A New Hope/LSW2-DS

A New Hope
Symbol	IV-DS
Based on	Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope
Game	LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (DS)
Universe	Star Wars
Starting Level	The Blockade Runner
Ending Level	The Trench Run
Number of levels	5
How to unlock	Starter

Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope is the first episode in the Nintendo DS version of LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy.

Story

It is a period of the Galactic Civil War. Inside a Blockade Runner called the Tantive IV, Leia and a Rebel Trooper argue while wondering where the gunshots coming from the window are coming from, until they realize they are coming from a Super Star Destroyer. Stormtroopers board the ship and shoot at the Rebel Troopers. Leia and her Rebel Trooper bodyguard help the Rebel Troopers until they reach the cells. There, they lower C-3PO off a ledge, who then frees R2-D2. Leia and her Rebel Trooper bodyguard escort the droids until they reach the escape pod room. Darth Vader arrives there, but before he can capture the droids, Leia distracts him by dancing. This allows the droids to escape in the escape pod, although Leia is later captured. The escape pod lands on Tatooine.

Later, a farmer named Luke Skywalker attempts to find R2-D2 and C-3PO through binoculars, but is inadvertently attacked by Tusken Raiders from behind, causing him to fall over a hill. After landing on flat ground and finding himself unable to climb another hill, Obi-Wan comes to help him. Thanks to Obi-Wan's Force, Luke climbs the hill and ventures further to find the droids. Eventually, they find the droids and head to Mos Eisley. There, they enter the Mos Eisley Cantina to find Chewbacca, only to notice two Stormtroopers capturing the droids. The trio sets out to rescue the droids, but are then interrupted by Sandtroopers and citizens of Mos Eisley. However, using their combat skills, they manage to free the droids inside a prison. Finally, R2-D2 opens the doors to the Mos Eisley Spaceport, where they board the Millennium Falcon. Meanwhile, at the Mos Eisley Cantina, Han Solo kills Greedo. He then boards the Millennium Falcon (not seen on screen) and, along with his friends, heads to Alderaan.

However, they soon discover that Alderaan has been destroyed thanks to the Death Star's superlaser. The Falcon is then attracted by a tractor beam, forcing the pilots to land on the Death Star. On the Death Star, Luke and Han steal the armor of two Stormtroopers and use them to sneak into the cell block. Halfway there, they are helped by Obi-Wan, who turns off the tractor beam. In the cell block, Luke, Han and Chewie find Leia in the last cell on the right side. Leia then takes the blaster to Han, shoots two Stormtroopers, and then they all jump into a garbage chute.

The quartet falls into the trash compactor, where they are shocked to see the walls close in. R2-D2 and C-3PO realize this and head to the hangar to use a panel to stop the walls and save their friends. After the walls stop, the quartet exits the trash compactor and heads into the hallways, but Han and Chewie become separated from Luke and Leia. Luke and Leia venture to the Death Star and eventually reunite with their friends in the hangar with the Millennium Falcon. Obi-Wan arrives at the hangar, but is then confronted by Darth Vader. Luke decides to help Obi-Wan, only to have Darth Vader kill him afterwards. Luke then flees to the Millennium Falcon, who then escapes to Yavin 4.

Luke Skywalker later becomes an X-Wing pilot. As Luke enters the trench, Vader and a pair of TIE-Fighters pursue him, but Luke manages to defeat them. Finally, Luke fires a Proton Torpedo at the Death Star's reactor, destroying it. Later, on Yavin 4, Luke and Han receive awards for their efforts and begin to dance. The other Rebel Troopers also start dancing.

Levels

1. The Blockade Runner
2. Mos Eisley Spaceport
3. Rescue the Princess
4. Death Star Escape
5. The Trench Run

Characters

• Leia*
• Rebel Trooper*
• C-3PO*
• R2-D2*
• Tatooine Luke*
• Obi-Wan*
• Chewbacca*
• Stormtrooper Luke
• Stormtrooper Han*
• Han Solo
• Stormtrooper*
• Imperial Officer*
• Darth Vader*
• Tusken Raider*
• Jawa*
• Wuher*
• Sandtrooper
• Greedo*
• Death Star Trooper
• TIE Fighter Pilot
• Biggs Darklighter*
• Cloud City Luke

Differences from the film

• The scene where the Star Destroyer pursues the Tantive IV is omitted, as well as the scene where the Stormtroopers kill some Rebel Troopers.
• As in the Game Boy Advance version, Captain Antilles is replaced by a normal Rebel Trooper.
• The scene where Leia hides the Death Star plans from R2-D2 is omitted.
• In the game, Darth Vader arrives to find the droids, but Leia then dances to distract him.
• Luke never visits his house in the game.
• The scene in which Luke, Obi-Wan, C-3PO, and R2-D2 react to Leia's message is omitted.
• Luke and Obi-Wan never notice the Stormtroopers taking the droids until their encounter with Chewbacca.
• Ponda Baba is absent from the game.
• The scene where Han Solo conserves with Jabba the Hutt is omitted.
• The Han Shot First scene doesn't occur until Luke, Obi-Wan, R2-D2, and C-3PO board the Millennium Falcon.
• The scene in which Alderaan is destroyed is omitted, as well as the scenes in which the Falcon finds the remains of the planet and pursues a TIE-Fighter.
  • However, at the beginning of the Death Star Escape level, the player can use R2-D2 to view the scene of the Destruction of Alderaan on a screen.
• As in the home console version, Luke and Han have to wear Stormtrooper helmets found in hat dispensers instead of always wearing them.
• The scene where Luke, Han, Chewie and Leia go down a slide into the trash compactor is omitted.
• The walls of the trash compactor close, even though Han hadn't shot them.
• The Dianoga is absent from the game.
• Luke helps Obi-Wan defeat Darth Vader, but fails and flees to the Millennium Falcon.
• A X-Wing's S-foils get stuck briefly before opening.
• TIE-Interceptors participate in the Battle of Yavin.
• Darth Vader doesn't try to destroy Luke's X-Wing in a trench run; instead, he attempts to destroy it in a circle of trenches.
• Biggs Darklighter does not die in the game, as he is seen in the Royal Award Ceremony scene.
• In the Royal Award Ceremony scene, Leia wears her regular outfit, while Luke wears his Cloud City outfit instead of Ceremony.