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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 View larger.

Use The Force to disable your enemies View larger.

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 behavioural-simulation engine, euphoria enables interactive characters to move, act and even think like actual human beings, adapting their behaviour 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 home world 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 behavioural 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.

I'm always a bit sceptical when it comes to games based on the Star Wars franchise. For every Knights of the Old Republic there is a Bounty Hunter that ruins it. I'm a big Star Wars fan and even the terrible games I enjoy for their story. Star Wars has had a pretty easy ride recently with the succesfull KOTOR, Battlefront and Lego games. Which is why I was a bit worried about the development of The Force Unleashed. The game seemed to have a large amount of amibition with the new physics systems and bridging story.

Upon starting the game the menus seemed very basic. But once the game kicked off I was very surprised. The way it makes you feel like a powerful sith is impressive. Combining force powers opens up lots of options to defeat your foes. The first I tried was lifting someone, then shocking them and throwing them back at their allies so he can shock all of them too. The controls are very simple and easy to pick up. You will feel like a powerful Jedi very quickly. Therewas a quick time event at the end of the level where you can cut an AT-ST in half and split it in 2 using force push.

The graphics were vey good and very authentic. Star Wars has always been recognised by its atistic style and this doesnt dissapoint.

One thing I should mention is how inferior the Xbox 360 version is to the PS3 version. The PS3 version has much better details, colours, framerate, resolution, particle effects, cinema videos and sound. The sound is in DTS on the PS3 version. If you have a home cinema system the sound of the lightsaber and explosions sound fantastic. The bass is rich and the music score fits right in. The Xbox 360 version sounds weak. Its almost as of a wasp is humming in your room rather then the deep buzz in the PS3 version. The Xbox 360 version also suffers from screen tear (v sync). This is where the top half of the picture is out of sync with the bottom and a line appears half way down the screen. Its very off putting. There is also a slight pause between animations on the Xbox 360 which can be off putting when doing combos. The PS3 version flows perfectly while the Xbox 360 version seems jerky. I am well aware that a few Xbox 360 fanboys will dispute this but I own every system and I am unbiased.

Overall I would rate each version in this order: PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PSP, PS2, Nintendo DS. If you have more than 1 system feel free to use this as a way to decide which version to get.

OK. So I know that the fun rating and the overall rating are very different, which is weird, but nobody can dispute that running around telekinetically dislodging things from walls and chucking them at people is fun. That's why it has a good fun rating. However...if I wanted to do that, I'd by psi-ops or second sight. The reason it has such a poor overall rating, based on the demo, admittedly, is because I'm not playing second sight. I'm playing star wars, and I want to see more use of the lightsaber. Yes, I know that you can mash square and you'll beat them to death, but it's so obvious that that's not what you're supposed to do. Graphics are very mediocre. Someone here equated them to Resistance, but I wouldn't even go that far. The area where you can bend the support bars with the force and make the airships crash looked not dissimilar to something out of red faction.
I do like the way your force powers are presented, though, graphically. Particularly the force push, and I sincerely hope that this becomes stronger as the game progresses, because all it manages now is to throw a few people around and do minimal damage. I like combining powers (i.e. levitating someone and then blasting them with a force push), but again, this could all be done on second sight.
Things I hate with a passion that knows no bounds: The button-pressing sequence when fighting the bosses. I know it's all the rage now since resi 4 and heavenly sword, but Jesus. Not only is it really hard because you're mashing square and then suddenly it tells you to press X, but by then, of course, it's too late. I'm probably just not very good at the game, but I won't be buying it. I'll eagerly await the arrival of KOTOR III on my doorstep, if it's ever made, because they were properly good games.

I've watched the progress of Lucas Art's latest Star Wars title with moderate interest. So the Demo of, can I say, one of this years most anticipated releases dropped into the PS store a few days back and obviously I had to get it downloaded...

Lucas Arts promise much and I can understand exactly what is happening here. The marketing campaign is solid but the game is no better/or worse than what we've come to expect of next gen titles. Few games nowadays exceed expectations and Force Unleashed is no different...which is unfortunate indeed as it could of been so much more. Yes it is a demo but with release day around the corner there cant be much more to add into the game - of course the core gameplay is as follow. . . cutscene, hack and slash/with force powers and boss fight. Thats it folks.

Maybe its all about appealing to the new generation, what with Clone wars in cinemas now too? And George Lucas himself has penned the story so I will, despite my initial impressions, be purchasing this title. After all I do love Star Wars.

Knights of the old republic has been the best use of the Star Wars license and I dare say that one day a Star Wars title will come along and blow us all away. But force unleashed will dissapoint more people than please them due to hype. The prime example of this is the AI in game. Its quite shocking once you look close enough. Nice marketing campaign though. Lucas will still get my money and I hope that I get more out of this title once the full game is here. Fingers crossed.

May the force be with you all.

I dont like to judge games on their demos (the HAZE demo was terrible but the game turned out to be a little better) but being so close to release i dont think the force unleashed can improve by a lot.

