Customer Reviews

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(21)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Okay, so I have to agree with the other review here that the game is kind of lacking in that god-like power we kind of figured we'd be able to experience from the intro (I wanted to sink a star destroyer and not from just a cut-scene. Still, you get to knock around some TIE fighters). The Force Unleashed is still a pretty cool game, however.

I'm a big fan of "Jedi Academy", so I was expecting it to play a bit more like that (it really felt like you had more choices in Jedi Academy). This game is VERY linear, and you won't get a chance to just go explore any planet you feel like (I was kind of hoping a guy could get to hang out in the Star Wars universe a little) and it seems EVERY bad guy has a shield up. Even in Jedi Academy you could take down a storm trooper with a little light-saber action. In this game, you kind of have to hack at 'em a bit.

I'm still pretty addicted to this game. The ability to customize so many different force powers is awesome, as is finding different color crystals/hilts for your light saber and costume changes. I beat the game as a sith (didn't really mean to, I guess I headed too close to Darth Vader and the game seemed to think I wanted that ending) with left kind of a massive hole in the plot of any of the Star Wars films. It does let you continue back to the beginning with all of your powers (which is pretty darn cool), but I have to admit I was kind of hoping for something a bit more from this game. It had so much potential!

I guess if I could offer a little advice for the next one, it would be nice to have a few more choices on the fate of the character and if this guy is supposed to be a massively-powerful sith, why is everybody else tougher to kill?

If I could offer any tips to other players, ramping up your lightning skills really helps wipe out hordes of Storm Troopers (and others you encounter)!

As a casual gamer, I found this game outstanding. Although not flawless, it delivers a great storyline, top notch graphics, excellent combat dynamics, and remarkable playability. The combat revolves almost solely around your Force powers-- you can throw ANYthing at an enemy, distant choke holds, hurl devastating lightning, impale enemies on your lightsaber, this is some seriously cool stuff!! There is a gliche here and there; once and a while during a boss battle, if you get cornered, the camera may get confused, and you'll find yourself turned around, and I've had the character--not the game-- freeze up once or twice, but when I did a restart, everything was saved. I can live with that. All in all, a great, great game. If you love the Star Wars Mythos, and still play on a PS2, buy this-- at $39.98, it's a real bargain. Although I suspect the XBOX, or PS3 version is even better.

Overall, this game was fun. It is too early to tell if this game will have the lasting power to be entertaining as "Star Wars Battlefront." I have played that game repeatedly over the years long after it was bought. The high point to "Force Unleashed" for me is the graphics. The Force offensive moves are fun to play and watch, but one is locked into a certain progression of scenes. One can't for example play once fight scene over and over. One can't jump from one favorite scene to another one separated by other scenes like one can in "Star Wars Battlefront." However, I did find "Force Unleashed" entertaining. One can't also skip over the explainatory video scenes which are fun to watch in the beginning, but irritating to have to watch again when one is well familiar with the story line. One can upgrade their powers nicely without a lot of difficulty and to play the more complicated moves, one does not have complicated button combinations. However, one can not increase the difficulty to make the game interesting as one's skills improve. Overall, I liked the game and am still playing it even though I bought it when it first came out.

A very fun game In my opinion. but if you look at the next-gen versions you will notice that you hold your lightsaber in the shien style (backwards) so, yeah I was kind of expecting to be able to hold your lightsaber in a new way. but later you unlock a move where you jump, spin in the air and hack at your enemy holding your lightsaber BACKWARDS! also, sometimes in finishers and cutscenes you hold it like that.
but I think that the ragdoll physics are overall very good. the graphics are OKAY compared to Oh, say Spider-man 2 and HORRENDUS compared to gran turismo 4. although many people complain that when in the first level (playing as darth vader) the walking only thing is lame! I disagree it makes perfect sense Darth Vader is just trying to conserve is energy, and besides that he has robotic legs so naturally, would you want to run when you can walk and you have all the time in the world? and about Darth Vader's single jump, well thats partly because you don't need to jump in that level and partly because Darth Vader cannot use force jump A.K.A. double jump(if you notice secret apprentice CAN). I personally LOVE the button mashing sequences along with the finishers. and I think esrb made a mistake not listing "blood" in the content descriptors (for an example, when you kill Maris Brood's bull rancor it's practically covered in blood). overall, this deserves the "Greatest Hits" title.

I played this game's demo on the PS3 at gamestop but I don't have one. When I bought this I expected it to be exactly like the PS3 only on the PS2. I was wrong.

The grapics weren't great. the controls were jammed onto the triangle, square, x, and o buttons. Even the health bar was bad.

Here's how to picture this game. The PS3 version except thrown together in hope of satisfying the PS2 owners. Don't Waste Your money on this. I will admit that I got hooked in the middle but I just stopped before the end.

Scale 1.0 to 5.0

Grapics: 2.0

Sound: 2.0

Controls: 1.5 (All jammed together)

Gameplay: 3.0

Overall: 2.0 (average)

This game is phenominal compared to all the other starwars games for ps2! the force powers are limitless! I have had this game for three months almost and have not stopped playing since....I have to admit the whole game is a little short for a kid like me who plays a new game four hours a day..I've beaten this game a good 16 times! but it still amazes me with the costumes and lightsaber crystals! This is a very good game which I would recommend to any teen even! I would rate this a 100/10%

An excellent stress reliever! It's not particularly difficult. It only took me two sitdowns to beat the storyline. You really plow through enemies, and for the Star Wars fans (like me! XD) the plot of the story is cool and has a couple awesome twists. The costumes you can get are sweet, the graphics or good. But the reviews from the company had said there would be expressions on the characters for realism. If they did a good job at that is...Extemely debatable. The voices they used are very welldone, though! The force powers you can learn are real cool, and by the end of the game you'll still have a lot of room to grow in power and you're bound to miss a few items. So, go through a few times! It's one of those games that really don't get tiresome!

The game was awesome from start to finish, it so good, I already started playing it again. Great job on the graphics and sound.

My grandsons love this game. They are 10, 7 and 6. They had asked for it, because they had played it at a friend's house. Highly recommended.

This was a very fun game. As a Star Wars fan, I enjoyed the joining of Episodes III and IV that this game represents. Well done. Game could be a little harder, but it is still fun.