Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is a 2006 Lego-themed action- adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts and TT Games Publishing. Part of the Lego Star Wars series, it is based on the Star Wars media franchise and the Lego Group's Star Wars–themed toy line. It follows the events of the first three Star Wars films to be released: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. The game allows players to assume the roles of over fifty Lego versions of characters from the series. Camera movement was improved from its predecessor Lego Star Wars: The Video Game. Lego Star Wars II was critically and commercially successful; it sold over 8.2 million copies worldwide. Critics praised the game for its comedic portrayal of the film series, which some described as "adorable". The game's low difficulty, and its handheld versions in general, were received more poorly. The game won a British Academy Games Award and a Spike Video Game Award.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1886:
During a labor rally in Chicago, a bomb explosion and gunfire led to the deaths of eight police officers and four members of the public. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haymarket_affair
1942:
World War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval action in which the participating ships never sighted or fired directly at each other. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
1974:
An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaslu
1979:
Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
Jedi mind trick: (idiomatic) A mental feat such as apparently inducing someone to act a certain way or reading someone's mind, achieved as if by magic or telepathy. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jedi_mind_trick
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
I was brought up to believe that there is no virtue in conforming meekly to the dominant opinion of the moment. I was encouraged to believe that simple conformity results in stagnation for a society, and that American progress has been largely owing to the opportunity for experimentation, the leeway given initiative, and to a gusto and a freedom for chewing over odd ideas. --Jane Jacobs https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jane_Jacobs