Alright... today I went into blockbuster and got my copy of STARWARS THE FORCE UNLEASHED!!!
It was AMAZING! Except the gameplay is only 9 hours... or longer if you try to get EVERYTHING!
The only thing that drove me crazy was the level when you have to pull the star destroyer down... it took me and my best friend like an hour...
ok so...
STORY
9/10
Graphics
9.5/10
SOUND
10/10
REPLAY
10/10
you can just go any level and play around with light sabers and powers.
OVERALL 9.5 for me.
Xbox 360.
:r2d2line
and this is like the first time I've ever played a game for 9 hours straight...
Sounds good - but 9 hours of game play?! That seems pretty short.
Gonna be a rent only.
When I played the demo I was disappointed, the voice acting lagged, the light saber did not really make different cuts into things (I was hoping a storm trooper in half ) and actually the blow up doors thing, while fun it is hard to completely open....
I just bought it last night. It's pretty fun. I'd prefer a shorter game. I'm still plugging through Oblivion so I was hoping it wasn't going to be another GINORMOUS game that I would end up obsessing over every nook and cranny, in. :) I like it so far, but I'm pretty much stuck on my first mission. How the heck do you destroy those machines in the darn Ti-fighter factory?! I've thrown things at them, tried pulling the block out of the wall in the room within the factory and to no avail. Just PM me if you have the answer, I don't want to ruin it for everyone else.
I read or saw something about the cutting into storm troopers. they didn't want the game to get a M rating... cause I guess Star Wars has been more of a family thing.
One thing I noticed is that the controls lacked a little. IT was a little... well maybe a little more than a little glitchy...
The Story, graphics, and the way they incorporated the new technology was enough for me.
They could have done a longer game though...
It was a good story though. I got done with the game in one day.
I bought it, however if you're not a die hard starwars fan, a rent is really all you need...
Does anybody know what this is like on the PSP
from what I've seen it looks pretty good. A lot like the Wii version. I'm thinking about playing it for the PSP sometime soon.
The one lacking thing in the game for me is to destroy the AT ST I need to do button combos, and to kill the tie fighters see if you can cut them
in the real game you can kill the AT ST's with or without the combos. and the only thing you can actually cut into pieces are droids. . . not ties.
Quote from: Jen on September 17, 2008, 10:38:40 AM
I just bought it last night. It's pretty fun. I'd prefer a shorter game. I'm still plugging through Oblivion so I was hoping it wasn't going to be another GINORMOUS game that I would end up obsessing over every nook and cranny, in. :) I like it so far, but I'm pretty much stuck on my first mission. How the heck do you destroy those machines in the darn Ti-fighter factory?! I've thrown things at them, tried pulling the block out of the wall in the room within the factory and to no avail. Just PM me if you have the answer, I don't want to ruin it for everyone else.
Never mind... figured it out. I was able to grab an attacking Tie out of the air and push it. Was disappointed I didn't actually destroy it.
Quote from: Jen on September 18, 2008, 04:40:05 AM
Quote from: Jen on September 17, 2008, 10:38:40 AM
I just bought it last night. It's pretty fun. I'd prefer a shorter game. I'm still plugging through Oblivion so I was hoping it wasn't going to be another GINORMOUS game that I would end up obsessing over every nook and cranny, in. :) I like it so far, but I'm pretty much stuck on my first mission. How the heck do you destroy those machines in the darn Ti-fighter factory?! I've thrown things at them, tried pulling the block out of the wall in the room within the factory and to no avail. Just PM me if you have the answer, I don't want to ruin it for everyone else.
Never mind... figured it out. I was able to grab an attacking Tie out of the air and push it. Was disappointed I didn't actually destroy it.
*pats jen on back*
Its ok its ok....
