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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, also known as The Force Unleashed, is a LucasArts video game and part of the The Force Unleashed project; other The Force Unleashed project developers and publishers include Dark Horse Comics, Lego, Hasbro, and Del Rey Books.The Force Unleashed was initially developed for the PlayStation 2,PlayStation 3 Wii,and Xbox 360 consoles and on the iOS,second-generation N-Gage,Nintendo DS,PlayStation Portable,and Java-equipped mobile phone handhelds. The sequel, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, was announced at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards.

 

The game was released in North America on September 16, 2008, in Australia and Southeast Asia on September 17, and in Europe on September 19.LucasArts has released downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles.[An Ultimate Sith Edition of the game, containing new and all previously released expanded content, was released in November 2009,Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition also expanded the game's presence to the Microsoft Windows and Mac OS platforms.

 

The project bridges the two Star Wars trilogies and introduces a new protagonist, code named "Starkiller", as Darth Vader's secret apprentice.Reviews offered mixed response, praising The Force Unleashed for its compelling story, robust physics, impressive art and soundtrack, but also citing frustrating gameplay. Despite these mixed reviews, the game was a bestseller in the United States and Australia, with over one million copies sold its debut month.The game has sold over seven million copies,and it is the fastest-selling Star Wars video game.

 

The Force Unleashed is a third-person action game in which the player's character's weapons are the Force and a lightsaber.Developers treated the main character's lightsaber like another Force power, and wanted to ensure "something visceral and cool" happened with each button-push.The game has a combo system for stringing lightsaber attacks and for combining lightsaber attacks with Force powers.Experience points earned by killing enemies and finding artifacts can be used to increase Starkiller's powers and traits.The gameplay is intended to be easy to learn; the development team included "horrible" gamers to help ensure the game's accessibility.Players can casually run and gun through the game, but the game rewards those who take a stealthy, more tactical approach.The game includes enemies that are easy to overcome; game difficulty arises from presenting these enemies in large numbers that can wear down the player's character.Additionally, enemies learn from the player's character's attacks; using the same attack on different characters can sometimes lead to the player's character doing less damage.The enemies, which number over 50, have various strengths and weaknesses; developers faced the difficulty of effectively placing them throughout the game's varied environments.

 

The game's developers wanted each platform to offer players a distinct, "unleashed" experience.Some gameplay elements were not ported to all platforms because of each platform's differing features; for example, the Wii's "social experience" led to the design of that version's two-player duel mode.Although the story and characters are consistent across all platforms, specific details vary between them; for example, the opening level on Kashyyyk is a daytime attack on the Xbox 360 and the PS3, while the Wii, PS2, and PlayStation Portable depictions happen at night and have a different design.LucasArts offered downloadable expansions for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.The Wii, PlayStation 2, and PSP versions, all developed by Krome Studios, feature levels not included in the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions,including Jedi trials in which Starkiller encounters the spirits of long-dead Jedi and Sith.The Wii version uses the Wii Remote to simulate the ability to wield a lightsaber, while the Nunchuk attachment simulates Force power use.The PlayStation Portable version features an exclusive mode that allows players to reenact five battles and events from the Star Wars films as well as a duel mode, a multiplayer mode for up to four players, and a survivor mode.The Nintendo DS version, developed by n-Space, allows players to use the stylus to input a chain of lightsaber effects combined with Force powers.THQ's Universomo studio developed Java, iOS, and N-Gage versions of The Force Unleashed that are different from other platforms', but still tell a story about Darth Vader's secret apprentice. These games feature a "CellWeaver" gesture system: each enemy has a symbol above its head that corresponds to a "gesture" or button combination that controls the player's character's attack.

 

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