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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
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by Lucas Arts
Sales Rank: 248
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List Price: $19.99
$19.77
At Amazon
on 3-5-2010.
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Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars
So, I just couldn't resist. Bought the game on release day (at BestBuy) and now have played through a bunch of missions. The good: The concept of the game is fantastic -- who doesn't love running around with a lightsaber and force pushing stormtroopers? The graphics are more than adequate -- I'm sure not as good at the 360/PS3 but the game still looks pretty darn good. The purchasing of new force powers with force points works well. The story line is very good, as is the voice acting. The actual control motions are well thought out, and pretty natural. The problem is that the mechanics just aren't there. The big problems with the game are: 1. Too easy -- there's really no consequence to dying. You just are resurrected and go about your merry way. 2. The camera -- I think that the camera angles are what really hinder the game. This game would be ideal from a first person perspective, but is played entirely in the third person. As a result, the camera angles are critical, and LucasArts' coding is just not up to snuff. The camera often looks in directions you don't want, especially in tight spaces and with lots of enemies. Also, since the commands/combos are all dependent on moving the Wiimote/Nunchuck in a particular direction IN RELATION TO YOUR CHARACTER the controls become confusing when the camera is not oriented over your shoulder. If you're fighting a boss it's not a big issue as you can lock the camera on your target. This doesn't really apply in a room full of stormtroopers, though. 3. Saving - the game saves as you go past checkpoints (ala Halo, and most other FPS games), but when you come back (after turning off the Wii) you start back at the beginning of the chapter as opposed to at the last checkpoint that you encountered. I fail to see the point of the checkpoint system. Further, it makes it difficult to pick up and play for a half hour -- you really want to continue until you're done with the chapter. As a result you wind up with a beautiful looking, intuitive game with a great storyline that's just more difficult to play than it should be. Save your $$ -- rent.
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