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Star Wars: the Force Unleashed Demo Sets Xbox Download Record

Posted by Soulskill on from the they've-been-waiting-for-you dept.

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.

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  1. Lucas Provided Input? Oh... by McNally · · Score: 4, Funny

    and developers recently mentioned that George Lucas himself provided input on the project.

    Meesah sorry to hear that.

  2. Re:Lack of ambition? by russlar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Guess what, physics games have been done. Played Half-Life 2? No... really? Try it, it's great.

    Yeah, Half Life 2's pretty good, but for the ultimate physics game, you gotta try this new game from France called Large Hadron Collider.

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  3. Re:Lack of ambition? by jannone · · Score: 4, Funny

    I also find their "lack of ambition"... disturbing.

  4. Re:fp by carlmenezes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please don't unleash the force.

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  5. Re:The Force is too powerful. by grahamd0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's what she said...

    She was just being polite, man.

  6. Re:Lack of ambition? by Fx.Dr · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's gotten great reviews, they say it's absolutely smashing.

  7. Re:You are part of the problem by grahamd0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.

  8. Re:Moderate gameplay by AmberBlackCat · · Score: 4, Funny

    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.