Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Good game - for all ages and abilities

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed | Great Game!!

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Star Wars: The For...

	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Xbox 360 \| Lucas Arts Entertainment, 2008 average customer review:based on 115 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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.

Join the Dark Side
You are Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice
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Use The Force to disable your enemies
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Artwork of the Jedi "Maris"
View larger.As its name implies, The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force by taking full advantage of newly developed technologies that will be seen and experienced for the first time: Digital Molecular Matter (DMM), by Pixelux Entertainment, and euphoria by NaturalMotion Ltd. Paired with the powerful Havok Physics? system, these new technologies create gameplay only possible on the new generation of consoles. DMM incorporates the physical properties of anything in the environment so that everything reacts exactly like it should - wood breaks like wood, glass shatters like glass, plants on the planet Felucia bend like plants on the planet Felucia would, and more. Meanwhile, as a revolutionary behavioral-simulation engine, euphoria enables interactive characters to move, act and even think like actual human beings, adapting their behavior on the fly and resulting in a different payoff every single time.

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.

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.

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Good game - for all ages and abilities

This game is really fun, and has a deep storyline too. A good game for someone of any age and ability.

Great Game!!

The story line is interesting and the action is ridiculous. I'm glad I got it and I really enjoy playing it. I look forward to playing more games like this one.

Great Action Oriented Star Wars Title

I don't know what's with some of the poor to average reviews, because this game is best action game I've played since God of War.

Here's all you need to know. The action is virtually non-stop, in a Devil May Cry/God Of War esque kind of way of approaching things. It works great I think. The cut scenes are short and to the point, while still adding abundant, quality story line to the Star Wars time line. The gameplay is terrific, and with no hic-up in trying to pull off Force moves and various lightsaber combos. My only complaint is that the action can feel redundant at times.

If you love action games and you at least like the Star Wars Universe, then pick this game up.

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Star Wars fans = buy | Others = rent

I'll just do a short paragraph this time since there's really not enough to say about the game to warrant a pro/con list.

-I love star wars. Always have always will. So this game was a "must buy" for me. Would i go back in time and rent it instead? No cause you never know when we (star wars fans) will get a hankering to throw some stuff around with the Force. The game is pretty good overall. Short, like 6 hours of playtime short. The plot is ... star wars-ish. They make some good tie-ins to the existing universe. It's a little buggy in spots and one of the coolest things you do in the game (wreck an entire star destroyer) is also the biggest pain in the arse, thus taking the fun out of it :P. There are some God of War style button sequences. They vary a little, but i frankly will never get tired of watching AT-STs get sliced in half and rancors torched by force lightning. The game is fun but a little annoying when you are forced to revert to force lightning most of the time and if the enemy happens to be "immune" to it somehow you are forced to use your lightsaber (which is poorly underdeveloped) to take them out. Sadly, while the force powers are cool and all, they are really limited by the enemy designs most of the time. Frankly instead of making the enemies impossible to kill with the very force powers the game is supposed to be centered around, they should have just made them ALL suceptible to the powers but increased the number of enemies. That way you still get a challenge cause you're mainly just trying not to get overrun by them. (which is more realistic than storm troopers that have shielding that absorbs force powers ?!?!?).

So overall i like it. It was quick and simple and had force lightning in it. So to me it was incredibly fun, but to others that might not be so enthralled with the star wars universe as i am, you've been warned :P.

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed