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Platform: Xbox 360
ESRB Rating: Teen
Media: Video Game
Product Weight: 2.00 pounds
Model: 32761
Manufacturer: Lucas Arts Entertainment
Release Date: 2008-09-16
Sales Rank: 159
Price: $13.59
worth a look, but enjoy the whole unleashed experience,
by sandmanrogue, 2008-11-18
star wars: the force unleashed is another attempt at a multi-media event by lucas arts like their mediocre attempt with shadows of the empire in the 90s. don't get me wrong, the effort they put into the event was mediocre, i actually enjoyed shadows; but this isn't a shadows review...
this time around we've got a video game/book/graphic novel combo, with one lego spaceship and one action figure (that i know of) thrown in, almost as an insulting after-thought.
but let me just talk about the main offerings. they all complement each other, but are lacking in their own merits, so i will simply review them all.
GAME: i wanted to give this game more than a 3, i really did. but with amazing games like dark forces and jedi knight coming from lucas arts more than 10 years ago, there was really no excuse for this game not being better than it was. the gameplay was fun for the most part, with the exception of the boss-battles. there's nothing i hate worse than interactive cut-scene boss battles. if you're going to have a cut-scene, let me WATCH the cut-scene. the gameplay is completely linear, which granted is to be expected since this game above all else is an interactive story. you do have one mission as darth vader, but you spend the entire rest of the game playing as the apprentice. this is entirely a melee combat game, with the addition of force powers. if you enjoy star wars for it's shoot-outs and space combat, this isn't the game for you. they could have thrown in some space combat with juno eclipse's back-story, but alas it didn't happen. this game is definitely worth playing if you're a star wars fan, but i can't recommend it at the $60 release price; rent it or wait for the price to drop. while you're waiting, give the book a read.
BOOK: sean williams is no stranger to scifi, and he has prior credits in the star wars universe. this was some pretty solid writing, considering the storyline was already predetermined. he complemented the unleashed story and still managed to add to the mythos with a back-story for juno eclipse that i would like to see williams revisit in a novel of her own. a back-story, and explore what-happened to her after unleashed, since we obviously have no mention of her in the original trilogy, despite her obvious importance [sorry, being very vague here to keep it spoiler-free]. worth a read.
GRAPHIC NOVEL: for a special event like unleashed, i expected the comic to be a little better than this. it just seemed a little rushed. i haven't taken a look at any of brian ching's other star wars work yet, so i don't know if this is his best art. there were a lot of proportion and perspective problems that made it hard for me to enjoy for the artwork alone. and some of the most incredible events in the story, such as the scuttling of the star destroyer, were reduced to a panel on a page. that awesome destruction was worthy of nothing less than a splash-page. in some ways, ching's out-of-proportion heads reminded me of carmine infantino's work on marvel's star wars in the 70's. i'm a big fan of infantino's art now, but it wasn't until some year's later with his work on the flash that i could really get into it. only time will tell if i feel the same way about ching after seeing more of his work. the graphic novel is worth a look, but overall, it adds nothing to the story. if you're already getting the video game and/or the book, you might want to skip this one and spend your money on the the art and making of star wars: the force unleashed.
Star Wars The Force,
by Scraps, 2008-11-13
I purchased this game for my grandson and he just loves it. He cannot wait to get home from school to play. There are so many missions and different things that you can do while playing this game that this should keep him entertained for quite some time. Great game!
Not a bad adventure game,
by DragonMaster, 2008-11-12
The game was a decent amount of fun, but I wish it was a tad longer. Standard achievements, killing x amount with y ability and complete z level on medium/hard/superhard. The gameplay got a little repetitive but it was fun using the force powers to kill tons of enemies at once. The boss fights are probably the best part of the game since they are all unique and can become quite challenging. After I beat it, I immediately put it on Goozex for its trade value since I know that I will never play it again. It only has replay value if you want to get all of the achievements. I really would have liked to see some sort of multiplayer, either co-op missions or even deathmatch/ctf.
If you are a star wars fan, then it is well worth playing, but after you've gotten the story from it, it's not worth keeping around. My opinion is to rent it instead of buy.
Lots of action, good story, but wish there was more,
by David G. Jung, 2008-11-10
I'm a huge Star Wars fan since it came out in Summer of 1977 and have followed the mytho ever since. I've now been playing the game for for the last month when ever I have a spare moment and I'm enjoying the game thoroughly. Visually, the game is stunning. The sound effects and game play work well together. It's great to be able to Force Push or Force Lightning a bunch of stormtroopers and aliens alike. The Force Grip like Vader used is really cool, too. A lot of the little side, bonus objectives are fun, too. Definitely makes you want to do more or at least go back an replay the mission.
Why a 3-star? Something of this caliber, I find myself getting frustrated because of the AI work done for the camera angles. Sometimes, the AI puts you right on top of the action and you can't see what your fighting, just ghost images of you and your opponents. Also, I expect a game like this to have a lot of character moves (X-X-Y-Y, LT-B, etc.), but when I've tried to execute them, I don't see that much of a difference in play so I pretty much stick to some basic combo moves. I'm sure I'm expecting too much because I know other games only take a few dedicated nights complete if you invest the time. I was hoping this would go a bit longer to complete with more worlds to explore or Star Destroyers to bring crashing down.
Great technical Jedi game with awesome graphical effects!,
by D. Menji, 2008-11-09
When I started playing this game about a month and a half ago I felt like it had a great beginning. Being a full time worker and a full time parent I rarely have time to play. But whenever I get my hands on this game I just can't wait to play it.
First, the graphics in this game are up to date with the current technology. The controls are very easy to handle and the menus and submenus are very easy to get to.
Second, the playability and story line have a sense in the Star Wars legacy, the voices are just the same and this is NOT just another stupid Star Wars game.
Third, it is a fun game to play for all ages, no matter if you are a 35 year old man like me or if you are a 12 year old kid. You are going to love this game. Yes, it is not a very long game: 10 to 12 hours of full play time... depending on how good you are.
The only thing I am not that happy with is that you can't see all the way up, pretty much you can see so much of the picture and yes... there is no need to see all the way up but being a star wars jedi or sith you want to see all your surrounding because you never know when something might creep up from you.
Overall, I love this game and I would recommend it to anyone!!! But it if you get a chance!!!
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