Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3)

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Editorial reviews

Product Description
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.

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Amazon.co.uk
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.

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Customer reviews

review by: My choice date: 2008-12-01 rating:
FUN?!
I'll be brief on this review. The controls are simple and easy to learn, the story is fantastic and especially good if you're a star wars fanatic like me, the levels are fun, the graphics are very good but not the best. The sound is great, like a lightsaber is in front of me. But its repetitive and seems a bit linear, but it does what it says on the cover you can unleash the forces, blow away your foes, hurl them like rag - dolls, shock them, stab them, stomp them, and crush them.

A fun game, but is now collecting dust on my shelf after a month of button bashing, the story can be done in a week if you savor it, or 1 day if youre a hardcore person. A good game if youre a fan or not.

NEWLY RELEASED CONTENT ON PS STORE (THAT I KNOW OF) CHARACTER PACKS FULL OF COSTUMES AND SKINS AND LATER IN THE YEAR JEDI TEMPLE ADD - ON LVL!

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review by: barnie884 date: 2008-11-03 rating:
So nearly a great game
As a huge Star Wars fan... I had seen teasers and trailers for this so long ago, thought this would never make it..... so was it worth the wait? Well, yes for a SW fan, but maybe not for anyone else. Firstly, I don't think I could ever be bored playing a game where you have Jedi powers, and some really great ones at that! Secondly, this is probably the best story on a game that I can recall (Wing commander comes close), it links episodes 3 & 4 so well that there is even talk of a movie based on this. The graphics are great if not the best I have seen, and the soundtrack is of course great (especially on a surround sound system). Now for the bad points... there is the most annoying *default text* bug that means you don't know what the bonuses are and your current status for the last few levels. Next is the lack of locations, you re-visit a few, and that seems a bit of a cop-out. Then the length of the game, completed it twice in a week since I got it... and without on-line longevity not sure how much I will play it again. In essence a must for any SW fan, and maybe a sale purchase if you are not. So close to a great game, but just missed the mark.

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review by: date: 2008-10-24 rating:
Should be better!
This game was a major reason why I bought a PS3 at the end of August. The hype and video's around it made it look superb.

I'm a massive Star Wars fan but was sadly left under whelmed by The Force Unleashed.

Overall the story is reasonably good, but with one or two disappointing parts (don't read this bit if you don't want to know). Subject to which side you join on the final level, why if you choose to face Palpatine does he pathetically float around the Death Star throne room? Very poor!

Secondly, Vader is always portrayed as being one of the most powerful Sith's ever (and rightly so!). Therefore, why does/can Starkiller wreck him up so badly at the end? Just wrong!

Now the game itself. Graphically it's superb, as is the animation. The manipulation of the Force is revolutionary and nothing any Star Wars game has ever come close to, it's certainly satisfying to use the force to fling opponents around at great distance.

I completed the game (admittedly on the easiest setting) in just over five hours, with no multiplayer or anything else afterwards, it's really disappointing. Unless you want to go back and do missions again to do holocron hunting to build Starkiller up further (not necessary at all).

Additionally, given how large the Star Wars universe is, you revisit too many planets, Kashyyyk twice, Felucia twice and Raxus Prime twice etc. Although the levels are slightly different, you would expect more.

If you're a big Star Wars fan with £40 burning a hole in your pocket, then sure buy it. Otherwise I'd wait a few months till the price drops. I cannot help but think that despite the delays in the release of this game, it's still been rushed out and if Lucasarts had more time to tweak it, it could be so much better.

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review by: date: 2008-10-23 rating:
Its no star wars knights of the old republic
Don't get me wronge its a good game, but it is far to short. And the money Lucas art spent on it would have been better spent on Star Wars knights of the old republic 3. It would have also been alot better if it had a good story line as well.


review by: date: 2008-10-19 rating:
Great game
This game is the best I ever played, even though i wish it could be longer.

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