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One of the last pieces of expanded universe
content to be produced before the Disney purge,
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is still worth
your time. Bridging the gap between the prequel
and original trilogy, you assume the role
of Starkiller (born Galen Marek), currently
Darth Vader’s secret apprentice after being
kidnapped as a child. You undertake missions
for your master (mainly taking out the few
Jedi who survived Order 66), before Vader
literally kills you to prove his loyalty to
the Emperor.
But Vader is known to have abandonment issues.
Still considering you useful, he brings you
back to life in order to sow the seeds of
what would become the Rebel Alliance, allegedly
to destabilise the Emperor’s control so
that he and Starkiller could usurp the imperial
throne. However this proves to be a double
(triple?) bluff, a ploy to lure potential
rebels straight into the grasp of the Empire.
Now more rebel than Sith, you’re left with
the choice of whether to save your friends
from the Emperor, or let them die and exact
your revenge on Vader. With everything that
leads up to this moment, it’s a genuinely
difficult decision to make, and will give
you definite pause for thought.
Despite no longer being canon, the plot of
The Force Unleashed is brilliant, and it’s
easy to see why George Lucas himself was happy
to sign it off as the official origin story
for the Rebel Alliance. Your betrayal at the
hands of Vader demonstrates a more cerebral
side to his villainy, adding substance to
his character beyond what we see in the movies.
What’s more the crywider cast of heroes
that we’re introduced to in the game are
largely fantastic too. Imperial pilot Juno
Eclipse, former Jedi master Rahm Kota and
your robot pal PROXY are all fully realised
characters, and the fact they no longer ‘exist’
in the new canon is a real shame. Fingers
crossed they can be woven back into the grand,
interplanetary tapestry of Star Wars soon.
While the story of The Force Unleashed might
now be ignored, its irrefutable legacy is
how it gave us the best portrayal of the Force
yet. Whereas other games might let you push,
pull and double jump with the power of Midi-chlorians,
here the Force is truly unleashed. You can
throw TIE Fighters to the ground mid flight,
choke an opponent into the sky then throw
them against a wall and even pull a Star Destroyer
out of space itself. It’s a power trip,
and a damn fun one at that.
Bonus fact: Starkiller is modelled and voiced
by Sam Whitwer, who would go on to voice Darth
Maul in Star Wars: The Clones Wars and Rebels.
And that’s a wrap on this edition of the
best Star Wars video games ever. Do you have
fond memories of The Force Unleashed? Please
let me know in the comments below, I’d love
to read them. In the meantime, if you enjoyed
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My name has been Tom, and may the force be
with you!
