Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (WII) (T)

Reviewed by:
Marty Martini






Plot
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Vader has his secret apprentice track down and kill the remaining Jedi masters.

Concept
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A third person action game with very light RPG elements. Use the force to mess people up.

Review
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This was a great game for the Wii, using the motion sensing Wiimote and Nunchuk to swing a light saber and use the force. This version for the Wii oddly enough has different levels than the Xbox/PS3 versions. You went to the same places, but did not do the same things.

Graphics
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Well this is the Wii version. The graphics were not that great. Edges of things were very blocky and it looked like one of the newer GameCube games.

3.5/5

Sound
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What can I say. This game sounds great.

5/5

Gameplay
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The gameplay for this game is great. Well at least for controls. You use your Wiimote to swing your lightsaber. Hold A and turn to the side to block. Hold A and move left to right to throw the light saber. The Nunchuk is your movement and force powers. Your lightning is C and your force grab is Z. Hold Z to grab an enemy and thrust down to slam them down to the ground or turn upside down to choke them. Pretty self explanatory controls. The Wiimote can at times be unresponsive during lightsaber and force locks, it is not too bad. One of the great things about this game the others don’t is the multiplayer mode. You can battle friends at home by choosing one of many unlockable characters from Mace Windu to Count Dooku to Luke Skywalker all with there own special abilities.

4/5

Story
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Even though the game differs so much from the other two systems, the great story is still brought about in a good way. It takes place after Episode III and before Episode IV.

5/5

Replay Value
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Like the two other versions, this game doesn’t have much replay in story mode value at all. The difference with the Wii version is the multiplayer mode which can be played over and over again.

3/5

The Cool
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-Motion control
-Kazdan Paratus
-THE FORCE!
-Shaak Ti
-Costumes
-Impaling people
-Multiplayer

The Not So Cool
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-Glitches
-Short
-Graphics
-super watered down plot (compared to the book)
-The Star Destroyer takedown should have been epic....... it kinda sucked.....

Final Verdict
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Despite the graphics, game length, and minor control glitches, I really recommend this game.

4/5