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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

PlayStation 3 · Released September 16, 2008 · Developed by LucasArts · Published by THQ Wireless

★ 73Total 68Single playerMultiplayer

Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureActionFantasyScience fiction

Summary

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a Star Wars video game that takes place between the films Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. It is the centerpiece of the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed multimedia project, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force and casts players as Darth Vader’s "Secret Apprentice," unveiling new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy seen through the eyes of a mysterious new character armed with unprecedented powers. The game showcases Digital Molecular Matter (DMM), an extremely detailed and realistic material physics engine developed by Pixelux, and Euphoria, a realistic bio-mechanical A.I. engine by NaturalMotion

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IGDB Rating

73.39 / 100

449 ratings

Total Rating

67.81 / 100

457 (user + critic)

Series

Star Wars

Game Modes

Single player · Multiplayer

Perspective

Third person

Themes

Action · Fantasy · Science fiction

Engine

Ronin · J2ME

Developer

LucasArts

Also known as

AliasTFUAcronym

SpainStar Wars: El Poder de la FuerzaSpanish title

ItalyStar Wars: Il Potere della ForzaItalian title

FranceStar Wars : Le Pouvoir de la ForceFrench title

Release history (7 entries)

Date	Platform	Region
Sep 16, 2008	PlayStation 3	—
Sep 16, 2008	iOS	—
Sep 16, 2008	Legacy Mobile Device	—
Sep 16, 2008	N-Gage	—
Sep 16, 2008	Xbox 360	—
Sep 19, 2008	PlayStation 3	—
Sep 19, 2008	Xbox 360	—

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Storyline

Darth Vader's secret apprentice, codenamed Starkiller, is trained in the Dark Side to defeat the enemies of the Empire, but must find his own path when his master betrays him.