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A new twist but falls short

Published October 29, 2010
4 out of 5 starsScore: 80/100

Ok first off this game is a bit of a let down from the first, but what sequel isn't. Ok first I'm going to go through the cons of this game, first off and the biggest con is the story. While at the beginning it appears interesting at first it quickly looses it's luster and the game is centered around Starkiller either shouting or searching for Juno. Another thing there are literally four different planet/levels each level is long but it gets dry quickly and all too familiar. Second thing is the dialouge now it has been a good two years since I played Force Unleashed but in this one Starkiller ends up talking way too much like Anakin in Revenge of the Sith (the high pitched screaming type of dialouge). Now where this game shines is with it's amazing graphics everything from the glow of the lightsabers to the shine of Vaders helmet just looks amazing. Some of the iconic sounds of Star Wars also come out excellent, the lightsabers, tie fighters, starships, and even Vaders voice (though not the original) is still amazing. One more thing worth mentioning is the difficulty, remember when you fought Vader in the first one, yeah in this he is practically a walk in the park. And at times it appears to be that type of annoying hard type of situation and could become quite frustrating. All said and done, if you liked the first one then you would probably like this one. However it just doesn't measure up to the first one and will leave you a bit dissapointed

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