Gaming Generations :: Star Wars The Force Unleashed

starocean · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:32 pm Post subject:

Ever since the release of Star Wars, fans have been looking for a game that would make them feel like an all powerful jedi. Well, keep looking.

Story

The game takes place between episode 3 and episode 4. You are Darth Vader's secret apperitace. Your mission starts as just hunting down the remaining jedi, but the it gets deeper as you progress through the game. the only reason I waited untill I beat the game before trading it in was because of the story.

Gameplay

In the game there are two main villians, and I don't mean Darth Vader and the Emperor. Your worst enemies are the amera and the targeting. The camera never seems to focus on what you want it to. You will spend a lot of time attacking enemies off screen. That brings us to the targeting. the game allows you to use the force on just about anything. This was a good idea in theory but in practice it doesn't work so well. Your targeting icon flies all over the screen, targeting every enemy and object. It can be very chaotic and hard to single out a single enemy. You can unlock combos when you level up but there is no need to. You can get through the game by just mashing the attack button.

Graphcis

Not much to add here. The game looks great and the cutscenes are enjoyable to watch.

Summary

To tell the truth this game should of been a movie. The story is really the only reason to play this game. There is an occasional moment or two when you kind of feel like a bad ass, well as bad ass as a video game can make you feel anyway.

Overall I give the game a 4 out of 10.