Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader in addition to new adversaries such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians
- Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos.
- Examples of unleashing the Force in ways never thought possible: Secret Apprentice won't just Force push enemies into walls - he'll Force push enemies through walls, and will Force grip them in midair, zap them with lightning, then drop them to the ground
- Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility
- Decisions made by players throughout the game will determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it.
The Star Wars saga will continue in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a videogame developed by LucasArts, which casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In it, players will assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny.
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Game Features:
- During the period between Episodes III and IV, players hunt Jedi in the role of Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice.
- Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos.
- Examples of unleashing the Force in ways never thought possible:
- The Secret Apprentice won't just Force push enemies into walls - he'll Force push enemies through walls.
- The Secret Apprentice won't just Force grip foes to throw them aside - he'll Force grip them in midair, zap them with lightning, then drop them to the ground to explode like a bomb.
- In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players will also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader.
- Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility.
- The Force Unleashed is LucasArts' first internally developed title for next-generation consoles, and it represents the first in-game collaboration of talents and technology between LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic, two companies now finally under one roof at the new Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco's Presidio district.
- The Force Unleashed debuts Digital Molecular Matter from Pixelux and euphoria behavioral simulation from NaturalMotion Ltd.
- LucasArts is preparing an unprecedented promotional effort around the launch of The Force Unleashed, encompassing a full line of toys and game-based action figures from Hasbro, as well as a full publishing program from Dark Horse, Del Rey and Palace Press.
Meet the Cast
The Star Wars Saga will continue in 2008 with LucasArts' biggest-ever video game event. Set during the "dark times" between Episodes III and IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed portrays the previously untold story of Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice -- and now you can put a face to that mysterious character as well as the major supporting cast members as LucasArts unveils the actors set to star in The Force Unleashed.
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The New Technology of The Force Unleashed
With The Force Unleashed, LucasArts not only introduces a new chapter in the Star Wars saga, but also two completely new and innovative technologies -- Digital Molecular Matter by Pixelux Entertainment and euphoria by NaturalMotion Ltd. These groundbreaking technologies combine with Havoc physics to create true next-gen gameplay and the Force like it's never been seen or experienced before.
Ultimately a Disapointment (2008-10-24)
I was really looking forward to this game. My hopes were still high as I played through the first hour or so, but ultimately as the game progressed I felt let down. The graphics and overall design are superb, as is the music. The story line seemed interesting but ultimately wasn't enough to compel me to actually finish the game.
I disliked the lack of choice the player has in terms of game play. Personally, was hoping for a little more role play and character customization (something maybe similar to what Mass Effect had). Each level, while in different in appearance, is essentially the same. The player is run through a gauntlet with the requisite boss at the end of each level. The camera and targeting systems still need of serious work and frequently frustrated me. I'm surprised that the developers didn't wait to make this a Holiday release to allow time to fix these issues.
I'm also not a fan of checkpoints. I hate having to redo parts of the game over and over just to reach the next checkpoint. Worse yet, is getting through a difficult section of the game and falling off of a cliff due to poor camera work. I don't have tons of leisure time so when I spend a decent portion of it replaying levels, it gets mighty tedious mighty fast.
Overall, if you're a fan of the Star Wars universe with time to kill, you'll probably not hate this game. My advice is to rent it or wait to buy it used.
Force Okay (2008-10-23)
I recently purchased this video game. Being a college freshman, I get in a lot of playing time in at nights, and so I have beaten it numerous times. While I personally am debating whether it was worth my limited money, I highly recommend it to any serious Star Wars fan.
This game is an excellent continuation of the Star Wars saga. It fills in the gap between episodes 3 and 4. The plot is creative and yet blends perfectly with the movies, creating a seamless storyline for the series. The game has well-developed characters, and even the quirky Star Wars humor that the world has come to love. Each cut scene answers questions raised from where episode 3 left off, such as who starts the rebel alliance and what happened to the other Jedi still out in the galaxy.
Not only is the plot line excellent, but the graphics are phenomenal. This game utilizes three different physics engines. This allows for highly detailed backgrounds and characters that behave how they would in reality. Glass shatters, trees splinter and people can be sucked out into the vacuum of space. One of the engines greatly increases the AI's capabilities. Computer controlled units regroup, hide, flank and interact with their environment. If you pick up a unit, they will grab onto anything in their reach, whether it be a pipe or a fellow unit. These engines allow for multiple replays that are never the same.
