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9:13 AM on 01.25.2008, Jim Sterling

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With a name like Star Wars: Force Unleashed, this is one game that you'd expect to make the Force look at least a little bit awesome. Having just watched this video, which discusses the three different physics engines that LucasArts is bringing to the table, I have no doubt in my mind that this game is going to indeed, unleash some awesome Force.

While not a huge Star Wars fan, I want this game pretty bad. The sight of stormtroopers flying around in the air, holding onto each other for dear life, is worth the price of entry alone, and the whole thing just looks gorgeous. If only George Lucas didn't have his grubby hand in it, I'd be pretty excited for the great story idea too. Oh well.

Star Wars: Force Unleashed should be hitting shelves this Summer and should provide excellent coverage for the mid-year drought, provided LucasArts makes a game that plays as great as it looks.

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galagabug

that euphoria engine is still impressive.

Guagloves

this looks so fucking bad ass

Trevor McGee

That game looks so fucking awesome. I want that! Hopefully it turns out as good as it looks like it will be.

BlindsideDork

Some sites are saying the game comes out in APRIL!

Hooray for spring release?

Corncobtacular

So much potential, please don't fuck it up. Just delay the game until it's right.

zealot9802

@Corncobtacular:

Agreed.

---AMARU---

i have a bad feeling about this

Kryptinite

this is the first time I'm seeing this game in action. Holy shit!

I want this game bad. I hope they don't fuck it up.

Sphinx 13

The technology looks awesome

Surf314

Just an awesome day of good news. That's good because I was having a bad day.

Snaileb

Best game of 08, or best game ever?!

It will be the best Star Wars game since Shadows of the Empire, since both of them added a HUGE part to the official Star Wars mythos.

I really want to tear it up on Cloud City.

epoch

it's a trap!

GuitarAtomik

Damn! I can't wait for this thing to come out. I was excited before but...Damn!

Origim

That looks just incredible, it's going to be worth it just to try and get a chain of NPC's holding hands in mid air.

RICHARD BLOCKER

Why does it show him fighting stormtroopers? He is Vader's apprentice. Game looks fantastic. Will buy and hopefully enjoy.

Technophile

I'll admit it, I'm gonna squeal like a 12 year old girl at a justin timberlake concert every second I play this game.

Hitogoroshi

Damn that is sexy.

@Snaileb well if you want to go that route you have to mention Kotor since they are also Canon.

Harlo

Well that just went from "Ho hum another Star Wars game" to "OMFG I want this NOW!"

Trev

Anyone else think the ragdoll looks just a little goofy. It seems like they should be just a little more stiff.

Snaileb

I actually hated Knights of the Old Republic, which is weird, because I LOVED Mass Effect.

I just enjoy the games that add an additional piece of the story to the films, like Shadows of the Empire did. That's the only reason why this is the biggest Star Wars game ever.

BS3 Owner

Kudos first, to the development team!

Secondly, I'm not a HUGE fan of Star Wars..... BUT
This game looks to make me rethink that!

Seriously looking smokin' HOT!

Marlboro Man

Looks really really impressive. I cant wait to try it out.

Fading Star

@Snaileb
You hated KOTOR.....why?

Anyway, this game looks pretty stunning. I hope that they don't screw this up.

Fading Star

@Snaileb
You hated KOTOR.....why?

Anyway, this game looks pretty stunning. I hope that they don't screw this up.

Pedro Blandino

so Lucasarts only makes starwars games?

also snaileb, i dislike kotar 1&2 over rated games IMHO.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy was just fing epic.

brad drac

This is not officially my most anticipated game being released in the next century. Looking at that video, I could not think of a single way it could be more awesome. None. I really hope it doesn't get a rushed release, a game this special needs time to gestate for the real nutrient goodness to come through.

Also, I enjoyed KOTOR, but not as much as mass effect or baldur's gate, in spite of being a (lapsed) huge star wars fan.

xmetninjax

This looks like one hell of a good time, I hope they go all out with the multiplayer.

AgentMOO

That looks sweet even in my 256 color 5 frames per second no sound Win VNC window

Jordan Devore

Holy shit!

Snaileb

I can't really give a reason really, but KOTOR wasn't my type of gameplay I guess.

Jedi Knight Academy was alot of fun though.

Professor Pew

Release the game already! I can't watch/read any more of the tech news now :(

B-Radicate

If this game plays half as good as it looks, it will be well worth a purchase in my book. I haven't bought a Star Wars piece of merchandise in years, but this looks very promising.

loki d20

This and Prototype look like two games that will empower the heck out of its players.

VWGTI

Amazing.

Rucksack

Wow!

Finally Lucasarts is realizing that everyone hated the new trilogy setting!

I for one am fucking stoked to not have to fight fucking "droid-armies" anymore.

Holiday

This game is gonna be awesome. While your waiting for the game to be released you can always warm up with Psi-Ops.

SuitcoatAvenger

Want. Right. Now.

Oh, and in the mean time, those of you have Jedi Academy for PC should check out the Open Jedi Project... that with proper force key binding is a nice way to kill an afternoon.

dv8withn8

It's like Psi-Ops +20. Awesome.

Drift64

Can't wait for it to be out already!!!

F Whipple

*still holding out hope that the wii version will deliver*

Sinnix

Wow. I guess you can label me as a Star Wars fan now.

vexed alex

As a non Star Wars fan, this looks fucking incredible.

ToeKing

English lesson!!
bad = adjective
Adjectives describe nouns.
want = verb
C-, see me after class for more remedial tutoring.

Comrade Snarky

As jaded and cynical as I have become regarding the Star Wars franchise, that was pretty badass.

Still a bit rough around the edges (framerate), but damn if my interest is not piqued.

I still maintain that "The Force Unleashed" is a dumb name, though.

RoyRP216

@RICHARD BLOCKER

Sith does-not-equal Empire

MechaMonkey

I'ma be all up in this business. As a Star Wars fan, I would be anyway, but the game looks great on its own. Though I agree with Trev, they may have gone a touch overboard on the ragdolling. It looks a little silly at times.

I'm actually more excited about other developers taking these technologies and running with them. This sort of stuff is awesome for the future of gaming.

Big Z

I'm a passive fan of the franchise and this video made my pants tight. There's something amazing about being able to be an asshole with magic powers and a laser sword and punt people through plate glass windows or hammer them with lightning while they react oh so realistically.

UnderLines

Looks pretty damn good. Only thing i'm worried about is overkill with ragdoll and their grab everything while im spinning around at 5g. Hopefully the story is solid cause it looks like some sick gameplay.

Racoon

It does look great but I mean the whole ragdoll thing where it grabs on to everything like its hands are made of glue? I don't know. If Eupohoria is supposed to be so robust why doesn't the stormtrooper that gets his arm grabbed on to by currently force held one try to hack that guys arm off to save himself? It currently looks like the helpless stormtrooper has some magical touch thing going on when it grabs on to a different guy, making his whole body go limp or something.

kawitchate

and a Spring 08 release turns to Summer 08... oh well. i'll be too busy playing GTAIV. but they'd better hit their Summer mark - this game looks tits!

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