Godlike Power, Mortal Everything Else

User Rating: 7 | Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II WII

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II will make you feel different depending on your idea on what Jedi are supposed to be. For those that believe Jedi are godly superheroes that can wipe out entire legions of stormtroopers with a wave of their hand, you'll love this game. For everybody else- not so much. While combat and control mechanics have improved since the first Force Unleashed game, the newly added "superhearo sensation" is not as favored, and takes this game down from its largest potential. The story as well is short and boring, and is not so much of Starkiller finding himself than it is sending entire armies up to you so you can hack their sorry lives away with your lightsaber.

At least this new game isn't all negatives. Combat and control mechanics have certainly improved since the original "Force Unleashed". Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II gives you the chance to wield double lightsabers, which was a great improvement to many fans, because it gave them new lightsaber combos to chop up their enemies. Speaking of chopping up enemies, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II does feature disarmament, and you can thus watch as Starkiller forcibly removes enemies' arms, legs, and head, and sometimes will proceed to cut your enemies in half at the waist. Many fans enjoy this as it provides a sense of realism, but is also boring to watch after a certain amount of time.

However, for all the positive points Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II presents, there are also plenty of negative points. For example, Starkiller is massively overpowered, even on the "Unleashed" difficulty. At first, being Starkiller presents some challenges, but once you learn some of the more advanced Force powers, such as saber throw and mind trick, you can simply chain your Force abilities together to become a lean, mean, stormtrooper-killing machine. Mind trick everyone in a room, and then watch them fight each other before they kill themselves. Or lure a bunch of them to a ledge, then jump over then and use Force push to send them flying to their doom. And while this game presents itself as a story game, it really is more of a "horde" game, as the only things you appear to be doing is fighting progressively harder enemies with your godlike powers. The story is also incredibly short, clocking in at around a few hours at most.

Customization is one of the few good, even great qualities of this otherwise mediocre game. Customization of lightsaber colors and special ability crystals adds a new feel to the game, and lets you experiment with what special abilities you use. The selection of your personal lightsaber is interesting, and not only includes the color red, as many gamers enjoy, but also includes colors that are not seen in the movies, but are rather part of the extended universe (No spoilers!).

For thus, I conclude, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is not a bad game, but isn't spectacular either. I believe this game deserves a 7 out of 10.