Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition

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  1. Andresitooo
    Jul 11, 2013
    7
    i enjoyed this game it was very cool game mechanics. Definitely could've used better port interface thats for damn sure. But story line was very cool liked the good/evil ending choices, combat was a lot of fun. Don't listen to other reviews about combos and weird camara angles i had no problem with this and i played on computer. I guess maybe some targeting issues but either way was enjoyable.
  2. hatna
    Jun 12, 2013
    5
    This game is very disappointing. I got about two hours in before I became completely fed up. What stands out the most is the terrible control scheme (and I played the game on xbox). Targeting is awkward, I found that whenever I tried to use a force power on an enemy the game would most of the time target the barrel next to the enemy instead. Enemies regularly knock me down throughThis game is very disappointing. I got about two hours in before I became completely fed up. What stands out the most is the terrible control scheme (and I played the game on xbox). Targeting is awkward, I found that whenever I tried to use a force power on an enemy the game would most of the time target the barrel next to the enemy instead. Enemies regularly knock me down through seemingly normal attacks, and while the character is on his way back up he often gets knocked down again. None of the talents you can unlock are very exciting either. Overall, the mechanics of this game are boring and repetitive. I didn't get far enough to judge the story. Graphics are nice, and if you like star wars you may like this game. However, make sure you get it at a discounted rate, this game isn't worth full price at all.… Expand
  3. not_good
    Dec 12, 2011
    6
    It's an okay game if you see it on a Steam sale or from somewhere. Not really anything amazing, but if you find it cheap it can fill a hack n slash void if you already played and beat Darksiders to death. Decent game, but don't pay more then $5 for it.
  4. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 30, 2017
    7
    Star Wars The Force Unleashed
    More Like Star of Wars
    This game is basically God of War set in the star wars world but with none of the variety… You start the Game as Darth Vader and its perfect.. You’re walking slowly just destroying everyone and everything in sight… It’s a great way to introduce the fighting mechanics and I didn’t want it to end... honestly if all 6 and a half hours    Star Wars The Force Unleashed
    More Like Star of Wars
    This game is basically God of War set in the star wars world but with none of the variety…
    You start the Game as Darth Vader and its perfect..
    You’re walking slowly just destroying everyone and everything in sight…
    It’s a great way to introduce the fighting mechanics and I didn’t want it to end...
    honestly if all 6 and a half hours of this game was the prologue… it would be pretty close to a 10/10 experience…
    unfortunately it isn’t..
    Sadly you play the game as Darth Vader’s Apprentice after something happens that I’m not gonna say... I don’t want to spoil it…
    The Story here is actually really enjoyable, easy to follow along with and I wanted to see it to its end…
    But you play through the 9 missions in total killing the Jedi among other characters…
    And again this is god of war with light sabers…
    As you progress through the levels slicing enemies and finding new light sabers so you aren’t stuck with sith red... you’re leveling up for skill points to spend in the 3 different skill trees…
    You’re completing tasks in these linear levels using the force where you have to pull items out of their sockets for the most part or zap them with lightning… using the force to grab and pull doesn’t really feel all too intuitive or responsive though…
