Generally games built around a movie brand, like Star Wars, aren’t very good. Normally they are just looking to milk some easy money from the brand. It therefor comes as a pleasant surprise that some Star Wars games aren’t merely good, some of them are really great games. Lucas Arts has achieved this by demanding a certain level of quality from everything that carries the Star Wars name.
Released: September 2008
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The Force Unleashed has a great story line, in my opinion, much better than the 3 movies of the Star Wars trilogy. You play Galen Marek, AKA Starkiller, Darth Vader’s secret apprentice. The clone wars have recently ended and Vader sends you after the remaining Jedi. You are joined on your quest by an android called PROXY and your female pilot, Juno Eclipse. I found myself growing remarkably fond of Starkiller and his companions, and I found their moral conflicts added a lot of weight to the story.
Once you really get into the game you truly feel like a powerful Dark Jedi, using a variety of force powers and lightsaber slashes to rain death upon imperial and rebel foes. This is achieved by the game’s excellent physics engine and graphics. You can grab any number of objects or characters using the force, then you can use other skills like force lightning and force push, to throw stormtroopers into Wookiees and crush Felucians under boulders. In open environments, these mechanics deliver great fun, but they can be a little tricky to work in close quarter fights.
As you progress from level to level, you will find upgrade crystals, which allow you to learn new combos and upgrade your force powers to make them more effective. This gives one the impression that Starkiller grows more powerful. You’ll encounter increasingly stronger foes as you move forward, many of whom are immune to one force power or another. This forces you to vary the combinations you use to defeat your enemies.
I found the game to be a pleasant challenge especially where the game’s bosses were concerned. The boss fights have multiple parts, so you don’t have to start all over, every time you get killed.
The force unleashed also has a few easy, but sensible, puzzles that require you to pull platforms upward or bend metal slabs down.
All in all, I think The Force Unleashed is a very good game and a must buy for all Star Wars fans.
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