Star Wars Lego II - can't push objects!

[arizonagroove]

I'm playing the demo of Star Wars Lego II on PC. It was fun until I got stick and now it's starting to piss me off. I'm at a point where I can see I need to push something up against a closed door then shoot it to make a big boom and 'open' the door. There's a hatchway with a lever next to it. Pull the lever a big block thingy comes out and a helpful message comes up on the screen telling me I can push any object with black and yellow stripes. This block thingy has black and yellow stripes. There's a clearly marked path between it and the door to push it along. Except...

I. can't. freakin'. push. it.

Except a few times by pure chance it's shifted a bit then got stuck again. I have a choice of Han or Chewy. I can get them to both make like their pushing no problem. They stand there and their little legs move and the really put their little plastic shoulders in to the task. But the bloody block remains stationary until eventually it pisses me off enough that I blow it up and pull the lever for a new one.

It's not rocket science, it's moving a chunk of virtual explosive lego with a smaller less explosive lego in a game. One shouldn't still be trying to figure it out after half an hour. Perhaps I am just astoundingly thick, but I must be missing something. How the hell do you push stuff around?!

[Blademrk]

you should just be able to walk against the object and it will automatically move. Sounds like a bug in the demo.

[jonathan_phang]

I'm not bein patronising, but could it be that there is only a set path (like a sandbox) that you have to push within? I have the full game - didnt get the demo though - and more often than not, you have to push onto a switch or something, which triggers the door.

maybe you could upload a screenshot when you get home and that might help us all ascertain if its a bug or an annoying level foible.

The full game on the PC is fantastic and i can say categorically that i have never had any issues with it in terms of bugs, so dont let this experience sour your view.

JP

[arizonagroove]

There is indeed a set path and I'm pushing in the appropriate direction.

What is really weird, is I decided to take a screenshot as you suggested. So I get Han in position and he's pushing the block going nowhere. I hit PrtScr and the block moves! I stop pushing Try pushing again and it doesn't go anywhere. There I hit PrtScr and the block starts moving again. Very weird but hey it's a free demo I can put up with that and in any case I'm going to go buy the full game.

[jonathan_phang]

Er... Aha - i knew that would happen hence why i asked you to take a screenie

But honestly, that really is very odd indeed - just get the game - and enjoy the hell out of it - it really is that fantastic!