Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
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| Developer(s) |
LucasArts (PS3, Xbox 360) Aspyr Media(PC) Red Fly Studio (Wii) |
| Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
| Director(s) | Julio Torres |
| Producer(s) | Matthew Fillbrandt |
| Designer(s) | Steve Chen |
| Programmer(s) | Steve Dykes |
| Artist(s) | Matt Omernick |
| Writer(s) | Haden Blackman |
| Composer(s) | Mark Griskey |
| Engine | Ronin (PS3, Xbox 360, PC) Infernal (Wii) |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii, Nintendo DS, iOS |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Publication | Score | ||||
| DS | PC | PS3 | Wii | Xbox 360 | |
| Eurogamer | 5/10 | ||||
| Game Informer | 7.75/10 | 7.75/10 | |||
| GamePro | 2.5/5 | ||||
| GameSpot | 5.5/10 | 6.0/10 | 7.5/10 | 6.0/10 | |
| GamesRadar | 8/10 | 8/10 | |||
| GameTrailers | 6.3/10 | ||||
| IGN | 4.0/10 | 6.5/10 | 6.5/10 | 7.5/10 | 6.5/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 80 | ||||
| Aggregate scores | |||||
| GameRankings | 42.25% | 56.60% | 63.94% | 69.17% | 62.76% |
| Metacritic | 43/100 | 59/100 | 63/100 | 71/100 | 61/100 |
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is an action-adventure platform video game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the second installment of the The Force Unleashed multimedia project, and the sequel to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008). The game was released in the United States on October 26, 2010, and throughout Europe on October 29 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii consoles, as well as the Nintendo DS and iOS portable devices.
Players control a clone of Starkiller, who himself was a secret apprentice to Darth Vader in The Force Unleashed. The clone embarks on a quest to find his identity and find Starkiller's love interest, Juno Eclipse. Production for The Force Unleashed II transpired over an approximate period of nine months; while it possesses some similarities to the previous game, producers modified several aspects such as the sound effects and gameplay. Sam Witwer again provides the voice and likeness for Starkiller, and several cast members return to voice and provide likeness to their respective roles.
The Force Unleashed II produced varying responses from critics, who despite adulating the sound design and aesthetics, were concerned with several gameplay elements and an underwhelming storyline. Aggregate scores range from the 40–70% range at websites GameRankings and Metacritic. During the first few weeks after its release it placed fifth or higher in sales for several regions.
The Force Unleashed II is a third-person action game in which the player's character's weapons are the Force and a lightsaber. The game has a combo system for stringing lightsaber attacks and for combining lightsaber attacks with Force powers. Like the original Force Unleashed, experience points earned by killing enemies and finding artifacts can be used to increase Starkiller's powers and traits.
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