I've seen all the trailers and heard the developers boasting about the 3 different game engines working side by side (DMM, HAVOK and EUPHORIA) but the game is disappointing. Download the demo from the PSN store and you can make your own mind up.

Good Stuff
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1)Playing as the bad guys is cool (lightning from your hands and just going around murdering everyone is better than just knocking them out).

2) Gameplay is fun, lots of combos and things to smash and move.

Bad Stuff
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1) Graphics arent looking that good, even in HD. As soon as i saw it i got reminded of Resistance FOM graphics :/

2) Camera angle needs to be adjusted all the time which will become very annoying.

3) I think it will become repetitive

All in all not a bad game, but not something i would buy unless i was a star wars fan. Give the demo try and see what you think

First of all, I am basing this review purely off the demo, but seeing as the final release is so close I doubt much will be changed.

Well, possibly the most hyped Star Wars game ever is nearly here, and the demo I downloaded from PSN did not disappoint. It starts with a quick briefing from Darth Vader who gives you a mission to enter an Imperial base and defend it from the Rebel Alliance, however, there is one catch: you are a secret apprentice so no witnesses must be left alive. This is an excuse to kill every last thing you see, be it droid, Stormtrooper or Tie Fighter, everything must die.

So you land in an extremely detailed space station and work your way through a small corridor getting used to your force powers. For these you have force grip (the one that lets you pick up stuff and throw it i.e. the most fun power), force lighting, force push and force dash. Protruding bits of machinery delightfully can be ripped from walls and chucked about the place, I spent 5 minutes just playing around with the force in the first room alone! But once you've had a little practice it's time to try them out. The corridor leads onto a walkway where Stormtroopers are shooting at Rebel troopers in the hangar below. As the camera moves sideways you realise the immense size of the room, a large battle is taking place, Tie Fighters are docked and there is a crashed Rebel shuttle spewing out troops. The first few enemies were dispatched with a couple of lightsaber swings and the final one with a force push - one that sent him flying off the walkway and onto the ground... splat!

Jumping down into the main hangar is when the action really heats up, and the insane amount of laser fire and grenades nearly killed me. Now you will discover the true power of the dark side as a message comes onto the screen telling me that my force push has been upgraded and can now be charged for more power and area of effect. Just in time too as 5 Stormtroopers break off and begin firing at me once more. Holding the circle button to charge up force push I let rip. A huge blast of translucent blue energy comes from my hands and the enemies are sent flying in all directions, some are killed instantly, others and crushed against various crates and barrels but one was sent careering into a group of Rebels who were then knocked off their feet. As they scrambled up they ran to take cover, a tactical retreat. So with about 20 plus enemies left in the room I decided to go mad, aiming the camera up at the ceiling I saw those Tie Fighters I mentioned earlier. Force grip time! The first ship was ripped off its dockings and thrown into the Rebel group taking cover, exploding and taking them all out. The second one I threw missed the next group I was aiming for but knocked an overhead Tie Bomber slightly, it wobbled and then fell directly onto my targets, crushing them and violently exploding in beautifully rendered graphics.

After clearing the hangar I continued along some more corridors, clearing enemies with ease and style. Going up on an elevator I found myself in an open area once more. It was quiet, too quiet. Moving forward slowly I heard the sound of another elevator and before my eyes an AT-ST and a squad of stormtroopers arrive to finish me off. The troopers were quickly dispatched with some lighting and awesome pushed which sent them flying off the edge (the camera zoomed in on their flailing bodies as they plunged to their doom - a nice touch). Now the walker was left to kill, armed with heavy weaponry most of its projectiles could not be blocked, using force push to throw its own mines back at it seemed to be the best tactic, that combined with a bit of rolling around and force lighting reduced its health rapidly. Then just before kill-time a quick fire event appears where you have to press buttons in the sequence shown on screen to kill the enemy. I succeeded and my character leapt underneath it and with an almighty up-thrust cut the entire walker in half, the two pilots fell out dead.

Demo ends.

The Force Unleashed is a VERY good game, one of the few Star Wars games to actually end up in this category.

The Good:

Graphics, beautifully detailed, excellent explosions and force graphics especially force push (my personal favorite)

Fluid combat means that you can run, jump, roll, saber swing and then force power all in the blink of an eye.

Interactive environment is brilliant, there's nothing quite like ripping stuff off walls or picking up a Tie Fighter and throwing it around like a toy.

Enemy intelligence is pretty good, with the troopers acting in squads, taking cover etc, but usually you can kill them all too fast for them to react (just like a real Jedi or Sith would in the films)


Unfortunately, the Bad:

When not in combat your character moves around slightly oddly, the movement feels wrong at first, almost like a bad PS2 adventure game but you get used to it, really a minor complaint.

Trouble aiming your force grip is a little annoying, a few times it took me 5 seconds to be able to pick up and object (tie fighter), time is precious in this game.

Graphics on a standard definition TV are brilliant but not mindblowing, for best effect play this game on a decent HDTV

Darth's Vader's voice is all wrong! It's a different voice actor and he sounds awful!


Overall this could redefine Star Wars games for this generation, I will definitely be pre-ordering it right now!