Would I cross some sort of "geek line" into "weirdoville" if I said I wish I had the Force! LOL. I remember when I was little how I use to concentrate on the light in my room, trying to turn it off. Now there are games where you, as a video game character, can do that very thing. :D
Of course, I'd probably get in trouble if I really had the Force. My temper would probably produce Force Lightening and I'd end up frying someone and feeling really bad about it later. :ohwell
I've felt the same way Jen, many times. Most Star Wars fans I think have. But I agree too, it might be dangerous. Especially on some of my ugly drives home. "Cut me off will you ---!" zap, crackle,....
Quote from: Rico on September 18, 2008, 10:49:01 AM
I've felt the same way Jen, many times. Most Star Wars fans I think have. But I agree too, it might be dangerous. Especially on some of my ugly drives home. "Cut me off will you ---!" zap, crackle,....
OH YES... I totally agree with the driving thing. I'd probably short out my SUV and have to have the key reprogrammed after "my lightening wrath" came down upon the dude who cut me off... Oh, and I would feel bad for frying them after I paid the $200 to reprogram my key. You should play this game Rico... Force Lightening blows things up! Its very cathartic.
I plan on playing it once we get our XBOX repaired/replaced from Microsoft. It went belly up last weekend - bad timing!
I've been playing the PSP version. It's okay, nothing utterly spectacular or anything. There are fun mechanics to the story mode, especially all the different Force powers and the fact that you get many to start with and unlock more as the game progresses. The fact is, though that many of the unlocked force powers seem very similar to the ones you already have at the begining. An example would be Force lightining, where a the begining of the game effects one target and in later versions affects two or three targets. I'm not finished it yet, but my impression is that certain elements of the story were cut or eliminated from the PSP version because it doesn't make a whole heck of alot of sense.
The best thing about the PSP version is the inclusion of "Historical Missions." These are exclusive to the PSP version of the game. So far I have played only one, but what a doozy it was. It was a five minute boss battle where you play Darth Vader during the lighsabre battle with Luke Skywalker in Empire Strikes Back, in the Carbonite freezing chamber. Theres two more of these historical missions I have to try and I think you can unlock others as well.
Overall I'd say if you can rent the PSP verion from Gamefly or something you're better off doing it that way, because it's a short game with not alot of replay value. It's fun while it lasts though, and I am enjoying my experiences with it.
Picked it up Yesterday, I must say it rocks, I have been playing it for 11 hrs now and am on cloud city, The story is awesome and althought the graffects are good they are a little outdated.
My only real complaint is their is a little lag time before and after a cutscence plays. other then that this is definetly one of the better games for the psp.
im going to get into the game when i get home ........ thats if i can get my house mate off of it
haha
There is something very satisfying about force lightning
Quote from: iceman on September 19, 2008, 10:04:58 PM
There is something very satisfying about force lightning
:)
Quote from: iceman on September 19, 2008, 06:16:22 AM
Picked it up Yesterday, I must say it rocks, I have been playing it for 11 hrs now and am on cloud city, The story is awesome and althought the graffects are good they are a little outdated.
My only real complaint is their is a little lag time before and after a cutscence plays. other then that this is definetly one of the better games for the psp.
I didn't experience the lag on my XBox. Maybe it's not a widespread issue?
I'm having trouble getting all the darn holos. I just get so wrapped up in trying to find and beat the boss that I forget to look for all of these. My major issue so far has been sticking my jumps, but I've been playing it for a while and seem to have remedied that to some extent. I was very sad when I had to fight my favorite Jedi, Shaak Ti... :(
I LOVE Force Repose! This game makes me want to play Knights Of The Old Republic again, but I think I would miss some of the AWESOME force powers that The Force Unleashed offers. Now, if they would JUST COMBINE THE TWO GAMES and continue the KOTOR SERIES! I'm almost through the TFU and I'm finding the game play great, but the story is lacking. I know it's not an RPG, but the first Halo wasn't either and the story in that game was great. I wish the story had a bit more substance.
