The Force Unleashed (Star Wars)
by Sean Williams
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Author: Sean WilliamsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-19
ISBN: 0345499026
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Del Rey
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Book Review: the most enjoyable offering from the unleashed multi-media event
Summary: 4 Stars
star wars: the force unleashed is another attempt at a multi-media event by lucas arts like their mediocre attempt with shadows of the empire in the 90s. don't get me wrong, the effort they put into the event was mediocre, i actually enjoyed shadows; but this isn't a shadows review...
this time around we've got a video game/book/graphic novel combo, with one lego spaceship and one action figure (that i know of) thrown in, almost as an insulting after-thought.
but let me just talk about the main offerings. they all complement each other, but are lacking in their own merits, so i will simply review them all.
GAME: i wanted to give this game more than a 3, i really did. but with amazing games like dark forces and jedi knight coming from lucas arts more than 10 years ago, there was really no excuse for this game not being better than it was. the gameplay was fun for the most part, with the exception of the boss-battles. there's nothing i hate worse than interactive cut-scene boss battles. if you're going to have a cut-scene, let me WATCH the cut-scene. the gameplay is completely linear, which granted is to be expected since this game above all else is an interactive story. you do have one mission as darth vader, but you spend the entire rest of the game playing as the apprentice. this is entirely a melee combat game, with the addition of force powers. if you enjoy star wars for it's shoot-outs and space combat, this isn't the game for you. they could have thrown in some space combat with juno eclipse's back-story, but alas it didn't happen. this game is definitely worth playing if you're a star wars fan, but i can't recommend it at the $60 release price; rent it or wait for the price to drop. while you're waiting, give the book a read.
BOOK: sean williams is no stranger to scifi, and he has prior credits in the star wars universe. this was some pretty solid writing, considering the storyline was already predetermined. he complemented the unleashed story and still managed to add to the mythos with a back-story for juno eclipse that i would like to see williams revisit in a novel of her own. a back-story, and explore what-happened to her after unleashed, since we obviously have no mention of her in the original trilogy, despite her obvious importance [sorry, being very vague here to keep it spoiler-free]. worth a read.
GRAPHIC NOVEL: for a special event like unleashed, i expected the comic to be a little better than this. it just seemed a little rushed. i haven't taken a look at any of brian ching's other star wars work yet, so i don't know if this is his best art. there were a lot of proportion and perspective problems that made it hard for me to enjoy for the artwork alone. and some of the most incredible events in the story, such as the scuttling of the star destroyer, were reduced to a panel on a page. that awesome destruction was worthy of nothing less than a splash-page. in some ways, ching's out-of-proportion heads reminded me of carmine infantino's work on marvel's star wars in the 70's. i'm a big fan of infantino's art now, but it wasn't until some year's later with his work on the flash that i could really get into it. only time will tell if i feel the same way about ching after seeing more of his work. the graphic novel is worth a look, but overall, it adds nothing to the story. if you're already getting the video game and/or the book, you might want to skip this one and spend your money on the the art and making of star wars: the force unleashed.
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