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Force Unleashed for the Wii
F Whipple | 8:01 PM on 01.25.2008 6 comments




There's no doubt that The Force Unleashed is a highly anticipated game. Not only is it a Star Wars game but we finally get to be evil. With the focus on force powers combined with new technologies and we'll finally get to experience being the force-powered juggernaut that we've all dreamt of being. Obviously, the PS3 and 360 versions are the most talked about as they have the most power under the hood. Having neither of those however, I've been extremely curious about the Wii version.

I've felt that if done right it could be one of the most important games on the Wii. Ever since the Wii was announced I've dreamt of a 1:1 sword-fighting game, especially with lightsabers. Unfortunately though, it's obvious that the "next-gen" systems are the primary ones for this game. As the Wii version is being developed with the PS2 and PSP versions.

Earlier today IGN posted a preview of the Wii version. Some of the important points are:

-wiimote is used for the lightsaber and the nunchuck for force powers

-five different gestures will be used for each of the controls (so much for 1:1)

-While it doesn't have the new technologies a physics engine is being made for the Wii version. IGN reports that "While not on the same level as the X360 and PS3 versions, the Wii physics are still impressive."

-Some good news: even though in this earlier stage, the wii version runs more smoothly than it's more powerful brethren

-Two player duel mode (Nice!!) with 30 playable characters. Doesn't seem to be online

-Summer release date

While it seems 1:1 will not be happening with this game I am still excited. I didn't expect the duel mode and I hope that it's not some tacked on garbage. And while the hardware isn't as strong perhaps the motion controls will provide a different sense of being an all-powerful being of destruction. At worst this game will be a Jedi Knight clone with broken controls, but at best it could be one of the most immersive games on the Wii. Either way I'll probably get as I'm a huge Star Wars nerd.

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BluFire's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/25/2008 20:52
BluFire
I think that we'll never see 1:1 on the Wii, which is unfortunate because that would have been so cool. I think that we'll see 1:1 on the Wii2 or Wii3/Thrii.
Bluefusion's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/25/2008 22:52
Bluefusion
Great, the Wii gets its own physics engine. Basically all that crap with the euphoria engine we've been drooling over is going to be watered down for us.

Please at least include ragdolls for us?? ><
Brandon Undead's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/25/2008 23:43
Brandon Undead
That 1 on 1 duel thing, not so nice. They tacked that onto one of the star wars games last generation and it was horrrrible.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/26/2008 01:39
GuitarAtomik
Did anyone ever play that one samurai arcade with 1:1 sword control? I think Namco made it and it played like a light gun game, except the controller was a sword and it had actual 1:1 movement for slashing, blocking, and pushing off when you blocked sword attacks. It was actually really cool and if there was ever a port that needed to be made to the Wii, it would be that game.
liquidninja's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/08/2008 12:56
liquidninja
I'd rather have the real versions of the game. It seems like none of the AI and physics will be possible on this version. But who knows, it'll probably end up being the best version of the game.
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