While the game is especially captivating the first time through, it gets a little monotonous after a while. The player eventually becomes so powerful that even on the most advanced difficulty; the only challenging level is the very last one. Many of the puzzles in the game are similar and utilize the same tools to complete them. After a few play-throughs, the levels become very similar. You walk or run through a level, hunting for the door to the next area while being besieged by unbelievably large numbers of foes only to destroy them like they were gnats fighting a panzer tank. At the end of every mission is a boss unit, who is extraordinarily better than a regular unit but fought in the exact same manner. Defeating them gives little satisfaction. Also, hidden throughout all the missions are items called holocrons. These hide fun items but are a pain to hunt down. While some are nearly unavoidable, others are so difficult to track down; one may have to resort to online walkthroughs.
While this game may have little appeal to a hardcore gamer, true Star Wars fans will love it. So I highly recommend it to anyone who is willing to wear stormtrooper armor or who knows how many forms of communication C3PO is fluent in.
It could have been so much more (2008-10-22)
This is the game that has bee promised to those who have spend hours day dreaming about how awesome it would be to be a truly powerful Jedi. It was supposed to allow you to experience the role of an utterly powerful Jedi/Sith like no other game. And it does, sort of. Overall the game does a pretty good job of maintaining the illusion of being a super powered bad dude. But its the minor imperfections, and there are a lot, that drag it back down towards mediocrity.
As an adventuring game with a large amount of platforming the camera gives me a large amount of trouble. There are situations where it will fix in place and make maneuvering very difficult. It will also occasionally cause you to miss landings and fall to your death. There are also a large amount of spaces that you would think you are able to maneuver your character to, only to learn they aren't part of the stage as you fall to your death. Without good cameria control you aren't able to ever get a good look at these areas before you commit.
The combat can be fun, but suffers from very poor targeting. There are so many times you try to scoop up an enemy only to have your target change. So you lift a rock as a droid pummels you. And for being a guy with a light saber there are a huge amount of enemies equiped to fight against you. You would think that after watching the movies you should be able to cut a bloody swath through most of your enemies. But not so. It turns out a large amount of thing you face in combat just happen to be lightsaber resistant. Which manages to kill the fantasy a bit. There is nothing like being unable to get past the guard of a bug creature because he claw can't be cut. You would think everyone in the Empire fights lightsaber weilding Jedi everyday. For finishing the tougher enemies there is also a buttom sequence you will have to go through. I often find myself hoses as I go from madly attacking directly into the sequence with no warning. Which causes my poor guy a world of pain until I get on the right page.
I experience a number of glitches during my playthroughs as well. I managed to get stuck in walls several times. And there were a few stages I wasn't able to force manipulate items needed to complete the stage. For the latter issues I was forced to quit me game and load it again to resort. Not too bad but with the poor save system it could mean playing through the entire stage again.
Overall I did enjoy my time with Force Unleashed and will probably take a couple more play throughs. But being this game is already short I would recommend it as a rental most people. On the plus side once you do max out your character you can play through on easy and truly feel like all powerful force user you are supposed to be.
Great game that misses excellence (2008-10-22)
If you're a Star Wars fan, this is a no-brainer. This is a great game. On the 360, there's a lot of replay potential with the achievements, lightsaber unlocks, and new costumes. Controlling the force has never been more fun.
That said, there are problems. Targeting sometimes does exactly opposite of what you want it to do. My biggest beef with the targeting is that it has a very strong preference for objects rather than people. If a storm trooper is standing right in front of you shooting at you, the game will assume you want to pick up the nearby box to throw at him, rather than just picking up the trooper himself. Plus there are bugs. A rancor hit me so hard once that I fell through the world. There's a boss fight on stage 3 or 4 in which I got stuck in the ground every time. It doesn't mean you lose, but it definitely don't work as intended. It's these bugs and the targeting system that keep this game from reaching greatness.
If you're a fan of Star Wars or 3rd-person action/adventure games, this is still worth the money, even with the problems.
Great game! (2008-10-21)
I liked the demo version, but after reading some reviews I had my thoughts regarding buying this game, but as a star wars fan, I did it anyway! GREAT GAME!!!!! lots of fun. If you like the demo version, you'll have a blast with this game.
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