This November the Star Wars saga will hit our galaxy with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed developed by LucasArts. Force Unleashed will have gamers playing as Darth Vader’s “Secret Apprentice”. It also promises to bring new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. Force Unleashed is set in the era between Star Wars: Episode III and Episode IV. No choice here as gamers assist Darth Vader in his quest to destroy all Jedi in the universe.

The Force Unleashed will completely change the scope and scale of the Force by taking advantage of the newly developed technologies: Digital Molecular Matter (DMM), by Pixelux Entertainment and euphoria by NaturalMotion Ltd. Partnered with the Havok Physics system, these technological breakthroughs will create gameplay only dreamed possible. DMM takes on the traits of the physical properties of anything in game environment. This way everything in the environment will react exactly in the manner it should, ie; glass shatters, metal bends and wood breaks and splinters as it should.

Game Features

During the period between Episodes III and IV, players hunt Jedi in the role of Darth Vader's Secret Apprentice.

Unleash and upgrade the Secret Apprentice's four core Force powers - Force push, grip, repulse and lightning - throughout the course of the game, and combine them for ultra-destructive, never-before-seen combos.

Examples of unleashing the Force in ways never thought possible:
The Secret Apprentice won't just Force push enemies into walls - he'll Force push enemies through walls.

The Secret Apprentice won't just Force grip foes to throw them aside - he'll Force grip them in midair, zap them with lightning, then drop them to the ground to explode like a bomb.

In addition to new adversaries created just for the game, such as fugitive Jedi and Force-sensitive Felucians, players will also confront and associate with familiar faces from the Star Wars films, including Darth Vader.

Visit locations such as Episode III's Wookiee homeworld Kashyyyk and the floral Felucia, the junk planet Raxus Prime, plus an Imperial TIE fighter construction facility.

Decisions made by players throughout the game will determine the path of the story, including multiple endings that will rock Star Wars continuity as they know it.

The Force Unleashed is LucasArts' first internally developed title for next-generation consoles, and it represents the first in-game collaboration of talents and technology between LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic, two companies now finally under one roof at the new Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco's Presidio district.

The Force Unleashed debuts Digital Molecular Matter from Pixelux and euphoria behavioral simulation from NaturalMotion Ltd.

LucasArts is preparing an unprecedented promotional effort around the launch of The Force Unleashed, encompassing a full line of toys and game-based action figures from Hasbro, as well as a full publishing program from Dark Horse, Del Rey and Palace Press.

Official Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Web Site