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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii) | 
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Category: Video Games
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Avg. Customer Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 21
Platform: Nintendo Wii
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 023272005788
EAN: 0023272005795
ASIN: B0014FY9XY
Release Date: September 19, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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The Star Wars saga will continue in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a videogame developed by LucasArts, which casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In it, players will assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi - and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny.
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You are Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice
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Use the Force to disable your enemies
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Artwork of the Jedi "Maris"
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As its name implies, The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force. The Wii version will not only give you a solid story-line developed by LucasArts involving the Darth Vader's secret apprentice, but you'll experience a new style of gameplay only the Wii can offer. With the Wiimote and Nunchuk you'll be able to battle your way through your enemies utilizing your Lightsaber attacks and Force powers. Not only can you experience this new control system in story mode, but you can also try your Jedi skills against a friend in the Wii, "Battle Mode." Joining the Dark Side doesn't seem like such a bad idea after all.
Game Features:- During the period between Episodes III and IV, players hunt Jedi in the role of Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice.
- Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos.
- Examples of unleashing the Force in ways never thought possible:
- The Secret Apprentice won't just Force push enemies into walls - he'll Force push enemies through walls.
- The Secret Apprentice won't just Force grip foes to throw them aside - he'll Force grip them in midair, zap them with lightning, then drop them to the ground to explode like a bomb.
- In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players will also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader.
- Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee home world Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility.
- The Wii system's "Battle Mode," a one on one fighting arena simliar to the classic game, Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi.
- Use the Wiimote to slash and pierce your enemies with your Jedi Lightsaber while you use the Wii Nunchuk to disable other opponents with your Force Powers.
- LucasArts is preparing an unprecedented promotional effort around the launch of The Force Unleashed, encompassing a full line of toys and game-based action figures from Hasbro, as well as a full publishing program from Dark Horse, Del Rey and Palace Press.
Meet the Cast
The Star Wars Saga will continue in 2008 with LucasArts' biggest-ever video game event. Set during the "dark times" between Episodes III and IV, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed portrays the previously untold story of Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice -- and now you can put a face to that mysterious character as well as the major supporting cast members as LucasArts unveils the actors set to star in The Force Unleashed. The Technology of The Force Unleashed
With The Force Unleashed, LucasArts not only introduces a new chapter in the Star Wars saga, but also pushes the Wii's game engine to deliver amazing detail and realism only found in a Star Wars title. You will experience gameplay and the Force like you never had before.
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 Pretty Good - But It's not what you may think October 6, 2008
Before people say anything else, I will say, this is a damn good game. For the Wii, the graphics is good. The Force Powers work well, and i mean well, who would have thought throwing stormtroopers could be so much fun?
The Lightsaber fighting works well, and duel mode is good fun. Imagine Tekken, but full 3D arenas you can run around, amazing force powers, good selection of characters and plenty of things to throw. There's also the ability to be become "Unleashed" which really hypes up your force powers and allows you to pick up massive things with the force (like a full TIE fighter on the TIE Construction Yard arena) or smash down the walls (On the Jedi Temple Arena).
HOWEVER, if you want next-gen graphics and the new powerful game engines, this is not the game you want. With the exception of tactics, the NPC's show no sign of intelligance. Glass may crack in the correct way, but it doesn't truely break. Trees don't chop like trees, and many things aren't interractive.
So, overall, it's good, but don't buy it if you want the next gen graphics. It's a waste of money if you do.
Unleash the power of the dark side! October 5, 2008
I'm afraid I'd have to disagree with my esteemed fellow reviewers.
I love this game!
I'll be the first to admit that I'll turn a blind eye to some minor foibles to anything Star Wars related. The prequel trilogy had clunky dialogue, sure, but I was able to enjoy their spectacular set pieces and visual splendour all the same.
So while this game may be a little on the short side and feels somewhat rushed in places it's also a fun action adventure romp made all the more satisfying by the Wii's unique interface.
In fact, I'd say that it's the Wii's controls that prevent this from being a paint by numbers hack n slash affair.
Dispatching storm troopers with a dismissive slash of the Wii remote while Force Pushing several others into the wall with a shove of the nunchuk is surely every fanboy's dream come true.
The full gammut of dark side abilities are yours to control from force lightning to saber throwing. Oh and if you want to use the force to wrench bits of scenery from their moorings and hurl them at your aggressors you can do that too!
The story and voice acting are strong elements of the game (in fact I've read more than one review that compares them favourably to the PT). The visual inferiority of the wii version to its HD counterparts is less obvious than usual here and despite limited colours and textures compared to other versions this is still a fine looking game.
