Now I know I just spent the last few paragraphs bashing The Force Unleashed, but given all its flaws and issues, it’s still probably one of the best Star Wars games ever made. It’s like LucasArts just stopped working on the game. In the last level of the game, one of the bonus objectives is marked as ‘DEFAULT TEXT’ and the counters for Force points don’t even work. What should have been the most badass moment in the game is reduced to slowly moving the Star Destroyer into a specific direction, fighting off some Tie-Fighters, then slowly moving the Star Destroyer again and continuing this on and on while being completely bored and frustrated. Probably the most disappointing part of the game (for me anyway) was the now famous scene where you pull an entire Star Destroyer out of the sky.
Instead of forcing you to be creative with your abilities, it hinders you. The bosses in this game come off as just basic enemies with an oversized amount of health who are impervious to half of your attacks. At times your opponent will randomly fall through the floor, leaving only an upper torso to battle against, or they’ll get trapped high above you behind some invisible ceiling. The same goes with the uninspired boss battles. The camera isn’t really on your side either, which makes Force Throw difficult since you can’t really aim the object you want to lunge.Įven simple acts like moving through an open door become undoable and will have you restarting levels and hoping the game doesn’t brain fart on you again. Starkiller can be very stiff to handle, especially during the more platform based levels where quick and precise movement is vital. However, the experience is heavily dumbed down due to the games laundry list of bugs and glitches.
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As you go through the game and level up, you can upgrade these abilities and add more to your arsenal. Your main character, Starkiller, starts off light with his lightsaber and only a few force abilities, like picking up objects or enemies and hurling them across the room. Pretty much anything gameplay related is disappointing. Unfortunately this is where all the good ends and the bad, very bad, and down right disrespectful begins. All the classic blaster and lightsaber sounds are here, and the voice acting isn’t half bad either, though I think they could have found a voice actor who sounds a bit more like James Earl Jones to play Darth Vader.
Everything from the sunny and lush planet Kashyyyk, to the junk planet Raxus Prime, to the inner halls of the Death Star, the visual design is top-notch and has an authentic Star Wars feel to it. Some of what happens even becomes cannon to the Star Wars legacy, like Starkiller’s family crest being used as the Rebel Alliance’s symbol. It does a good job of filling the gap between the two trilogies and adds a lot more depth to Darth Vader’s character. In August 2008, Dark Horse published a graphic novel telling the story of Force Unleashed written by Hayden Blackman, whom also wrote the game’s narrative, and features art by Brian Ching, Bong Dazo, and Wayne Nichols. After the Great Jedi Purge, Starkiller is ordered to find and kill all remaining Jedi as training for his ultimate assignment: kill the Emperor. Taking place between Episodes III and IV, The Force Unleashed tells the story of Starkiller, Darth Vader’s secret apprentice, and shows the rise of Darth Vader and the Empire. But that doesn’t mean it’s a very good video game.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is probably one of the greatest Star Wars video game ever made.
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