“The Force Unleashed” to game consoles
We’ll finally get to find out what happens between the third “Star Wars” prequel (”Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith”) and the original 1977 film (”Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope”) when LucasArts releases “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.”
The video game will come out on Sept. 16. As the Associated Press reports, the game will “serve as George Lucas’ official median” between the original trilogy and his prequel trilogy.
Players will become Darth Vader’s secret apprentice, using The Force to hunt down the Jedi who survived the official onslaught on the galaxy’s peacekeeping force.
LucasArts project lead Haden Blackman told the AP that the game will alter the way fans view the original films - “A New Hope,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”
“There’s a couple of big twists and turns in the story,” Blackman told the AP. “One revelation in particular really impacts the rest of the saga as a whole. It goes way beyond filling in gaps. We try to make a bridge on every level. The story has a real implications on ‘Episode IV.’ In some ways, without the apprentice, ‘Episode IV’ couldn’t happen.”
He and his team worked with Lucas to develop the game, which includes already familiar aspects of the “Star Wars” canon with new characters, places and concepts. It will feature a TIE Fighter construction facility, the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and teh Wookie home planet of Kashyyyk.
“The Force Unleashed” will be available on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS and PlayStation 2. Blackman said the story is set up to allow for the sequel.
I haven’t seen what the game looks like, but I’m already looking forward to it. This was really the movie I wanted to see when Lucas created the prequels. Sure, I wanted to see how Anakin turned into Vader, as shown in “Revenge of the Sith.” But for the other two movies, I would like to have actually seen more of the Clone Wars and seen how Anakin really hunted down the Jedi and created this intergalactic Empire.
Of course, we’ll get to see more of the Clone Wars in theaters next month, when the new computer-animated film “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” opens Aug. 10. The film takes place between “Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones” and “Episode III.” The movie ties into a new weekly animated TV series and a new “Clone Wars” video game for the Nintendo DS and Wii.
- BAM
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You cant say much because you wouldnt be able to fit all the clone wars onto a mamoth movie as it already is plus i thought Anikan slayed and destroyed the other Empire (jedi Order, Mos Eisley, Kashyyk) all these Empires were destryoed under the chancellors control and anikan fought Obi Wan as much as he could before Obi Wan Beat Anikan so atleast watch the movies a couple more times.
Jeez.
You should check out the Rifftrax blog (or YouTube) and their interpretation of the trailer for “The Clone Wars.” It’s very revealing about the current state of “Star Wars” fans.