Of course the game is imperfect. The camera is the hardest to forgive of the game's foibles, often lurching uncontrolably at very inappropriate moments. This is an affliction that plagues many Wii games I've encountered (especially those that use the Wii remote as a pointer) so it's hard to blame it entirely on this title.
In conclusion this is a fun though short lived action romp where a host of cheeky force powers are yours to command!
 Ridiculously Short October 4, 2008
It was over in a weekend!! never in the history of adventure games has that happened!
Not as bad as other people have said October 3, 2008
I bought this game and so far have played it for about 2 hours. I understand what people say about the camera, it can be annoying but i still love this game. Using the force powers is great, force push, picking people up and slamming them on the floor is excellent. Ok graphics are poor but this is the Wii and it wasn't built for graphics.
Overall i find this game fun and it is the first star wars game to make you feel like you are really a Jedi Knight and using the force.
 Repetitive and frustrating October 2, 2008
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On paper, this game sounds amazing: a modern take of the classic Jedi Knight series from the 90's with improved an physics engine, stunning graphics, a George Lucas-approved storyline filling in the narrative gap of the 'dark times' between Episodes III and IV, and - on the Wii - direct control of your lightsabre with the Wiimote
On the plus side, the game delivers in terms of storytelling - as Darth Vader's secret apprentice you help the Empire hunt down and destroy the galaxy's few Jedi that survived the Purge, witness the foundation of the Rebel Alliance and become a pawn in the power struggle between Vader and the Emperor.
But as an actual game, this is woeful - the worst LucasArts games I have had the misfortune of playing since Force Commander
1) Level design is extremely lazy. Each level is over very quickly (you return to your ship at the end of each level and then fly to the next location using the NaviComputer, but you can only ever choose the next location you are given, so what is the point of giving you a map?). Interior locales are several narrow rooms joined together; exterior locales are several narrow valleys joined together. The actual gameplay space is very constricted. There are not that many locations, and some you have to visit more than once (the Jedi Temple 3 or 4 times) and each time the level is pretty much identical to the last time you were there, except that the bosses are a bit different. The last level I played was in a Star Destroyer factory - there were 6 chambers to get through and each one was exactly the same as the last with no variation; the developers seem to have simply developed one room and then duplicated it a number of times to make up a level worth half an hour of gameplay. Very poor
2) Camera controls. The camera follows your character from behind and slightly above - but whenever you turn, there is a slight delay before the camera rotates, which means for much of the time you end up looking directly at your avatar from the front, with no idea of where you are going or what is ahead of you. You can use the arrows on the wii remote to change your point of view, but you have to stand still and can't do anything else for the couple of seconds while this happens. This is extremely irritating in the fast-paced battles where you are rapidly jumping and running around with no clear idea of what is going on around you
3) Gameplay is extremely repetitive. Land on a planet. Clear a couple of rooms/valleys of basic enemies (stormtrooopers, rebels, wookies). Fight a tedious boss battle. Level complete. Go to the next planet. Repeat. Boss battles are especially annoying..
4) Control of lightsabre is simply not responsive enough. There are a number of basic moves which can be joined together for special combo attacks, but the wii remote is not quick enough to react to your moves, meaning that your character rarely does what you want it to do, and pulling off one of the special attacks is more a matter of luck then judgement. This also kills the two-player Duel mode of the game where skill has little to do with actually winning. You end up just widly flailing around the wii remote and nuncheck pressing random buttons in the hope that something works.
5) Graphics are poor. Ok, you don't expect much on the Wii, but a game like Resident Evil 4 managed to look pretty good. Force Unleashed on the Wii is as blocky as PC games from 6 or 7 years ago.
6) RPG element is simplistic and has no apparent effect on the game. Killing elements gives you a rolling score, which you can redeem to gain extra power for your force or lightsabre special attacks. But it's so difficult to deliberately execute these moves that it's all a bit pointless. You can also change your lightsabre colour and clothing, but this is just cosmetic. There are also 100 or so Jedi Holocrons around the place which you can collect and then see the concept art for the game design in the extras section - completely pointless and hardly encourages you to either explore every nook and cranny or to replay the game.
Poor level design, gameplay, camera positioning and controls make this an incredibly frustrating game to play. LucasArts seem to be relying on the Star Wars franchise and some very heavy marketing to shift copies of the game, but have actually delivered a sub-standard second-rate product.
Go get Star Wars Lego instead which is a far superior game in pretty much every respect
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