We joust with the first stages of the epic LucasArts combat adventure, and explore the narrative driving Starkiller's return...
In a Star Wars universe fraught with complex mentor/pupil relationships, it's fitting that Force Unleashed is such a tough master to follow. Though critics gave the 2008 Jedi action romp a decidedly mixed reception, it was the fastest selling Star Wars game in history, shifting seven million copies worldwide. So what, LucasArts must have asked itself, do you do for the sequel? Stick with a formula that earned massive commercial success, or listen to the reviewers and veteran Star Wars game players and rebuild? From the looks of Force Unleashed II, you do a bit of both.
Set soon after its predecessor and just a few years before A New Hope, this is a more melancholy take on the story of Starkiller, the Sith apprentice who turned against Darth Vader and...
In a Star Wars universe fraught with complex mentor/pupil relationships, it's fitting that Force Unleashed is such a tough master to follow. Though critics gave the 2008 Jedi action romp a decidedly mixed reception, it was the fastest selling Star Wars game in history, shifting seven million copies worldwide. So what, LucasArts must have asked itself, do you do for the sequel? Stick with a formula that earned massive commercial success, or listen to the reviewers and veteran Star Wars game players and rebuild? From the looks of Force Unleashed II, you do a bit of both.
Set soon after its predecessor and just a few years before A New Hope, this is a more melancholy take on the story of Starkiller, the Sith apprentice who turned against Darth Vader and...
- 10/7/2010
- by Keith Stuart
- The Guardian - Film News
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