The sequel to 2008's Force Unleashed was announced a few months ago via teaser trailer. Once again, the game will be gracing the usual systems, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, and DS. I have the first screens of the 360/PS3 version in scan format-
For those who don't know, Force Unleashed was a brand new Star Wars game set between the movies Episode 3 and 4. You take on the role of Darth Vader's secret assassin, Starkiller, who is deployed off to root out the remnants of the old Jedi order. I won't spoil the story, but it basically is the catalyst of the rebellion against the Galactic empire. The game focused on advanced force powers like you've never seen in the franchise. Your character was very powerful and could even use the force to push an entire star destroyer into the ground. The focal point was intended to really put you into the feel of being a jedi. It also used advanced physics engines powered by Euphoria, Havok, and Digital Molecular Matter to give an extremely realistic experience when it came to force powers and using them on people and the environment. But the game was met with mixed reception. It was cited by many to be a run of the mill button masher, and the advanced physics technology was rarely used ingame save for a few epic moments.
But nevertheless, the first title was apparently popular to spawn a sequel. I will now give you some fair amounts of SPOILERS for the previous game and what leads into this game-
We're probably going to get some new info and a trailer from E3 come this June. Maybe even a playable version. Hopefully, this sequel makes up for the previous game's shortcomings and fixes the issues in the original.
http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=122209
For those who don't know, Force Unleashed was a brand new Star Wars game set between the movies Episode 3 and 4. You take on the role of Darth Vader's secret assassin, Starkiller, who is deployed off to root out the remnants of the old Jedi order. I won't spoil the story, but it basically is the catalyst of the rebellion against the Galactic empire. The game focused on advanced force powers like you've never seen in the franchise. Your character was very powerful and could even use the force to push an entire star destroyer into the ground. The focal point was intended to really put you into the feel of being a jedi. It also used advanced physics engines powered by Euphoria, Havok, and Digital Molecular Matter to give an extremely realistic experience when it came to force powers and using them on people and the environment. But the game was met with mixed reception. It was cited by many to be a run of the mill button masher, and the advanced physics technology was rarely used ingame save for a few epic moments.
But nevertheless, the first title was apparently popular to spawn a sequel. I will now give you some fair amounts of SPOILERS for the previous game and what leads into this game-
From what it seems, you once again take on the role of Darth Vader's secret apprentice Starkiller. It follows the light side ending of the first game, where your apprentice betrayed his master and took on the emperor in a one on one battle. He created the rebel alliance and turned to the light side to save his friends. He was thought dead though, having been electrocuted and crushed by falling debris. It is yet unknown how he survived or why Vader and the Emperor couldn't even tell. He was pronounced dead and we thought that was the last we had seen from him....until the new teaser trailer for the sequel a few months ago, showing him alive. He appears to now wield two lightsabers and is struggling with his conscience. Whether he's turned back to the dark side is yet unknown though. In the trailer, he was seen walking down a dark corridor and emerges in some kind of arena as if he were some sort of gladiator or slave.
We're probably going to get some new info and a trailer from E3 come this June. Maybe even a playable version. Hopefully, this sequel makes up for the previous game's shortcomings and fixes the issues in the original.
http://gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=122209