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Force Unleashed Demo Now Up On XBL Marketplace (Now updated with impressions!)
JJ Rage | 4:17 AM on 08.21.2008 15 comments





Weighs in at 904MB. The demo features a Tie Fighter construction facility, The Apprentice's first mission in the game. You're given full authority by Vader to take out any and all Storm Troopers that stand in your way.

As of the time of this post, the demo is not yet up on the PlayStation Store.

EDIT: I just finished the demo and figured I'd post a few impressions. POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!



Right away, the control you have over The Force is is wonderful. It is better than I imagined it would be. As the level starts, you're given a brief on-screen tutorial, and a set of corridors to test your Force Grab powers before you encounter any enemies. I tossed an explosive barrel of some sort through a window, which caused many items around the area to be sucked into the vacuum of space before an emergency hatch closed it off.

The lightsaber combos are a lot deeper and brutal than I expect as well. For a bit I found myself more interested in finding new combos than actually using The Force. You come to a large hangar with several docked Tie Fighters, which can actually be Force grabbed and tossed at enemies. There were also large crossbeams that I could bend (but not throw), and further on in the demo one of these beams could be moved to essentially clothesline incoming Tie Fighters trying to take you out.


The demo concludes as you fight a group of Storm Troopers and a MOTHER FUCKING AT-ST on a landing pad. I won't spoil this part, but suffice to say, the AT-ST fight has me counting the days until this game is released.

I am officially more excited for this game than any other game to be released this year.



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Justice's Destructoid Blog
Oh snap! Cheers for the reminder!
nebones's Destructoid Blog
904mb...I'll have to wait a little to download that.
Detry's Destructoid Blog
I force threw my boner into a gais FASE. It was incredible.
Kif 's Destructoid Blog
It's so much fun. Taking out the AT-ST at the end felt so good. I can't wait for this game.
vexed alex's Destructoid Blog
Already this game is > DMC4 and Ninja Gaiden. Already.
manta's Destructoid Blog
http://www.justin.tv/akunaeru

Stream of a guy playing the demo.
JJ Rage's Destructoid Blog
I'm just gonna say, try this combo: X, X, Y, B.


X, X, Y, Y is nice too.
Rifter01's Destructoid Blog
Woot! I must try this when everyone's awake or I shall wake them before their time.
Justice's Destructoid Blog
I took out a bunch of stormtroopers like they were bowling pins, it's awesome how they try to grab onto stuff when you force grab 'em. Although I noticed that the Apprentice sounds and looks slightly different in this, compared to Soul Calibur IV. IMO the SCIV representation is cooler.

All in all great demo and very enjoyable.
Projectexodus's Destructoid Blog
Thanks for the reminder!
covah's Destructoid Blog
I was trying to do flashy combos but couldn't help but kill everything by throwing stuff at people before I could get to the whole combo thing.
Mogg's Destructoid Blog
my lightsaber just extended

I can't wait to play this later tonight.
B-Radicate's Destructoid Blog
I can't wait to get home this weekend and download it.
Arttemis's Destructoid Blog
Fuck, I want this game
The force is strong in this one
and I must have it.


...bitches.
Dan CiTi's Destructoid Blog
I prefer this with a dualshock, but mostly everything else I agree. It's shaping up to be a superb action game.


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