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Haden Blackman, who served as executive producer for the first ''Force Unleashed'' game, was the executive producer and writer for the sequel until his July 2010 resignation from LucasArts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/110/1109349p1.html|title=Force Unleashed Producer Resigns|date=2010-07-29|accessdate=2010-09-06|publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref> LucasArts considered but decided against using a different protagonist for the sequel.<ref name="nowgamerblackman1">{{cite web|last=Dransfield|first=Ian|title=Star Wars: TFU II - Haden Blackman Q&A|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/features/697/star-wars-tfu-ii-haden-blackman-qa|publisher=NowGamer|accessdate=2010-05-24|date=2010-05-20|page=1}}</ref> The developers hope the story "stands on its own" and will be enjoyable even by people who have not played the first game.<ref name="nowgamerblackman2">{{cite web|last=Dransfield|first=Ian|title=Star Wars: TFU II - Haden Blackman Q&A|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/features/697/star-wars-tfu-ii-haden-blackman-qa?o=1#listing|publisher=NowGamer|accessdate=2010-05-24|date=2010-05-20|page=2}}</ref>
Haden Blackman, who served as executive producer for the first ''Force Unleashed'' game, was the executive producer and writer for the sequel until his July 2010 resignation from LucasArts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/110/1109349p1.html|title=Force Unleashed Producer Resigns|date=2010-07-29|accessdate=2010-09-06|publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref> LucasArts considered but decided against using a different protagonist for the sequel.<ref name="nowgamerblackman1">{{cite web|last=Dransfield|first=Ian|title=Star Wars: TFU II - Haden Blackman Q&A|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/features/697/star-wars-tfu-ii-haden-blackman-qa|publisher=NowGamer|accessdate=2010-05-24|date=2010-05-20|page=1}}</ref> The developers hope the story "stands on its own" and will be enjoyable even by people who have not played the first game.<ref name="nowgamerblackman2">{{cite web|last=Dransfield|first=Ian|title=Star Wars: TFU II - Haden Blackman Q&A|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/features/697/star-wars-tfu-ii-haden-blackman-qa?o=1#listing|publisher=NowGamer|accessdate=2010-05-24|date=2010-05-20|page=2}}</ref>


Like its predecessor, ''The Force Unleashed II''{{'}}s engine uses [[Havok (software)|Havok]], [[Euphoria (software)|Euphoria]], and [[Digital Molecular Matter]] for motion and physics.<ref name="nowgamerpreview2" /> Blackman feels the second game takes better advantage of the powerful engine than does the first game.<ref name="nowgamerpreview4" /> LucasArts acknowledged players' frustration with the first game's targeting system, and worked to revise it in the sequel;<ref name="gamespotpreview" /> Blackman said fixing the Force grip feature was the developers' top priority.<ref name="nowgamerpreview4">{{cite web|first=David|last=Lynch|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/previews/xbox-360/1006/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-2?o=3#listing|title=Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2|publisher=NowGamer|accessdate=2010-05-21|page=4}}</ref> The game will also include fewer enemy types, instead focusing on making enemies more "'special and unique'"; the game will also have "epic" boss battles.<ref name="nowgamerpreview4" /> The game will allow players to dismember enemy characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1096589p1.html|date=2010-06-11|accessdate=2010-06-13|publisher=[[IGN]]|first=Anthony|last=Gallegos|title=E3 2010: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Strikes Back!}}</ref> The developers have improved menu speed.<ref name="gamespotpreview" /> The [[Nintendo Wii]] version will have a multiplayer mode in which four players can challenge each other in a fighting-style combat game.<ref name="official site" /> A version for the Sony [[PlayStation Portable]] was canceled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/111/1111247p1.html |title=Force Unleashed II PSP Cancelled |publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2010-08-09|accessdate=2010-09-06}}</ref>
Like its predecessor, ''The Force Unleashed II''{{'}}s engine uses [[Havok (software)|Havok]], [[Euphoria (software)|Euphoria]], and [[Digital Molecular Matter]] for motion and physics.<ref name="nowgamerpreview2" /> Blackman feels the second game takes better advantage of the powerful engine than does the first game.<ref name="nowgamerpreview4" /> LucasArts acknowledged players' frustration with the first game's targeting system, and worked to revise it in the sequel;<ref name="gamespotpreview" /> Blackman said fixing the Force grip feature was the developers' top priority.<ref name="nowgamerpreview4">{{cite web|first=David|last=Lynch|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/previews/xbox-360/1006/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-2?o=3#listing|title=Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2|publisher=NowGamer|accessdate=2010-05-21|page=4}}</ref> The game will also include fewer enemy types, instead focusing on making enemies more "'special and unique'"; the game will also have "epic" boss battles.<ref name="nowgamerpreview4" /> The game will allow players to dismember enemy characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ps3.ign.com/articles/109/1096589p1.html|date=2010-06-11|accessdate=2010-06-13|publisher=[[IGN]]|first=Anthony|last=Gallegos|title=E3 2010: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Strikes Back!}}</ref> The developers have improved menu speed.<ref name="gamespotpreview" /> The [[Nintendo Wii]] version will have a multiplayer mode in which four players can challenge each other in a fighting-style combat game.<ref name="official site" /> A version for the Sony [[PlayStation Portable]] was cancelled.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://psp.ign.com/articles/111/1111247p1.html |title=Force Unleashed II PSP Cancelled |publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2010-08-09|accessdate=2010-09-06}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:39, 15 September 2010