    many frustrating moments trying to bend doors and grab onto items to fling them through the air…
    And at the end of each mission you take on a boss…
    Every boss is really about jumping out of the way and slashing them more times than they slash you.. And they all end in a god of war style quick time event….
    it’s cool meeting all of these star wars characters and visiting the different worlds…
    But beyond the prologue... the game feels generic…
    You visit no place interesting..
    so level progressing trying to build yourself up to the Vader status you started as is just no fun…
    you feel more like running through to the end rather than spending the time fighting enemies wanting to get stronger because it is so boringly designed…
    You never truly reach the god status the games beginning teases you with either which was so satisfying and fun even at the slow pace Vader was moving at…
    This games graphics are insane though considering it came out in 2008…
    Usually early ps3 and 360 games are hard on my eyes…
    But this game could easily be passed off as a late gen ps3 game or a downloadable game on the ps4..
    I was genuinely impressed...
    I just wish they put these graphics towards making interesting levels and environments to explore…
    Overall Star Wars The Force Unleashed is a decently fun game with an interesting story…
    Just not varied enough with its gameplay or level design to call it a must play for anyone not already a star wars fan..
    But if you are a fan even a little and you do play... you won’t be disappointed.. at least not extremely disappointed...
    I give Star Wars The Force Unleashed
    a 7/10    … Expand
  5. LeeTSimba
    Jun 28, 2022
    7
    I've played the game 13 years after its release for the first time. The game is old and you aside from the obvious lacking graphics you can see how rough a game like this and hasn't aged perfectly. That being said it was still able to captivate me to the end and the more force upgrades you get the better it feels to play the game. It has an element of fun that a lot of games that releaseI've played the game 13 years after its release for the first time. The game is old and you aside from the obvious lacking graphics you can see how rough a game like this and hasn't aged perfectly. That being said it was still able to captivate me to the end and the more force upgrades you get the better it feels to play the game. It has an element of fun that a lot of games that release day don't seem to have. Only major complaint is that most of the boss battles are not well thought out. There's very little strategy to beating the bosses and they usually rely on you spamming force lightning. Still a decent game by today's standards and could use a remake.… Expand
  6. Slomka
    Jan 3, 2017
    5
    The gameplay is very boring for me. Just hack through tons of enemies and kill the boss in a "dodge now, attack now" fight. The only good thing in this game is the story. Just watch the cutscenes on youtube or read it on wookiepedia or wikipedia.
  7. Demon2017
    Jun 18, 2022
    7
    Очень клёвые ДЛС за кибер-Старкиллера, которые я проходил миллион раз, но оригинальная компания, к сожалению, скучноватая.
  8. Trenos
    Dec 2, 2017
    6
    I can't really love this game, but i can't really hate this too. There some elements that i really enjoy, like combat system, soundtrack or boss fights. But story and level design suck so much. This is good game, maybe not the best star wars game, but it;s ok.
  9. LoletinAlexis
    Mar 28, 2019
    7
    A video game that, even with its flaws, will satisfy the followers of Star Wars.

