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Tim S · 4th Oct 2008, 07:31

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...ce-unleashed/1

The Force Unleashed has been out a while now, but we finally have the time to take a look and see if Lucasart's latest game is as beautiful as Natalie Portman or as ugly as Jar Jar Binks. Is the Force really all that strong with this one? We take a look.

The boy 4rm oz · 4th Oct 2008, 07:44

Doesn't looks like a bad game. I may see if I can grab the Demo first though.

bogie170 · 4th Oct 2008, 10:10

Any news/info on the PC version?

Or is our platform not good enough for this game to be released on?

CardJoe · 4th Oct 2008, 10:34

No PC release that I've heard of, but it is available on everything else.

steveo_mcg · 4th Oct 2008, 10:43

According to Lucasarts it would need a cray super computer to run on the pc, or in other words a machine with the awesome computational powers of a.... wii! or Even a PS2.

Sounds like a poor excuse to but its been discussed ad-nauseum in the gaming forum

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008...-coming-to-pc/

ChaosDefinesOrder · 4th Oct 2008, 11:10

bit of a picky point here, but you mention force pull frequently, yet it's force grip in the game and manual...

Krikkit · 4th Oct 2008, 11:40

Awesome review, have you tried it on the Wii? That sounded pretty special to start with.

Silver51 · 4th Oct 2008, 12:08

I have it for the Wii.

The graphics are a bit weak, PS2 weak, but the gameplay is immensely fun. Annihilating a wave of storm troopers with a flick of the nunchuck never gets old.

Firehed · 4th Oct 2008, 12:57

Kyle Katarn...
Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.

Silver51 · 4th Oct 2008, 13:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firehed

Kyle Katarn...
Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.

Dark Forces II was an awesome game back in the day. I always felt after playing it that one of the things missing from modern SW games are the FMV sequences.

wuyanxu · 4th Oct 2008, 17:38

yes, shame this game isn't for PC, but it's available for every other platform you can name, including the iPhone.

thanks for the review, i hope to encourage my friends (one with PS3, the other with Wii) to buy it :P the one on iPhone is pretty good.

M4RTIN · 4th Oct 2008, 17:41

ive tried the ngage version of this on my n95. its a bit weird as you dont walk around you just do strange gestures on the keyboard to attack, i assume the iphone one is the same but with on screen gestures?

Shadowed_fury · 4th Oct 2008, 17:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firehed

Kyle Katarn...
Now that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.

I got it. ahaha

fev · 4th Oct 2008, 18:31

3/10... completed it in 17 hours. Not amused at all. Pissed off infact that i paid for it!

Silver51 · 4th Oct 2008, 20:03

Just completed it on the Wii. Not bad at all, and there's always multiplayer mode to go back to.

Oh, there this one cool bit where nuh uh... spoilers only lead to the Dark Side.

Emon · 4th Oct 2008, 20:41

I really wish there was a PC version. I can't believe they went through the trouble of making a PS2, Wii, even DS/PSP (which one was it?) version and not a PC version. Meh.

I'll probably get it and play it some day, like when a 360 is under $100.

I'm a huge fan of the Dark Forces and JK series, my favorite being Jedi Knight. It's nice to see that they at least did a decent job on this. Jedi Outcast had some great moments but overall wasn't too good. Jedi Academy was just... ugh.

DarkLord7854 · 4th Oct 2008, 20:44

No-one commented on the horrificly frustrating and rage enducing targetting system?

"Let me take this strom trooper *picks up barrel* NO *gets hit by rocket and flung to ground* Gah.. *gets up* I need to grab the *grabs tree branch* GAH *gets knocked down* grr *gets up* Fine, I'll just light you up *tergetting locks onto rock as force lightning is unleashed* Godamnit *gets killed*"

No? No-one's had that?

Jasio · 4th Oct 2008, 21:03

After playing the PS3 demo I quickly realized that this game wouldn't be all that great. My friend picked up a copy, said he finished it in ~20 hours and then returned it and bought some PSN games (The Last Guy (very fun!)).

Heck I had more fun with Eternal Sonata than Force Unleashed. Seriously.

