Star Wars:The Force Unleashed II
Break Stuff! The Force is strong in this one…
by Walt Pretorius
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n 2008, LucasArts released what would soon become the fastest selling Star Wars based video game of all time. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed tells the tale of Darth Vader’s first apprentice, and delves into the formation of the Rebellion, as well as revealing a number of other interesting facts. This, of course, was very well received, as it filled the gap between the end of the movies Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope… a gap of almost two decades, in movie time. The game was a very welcome addition to the overall Star Wars franchise. One of the main reasons for this was because it allowed the player to use the Force to a high degree, and combined numerous technologies to make the player’s impact on the game world believable and (more importantly) absolutely awesome. When a game reaches this kind of status, there is no room for doubt that a sequel will be on the way. And so
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the sequel to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will arrive later this year, which is something that many fans will be ecstatic about. Unfortunately, the developers are being rather tight lipped about the game. “Executive Producer Haden Blackman and his team have been able to build on the core foundation of the award-winning original and create a powerful combination of engrossing story-telling and intense action. The Force Unleashed II gives fans an opportunity to wreak havoc on an even greater scale in the Star Wars universe,” said LucasArts’ President Darrell Rodriguez. That doesn’t tell us too much, except for the fact that there will be even more mayhem in this title. Considering what they managed to do two years ago, adding in the march of technology… well, let’s just say that the potential for this title is massive. We can’t wait to see it! g
gamecca preview • issue 14 • August 2010