Adopted by Vader as a child (after the Dark Lord of Sith slaughters the boy’s father) and raised in secret, Starkiller is sent by his master on suicide commando missions against the last remaining Jedi across the galaxy.
It has the best story I’ve seen outside of the original trilogy: the plot, serving as a bridge between Episodes III and IV, casts players in the role of Darth Vader’s apprentice, Starkiller.
I am sad to report, though, that The Force Unleashed is a stellar disappointment, and it breaks my heart to say so.Īt first glance, The Force Unleashed seems like it could possibly be the best Star Wars game with ties to the movies to ever appear. I was really hoping that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed would be the game to buck both trends, as it had been pushed back a few times and seemed like a really promising title based on the demo released last month. The best such games, like Knights of the Old Republic, Jedi Knight II, and Empire at War, have all been developed by outside studios meanwhile, just about every title developed internally at LucasArts (in the past decade, at least) has been pretty rotten. Just how hard is it to make a good Star Wars game? Pretty damn difficult, based on the general track record.