Star Wars: The Force Unleashed casts players as Darth
Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations
about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from
George Lucas, is set during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars:
Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. In it,
players will assist the iconic villain in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi
- and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny.
Allegedly, the game is to give players Force powers in four
basic categories: grip (which lets you telekinetically manipulate objects or
enemies), push, lightning and repulse (a 360-degree Force push all around the
player). These powers develop over the course of the game through usage.
As its name implies, The Force Unleashed completely
re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force by taking full advantage of newly
developed technologies that will be seen and experienced for the first time:
Digital Molecular Matter (DMM), by Pixelux Entertainment, and euphoria by
NaturalMotion Ltd. Paired with the powerful Havok Physics system, these new
technologies create gameplay only possible on the new generation of consoles.
DMM incorporates the physical properties of anything in the environment so that
everything reacts exactly like it should - wood breaks like wood, glass
shatters like glass, plants on the planet Felucia bend like plants on the
planet Felucia would, and more.
