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VIRTUALISATION The Force Unleashed: Star Wars, I see, but as we know it not
VIRTUALISATION The Force Unleashed: Star Wars, I see, but as we know it not | The Force Unleashed: Star Wars, I see, but as we know it not |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Sunday, 06 April 2008 | |
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Now a new game, called ‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’, promises to deliver a Jedi/Sith fighting experience that truly lets you feel like you have all of the force powers at your disposal right from the start, including the ability to bring down Star Destroyers, suspend multiple objects in mid-air, shoot out electric lightning the Emperor made famous in Return of the Jedi and more. This means ‘The Force Unleashed’ is taking Star Wars into new directions with powers far beyond most of the Jedi and Sith seen in the six movies. Indeed, had we seen more of these powers in the movies, the movies would surely have been substantially different. Interestingly, the game will be made available across six platforms – the Xbox 360, the PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii and the Nintendo DS. Conspicuous by its absence is the Windows PC platform, once the largest gaming platform of all, but now regularly ignored by gaming companies. LucasArts have promised that each version will deliver a unique experience, customised for the console in question, while delivering the same storyline. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will arrive in the US on September 16, in Asia and Australia on September 17, and on September 19 in Europe, and looks to have an ‘opening week’ as big as any Star Wars movie, if not monumentally bigger. The game’s website has some great video content, including the standard trailer, along with video showing just how the game will be played across different platforms. If you haven't seen the game's website, make sure you do - the content is awesome. Also check out the video on the way the game should play on different platforms - it's an eye opener. As is the fact there are three different companies working on the one game, something that has become normal in today's world of multiple consoles. So, which version looks like it could be the best, even though there's a forceful fight between superior graphics and superior controls? Please read onto page 2. |
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