YahooGames Review: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Of course, what defines the experience is the way in which you get from A to B, and Activision has certainly thrown in every design idea thinkable into the mix. The Apprentice can grasp enemies with the Force, throwing them into walls and crushing them; he can summon lightning from his fingers that paralyses storm troopers where they stand; he can swipe at them with his lightsabre (more powerful attacks triggering if his timing is good); he can throw his neon sword like a boomerang at enemies near and far and can whack them into the air for an aerial combo if he really wants to show off. The vocabulary of interactions in the game is expansive and surprisingly manageable, providing a rich range of combat options that liberate rather than strangulate the game. 4/5