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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II review

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:00:00 +1300

There are very few intellectual properties that have been cannibalised quite like Star Wars. The original trilogy sparked the world’s imagination by telling a classic tale of good and evil, of revelation and redemption, and all without so much as a whimper of vanity.

Small wonder we wanted more. Unfortunately in the years since, whenever Lucas has allowed us to peep behind the curtain of his mythology, we’ve come away disappointed. So disappointed in fact, that today there are as many parodies ridiculing the series’ slipshod canon as there once were memes.

Perhaps familiarity really has bred contempt. Maybe a galaxy far, far away is in reality a lot like Fiji – a fantastic place to visit but nobody wants to live there.

Win Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:19:00 +1300

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is due for release on October 29, and we have three copies to give away!

We're giving these exclusively to our Facebook friends. To be in with a chance to win, all you have to do is become a friend of Gameplanet's Facebook page by clicking "like" in the box below. We'll choose three random winners on Tuesday 2 November.

If you're already our friend, you're already in the draw!

Force Unleashed II dev diary

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:56:00 +1200

LucasArts has released a video development diary for for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the sequel due to ship late October for PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS. The story continues as players once again assume the role of the powerful Starkiller - Darth Vader's secret apprentice.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:05:00 +1200

For all that it was the fastest-selling LucasArts title of all time and featured an award-winning narrative (from the Writers Guild of America, no less), the original Star Wars: The Force Unleashed pulled up short in the gameplay department.

The game was plagued by elementary flaws such as knock-down locks, poorly implemented mini-game additions (the woeful and much-hyped Star Destroyer sequence, for one) and an unpredictable difficulty curve.

The Force Unleashed II faces two very significant development challenges, then. Not only must it address the first’s numerous gameplay flaws, it must match or exceed the storytelling on display in the original.

New Force Unleashed II screens

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:08:00 +1200

LucasArts has released a collection of screenshots from their upcoming sequel, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. The screenshots show Star Killer cutting his way through Storm Troopers on the cloning planet of Kamino.