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Star Wars is a pop culture force to be reckoned with, spawning movies, toys, games, and TV shows since its inception over thirty years ago. The Force Unleashed continues the tradition with more raw force power than ever seen previously, but is the hokey religion and ancient weapon truly superior to a good blaster at your side?

Set between the events of Episodes III and IV in the Star Wars movie canon, The Force Unleashed follows the actions of Darth Vader's secret apprentice, Starkiller. Vader uses him to dispatch the few remaining Jedi knights in the galaxy, but half way through the game the plot takes a sharp twist. The only problem is that the twist isn't believable or interesting. The potential established in the first half of the story quickly fizzles out, and the plot loses sight of itself as poorly constructed character development is jammed awkwardly into the game. The game ends by setting up the events of Episode IV, but it feels contrived and unnecessary, revealing no new or...

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