On the 19th of September (or the 16th in the United States), the Force is being unleashed. Taking the role of Darth Vader’s secret Sith apprentice, players of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will assist dear old Anakin with the extermination of the remaining Jedi throughout the entire galaxy.
Set between Episodes III and IV, the storyline is completely endorsed by George Lucas himself – Although these days that could be seen as both a good and a bad thing, depending on your view on the matter.
The trailers and videos of the game play look outstanding though, truth be long. The environment is as realistic as possible, brags LucasArts, thanks to something called Digital Molecular Matter; wood splinters as wood would (no pun intended), and metal bends appropriately. Not only this, but the characters and enemies in the game are under the control of the Euphoria engine – the same engine that influences the people in the recently released Grand Theft Auto IV.
As the Official Site says on the topic of the Euphoria engine, “Imagine a simple Force push aimed at stormtroopers on a narrow bridge. With Euphoria in action, characters visibly attempt to balance themselves: Their feet stumble, their arms flail, and their hands reach for security as the force exuded towards them threatens to send them plummeting to their doom. Perhaps they all survive. Perhaps they all fall. The use of Euphoria means the action isn’t scripted – it’s simulated – so you’ll never be able to predict exactly what will happen, no matter how many times you’ve experienced a certain scenario.”
Sounds damned good if you ask me. If you’ve not seen any of the videos of the various powers and combos available to you as an apprentice of Darth Vader, check out the official site, they have many of them up there. Star Wars: the Force Unleashed looks like it’s going to be an extremely fun game to play, and has the potential of having some very original achievements, too - “Throw 10,000 Stormtroopers” type of thing. And if you think that would take a long, long time, think again. In order to counterbalance the “over-the-top” powers you’ll have at your command, enemies will be thrown at you left, right and centre.
There is one downside to this game, though: The exclusion of a multiplayer mode on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. I think LucasArts have missed a real chance to make this a truly great game. I was much looking forward to duelling with a friend over Xbox Live. However, you may have noticed that I only pointed out the 360 and PS3 versions. This is because the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and Sony PSP versions will all have multiplayer capability. A little unfair, if you ask me, and completely unexplained; to quote a LucasArts spokesperson, “So, there isn’t multiplayer and that’s kind of how it is.”
Nevertheless, the game looks set to be an excellent jaunt into the Star Wars universe, using your powers to wreak havoc wherever you go – Because as everyone knows, it’s simply more fun to be evil.
Set between Episodes III and IV, the storyline is completely endorsed by George Lucas himself – Although these days that could be seen as both a good and a bad thing, depending on your view on the matter.
The trailers and videos of the game play look outstanding though, truth be long. The environment is as realistic as possible, brags LucasArts, thanks to something called Digital Molecular Matter; wood splinters as wood would (no pun intended), and metal bends appropriately. Not only this, but the characters and enemies in the game are under the control of the Euphoria engine – the same engine that influences the people in the recently released Grand Theft Auto IV.
As the Official Site says on the topic of the Euphoria engine, “Imagine a simple Force push aimed at stormtroopers on a narrow bridge. With Euphoria in action, characters visibly attempt to balance themselves: Their feet stumble, their arms flail, and their hands reach for security as the force exuded towards them threatens to send them plummeting to their doom. Perhaps they all survive. Perhaps they all fall. The use of Euphoria means the action isn’t scripted – it’s simulated – so you’ll never be able to predict exactly what will happen, no matter how many times you’ve experienced a certain scenario.”
Sounds damned good if you ask me. If you’ve not seen any of the videos of the various powers and combos available to you as an apprentice of Darth Vader, check out the official site, they have many of them up there. Star Wars: the Force Unleashed looks like it’s going to be an extremely fun game to play, and has the potential of having some very original achievements, too - “Throw 10,000 Stormtroopers” type of thing. And if you think that would take a long, long time, think again. In order to counterbalance the “over-the-top” powers you’ll have at your command, enemies will be thrown at you left, right and centre.
There is one downside to this game, though: The exclusion of a multiplayer mode on the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. I think LucasArts have missed a real chance to make this a truly great game. I was much looking forward to duelling with a friend over Xbox Live. However, you may have noticed that I only pointed out the 360 and PS3 versions. This is because the Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS and Sony PSP versions will all have multiplayer capability. A little unfair, if you ask me, and completely unexplained; to quote a LucasArts spokesperson, “So, there isn’t multiplayer and that’s kind of how it is.”
Nevertheless, the game looks set to be an excellent jaunt into the Star Wars universe, using your powers to wreak havoc wherever you go – Because as everyone knows, it’s simply more fun to be evil.
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