by J. Andrew Carmody

Created on: October 07, 2010

So, after playing through the game twice, I will say that I find all the negative reviews that are being given to the game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed rather baffling. Is the game perfect? No, it isn't. There are some issues with it. However, the only issue I really had any problem with is the fact that the targeting, especially when trying to use Force Grip can be very sloppy. Yes, many times when you're about to pick up one thing using The Force, you accidentally pick up something else. However, I found that after playing awhile, I got used to it, and it really didn't bother me as much any more. The rest of the complaints about the game that I've seen have been, for me at least, really whiny and the people that made them should just be quiet. These complaints include; It's too hack and slashy, enemies keep swarming you, I got stuck in walls a bunch of times, not enough role playing, the controls are BAAAD, too much use of the light saber, it's too short, and most of the force powers are totally USELESS! WAAAAAAAAAH!

Ok, I really don't know what these people are talking about. First off, it's a third person action game set in the Star Wars universe where you play a Jedi-esque character. What were you expecting, a bowcaster? You're a Jedi-guy! What else are you going to use apart from your light saber and The Force?! I mean c'mon! The Force is right there in the title! It's not Star Wars: The Contents of an Imperial Supply Depot Unleashed. As far as the enemy swarm tactic goes, well let's put ourselves in the universe for a sec. You're a Stormtrooper. You have a rifle that most of the time, would not let you hit the broad side of a barn from the inside. Suddenly, while you're out guarding that stack of suspiciously explosive supply crates, a lone figure comes running into view holding a light saber, which he's using to turn your fellow soldiers into thin-sliced cannon fodder fillet, and the ones he's not cutting up, he's using his sorcerer’s ways to send them flying into walls, trees, rocks, off bridges, he's frying them like chicken with his lightning, and if he gets rambunctious enough, he may just send one of those 'splodey crates rocketing into your face. At the same time, you're fanatically loyal to The Empire. Now, are you going to tell the rest of your squad that you should run at this guy one at a time? No, you're going to rush him in a bunch. Yes, the most likely outcome of the ensuing scrum will be that all of you get Cuisinarted all to Hades,

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