Once Starkiller, the young apprentice, is ready to fulfill his destiny, Vader unleashes him upon the galaxy. There are a lot of really great ideas and gameplay elements contained within Unleashed, many borrowed from the likes of God of War and Ninja Gaiden, but the game never comes together as a compelling gameplay experience. Overall, the story lacks steady pacing, emotional cadences, and anything remotely new in terms of edging the Star Wars universe beyond its well-trodden niche. The dialogue is weak, and only the "big picture" gets the attention it deserves. But the writing relies wholly on Star Wars prose of movies past, and though there are some major plot twists that lead into Episode IV, the story makes too many broad strokes, leaving out many connections that tie the characters together. Without giving away too much, though, let's just say that eventually the story does arc in a slightly different direction. During the first half of the game, however, you might wonder why LucasArts didn't simply call the game "Jedi Hunter," since the first four hours of gameplay consist of merely hunting down Jedi for Vader. The main attractions here are Force powers and role-playing as a Jedi (Sith, actually), and the game dishes out plenty of both. The cutscenes in Unleashed are brief and to the point. As you might suspect, this is no ordinary boy - the Force is quite strong with this one - and Vader takes him to be his Sith apprentice. Vader has come to Kashyyyk - home of the Wookiee - and while hunting down a renegade Jedi, Vader comes upon a small boy. The story of the Force Unleashed begins sometime after the events told in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and you play as Darth Vader for the first portions of the game. For those folks still riding shotgun with the last generation, it's nice to know LucasArts hasn't forgotten about you. For PS2 owners, it really comes to whether or not you've yet made your way into the next generation of gaming. All versions feature basically the same storyline and gameplay progression, with the major differences lying solely in the gameplay mechanics of the Wii version and the technological perks of both the PS3 and Xbox 360 iterations. When it comes to picking a console version of the Force Unleashed, it's hard to say which one takes the lead.
Will it satiate your taste for the Dark Side, or is Unleashed destined to leave Star Wars fans ultimately unsatisfied? The Force Unleashed has released across almost every current gaming platform, and we're here to give you the lowdown on the PS2 version. After much hype and many months in development, Star Wars fans can finally unleash their inner Sith.
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