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
Developer(s)LucasArts (PS3, X360)
Aspyr Media[3] (PC)
Red Fly Studio (Wii)
Publisher(s)LucasArts
EngineRonin
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360,[4] PC (Microsoft Windows),[5] Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS,[6] iOS[7]
Release
Genre(s)Action

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is LucasArts' sequel to 2008's Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game.[8] A trailer announcing the game was shown December 12, 2009, at the Spike Video Game Awards.[9] The game will be released across multiple platforms on October 26, 2010 along with a collectors edition of the game.[10]

Gameplay

The Force Unleashed II will refine gameplay elements from the first Force Unleashed, and add more variance with such features as puzzle solving and, at one point, piloting a TIE fighter.[11] Combat will be modified to include the ability to wield dual lightsabers and more Force powers such as "mind trick" and "Force fury".[11] New combos and enemies have been added as well.

Plot

The game will take place about six months after the events of the first game,[12] and a year before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.[13][8] The Force Unleashed II will be the "dark entry" in the series,[14] and a more personal story for the game's protagonist than the first game.[12]

Players will once again control Starkiller, Darth Vader's secret apprentice and the protagonist in the first game, who believes he is a clone.[11] Starkiller escapes from captivity on Kamino where Darth Vader has again betrayed him by placing him in shackles and ordering his execution. After eliminating his stormtrooper captors, Starkiller embarks on a quest to understand his identity and to find his love interest from the first game, Juno Eclipse.[13][11] Meanwhile, Darth Vader has hired Boba Fett to track down Juno Eclipse to lure Starkiller out of hiding.[15]

Development

Starkiller using Force lighting on Euphoria-encoded Stormtroopers

Haden Blackman, who served as executive producer for the first Force Unleashed game, was the executive producer and writer for the sequel until his July 2010 resignation from LucasArts.[16] LucasArts considered but decided against using a different protagonist for the sequel.[12] The developers hope the story "stands on its own" and will be enjoyable even by people who have not played the first game.[17]

Like its predecessor, The Force Unleashed II's engine uses Havok, Euphoria, and Digital Molecular Matter for motion and physics.[13] Blackman feels the second game takes better advantage of the powerful engine than does the first game.[18] LucasArts acknowledged players' frustration with the first game's targeting system, and worked to revise it in the sequel;[11] Blackman said fixing the Force grip feature was the developers' top priority.[18] The game will also include fewer enemy types, instead focusing on making enemies more "'special and unique'"; the game will also have "epic" boss battles.[18] The game will allow players to dismember enemy characters.[19] The developers have improved menu speed.[11] The Nintendo Wii version will have a multiplayer mode in which four players can challenge each other in a fighting-style combat game.[15] A version for the Sony PlayStation Portable was cancelled.[20]

References

  1. ^ Stuart, Keith (12 July 2010). "The Force Unleashed II preview: 'We're trying to reinvent Star Wars'". The Guardian. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Fahey, Mike (2010-05-04). "The Force Unleashed II Dated Just In Time For Star Wars Day". Kotaku. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  3. ^ Scalzo, John (2010-05-28). "Star Wars: Force Unleashed II confirmed for DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360". Gaming Target. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
  4. ^ "The Force Unleashed II". GameTrailers. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  5. ^ E3 2010: Force Powers Interview (flv) (Interview). GameTrailers.com. June 17, 2010. Event occurs at 3 minutes 30 seconds. Retrieved 2010-06-17. The Force Unleashed II is coming out on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
  6. ^ Anderson, Rain (2009-12-14). "The Force Unleashed II platforms confirmed?". That VideoGame Blog. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
  7. ^ Reilly, Jim (2010-05-04). "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Given Release Date". IGN. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  8. ^ a b "LucasArts Announces Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II" (Press release). LucasArts. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  9. ^ Faylor, Chris (2009-12-12). "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Revealed". Shacknews. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
  10. ^ Fahey, Mike (2010-05-04). "The Force Unleashed II Dated Just In Time For Star Wars Day". Kotaku. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  11. ^ a b c d e f McInnis, Shaun (2010-05-21). "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II First Look". GameSpot. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  12. ^ a b c Dransfield, Ian (2010-05-20). "Star Wars: TFU II - Haden Blackman Q&A". NowGamer. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  13. ^ a b c Lynch, David. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2". NowGamer. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  14. ^ Lynch, David. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2". NowGamer. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  15. ^ a b "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2". LucasArts. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  16. ^ "Force Unleashed Producer Resigns". IGN. 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  17. ^ Dransfield, Ian (2010-05-20). "Star Wars: TFU II - Haden Blackman Q&A". NowGamer. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  18. ^ a b c Lynch, David. "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2". NowGamer. p. 4. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  19. ^ Gallegos, Anthony (2010-06-11). "E3 2010: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Strikes Back!". IGN. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  20. ^ "Force Unleashed II PSP Cancelled". IGN. 2010-08-09. Retrieved 2010-09-06.

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