Force Unleashed's Lack of Fun Disturbing (Wired Review)

Review by Chris Kohler:

"Who knew that throwing Stormtroopers around like they were rag dolls could be so... boring?

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, a new Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game in stores this week, is the first Star Wars game that truly lets you go on a rampage using the dark side of the Force. You'll get to levitate TIE Fighters, cast that super-cool finger lightning that the Emperor uses, and generally wreak massive destruction all over the galaxy. Unfortunately, the novelty of having midichlorians wears off after an hour or so, and what you're left with is an unpolished and flat experience that doesn't hold a lightsaber to genre standards like God of War."

[dachiefsman]

I saw this coming a mile away.

[Radiodread]

I think throwing people around like rag dolls is fun! wtf is wrong with you people, you take what you can get, there haven't been any good games games out in awhile.

[NanoGeekTech]

.......I loved the S%it out of the Demo......I will rent it and see why everyone hates it..

The demo was fun..I like throwing people around like rag dolls....and you throw in a decent physic engine..how much fun could that be........?

[Baka-akaB]

But it isnt . bad camera ruins the experience , and not everyone is gonna deal with it that positively .

It's fricking annoying to have the camera constantly badly placed and to recenter for no good reason during battle .

its like the test said , the rest of the game might be well done , but when during a fight the challenge is mostly you against the interface , it isnt great .

Thankfully it got a story that grips me , and i'm used to playing mediocre game for story alone .

[INehalemEXI]

Harsh.

[bbelly9320_]

but it's still fun and has a surprisingly decent story.

[AllroundGamer]

exactly my point of view, because for people who played GOW 1 or 2 is the Force Unleashed like playing a lowbudget game in an early beta stage :D

[DA_SHREDDER]

But still,, regardless of the graphics and how bad they are, this game is nothing more then a good tech demo. I love star wars just as much as the next guy, but this game certainly does not feel like a star wars game, and the main character is just plain, nothing out of the ordinary. There is nothing over the top about this game, and being star wars they could have come up with several better ideas.

[AngryBot]

Every other game pales and looks dull in comparison.

This is the
"gran turismo" effect
"killzone 2" effect
"Metal gear solid 4" effect
"WipeOut HD" effect
"Heavy Rain" effect
"Infamous" effect
[insert PS3 exclusive] effect

[AllseeingEye]

from Gamefly but isnt a 5 harsh? I've seen C+, 7.5, 7.2 reviews from popular sights. 5 would be the lowest yet. It cant be that bad.

[jerethdagryphon]

i got bored 10 minites into the demo
the sheer repetitiveness and need for multiple atacks on an enemy put me off graphics were nice as were effects but i found it boring

[meepmoopmeep]

Star Wars: The Flop Unleashed

:P

[jerethdagryphon]

it will sell loads but will be traded in fast

[farhsa2008]

this reviewer sucks, he lost all my respect when he said using the force is boring, that is the one part of the game which is the most fun.

[sak500]

The stupid guy probably hasn't even watched star wars movie or was born 15 years ago. This game is pretty good. Played it for 3 straight hours. Good achievements also. You start with DV but with not so good powers. But once u become apprentice and start upping your powers its great fun. Plus story is also intriguing. I really like the game. Better than the krap GTAIV. ALthough for 360 issues like freezing while achievements pops up and also long loading times are there but if u like SW than u'll enjoy the game and ignore these minor issues.

[lmao247]

I think throwing guys around like ragdolls is AWESOME fun. BUT... I played psiops like 5 years ago and still own it, probably a much better game overall then force unleashed. I mean the Story is probably great but they were over using force push to hype it up and it just gets old. psi- ops was MGS on psychic powers. Fun game pick that up instead. :-P

[AllroundGamer]

couldn't agree more, Psi-Ops ruled, it was also better than the other copycat game Second Sight.