Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Video Review - GameSpot.com

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Kevin VanOrd unleashes a torrent of force energy in this review for Star Wars: Force Unleashed.

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542 Comments

  • ShootumUP26

    Posted Dec 20, 2009 6:01 pm PT

    this game deserves more of a 8 or 8.5

  • dapman418

    Posted Dec 20, 2009 4:02 pm PT

    I think I want this game.

  • Senior_Rosa

    Posted Dec 20, 2009 4:24 am PT

    I'm thinking on getting this game, but the lightsaber as a club really turns me down... DeadlyVomit explained it very well: "So my saber can cut through metal like butter but through flesh it takes some extra wacks. HUH???" That's the feeling...

  • DeadlyVomit

    Posted Dec 12, 2009 2:09 pm PT

    Great game until it took 3 strikes with a uhm... LIGHTSABER to kill a Jawa or Stormtrooper? WT!!!??? Kinda ruined the feel a Sith warrior for me. So my saber can cut through metal like butter but through flesh it takes some extra wacks. HUH??? Unlike Jedi Knight 1 and 2 where just one swing of the lightsaber was enough to dismember any foe unless they were Jedi's or had some "special" ability or weapon in this game even Jawa's seem to be wearing lightsaber proof cloth. Other than that wierdness it was a fun game.

  • havocmerc

    Posted Nov 22, 2009 4:04 am PT

    Nice review.

  • Huwbutts

    Posted Nov 21, 2009 8:10 am PT

    I played the demo - the main reason I didn't get it was because I wasn't keen on the gameplay - it seems a bit repetitive and not fluid enough - am I right? e.g. the swordwork seems reminiscent of Assassin's Creed, instead of the slickness of the Jedi Knight series. Please, don't thumb down, just correct me if I'm wrong

  • niceopossum

    Posted Nov 12, 2009 6:50 pm PT

    repetitive

  • Dan21278

    Posted Nov 6, 2009 1:54 pm PT

    i agree with Disturbanc3 the game deserves at least a 8.0

  • Disturbanc3

    Posted Oct 30, 2009 7:17 pm PT

    This game has some annoying bugs but tbh, i think it deserves abit more then 7,5. I highly enjoyed it. I would say about 8,0.

  • Mike0193

    Posted Oct 28, 2009 9:31 pm PT

    I have it for wii, and i've gotta say it's a awesomely fun game. He's criticizing way too much. I'ma buy the Sith Ed. for 360 now ^_^.

  • gabizou

    Posted Oct 28, 2009 8:33 pm PT

    i'm sorry but this game has quite a few bugs as in terms of ultimate death... I've tried to enjoy the game and i really do when i don't suddenly fall through the landscape and traped in a white screen... I'm going to keep giving it a try before i return the game..

  • wii_sean_wii

    Posted Oct 22, 2009 5:35 pm PT

    i never got round to buying this game for some reason so im glad they are bringing the ultimate sith edition out soon so i can look forward to getting more gameplay and extra trophies

  • chilipepperman

    Posted Oct 14, 2009 12:06 am PT

    this game looks so dope. its coming to pc next week!!!

  • KILLALL52

    Posted Oct 7, 2009 3:34 am PT

    this is an underscore its not that hard to target he acts like you have to be a hardcore gamer to just pick up a box if you don't have this game then pick it you its replay value is worth it

  • KILLALL52

    Posted Oct 7, 2009 3:30 am PT

    its a good game give it a 9/10
    it plays like the missing star wars movie

  • SuperYeti22

    Posted Aug 29, 2009 11:09 am PT

    This game is much better than what Kevin said it is. There are occasional glitches in the cutscenes, but that would pretty much be his only point. I never encountered any problems with the targeting, and in the written review, one of the cons are: "Several gameplay sequences are awful". What kind of con is that. The only gameplay sequence I didn't like was the one with the star destroyer.

  • Patagonia347

    Posted Aug 28, 2009 6:00 pm PT

    Why they release tfu for the pc only in the sith edition?Shouldn't them had already released it to pc last year in the original release?

  • wiiwiiwii22

    Posted Aug 21, 2009 10:38 am PT

    i have star wars the force unleashed for wii but for wii sucks, i will buy this game in crismas

  • linas3000e

    Posted Aug 19, 2009 2:16 pm PT

    why does the player model so looks like raziel? He even has a scarf on his face

  • mastereye1

    Posted Aug 16, 2009 4:48 pm PT

    i played this for the wii it was alrite but im going to by this used for xbox now

  • -i-play-games-

    Posted Aug 15, 2009 1:10 pm PT

    something which pissed me off in the game, which I have not seen anyone mention, is how you usually can't help from dying in later levels... For example the dark troopers have the missiles... which can be a pain in the ass. Especially if there's two of them because it takes about the same time to reload they're rockets as it does for you to get up... just my opinion though

  • paystation

    Posted Aug 10, 2009 8:22 am PT

    ther is another game coming out with a online mode but it is a kid game ( star wars the clone wars) and a pc one

  • kurtcobain62896

    Posted Jul 31, 2009 9:47 pm PT

    i thought this game was good and i beat the whole game and never so any glitches or visual bugs and with the dlc pack it makes the game better i really think this guy exagerating this game daserves a 8.5

  • method115

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 9:19 pm PT

    I forgot to add that a few of my friends who aren't even fans of star wars thought this game was awesome and picked it up right away.