    A remarkably good story, but some details are felt very forced or meaningless. The history of the base game could be perfectly canon. It would be better than what Disney has done with this saga until now. The Force Unleashed has a correct playable base, but it needs many better ones to be excellent.    A video game that, even with its flaws, will satisfy the followers of Star Wars.

    A remarkably good story, but some details are felt very forced or meaningless.
    The history of the base game could be perfectly canon. It would be better than what Disney has done with this saga until now.

    The Force Unleashed has a correct playable base, but it needs many better ones to be excellent.
    The few combos, the erratic movements and some pretty bad animations will make the gameplay of this title an impressive repetitivity and sometimes a huge frustration.    … Expand
  10. HunterCastle
    Feb 13, 2019
    7
    Well, but the combat is, very easy, its hard die. If Star Wars The Force Unleashed to win Difficulty of Dark Souls, best.
  11. Bottlecaps
    Jun 15, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Star Wars the force unleashed is a game about the most powerful sith lords the starwars universe has ever known. calen merak aka starkiller is a welcome addition to the star wars " legends" canon not that i think this game breaks continuity much at all if any ? but that could easily be fixed in a possible remake or retelling there is alot to enjoy about this game but even more grievances.

    Story: Darth vader takes on an apprentice and manipulates him into doing his bidding , I LIKE THIS CONCEPT starkiller is a little edgy but only at first , starkiller is a character that struggles with identity ending up as a jedi from a sith slave , ironically becoming a better sith than vader could have hoped even becoming powerful enough to go toe to toe with him and the emperor only to sacrifice himself to allow the founders of the rebellion time to escape. in his defiance of vader and becoming a jedi he inadvertently showed the best quality a sith could have even defeating vader. i think if the force unleashed was a movie , casted cillian murphy for starkiller , showed junos softer side more subtly and kept the over all plot the same ( made it R RATED) then disney could have a masterpiece on their hands
    Story: 9/10

    World building: well technically i don't think world building counts here but it actually adds so much to the world the birth of the rebellion , vader's apprentice, vader implies he has a secret plot to take down the emperor , i think that this game takes the lore and its characters are better utilized than in jedi fallen order. the real best thing of the story is you never know what vader is thinking witch makes him threatening af
    Worldbuilding 9/10

    Graphics: my praises of this game go about as far as the story as this is a flimsy game at best , the graphics are bad even in the cut scenes it feels like there is a grainy lens over my screen the whole game , ok its an older game i can deal with that but also animations are stiff , colours are bland ( excluding light sabers. iv seen better locations in N64 Games. that isn't to even mention the glitches in gameplay , graphics and sound design
    Graphics: 2/10

    Gameplay: is this game fun ? is a question i ask myself every time i rate a games well gameplay and the answer is sorta , mowing down legions of storm troopers because of how inherently powerful you are is a blast i like a challenge so i usually play on a games hardest or second hardest difficulty, i played on sith warrior it was the perfect difficulty , not to hard not to easy. this game could have been ahead of its time if it did just one thing JUST ONE THING , Animation canceling you have to be very careful what buttons you press and when also if you are hit once you are pretty well locked in until the recovery animation plays sometimes you can hit the jump button to recover but that doesn't always work , i died plenty of times by terrible recovery and spammy moves , after playing this game i realized how incredible jedi fallen order actually is because this is basically the same time period ( give or take a 12 years) enemy types are very similar , its clear jedi fallen order took the good from this game and made it better but left the bad in 2009
    Gameplay: 5.5/10

    Sound design: you had all the sounds from the starwars canon and they are already timeless ageless and iconic all you had to do was make it work but you didn't , my sound cut out so many times and certain sounds would play and others wouldn't , voice "acting" was fine but i think the direction was a mess , during the cutscenes it was fine but in game starkiller feels like an entirely different person sometimes but the acting itself is actually solid. music was good.......when it played
    Sound design :4/10

    9+9+2+5.5+4= 29.5
    29.55=5.9/10    … Expand
  12. PanMrkvicka
    Mar 14, 2020
    5
    Kinda good but bosses suck and its unbalanced gameplay is bad but its fun and lore is interesting i guess.
  13. PanchiLoveShady
    Aug 17, 2023
    7
    Great game that has some strengths and some weakness. The strengths are the dubbed to Spanish is very good, an interesting story and the feeling (sometimes) of being a real sith. However the game is repetitive and sometimes stressing.

    Gran juego que tiene varias virtudes y debilidades. Las virtudes son vasrias, el doblaje al castellano es muy bueno y a veces te sientes como un verdadero    Great game that has some strengths and some weakness. The strengths are the dubbed to Spanish is very good, an interesting story and the feeling (sometimes) of being a real sith. However the game is repetitive and sometimes stressing.

    Gran juego que tiene varias virtudes y debilidades. Las virtudes son vasrias, el doblaje al castellano es muy bueno y a veces te sientes como un verdadero sith. eso sí, el juego se hace repetitivo y te estresa alguna vez que otra    … Expand
  14. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»

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#40 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009
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#58 Most Shared PC Game of 2009

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. GameSpot
    50
    A slapdash porting job turns the Force into a farce in this Star Wars action game.
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  2. IGN
    75
    It doesn't fix or change anything in the original game - it just gives you a few more levels and some new skins. If you don't already have the game, give it a look. If you do, you might just want to go the DLC route.
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  3. Gamers.at
    71
    The gameplay doesn't really satisfy me, but what's worse are the technical issues. Still, the game has its moments and can be great fun because of the story and the force powers.
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