Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3)
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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Customer Review: 1 Major Feature Missing
This product is missing one major feature (Hence the 4 star rating). My review here is regarding both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions. The feature is multiplayer / two player mode. I really hope the game lasts me a while to make it worth the ?40.00. I have done like the others on this review currently and that is downloaded the demo. It’s absolutely mind blowing. A must buy for any Star Wars fan or anyone interested in some force power fun. 4/5
Customer Review: Based entirely on the Demo’s performance…the force is VERY strong indeed.
Let me start out by saying, the game looks incredibly solid. The graphics are ace, comparable to MGS4 and the physics are incredible. It just makes the entire feel of the game more believable. You just know its a star wars game. The sound is top notch too, your saber swings sound tremendously powerful and convincing. Overall, the gameplay is…solid. Your force powers are not insane wtf oneshot lol kills. They take some getting used to and work well in certain places. You cannot simply spam one spell and hope for the best, this requires accuracy and some tactical thought beforehand. There is only one slightly off putting feature and that’s the camera. You get swarmed on a regular basis and the camera will either be too responsive, or be too slow, and this doesn’t help when you get constantly interupted trying to pick up an object. My experience from Demos is that the company will try and show off all of its best features on one spot in order to make it look amazing when in fact the game itself sucks… The demo is excellent and that lives up to the hype alone…but will the final game pull it off in the end? I’m a huge star wars fan and this game has been preordered already. The story is a major pull for me as it sounds really interesting and twisty. But at the end of the day, gameplay is the major selling point, and it runs so beautifully. Easy game to get to grips with. Very hard to master. This game should be insane.
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