Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Xbox 360

I enjoyed it enough for the price I paid. Too short.

The Force Unleashed started out strong. The first level is played as Darth Vader, who has strong force powers right off the bat. The environment of the first level is very destroyable, and the AI seems to know what it's doing. This is not the case on later levels. As the game progresses the destructibility of the levels decreases and eventually fades almost entirely. Once on the second level you take control of Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice, who starts off with very weak force powers. The main incentive to play the game then becomes leveling up your force powers so that you can do awesome stuff to the enemies. There are three main kinds of enemies in The Force Unleashed. The weak ones, who can't survive to the end of a lightsaber combo. Then there are the Force resistant or immune, limiting your options and freedom on how to kill them. Lastly there are large enemies that are immune to Push and Grab, but all you have to do to kill them is use lightning until you run out of force power and then you can do a button combo to kill them. The boss fights are either really easy or unduly difficult. Bosses closer to the end of the game feel more like space fillers while the early bosses are the ones you'll be fighting two or more times. The largest fault in The Force Unleashed is the lack of multiplayer of any kind. This game would easily make five stars if a co-op mode were to be added. The only thing better than throwing Jawas into the stratosphere with Force Grab is doing it with your friends. The main reason this game gets four stars from me is the ability to play the game a second time with your force powers unlocked. If you're lazy you can cheat to unlock everything on the first play through. Either way, you can then unleash Force powered destruction on the world.

Do not be fulled by the amazing physics engine, Euphoria, that this game runs on. Seeing stormtroopers try and grab onto things while they are being hurled through the air is only fun for the first 10 minutes or so. This game suffers from lack of varied enemies, a so-so story, and a VERY short playthrough. Force Powers, while cool for a while, are limited and can get old fast. Every time you force push an enemy off a cliff, he falls the same. Every time you force lightning someone, it looks the same. Everything is the same. The boss battles are stupidly easy, and are brought down even further with the cheesy 'button mash action sequences'. In closing, its worth renting...because thats all it will take to be done with the game. Save thirty bucks, just go rent it.

Moving, intense story that will excite fans and nonfans alike. Beautiful art design dripping with flair. Powerful physics engine lets you execute all sorts of awesome-looking moves. You can punt a Jawa. Frustrating, imprecise targeting. Several gameplay sequences are simply awful. Way to short. All in All, it is just a good average game.

This game is a must-have for any Star Wars fan. The game is excellent, the plot is truly enthralling, and it is just fun. The only negative is that the end comes too quickly. If it were not for some really tediously difficult boss battles, it would have been really short. That said, the battles with the jedi/sith are really good and playing it through on different challenge-levels and to find different hidden stuff is well-worth the wait. STRONGLY recommend it for a fan and is still a really fun game for anyone.

Star Wars fans will find plenty to admire and enjoy here. The Force Unleashed features one of the most compelling stories you may ever find in a SW video game. TFU also features some thrilling moments that will make any Star Wars fan squeal with joy. TFU has some technical and gameplay problems that really hurt the game. Including times when the camera seems to want to work against you, the targeting system is frustrating. Still though, the game looks gr8, the music is amazing, and the art design is simply spectacular. All in all, SWTFU isn't a masterpiece, but the game delivers the goods that Star Wars fans will be looking for.

This is a good game. My biggest complaint would be that it is a button mashing type game. You are able to do some really cool things with all of the powers you have but most of the time you will be running around pushing 1 button because of how many enemies are attacking you at one time. The difficulty settings are I think set perfectly. My 3 year old plays it on the easiest and the game removes some of the more challenging things like pressing a certain button that pops up on screen which is just way to hard for him. Overall if you like games that are not to technical and really easy to learn, pick this one up.

Overall the game is awesome and the expanded live content makes it that much better. The graphics are sweeeet!!!! and the gameplay is sweeter. The storyline is very compelling and will fully immerse you. However the only drawback with this game is the length. It would have been a supreme game instead of a great game had it been longer. But again if you are a true Star Wars fan you will definitly want to add this to your collection immedialty.