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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

The DS version maps the different combat functions to the touchscreen, allowing players to drag the stylus across multiple moves in order to create more powerful combination attacks. The game also features two…

16 September 2008

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is an adventure developed by n-Space, released 16 September 2008 on Nintendo DS.

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What Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is an adventure game developed by n-Space and released in 2008. It was published by ak tronic. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Star Wars: The Force Unleashed players take the role of Darth Vader's secret Apprentice, hunting down hidden Jedi across the galaxy. The game closely follows the story of the console versions, but with various differences, such as different characters changes in vehicles and Wookiees becoming enemies instead of allies.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Star Wars series

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is the 171st of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. The next entry was Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Lightsaber Duels in 2008.

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What it launched against

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed launched on 16 September 2008, within three weeks of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, Rock Band 2, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and Pokémon Platinum Version.

Released around the same time: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut, Rock Band 2, The Witcher: Enhanced Edition, Pokémon Platinum Version.

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When did Star Wars: The Force Unleashed come out?
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released on 16 September 2008 for Nintendo DS.

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