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The logo for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a multimedia project developed by LucasArts along with Dark Horse Comics, Lego, Hasbro, and Del Rey Books.[1][2] It consists of a video game, a tie-in novel, action figures, a comic book, a reference book and a role-playing game supplement, as well as a book on the making of the game. The game will be available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii,[3] PlayStation Portable,[4] Nintendo DS,[5] second-generation N-Gage,[6] iPhone, iPod Touch, and PlayStation 2.[4]

Story

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Concept art depicting two Star Destroyers and two TIE fighters

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed tells the story of Darth Vader's secret apprentice, "Starkiller", as he hunts down the Jedi remaining after Emperor Palpatine orders them killed.[7][8] Set in the dark times between Episode III and Episode IV, the story explores the aftermath of the Great Jedi Purge as well as the rise of Darth Vader, leading into the Original Trilogy.[1]

Characters

  • Starkiller : Starkiller is the main character of the game. He's Darth Vader's secret apprentice. With training in both the "Dark Side" of the force and the use of a lightsaber, Vader uses him to do some dirty work. Starkiller has incredible force powers and uses it in very destructive means as such he has been trained by Darth Vader. [9]
  • Juno Eclipse : Juno Eclipse is Starkiller's personal Imperial Pilot who's task is to ferry Starkiller around the Galaxy as he embarks upon a mission given to him by Darth Vader. In the game, Juno Eclipse also acts as Starkiller's love interest.[10]
  • Proxy : Proxy is Starkiller's robot side-kick. [11]
  • General Rahm Kota : General Koda is a hard-boiled Jedi master. Though initially the enemy, he takes on the role of Starkiller's mentor.[12]
  • Shaak Ti : Shaak Ti faced General Grievous during the Clone Wars and barely survived. For Episode III, two death scenes for this character were shot. Yet both were scrapped. Shaak Ti has survived the death of the Order and the birth of the Empire. She has now become one of Starkiller's targets[13]

Merchandise

At Toy Fair 2007, Hasbro showed seven figures from their action figure line based on the game.[14] Lego has released a model of the main character's ship, the Rogue Shadow.[2] Sean Williams' novelization of The Force Unleashed will depict the course of events from the game. [citation needed] Dark Horse's The Force Unleashed graphic novel will be published August 18, 2008.[15] Starkiller has been licensed to Namco Bandai to be a playable character in both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Soulcalibur IV.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Overview". Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. LucasArts. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  2. ^ a b "7672 Rogue Shadow". Lego. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  3. ^ "LucasArts to Unleash the Force on the Wii in Spring 2008". 2007-09-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |Publisher= ignored (|publisher= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Games by Platform". LucasArts. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
  5. ^ "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
  6. ^ "THQ Wireless, Lucasfilm Ltd., and LucasArts to bring Star Wars: The Force Unleashed(TM) to N-Gage". Nokia. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  7. ^ Gandhi, Mayur. "Exclusive The Force Unleashed Information!". NZGamer.com. {{cite web}}: Text "accessdate\2008-05-17" ignored (help)
  8. ^ Keighley, Geoff. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed". GameTrailers.com & Spike TV. {{cite web}}: Text "accessdate\2008-06-26" ignored (help)
  9. ^ http://stars.ign.com/articles/886/886596p2.html
  10. ^ http://stars.ign.com/articles/886/886596p4.html
  11. ^ http://stars.ign.com/articles/886/886596p8.html
  12. ^ http://stars.ign.com/articles/886/886596p5.html
  13. ^ http://stars.ign.com/articles/886/886596p6.html
  14. ^ Pawlus, Adam. "Hasbro Celebrates Star Wars 30th Anniversary With Cool Figures And Spare Change". Toy Fair 2007. Galactic Hunter.com. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  15. ^ "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed TPB". Dark Horse. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
  16. ^ Sinclair, Brendan (2008-06-05). "Soulcalibur IV Unleashed". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
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