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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed gets new costume DLC. You are all excited photo

Seriously? Are enough people still playing this, and liking it enough to want to buy DLC costumes?

Well, I guess when you're barely doing any work for the potential revenue, there's no harm in giving it a go. Thus it is, then, that LucasArts is today offering a few new costumes for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on Xbox Live and PSN. If, for whatever reason, you are itching to play through the game again with a new skin, then here's what you could proudly own for around five bucks:

    *  Hooded Combat Gear
    * General Starkiller
    * Sith Assassin
    * Imperial Commando
    * Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker
    * Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi
    * Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker
    * Darth Sion
    * Ki-Adi-Mundi
    * Kit Fisto 

Just for some context. Today's DLC was actually announced three days ago, but nobody even noticed until today. 

So ... and I have to ask ... is anybody going to buy this? Has anybody played through the game more than once? I don't think I'll die a happy man until I've spoken to somebody who has actually bought this particular DLC. I need to understand how this type of thing might make even one sale.


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CALkulon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:00
CALkulon
I hope that anyone stupid enough to buy this gets immediately electrocuted by their console.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:06
Sharpless
I would actually buy this right away, if I had the console/game. The idea of playing as Luke, or any of the other Jedis, is endlessly appealing to me.
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:11
Char Aznable
There are far worse ways to spend $5 in the world of video games, let's be honest.
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:13
pendelton21
Wait, I'm excited about this?
Drack48's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:14
Drack48
I still need to play the damn game
zombiekiller13's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:21
zombiekiller13
I'd get it just to play as Luke or Obi-Wan...if I had the game.

Then again, for $5, I could get, what...2 or 3 songs for Rock Band?
CALkulon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:25
CALkulon
@Detox:

How can you possibly say a simple reskin is better than brand new maps? And yes, the new maps were entirely worth the money, as a game is completely changed when playing a new map. What does a reskin do other than give you a hardon for playing as a Jedi? You're blatantly a SW fanboy, which is fine, but it shouldn't make you think that map packs suck and reskins rule.

And spell my name right, dick.
Mushman's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:26
Mushman
@DETOX

'and was cod4 maps worth the 10 bucks? fuck no.'

Try telling that to me or the countess others who played the maps thousands of times, sorry but your argument is invalid.

Maps for such a popular, fantastic game was worth the 10 bucks, indeed the maps themselves were greatly designed.

So what are you surprised at??

Cod4 is ONE of the most popular games online, why wouldn't the DLC sell like hot cakes??

So, in short, stfu.
SunRa73's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:27
SunRa73
Yes, I bought it. But I'm exempt from any bashing because my son used his allowance. So there.
Danmartigan's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:32
Danmartigan
I read somewhere else that the new characters are merely skins and all of the new characters will still hold the lightsaber backwards like the main character.

Why. WHY?
J03yyz's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:39
J03yyz
i played this game for the first time on sunday night.
it was also the last time i will play this game.
Rhoq's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 14:51
Rhoq
Once the game drops to $29.99, I might pick it up. Doubt I'd want to own it long enough to invest in any DLC though. The demo was so mediocre.
VengefulPenor's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 15:05
VengefulPenor
The game was very fun. But why?
Yukai's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 15:09
Yukai
I'm sick of this trend of just adding DLC for the sake of it. I'm all for it -IF- it adds a decent amount of content to play through. But just for costumes and so-on? Screw that.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 15:31
MechaMonkey
Can they reasonably expect a big rush for this? They probably aren't even breaking even between the profits on the DLC and the cost of creating it.
Arttemis's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 15:40
Arttemis
Damn, I'd be all over this if it weren't so overpriced. Hopefully the new Jedi Temple level is the same price; that would be worth it.

I actually love this game despite the design flaws and glitches.
Professor Pew's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 15:47
Professor Pew
Don't care..
Don't care..
Don't care..

WTF KI-ADI MUNDI!!!!
Rational Animal's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 16:06
Rational Animal
If you buy the game used and then spend the difference on the new skins, it almost makes it like 30% worth the money.
CaptainApocalypse's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 23:08
CaptainApocalypse
DO NOT WANT!
nicojay's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/18/2008 23:29
nicojay
Do not underestimate the power of the dumb force that drives the Star Wars fanboys.
Benson's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/23/2009 15:59
Benson
@ Yukai

I agree with you, unless its FREE content.

like in dead rising, if you REALLY wanted to you could download more outfits for free, which was cool.

also, no, I do not wan-did anyone else have issues pulling down that stupid star destoyer? It took me a freaking hour because the tie fighters would keep showing up as I was pulling it down and by the time I killed them the ship had already turned around, and since I only had enough force power to point it at me before pulling it down I usually died or just quit in frustration!

bah! stupid game...
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