• The Force Unleashed
The demo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed hit XBox Live last Thursday, and I finally got around to playing through it last night. The developers were smart to give us an easy level with a lot of familiar elements. Skipping over any hints of the prequel trilogy, the demo finds Starkiller surrounded by Imperial soldiers and technology. The controls, while strange at first in the hands of someone more used to Mario Kart, quickly grew on me. The Force powers are cool to watch and fun to execute, and there’s a strange satisfaction in taking down TIE Fighters by throwing Stormtroopers at them.
I’ve been on the fence about whether I should pick this game up for the Wii or the 360. The Wii version will come with an exclusive lightsaber duel mode and some changes to the levels, as well as the Force and lightsaber waggle controls. Sadly, there’s no true 1:1 lightsaber fighting. The XBox 360 version, however, will show off the game’s details in high-definition, and the 360′s processing power makes for a more natural fit for the Havok physics engine.
Whichever version you prefer, Amazon has a release-date delivery option: