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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Xbox 360) | 
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Category: Video Games
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Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 59
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: action-games
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.4
UPC: 023272005641
EAN: 0023272005641
ASIN: B000NTAG66
Release Date: September 19, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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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
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Use The Force to disable your enemies
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Artwork of the Jedi "Maris"
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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 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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far far from KOTOR... October 11, 2008
Mr. Patrick Mork (UK)
i've been a Star Wars fan ever since I can remember. having watched the first movie well over 100 times i guess that makes you a fan.
But on the games side, it's a love / hate relationship. Sometimes Lucasarts comes out with some amazing games like Knights of the Old Republic (1&2) and sometimes things that aren't so good. Force Unleashed (FU) is somewhere between both.
The good:
- Very polished graphics
- superb representation of the worlds
- Great use of force powers
- Pretty good physics engine with regards to how the game plays
The ugly:
- Extremely linear storyline (ie zero thinking. follow the arrow, kill the lvl boss, move on)
- Originality of story is mixed at best
- Levels and combat become repetitive once you've unlocked all /most of the force powers (after about the 6th mission or so).
- character level progression becomes pretty meaningless since aside from the force powers and attributes there isn't much of a real role playing game to the game anyway
Overall I've been pretty dissapointed by this game. It's one of the titles I've been waiting for after having played both KOTORS twice all the way through. But FU comes up short. Once you've unlocked most of the powers the combat becomes fairly repetitive. The boss battles aren't much fun either. You essentially have to find the pattern to beat each boss and once you find that their isn't much thinking involved. There are no side quests like in KOTOR or characters that you meet that you feel can really alter / affect the story. As I said, the story is linear. Nothing you do alters the final or can change the outcome. Basically it's like playing Sonic the Hedgehog in a Star Wars universe with some minor elements of an RPG game.
In conclusion, it depends what you like. If using the Force, immersing yourself in the Star Wars universe and playing a "platform" (aka Sonic, Devil May Cry or other level / boss) based game is for you then you'll like this game. If you're looking for an in-depth, story driven RPG like Kotor, Mass Effect or Elder Scrolls save you're money...
P.
 The best game in along time October 9, 2008
Mrs. Georgina Kent
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this expecting to play it for a day, complete it and come back to do the story again a few months later but as soon as i completed the game i wanted to play it again. The graphics are awesome, the gameplay is really fun and you can start the game again with all your unlocked powers. this is by far the best star wars game ever and you should definitely buy it.
 A huge disappointment October 8, 2008
Mr. D. G. R. Foulston
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Don't believe the hype. This game was a huge disappointment and i got completely bored and annoyed that I had wasted my money within an hour. All image and absolutely no game play. Repetitive, linear levels and awful end of level boss fights where you simply have to hit pre-designated keys over and over again. I love Star Wars but this was a major disappointment. Haven't Lucasarts seen how amazing other games can be now (Oblivion?)? Why not repackage the Star Wars Galaxies game for the XBox Live market? In the meantime don't bother with this dud.
George Lucas Please Stop Now! October 7, 2008
Mr. J. Stevens (London)
Here are the facts:
Not enough levels,
Level Design Quality Is Low,
Rubbish AI,
Easy As Making Toast,
Glitchy Scenary,
Boring Repatative Gameplay,
Filled With Bugs,
Does Not Work Properly On Some 360's And Requires System Cach Clean First,
But It Has A Good Story - Which Is Now A Novel
Buy The Book Instead - Its WAY BETTER!
Depends on what you are looking for... October 7, 2008
Daywalker (UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are looking for an in-depth game, free-roaming gameplay and exploration, and you are keen to get stuck into a huge virtual world, then this is not really appropriate for you.
If, on the other hand, you want a game where you don't really think too much, it doesn't take ages to get through, and most of all, the main gameplay element is FUN then this is most certainly for you.
I agree with those reviewers who rate this pretty low, as it isn't the deepest or most free-roaming game in the world. But thats not the idea - the idea is to be able to force-lightenening your way through hordes of stormtroopers, being surrounded in tight spaces and repulsing soldiers into the wall, flinging people off platforms, or indeed into other people, bringing down tie fighters with explosive barrels and performing devastating lightsabre attacks infused with force lightening and combined with force push.
I love it. If I wanted a great free-roaming RPG I'd have got Mass Effect. Which I did, and thats great too.
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