Star Wars - The Force Unleashed

Call me a geek but I've been a Star Wars fans since the beginning. Growing up before G.I. Joes, Light Sabers and Millennium Falcons were the 'in' toys. The problem is the story has in all honesty gotten a little hard to follow, what with the prolog episodes, the recently released Clone Wars, and of course the games – which are what I'm here to talk about. I recently had the opportunity to combine one of my favorite gadgets (my ever-lovin' PSP) with my favorite movie, and here's what I think of Star Wars - The Force Unleashed (TFU) for the PSP.

Adding another insertion into what seems to be an extremely loooong prelude to the movies that got this saga rolling, The Forced Unleashed is a PSP version of the console game. The story line will be familiar to those of you who have read Nash's review. Now while gaming may not be my forte, unlike my esteemed colleagues Avinash, Nikhil and Gagan, a total noob I'm not. I've played Ataris, Segas and Gameboys, and I know what I like and dislike.

This version of TFU sticks close the console version. You start off as Darth Vader and you can gradually learn to use the Force powers on the current enemies or pretty much on anything in your path, including Storm Troopers and Imperial guards. Essentially that's what the game is all about. There are no clearly marked-out enemies, and you'll find that you can kill just about anyone or anything that moves. Quite helpful if you're just looking to relieve some frustration.

You then take on the role of Darth Vader’s apprentice who is sent on a variety of quests, which requires you to seek out and kill any remaining Jedi. This involves hooking up with a bomb of a pilot (ol' Vader has good taste) whose only job is to fly you around and ask no questions. Yeah, like that's gonna happen. The quests tend to be a bit repetitive as you find yourself shuttling between the same planets. The layouts and maps obviously remain the same, with very little variety.