Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

10 Review to this product

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  Steven Thomas
  September 19th, 2008 on 5:35 am

  Rating

  I bought the The Force Unleashed on the release date. Personally, the detail of the game is completely amazing not to mention the controls of the meelee and force powers. Although I loved the game so much, considering that I am also an avid Star Wars fan, I did feel that the game was a bit short. I’ve noticed this with many of the more recent games, they pay more attention to gameplay and detail than they do with the length of play. The storyline fits perfectly in between the gap of episode 3 and 4. But I have also read the novel based off the videogame written by Sean Williams and thought that it was more in depth with the story than the game was. I myself have beaten this game within the first day of owning it and on the next day, went back through the game to find the rest of the secret holocrons that I missed. As of now the game is officially, 100% complete. Yes it was rather upsetting that the game was cut short in place to have the graphics and gameplay boosted. But I think the game has a good enough of a replay value, at least for me, that I still give this game a five star rating. Others may disagree and some may agree. That is your choice, and I will leave you with that. The only way anyone can really tell is to actually play the game themselves.
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  J. Leigh
  September 20th, 2008 on 1:04 pm

  Rating

  Pros
  
  - Good story and voice acting
  
  - The visuals are magnificent- I found my self looking outside of Cloud City rather than killing stormtroopers at one point
  
  - When you fight a jedi boss the game switches to a wide-angle pulled-back cinematic camera reminiscent of the duel between Dokku, Obiwan and Anakin in Revenge of the Sith. This is one of the best ways I’ve seen of taking advantage of the HD screen format and resolution. When you Force push your enemy across the room it really does remind you a lot of the movies.
  
  - Sound track is good- some new themes and old themes are enhanced.
  
  - Even though NPCs appear to have the ability to block your force powers or lightsaber blows, each one of them has a particular weakness you can exploit – so it’s not really a problem

  Cons
  
  - Locking on to objects is sometimes clumsy- PsiOps did it much better
  
  - A few bugs here and there
  
  - As compared to say Jedi Outcast / Academy it doesn’t have as rich a Force upgrade mechanism- mainly because the story doesn’t really lend itself to it
  
  - Camera needs to be manually adjusted frequently
  
  - Too short
  
  - There are some frustrating jumping puzzles – especially with a problematic camera

  Considering I’ve been waiting since Jedi Academy for another Star Wars game, and the fact that the average budget for a video game is over $40 Million, spending $60 on a decent Star Wars game seems like a bargain to me. I have no complaints.

  Comparison to the Wii version:

  - Wii version uses canned Star Wars musical score. Reminds you of playing the old Jedi Power Battles game.
  
  - Wii controls are quite well thought out and does make Force wielding fun.
  
  - But over time the Wii interaction does tend to get fatiguing.
  
  - The visuals between the Wii and PS3 are night and day- including the cutscenes which are rendered using the in-game engine. The Wii’s visuals just look really dated/primitive compared to the PS3′s. E.g. on the first mission on Kassyk, if you look at what’s happening in the background on the PS3, there are stormtroopers on a beach-head in the distance slowly advancing, and shooting and then dying. It’s gratuitous but it’s beautifully done. None of this made it to the Wii. Of course this is understandable since the Wii is a less capable system.
  
  - Wii provides additional game levels not provided in the PS3 game.
  
  - The Duel Mode on the Wii can only be played with another player, rather than with an AI- too bad.

  If you own both the PS3 and Wii, I recommend buying the PS3 version and maybe the Wii version when it goes on sale. TFU is visually the most stunning Star Wars title to-date and missing the opportunity to experience it’s full visual splendor would be a shame.
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  J. Calouro
  September 22nd, 2008 on 5:50 am

  Rating

  This is my first review, so here is goes.
  
  Great story, it really ties in Star Wars III and IV well. If you really pay attention to the cut scenes and story line, it tells a great story of the creation of the rebellion alliance. The graphics in the game are rich with very vivid color. The game play is really good, but it takes a little to get use to. The targeting system may not seem to be very effective at first, but once you get use to it (must control Starkiller, not camera to target) it’s very effective. At first I was having trouble getting good combat combos in on enemies; they would interrupt my combo and knock me down. Once I learned to block effectively and jump at the correct time, I was able to do some fantastic combos. Once thing that is frustrating is you can’t target different enemies (change targets) while you are blocking. It seems you have to learn how combat/targeting works in this game, it’s a bit different then other games you may be use to, but once you master it, you will be unstoppable. You can customize your lightsaber with different colors and power (very fun). Once you complete the game you carry over all of the increased force powers and lightsaber colors and power you acquired in your first run. You can really do some awesome combos in the begging of your second run through the game that were previously locked.
  
  There are a few glitches in the game. After the 3rd level or so, if you look at the mission objectives, it reports your force points and Holocron count, you have acquired in that level, as 0. I have found that this is just a reporting error, your force points and holocron’s still count. It gets frustrating when you want to keep track of how many holocron’s you have collected in a level and how may you have left to get. Another box always states “default text”. The after mission brief also has the same reporting error. I hope the game developer will release a patch to fix these minor errors.
  
  All in all a great game and well worth the money, especially if you are a Star Wars fan.
  
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  Fabio Okubo
  September 24th, 2008 on 9:41 pm

  Rating

  Star Wars: Force Unleashed is a very cool game for PS3.
  
  Highly recommended it for the True Star Wars Fan.
  
  If you are not a Star Wars fan, there are better games out there.
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  E Z
  September 27th, 2008 on 2:07 am

  Rating

  I am having a blast playing this game!!! The best Star Wars Game Ever!!!!!The controls just take a little time to get the hang of. Great story and the combos are awesome!!! If you like God of War kill combos and fun upgrades… this is the game 4 you!!
  
  Must Play
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  FRANCISCO CARDENAS
  September 29th, 2008 on 2:31 pm

  Rating

  Ok, so I just got this game as a guft from my parents, and let me say that I loved it from the start. First of all the story line is great, I just love how thousands of storys can emerge from inbetween episodes, second the game play is awsome, prettey much like the EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH PS2 GAME, but the part that i liked the most is the sequence of buttons you have to do to finish of bosses or big opponents, and my moste defenitive favorite part that had me with out blinking is the light saber battles the way you get to lock in battle with your foes it is just mind blowing. The graphics are great, can’t complain, I would have enjoyed it much more if the definition was at is fullest, but I can live with that. So as you can see this game is for true Star Wars Fans and people who enjoy playing just for fun, not for those who complain about bugs every now and then, remember it IS JUST A GAME!!!!!!!

  Hope this will help.

  Cheers
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  angelo de marta
  October 4th, 2008 on 8:53 pm

  Rating

  this is one of the best star wars game ever created, i played the demo and it was fantastic, but i didn’t like that the demo was short but still is the best.
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  Matias Bilbao
  October 17th, 2008 on 7:52 am

  Rating

  This game is much more than I expected. I have not had good luck with previous Star Wars games that never captured the right feel of what being a Jedi should be. This is dead on. Amazing graphics and very good levels. There is very little if anything at all that I would change. None that I can think of now. The game is a keeper and one that you need to own. Renting will not be enough. I own very few games and this is one of them.
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  MHGilmour
  October 19th, 2008 on 5:41 pm

  Rating

  Excellent graphics, easy to play & easy to use all capabilities, sometimes the interface it’s a bit slow, but a great game.
  
  Strongly recomendto play it¡¡¡
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  Cesar
  October 22nd, 2008 on 7:38 pm

  Rating

  So far i have played is very good. Be sure to have the shockwave 3 to feel the power of the force !!!!