My only other complaint is Juno Eclipse. What kind of name is that!? She sounds like an exotic dancer and she dresses like one too! What's with the chamise under her jacket? That would make sense, I guess, after what 'happens to them' (I'm not mentioning it because it would spoil the 'story')... But that outfit doesn't fit the "dress code" of Imperial officers. Of course, we don't see ANY women officers in the movies, but I doubt they would be that stripperish. Yes, yes, I know that men/boys are the target audience for this game, but they could still achieve "attractive" without ruining the look of an Imp uniform.
Is it a bis boss heavy??? i've heard it is. Its costing between £35 to £40 here in Blighty so will have to save up for it.
Quote from: iceman on September 19, 2008, 10:04:58 PM
There is something very satisfying about force lightning
I'm going to have to agree with you 100 %
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on September 20, 2008, 08:19:05 AM
Is it a bis boss heavy??? i've heard it is. Its costing between £35 to £40 here in Blighty so will have to save up for it.
Yes, but they're not too hard to defeat. :)
Oh cool, cause I've got this habit of getting totally frustrated when i get stuck and the i end up having a rant throwing my controller th the bean bag and starting a new game. Still got quite a few games ;)
I was going to buy the game and I shy'ed away from it due to the reviews. I may just pick up Warhammer now.....
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on September 20, 2008, 12:00:06 PM
Oh cool, cause I've got this habit of getting totally frustrated when i get stuck and the i end up having a rant throwing my controller th the bean bag and starting a new game. Still got quite a few games ;)
I get annoyed, throw my controller on the bed then either play another game, go on my computer or watch TV
Glad its not just me then ha ha ha
Nah, it is annoying especially when you half kill them and then you die or something to that effect...
Agghhhhhhhhhhaaa!!!!!! Bleep! Bleep! Bleepiedy-bleep-bleep!!!!! I hate the Star Destroyer level! You have to pull three or four times until it finally works (which I haven't achieved yet). In between these stages, you have to take out the tie fighters. This got easier the longer I played it, but I can't seem to bring the Destroyer all the way down.... Just one more time and it'll slide to a stop at my feet. Problem is I keep having to do it over and over again. If you die you start over from the top! I read somewhere online, that I should ignore the prompts that tell the player which direction to pull and push... In stead, it said to line the Destroyer up with the character, so that you can see the bottom of the ship. At this point the sticks are supposed to glow green and you can start pulling it down. I haven't tried this yet, but I think after I chill out I'll give it a shot. I've played a lot of difficult games but this level is a giant pain in the rear! An even bigger pain in the rear than playing Mass Effect on difficult with a crappy sniper rifle! :taz
Jen you should video tape you playing the game on that level and post it up for Anomaly or just on Youtube. I'd like to see that! ;)
I've heard on all the reviews (especially on SWAN) that that is by far the most frustrating part of the game.
Quote from: Rico on October 09, 2008, 04:40:19 AM
Jen you should video tape you playing the game on that level and post it up for Anomaly or just on Youtube. I'd like to see that! ;)
OMG...that's a good idea! I will. :D
Quote from: billybob476 on October 09, 2008, 04:47:55 AM
I've heard on all the reviews (especially on SWAN) that that is by far the most frustrating part of the game.
I heard their review...but I just remember Arnie complaining about the "jumping puzzles" which I HATE too...but I'm a problem solver by nature and was able to figure it out eventually.
I've only just started playing ti and then my wife brings hom 'Batman Lego' on the Xbox, doh! soooooo want to start playing that.
You are a lucky man if your wife is bringing home video games. She's a keeper Meds.
Quote from: Jen on October 09, 2008, 10:49:54 AM
Quote from: Rico on October 09, 2008, 04:40:19 AM
Jen you should video tape you playing the game on that level and post it up for Anomaly or just on Youtube. I'd like to see that! ;)
OMG...that's a good idea! I will. :D
Do you have a video capture thing to hook up to your 360? if not then you may need to get one or not showing the TV, it may be bad quality
I completed this game a long time ago...and now I'm starting it over on a higher difficulty level. I am enjoying it. Check it out if you haven't had a chance to yet. I'm sure the price has come down on it since it first came out.
