi, Tusken Raider (23,000), Jawa (24,000)