LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars is a video game within the Star Wars universe that is considered non-canon. The announcement of its development was made on February 8th, 2010. LucasArts published the game, while Traveller's Tales handled development. As the third installment in the LEGO Star Wars video game series, it follows LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy. The game's narrative is based on events from the animated series, The Clone Wars._ Gamers could play it on the Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows PC, Mac, and Xbox 360. Its initial release date was March 22, 2011. Later, on October 27, 2011, Feral Interactive released the macOS version.
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, a more recent title in the award-winning LEGO Star Wars videogame franchise, incorporates the strongest aspects of prior LEGO games while introducing entirely new gameplay, making it the most action-oriented LEGO videogame thus far. The game, created by the same Traveller's Tales team that produced the highly praised LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Indiana Jones series, launched on March 22, 2011, for the Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360, and Windows.
Darrell Rodriguez, president of LucasArts, stated, "LucasArts is still raising the standard for family entertainment of the future. With over 20 million units sold globally, the LEGO Star Wars series is a huge success with fans. We are excited to bring this experience to LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, providing the humor and enjoyment that players have come to expect from this award-winning series."
TT Games director Tom Stone commented, "LucasArts is a fantastic partner, and we are having a great time working with them on the next LEGO Star Wars installment. The TT team is dedicated to making this the best LEGO game ever, with completely new gameplay and features never seen before in a LEGO game."
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars features every character from the wildly successful animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' first two seasons, as well as some well-known characters from the beloved theatrical Star Wars Saga. The game has new battle modes that provide players with unique head-to-head combat, as well as an improved level builder that allows them to construct custom bases and in-game battlefields. Players can choose to play as a Jedi or Separatist, each with new character skills such as Squad command, Lightsaber slicing, Lightsaber jumps, long distance Jedi attacks, and Grapple Tie-Ups, all within a new, user-friendly hub.