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Joystiq: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 review: Not the sequel you're looking for

Joystiq: "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 is a desperate cash grab. For whatever minor improvements were made to the combat for this sequel -- and, boy, are they pretty basic -- the story is an insult to the original's award-winning narrative. While the first Force Unleashed tied up a compelling piece of Star Wars cannon in a nice bow, the sequel has no aspiration to be a major part of lore or to be nearly as epic. It simply cobbles together glorified fan fiction for what amounts to an unexceptional subplot as it abruptly ends in the second act screaming, 'SEQUEL GOES HERE!'"

Hoje03084924d ago

Remember when people were comparing this to inFamous 2? Based off the demo, the gameplay is nowhere near as fun as inFamous 1 and the graphics don't even come close to inFamous 2, even though that particular game is still a ways off.

come_at_me_bro4924d ago

Lucas Arts has been going downhill for years.

ChineseDemocracy4924d ago

Anyone else hear Obi-Wan's voice?

"This is not the sequel you are looking for"

rezzah4924d ago

lol true, what we are looking for is Battlefront 3. To bad it got canceled.

Blaster_Master4924d ago

Bullshit, the demo alone was at least an 8 outa 10.

Zachmo1824924d ago

Yea dude i have to agree with you..That demo was pretty sweet and a hell of a lot better then the first game.

Nihilism4924d ago (Edited 4924d ago )

Yeah...and you've never seen a good trailer to a boring ass movie with cherry picked scenes in the trailer?

Blaster_Master4924d ago

True, but I actually played through the trailer like 15 times cause its just that damn good. And thats coming from someone who played and hated part 1.

AntoineDcoolette4923d ago

TBH I had more fun with the first demo of the first game and that isn't saying much

crazyturkey4924d ago (Edited 4924d ago )

LucasArts stop licensing these average games and make a decent studio do SWBF3, Another Rogue Squadron game, a proper Knights of the Old Republic sequel(The MMO doesn't count), or even a Republic Commando sequel. I'm sure I forgot a few other good Star Wars franchises that should have sequels.

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Reflecting on "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II" Released 13 Years Ago Today

Delve into "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II" by LucasArts, released 13 years ago today. Explore its gameplay, narrative, and lasting impact on the saga

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Star Wars games are on sale at Humble Store

Humble Store has a number of Star Wars PC games on sale in celebration of the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The sale ends in one week. You’ll need a free Steam account to play the games.

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Top 10 Worst Video Game Sequels

Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "A while ago we counted down the very best video game sequels of all time and so we decided to flip the table and look at the very worst sequels ever made. Now we’re not specifically looking at bad sequels to bad games, that would be boring, instead we’re looking at sequels that took what was present in a good game and completely wrecked it. These 10 games started out by building up our hype to extreme levels only to shatter our dreams and break out hearts once we got our hands on them and so we’re calling these out as the worst sequels ever made."

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Fist4achin2230d ago

Dragon age 2 was not a bad game, just a terrible sequel if that makes any sense. Should have been it's own IP.

Yui_Suzumiya2230d ago

I loved Dragon Age II. I even got the platinum trophy for it. That was the very first medieval themed fantasy RPG that I enjoyed aside from an Ultima game I played in the early 90's at a cousins house.

Fist4achin2230d ago

Not that it was a bad game, just not a fair successor to DAO.

NapalmSanctuary2230d ago

Surely Twisted Metal 3&4 have earned a place on this list.

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Hardiman2230d ago

Lord of Shadows 2 was one that left me scratching my head because I loved the first one! Red Faction Armageddon was another one that I still wonder why they didn't just give us something more like Guerrilla.