CardJoe · 4th Oct 2008, 21:04

I sure didn't. Even when I did miss occasionally it was easy to just adapt and just the rock as a weapon instead.

Veles · 5th Oct 2008, 01:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkLord7854

No-one commented on the horrificly frustrating and rage enducing targetting system?

"Let me take this strom trooper *picks up barrel* NO *gets hit by rocket and flung to ground* Gah.. *gets up* I need to grab the *grabs tree branch* GAH *gets knocked down* grr *gets up* Fine, I'll just light you up *tergetting locks onto rock as force lightning is unleashed* Godamnit *gets killed*"

No? No-one's had that?

I found it a little annoying but not that bad, it's not too difficult to learn how to do.

One problem I have is throwing things, they never go the direction I'm pushing them.

4th Oct 2008, 07:31	#1
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4th Oct 2008, 10:34	#4
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4th Oct 2008, 10:43	#5
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4th Oct 2008, 10:10	#3
bogie170 Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 151	Any news/info on the PC version? Or is our platform not good enough for this game to be released on?

4th Oct 2008, 12:08	#8
Silver51 I cast flare! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,197	I have it for the Wii. The graphics are a bit weak, PS2 weak, but the gameplay is immensely fun. Annihilating a wave of storm troopers with a flick of the nunchuck never gets old.

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4th Oct 2008, 17:41	#12
M4RTIN Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,257	ive tried the ngage version of this on my n95. its a bit weird as you dont walk around you just do strange gestures on the keyboard to attack, i assume the iphone one is the same but with on screen gestures?

4th Oct 2008, 18:31	#14
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4th Oct 2008, 20:03	#15
Silver51 I cast flare! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cornwall Posts: 1,197	Just completed it on the Wii. Not bad at all, and there's always multiplayer mode to go back to. Oh, there this one cool bit where nuh uh... spoilers only lead to the Dark Side.

4th Oct 2008, 20:41	#16
Emon Hypermodder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 672	I really wish there was a PC version. I can't believe they went through the trouble of making a PS2, Wii, even DS/PSP (which one was it?) version and not a PC version. Meh. I'll probably get it and play it some day, like when a 360 is under $100. I'm a huge fan of the Dark Forces and JK series, my favorite being Jedi Knight. It's nice to see that they at least did a decent job on this. Jedi Outcast had some great moments but overall wasn't too good. Jedi Academy was just... ugh.

4th Oct 2008, 20:44	#17
DarkLord7854 Web Developer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 3,847	No-one commented on the horrificly frustrating and rage enducing targetting system? "Let me take this strom trooper picks up barrel NO gets hit by rocket and flung to ground Gah.. gets up I need to grab the grabs tree branch GAH gets knocked down grr gets up Fine, I'll just light you up tergetting locks onto rock as force lightning is unleashed Godamnit gets killed" No? No-one's had that? __________________ Current Computer: eVGA 780i Motherboard \| Q6600 Core2Quad \| eVGA GTX260 896Mbs 216-core \| 2x Seagate 500Gbs \| 8Gbs OCZ Platinum DDR2 800 \| Creative XtremeGamer X-Fi \| Thermaltake Armor Case Custom WordPress, ZenCart, Joomla, vBulletin, etc installs and skinning, PM/E-Mail for a quote

4th Oct 2008, 21:03	#18
Jasio Made in Canada Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: BC Posts: 454	After playing the PS3 demo I quickly realized that this game wouldn't be all that great. My friend picked up a copy, said he finished it in ~20 hours and then returned it and bought some PSN games (The Last Guy (very fun!)). Heck I had more fun with Eternal Sonata than Force Unleashed. Seriously. __________________ [[Asus P6T \| Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67Ghz cooled by Noctua UH-P12 Push-Pull Config \| 6GB DDR3-1600 Patriot Viper Xtreme XMP C8 \| nVidia GeForce 280 GTX 1GB \| Corsair HX620 620 Watt PSU \| Antec P182 Case]]

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CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,011	I sure didn't. Even when I did miss occasionally it was easy to just adapt and just the rock as a weapon instead. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog