2008 Woodie Awards
'Star Wars: The Force Unleashed': Tame to say the least
Derek Good
Issue date: 10/9/08 Section: Entertainment
The first Star Wars movie, A New Hope, was release over 30 years ago, and after all that time, there have been five more live action movies, one all CGI movie, four spin-off television shows, a massive amount of books and video games and tons of memorabilia.
All of this hasn't slowed down the massive locomotive known as Star Wars.
George Lucas and his cronies continue to pump out content that sells like crazy and have now released a new video game.
"Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" was released Sept. 16, 2008 and since that date, has become the best-selling Star Wars video game in history, and that is no small statement.
Do all of these sells mean something?
Is this game a Force to be reckoned with?
Although this game has got its high points, the answer is, unfortunately, no.
The game starts you off with the infamous Darth Vader and the first stage that takes place on the Wookie planet of Kashyyk where players are able to toss around Wookies as if they were paper airplanes.
Vader's mission on this planet is to take out a surviving Jedi in the region, and in doing so, he discovers the Jedi has had a son, whom Vader promptly adopts and renames Starkiller.
In the game, when Starkiller grows up, he is to finish Vader's work by taking out some more Jedi that are known to be surviving in the galaxy.
The first few levels are awesome. You are able to wield the Force to throw enemies around, burn them to a crisp and send massive shockwaves out of your body.
You can also throw your lightsaber halfway across the map.
All of this cool trickery doesn't last however, as players begin to meet enemies with resistance to almost every one of the Force powers.
There was a problem late in the game with the targeting system.
Multiple enemies onscreen made it very difficult to lock on to the one particular enemy you may want to take out first. Players will just have to keep moving around to get an angle on the target they want want to take out.
Another quirk is that the levels do feel sort of repetitive. Players fight through a few minor enemies and a few mini bosses like a Rancor or an AT-ST then fight through more enemies until the player reaches the boss of the stage.
All of these quirks and mishaps don't make the game bad; they just keep it from being what it should've been.
The title of this game was "The Force Unleashed," and the only time unleashing the force was an accurate testament to the game was a point where you pull a Star Destroy (a massive spaceship) out of space.
At times dul lthe game is still worth playing.
Renting this game may be the better option.
All of this hasn't slowed down the massive locomotive known as Star Wars.
George Lucas and his cronies continue to pump out content that sells like crazy and have now released a new video game.
"Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" was released Sept. 16, 2008 and since that date, has become the best-selling Star Wars video game in history, and that is no small statement.
Do all of these sells mean something?
Is this game a Force to be reckoned with?
Although this game has got its high points, the answer is, unfortunately, no.
The game starts you off with the infamous Darth Vader and the first stage that takes place on the Wookie planet of Kashyyk where players are able to toss around Wookies as if they were paper airplanes.
Vader's mission on this planet is to take out a surviving Jedi in the region, and in doing so, he discovers the Jedi has had a son, whom Vader promptly adopts and renames Starkiller.
In the game, when Starkiller grows up, he is to finish Vader's work by taking out some more Jedi that are known to be surviving in the galaxy.
The first few levels are awesome. You are able to wield the Force to throw enemies around, burn them to a crisp and send massive shockwaves out of your body.
You can also throw your lightsaber halfway across the map.
All of this cool trickery doesn't last however, as players begin to meet enemies with resistance to almost every one of the Force powers.
There was a problem late in the game with the targeting system.
Multiple enemies onscreen made it very difficult to lock on to the one particular enemy you may want to take out first. Players will just have to keep moving around to get an angle on the target they want want to take out.
Another quirk is that the levels do feel sort of repetitive. Players fight through a few minor enemies and a few mini bosses like a Rancor or an AT-ST then fight through more enemies until the player reaches the boss of the stage.
All of these quirks and mishaps don't make the game bad; they just keep it from being what it should've been.
The title of this game was "The Force Unleashed," and the only time unleashing the force was an accurate testament to the game was a point where you pull a Star Destroy (a massive spaceship) out of space.
At times dul lthe game is still worth playing.
Renting this game may be the better option.
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Jason
posted 10/10/08 @ 4:01 AM CST
"George Lucas and his cronies continue to pump out content that sells like crazy"
So what's your point? Are you criticising someone for putting out exceptionally popular products that sell like crazy? As a SW fan I'm happy that they're still keeping the thing alive. (Continued…)
Rick
posted 10/22/08 @ 11:27 AM CST
I think the main concern is how much time Lucasarts has spent on such a mediocre game like Unleashed. It may be "tame" but the industry isn't going to hit home runs every time. (Continued…)
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