The game finally appeared! Not for sure why this game was delayed for so long. Heck the graphic novel was supposed to come out in March of this year and then it was delayed indefinitely. Then the Lego came out and they couldn't release the apprentice's name because it wasn't authorized at that point (his name is Darkstar, by the way). Anyway was it worth the wait?
To be honest I am not a huge video game junky. I was certainly interested in the story and that part of it is great. From reading the graphic novel it was a fascinating back story. The whole Vader thing gets more fascinating as the stories keep going. I have to hand it to Lucas, beyond the fact that the pre-trilogy didn't work as well, he continues to have compelling stories from a well I would think is pretty dry. Vader is really a great character. I mean in the original trilogy he was just this masked bad guy, then you find out he is the father of Luke, then he has his moment at the end, the pre-trilogy comes and he turns out to be a whining little kid, his mother dies, and he gets sucked into the dark side. The poignant part of the end is that obviously Vader isn't all that excited about what happened. In the Force Unleashed you can tell he hates the Emperor and is just looking for a way to get him. That is what I think this game is ultimately about. Anyway game play is fun, the force stuff is good (the throwing lightsaber trick is cool), and the character is good. Overall a good game, good story, and that is that.
