Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

 

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed gave fans of the popular film series an exciting new perspective of the Star Wars universe. With it’s amped up displays of Force powers and a storyline that rivaled any of the prequel films (nothing beats the originals), The Force Unleashed opened up almost endless possibilities for a great sequel(s). Wait a second; didn’t the main character die at the end of the first game? How do you make a direct sequel without the main character? I’d imagine doing something like that would require a huge amount of skill… or a truck load of bulls***. Unfortunately for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, the latter rose to the occasion.

In The Force Unleashed II (TFU2), players once again take control of Starkiller, except this version is simply a clone of the one from the first game. That’s right, sometime between ruling the galaxy and charging his battery, Darth Vader figured out how to clone Jedi; something that apparently was impossible to do hence it never being done before. This raises several alarms for me. If it is possible to clone Jedi, then why is the Empire still settling on using Stormtroopers?   Well, the problem is that I’m almost positive it is impossible to completely clone a Jedi. Sure, I have no problem believing that Starkiller as a person could be cloned, but it’s the fact that his Force powers were cloned as well.

That reason alone is why I had trouble really getting into TFU2; if a game’s main plot is too ridiculous to understand, then it doesn’t really have a chance of being a great game. Don’t get me wrong, TFU2’s game play was a huge upgrade over the first game, and aside from the whole cloning thing, the story was actually  enjoyable. But due to it’s ridiculous concepts and an extremely short playthough (between 3-6 hours), TFU2 is not a game I would recommend, unless you are getting it for under $20.

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