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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

The PlayStation 2 version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (developed by Krome Studios) is fundamentally different from the PS3/360 versions, featuring 2–3 extra levels, shorter and differently designed…

16 September 2008

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Lucas Arts, released 16 September 2008 on PlayStation 2.

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What Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Lucas Arts and released in 2008. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS2) follows Galen Marek ("Starkiller"), Darth Vader's secret apprentice, who hunts Jedi survivors after Order 66. As he hunts targets like Rahm Kota, he begins questioning his dark side training, ultimately turning against Vader and Sidious to help form the Rebel Alliance, leading to crucial choices between light and dark side endings.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are 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 168th of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. The next entry was Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 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 PlayStation 2.

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