Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed -- Initial Impresion.

Like most of you, I'm sitting on a rather large backlog of games made worse by the recent holiday season. I decided to go back and play the oldest game of the newer backlog comprising of games of this holiday season. So that means it's time for me to return to that long ago and far away galaxy of Star Wars. I'll be playing the Xbox 360 version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. The game is set between Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and Episode IV: A New Hope. You'll take on the role of Darth Vader's apprentice. The story of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is actually considered to be a big deal as it has officially been accepted as canon by LucasArts. The game is an action title where you'll be using Force powers to essentially run amok with the Havok physics engine. My initial impression is that the game looks very cool and some serious effort has gone in to crafting a true Star Wars experience. The controls initially seem tight and responsive but there appears to be a decent learning curve as they ramp up in complexity. The game initially comes off a bit tough. We'll have to see where that goes.

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