The new Star Wars: The Force Unleashed novel topped The New York Times bestsellers list this past weekend under the “hardcover fiction” category. While I certainly want to check out the book myself, I’m willing to wait to play the video game first. I certainly want to be surprised with the story and have been avoiding any spoilers, including books.
September could end up being the most exciting month of 2008 for Xbox 360 releases. Personally, I know I will be picking up at least 5 games in September. I’m sure Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be the top seller, but there are several other games that could surprise us. Which Xbox 360 titles are you planning to buy in September? We’d like to know.
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I’ve finally had the time to run through the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed demo on Xbox LIVE a few times. The demo starts you out with “the apprentice” having a conversation with his master, Darth Vader. This really sets the tone for the demo and hopefully we’ll see many conversations like this in the full game.
You start the level oboard a giant ship and your goal is to kill everyone and everything. Before you go on your rampage, it’s a lot of fun to start picking up random containers and throw them wherever you please with your powers. The demo also starts you off with numerous force abilities including dash, defend, the saber attack, high jump, Force Lightning, Force Push and Force Grip. While nearly all work flawlessly with the simple control scheme, I wasn’t too thrilled with the defending ability. While standing still, it’s easy to defend against blaster attacks, but it’s a little tricky to defend yourself while moving. Other than that, movement is fairly fluid and feels right. Flinging objects at your whim is probably the #1 aspect of the demo. It’s definitely a fun feeling to fling a canister at a moving Tie-Fighter to take it out of the sky.
The Big News this week is actually a demo. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed hits the PSN by way of ‘The Force”. You WILL download the demo.. Move Along…Move ALONG. In other PS3 news, Ratchet & Clank join the PSN with a reasonable $15 price tag. Look for our review of the game. Lastly, the usual Rock Band Tracks added, cool, Duran Duran. Check out the link for the rest of the goodies that hit the market today!
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We’re big fans of GameTrailers TV here at Kezins and, as fans, we look forward to the usual breaking news and exclusive trailers the show provides. In case you guys missed it last night, their reveal Godfather II episode made an exclusive mention of a Star Wars: The Force Unleashed demo landing on Xbox Live and PSN this Thursday, August 21.
Kezins got a chance to play the same demo at Comic Con in July and we came away impressed with how fun the force powers were to use. Fun enough that we forgot we had a lightsaber with us the whole time.
Considering the likely quality of Quest for Booty, Galaga Legions, and the above mentioned demo releasing this week, we must be heading into fall early this year.
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The official ‘Force Unleashed’ covers for the United Kingdom (UK) release of the title are finally out there. They all look pretty much the same, but we figured we’d go ahead and upload all of them for your viewing pleasure. We’re not sure at this point which version will be the best for your money, but our bets are on the 360 and PS3 versions. The Wii version also ads the fun aspect of light saber fighting.
Unfortunately, it looks likes rumors that there would be some form of multiplayer for The Force Unleashed on the PS3 and 360 turned out to be false. From what I’ve seen, it still looks like they are both better options than the Wii version. The only thing that the Wii version will offer that’s special is light saber duels, which could be a lot of fun, but I wonder how quickly the novelty will wear off. Regardless, The Force Unleashed is shaping up to be one of the greatest Star Wars games ever. I have a feeling it’s not going to be as welcomed as KOTOR, but it will probably be close. In other LucasArts news, the company decided not to renew it’s membership with the Electronic Software Association.
Check out G4’s Daily Wrap-Up with Layla Kayleigh:
The Star Wars saga continues in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a videogame developed by LucasArts, which casts players as Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice” and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In it, players will assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi – and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny.
With September 16th getting closer, day by day, we’re now reminded how exciting this game looks to be on the Nintendo Wii. Joystiq.com was able to get their mitts on this game, and give pretty good details on how the gameplay feels. The writer describes how good the feedback was when swinging the Wii-saber.
Excerpt from Joystiq:
“Each player picks one of 27 characters — including about 11 costume-variations on the single-player apprentice — and the fights take place in nine Star Wars locations. The characters include a young Luke, Darth Maul, General Grievous, and others that don’t relate to The Force story. And their moves are all about the same as in the single-player game, so Luke uses the lightning strike alongside the “dark” characters.”
Force-grab an enemy with a Nunchuk button. But add to that by throwing them with the analog stick. An even more complicated combo would be to grab, strike with lightning, then throw an opponent. With other twists such as a way to plunge the lightsaber straight down after a jump, LucasArts says the game has about 30 different combinations of attacks.
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