  • method115

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 9:18 pm PT

    I thought this game was absolutely great and I really can't think of anything I didn't like about it. I guess it was a bit short to some to me it was just the right amount of length for this type of game. Seeing the score gamespot gave it makes me really wonder about other games with this score cause I thought this game was at least a 9.

  • LuigiRulze

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 11:09 am PT

    too short

  • Terrencec06

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 6:19 am PT

    good game but very short and had too many glitches. My game froze on me three times after beating the very last boss

  • action_gamer009

    Posted Jul 27, 2009 1:31 am PT

    thats y they have a lock on u know just press L1 or xbox LT i mean i beat the game on the xbox and ps3 i had no problems at all

  • samsungx360

    Posted Jul 25, 2009 10:13 am PT

    this game must be at least 8 on the scale...

  • Vasot

    Posted Jul 25, 2009 3:56 am PT

    The gameplay was not that good and the whole experience was a bit monotonous and short.

  • geedotherodian

    Posted Jul 24, 2009 8:01 pm PT

    @brickdoctor the PSP version has adhoc multiplayer

  • brickdoctor

    Posted Jul 11, 2009 8:33 pm PT

    The one thing they missed out on was multiplayer. Could you imagine the epic jedi vs. sith battles they could have created? BTW, why is Kashyyk dark in the PS2 version?

  • Luiz_AF

    Posted Jul 6, 2009 1:41 pm PT

    that game was a letdown.... I mean, I was thinking it would be a 8.5 or 9.0.

  • ChrisM95

    Posted Jun 30, 2009 12:47 pm PT

    Kevin VanOrd underates ANOTHER game!

  • IZON-ZION

    Posted Jun 24, 2009 3:22 am PT

    i love the story but the fighting got a little monotonous pretty quick, the DLC is great though

  • TheMercMaster

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 2:25 pm PT

    Juno Eclipse looks like Taylor Swift.

  • TheMercMaster

    Posted Jun 19, 2009 2:24 pm PT

    Krome Studios really could've done a better job on the PS2 and WII versions.

  • kickballer

    Posted Jun 18, 2009 11:52 am PT

    I got this game 5 days ago and my brother beat it almost 3 times. The campain is WAY to short, and there are no other modes!!!!

  • bondfan2

    Posted Jun 8, 2009 6:20 pm PT

    the first levels wern't that fun

  • bondfan2

    Posted Jun 8, 2009 6:19 pm PT

    it wasnt frustrating

  • whobeyou

    Posted Jun 7, 2009 8:17 pm PT

    this game is thight

  • TissueShoe

    Posted May 24, 2009 8:58 pm PT

    Gosh this version looks so much better than the Wii... and it's longer! Is the story different? All the levels looked way different, and not just because of graphics.

  • Shifty-Sniper

    Posted May 24, 2009 3:53 am PT

    Hate the loading screens in this BTW.

  • Shifty-Sniper

    Posted May 24, 2009 3:48 am PT

    Lol, it didn't take that long for me to figure it out seeing as they were shooting at me, but yes the trailer was misleading.

  • greatcarbuncle

    Posted May 20, 2009 8:54 am PT

    by the point of the star destroyer scene i had been quite thoroughly mislead by the trailers. it took me ages to figure out that you had to stop to take out the tie fighters XD

  • Turk130

    Posted May 8, 2009 5:12 am PT

    Couldn't agree with you more Soviet1232, however the rest of the game, imo, is great

  • the_greenzero

    Posted May 3, 2009 8:55 am PT

    This game is seriously flawed and frustrating, probably best to rent it at most.

  • Soviet1232

    Posted Apr 25, 2009 8:19 am PT

    I HATE THE STAR DESTROYER SCENE!!!! I took me like 20 times to complete it!

  • Dzeser

    Posted Apr 25, 2009 2:20 am PT

    this game is really good but it is frustrating to fight vader since i have to move objects and target him

  • Jecko750

    Posted Apr 21, 2009 3:57 pm PT

    I agree with the camera system. Why can't it be more automatic? It will give some more input options and saves time doing a 180 degree turn around. The Star Destroyer sequence is also very disappointing that I stopped flinging barrels at the TIE Fighters and fried them with Force Lighting so I can quickly buy time to pull the ship down.

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