Thread: The Force Unleashed game

The first half hour you spend in the company of The Force Unleashed is likely to be, for many people, just what's required of a Star Wars game. Kicking off with you playing a mighty, powerful Darth Vader, you hack and slash your way through the game, using the wonderfully-implemented Force to move objects around at will and hurl enemies off their feet. Bliss doesn't begin to describe it.



This Darth Vader segment, however, is short-lived, as you quickly move into the shoes of an apprentice with a lot less power. Skills and powers are then built up as the game moves on and you upgrade your combat ability. It's still something of a tease: after all, you've been treated to slashing through a level with all the power the game can bestow upon you and it's a bit frustrating that it's so savagely ripped away so quickly. You won't get it back for some time, too.