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Star Wars: the Force Unleashed Demo Sets Xbox Download Record
The demo version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released a few weeks ago for download through Xbox Live and the Playstation Network. Now, LucasArts has announced that the game shattered records for the number of downloads on Xbox Live, taking only eight days to reach 1 million. The full version is due out next Tuesday, and LucasArts will be holding a launch party in San Fransisco on Monday night to celebrate. The game is part of a multimedia project which includes a best-selling book, a comic, action figures, and other tie-ins. According to Eurogamer's interview with producer Cameron Suey, previous Star Wars games suffered from a "lack of ambition." Suey also shows off some of the gameplay in a video. A video walkthrough of the PS2 and PSP versions is available at Kotaku. The game will not be available for PC. Early reviews for the game are good, but not great, and developers recently mentioned that George Lucas himself provided input on the project.
Meesah sorry to hear that.
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I also find their "lack of ambition"... disturbing.
Please don't unleash the force.
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That's what she said...
She was just being polite, man.
>Early reviews for the game are good, but not great, and developers recently mentioned that George Lucas himself provided input on the project.
A clue, Sherlock!
LucasArts used to make top-notch games: Full-Throttle, Grim Fandango, Monkey Island, X-Wing, and dozens more in every genre. But then Lucasarts executives (and Lucas himself, I imagine) realized that the most profitable thing to do was to churn out countless Star Wars games irrespective of quality. Yeah, there's been a couple good ones, but for every "Knights of the Old Republic" there's at least ten "Star Wars: Galaxies - Episode III Rage of the Wookiees"
Star Wars: Rage of the Wookiees sounds awesome! But I can't seem to find it on ebay?
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It's gotten great reviews, they say it's absolutely smashing.
Aren't we due for a new X-Wing title that features ships from all 6 movies, and the EU?
I don't know man. Somehow I doubt the eurofighter stands up against an A-Wing.
Some are being left disappointed with gameplay. I'm picking up the game for the story, and if that is good, I won't mind the gameplay so much. People forget that KOTOR's gameplay was pretty bad.
Have you considered just getting a DVD? Then you don't have to deal with the gameplay at all.
I KNOW. I spent so much time playing the PS2 version and swinging the controller around. It make the lightsaber levels so much more interactive with the wire connected to the console and I don't know how the Wii can possibly match it.