I bought the Jedi Temple mission pack, but it didn't show up in the menu choices on my 360. Has anyone else purchased this? Is it something you play independent of the story line or does the level get shuffled into the ones that have always been apart of the game?
Did this ever make it to the PC? My boys tend to control the XBOX'es.
No PC version, according to developers:
"LucasArts opted not to develop a personal computer version of The Force Unleashed because doing the game well would be too processor-intensive for typical PCs, scaling down the game's procedural physics for the PC platform would have fundamentally changed The Force Unleashed's gameplay"
I've seen people cite piracy concerns for the reason as well.
I'd be shocked if Lucasarts couldn't make the game run on PCs nicely. I guarantee it was a marketing decision. I think the money just isn't there for platformers in the PC market.
The PC gaming space is more MMOs and real time strategy these days.
Quote from: Jobydrone4of20 on July 07, 2009, 06:02:43 AM
No PC version, according to developers:
"LucasArts opted not to develop a personal computer version of The Force Unleashed because doing the game well would be too processor-intensive for typical PCs, scaling down the game's procedural physics for the PC platform would have fundamentally changed The Force Unleashed's gameplay"
I've seen people cite piracy concerns for the reason as well.
What a load of hooey! There are much more graphically and physics intensive games that have been released for the PC. I'm with Joe - this is a simple marketing move.
...I bought the Jedi Temple mission pack, but it didn't show up in the menu choices on my 360. Has anyone else purchased this? Is it something you play independent of the story line or does the level get shuffled into the ones that have always been apart of the game?
Quote from: Jen on July 07, 2009, 06:32:36 AM
...I bought the Jedi Temple mission pack, but it didn't show up in the menu choices on my 360. Has anyone else purchased this? Is it something you play independent of the story line or does the level get shuffled into the ones that have always been apart of the game?
A quick google came up with this:
http://www.achieve360points.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101995 (http://www.achieve360points.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101995)
QuoteSelect New Game and 2 Options will appear, namely the normal game and the Jedi Temple.
You then create a new save file, select a difficulty and start off with roughly 4/5th of your abilities unlocked
Coming to this party late but this is my first XBox game...and I'm already in trouble. (OK, in trouble with my wife since it took me until 1am to break free of it this morning and then I woke her up :( I remember why I stopped playing games when the kids were born now!
A nice meal out Mike will make it up to her. ;)
I was disappointed in Force Unleashed II. I spent way too much for the game only to realize it's only a 1/4 the length of the original. It ended and I said (in my 'the baby is sleeping voice'), "That's it??? FOR REALZ?!" :( It was still good, but I wish it was 1/4 of the price.
I heard it was short and bought Fable 3 instead ... which I beat in 8 hours and then lost before I could go back to do the side missions.
Quote from: X on December 28, 2010, 11:54:10 AM
I heard it was short and bought Fable 3 instead ... which I beat in 8 hours and then lost before I could go back to do the side missions.
It was a toss up between Fable III and Force Unleashed II. Wishing I had purchased Fable III. So folks...I suggest you wait for it to go on sale, or rent it. :)
I nearly bought II. Fortunately I saw 1 for half the price and decided to play that first. I guess II cam come along on the exchange market later on for me. Result!
(Hi Jen :))
im picky on star wars and trek games but this one made my top 15
I'd rent it, but since the Kinect is on my XBOX, my daughter has stopped using hers. I have nothing but her doing tricks with her baby lion all day and can rarely get a game in these days on my own XBOX. I'd play on hers, but she doesn't like people in her room "messing with her stuff.". This is what happens when you spoil your little girls.
Three xboxes in the house and I can't get time to game!
Quote from: Feathers on December 28, 2010, 12:03:02 PM
I nearly bought II. Fortunately I saw 1 for half the price and decided to play that first. I guess II cam come along on the exchange market later on for me. Result!
(Hi Jen :))
Hi Mike! Yes, it's still good. It's just too short for the $65 I spent. I think that's what disappointed me the most.