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Awesome I'm not a video game master, but this game is awesome, with the wii remote you actually slash and stab and push bad guys, it is very interactive and that makes it so much fun. I can't wait until the sequel comes out at the end of this year (2010). It is a first person shooter format and action packed. Get this game you will love it. Rating: 5 (L. Manglitz, 2010-01-31) Product reviewed: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Be the Sith! Ever want to be Darth Vader? Use the Force to throw Stormtroopers? Now you can! Star Wars: The Force Unleashed lets you play as a Dark Jedi and you kill anyone and anything in your way. I haven't had this much fun with a Star Wars game since Dark Forces. I think some of the other reviewers are right in that the game controls are awkward - particularly those bloody camera angles. I did take a star down for that. However, I haven't found it too difficult so far. It just takes a bit of getting used to. I spent some time in the training room first. In fact, overall, I really think the game makes good use of the Wii controls. There are a lot of force moves (my favorite so far is simply throwing objects at people). However, I don't think the criticism about it being too easy is justified. I think the point of an easier game is to let casual gamers play as well. The game does have different levels, so if Padawan is too easy, you can try Sith Lord difficulty. I do wish there had been a single-player dueling mode that I could play when I don't have anybody to play against. The dueling, so far as I can tell, is only two-player. For the price (just [...] dollars!), Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a good deal of fun. Rating: 4 (D. J. Nardi, 2010-01-28) Product reviewed: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Don't buy it, no matter how hardcore a fan you are. I cannot review this game on its storyline merits. I hear they are terrific, but since I view the new Star Wars films as decidedly sub-par, I really don't care about the story or character aspects. What I care about is fully enjoying the opportunity to finally wield a lightsaber in a realistic fashion and kick some ass! Isn't that what any fan of the Star Wars franchise really wants? Yes. Does this game accomplish that? Not really. I'd had the opportunity a few months ago to play around with this game at a friends house, and recall enjoying the experience overall. When my folks surprised my wife and I with a Wii for Xmas, I had no small amount of anticipation at being able to plunge back into heated lightsaber battles! Alas, time had gilded my memories because my second venture was VERY short. I didn't play the game that long, probably around 10 minutes, before I turned off the Wii, took the disc out and said to myself: "Wow, I just saved myself a lot of money and even more frustration!" While it's definitely entertaining to swing the lightsaber around, I had a LOT of difficulty replicating the special moves that seemed so simple during the training sessions. There are two major problems: 1. The camera never stays behind your character as you move, making it EXTREMELY frustrating when you constantly lose your bearings and have to move around a little so that the camera will take its default position behind you. The fact that the game does not have a setting to root the camera behind you (no matter what direction in which you're heading) is an inexcusable error at this point in video gaming history. It's "all too easy" to find yourself running in the opposite direction you want because the camera keeps swirling around you, as if unsure of where it's supposed to be. 2. The complexity of the game play does not develop slowly as you progress. You can learn all the special moves before you begin the first mission, but retaining all of them so quickly proves near impossible. Given how many different ways there are to utilize the Wii remote and the Nunchuk, it seems to me that it make MUCH more sense to introduce the special moves gradually so that the player can get used to them and memorize them for the future. IMHO, the best games will teach you how to play them while you play them, and don't expect you to know every single thing from the moment you start. Why should I be able access Jedi-level training moves when I haven't even played the game as the main character?! He hasn't even been introduced yet!! I'm so glad that I was able to borrow this game from a friend. Now I don't have feel like I've been ripped off by yet another Star Wars product that just doesn't measure up in any way. Try Boom Blox Bash Party instead! It's simple, addictive and WAY more fun!! Dave S. Rating: 1 (David Simmons, 2010-01-22) Product reviewed: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

This over the PS3/360 versions any day! The other 4/5 reviews already nailed it, so I'll keep this short. It's not the best game out there but the graphics are fine and the controls are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. It's the best use of the nunchuk that I have seen. I really don't see how anyone could play this game using an old handheld controller. The freedom you get when you use the wiimote nunchuk combo is the definition of fun and I like moving them around so much. Torturing those storm troppers, Jedi knights and creatures is worth more than the $17 or so that I paid, that's for sure. This is gaming at its best. Rating: 5 (Jack Coffee, 2010-01-08) Product reviewed: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Aw The game is quite fun, worth the play. I agree the "camera" angles are annoying and it's too easy at times. I also think it's too short - it was over way too fast (I was enjoying it) - and the end is sad, though you can see it coming from a mile away. But I like it a lot overall. I hope they make more Star Wars Wii games soon (Lego and ultra-cartoony Clone Wars don't count). Rating: 4 (Zephyr, 2010-01-04) Product reviewed: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed