Star Wars : The Force Unleashedis an natural process - adventure game for Nintendo Switch develop by Krome Studios and issue by Aspyr . Playing as a Sith prentice offers bursts of lightsaber - swinging sport , but theSwitch port ofThe Force Unleashedis a little too short and ugly to stay entertaining for long .

The Force Unleashedis set between the event ofRevenge of the SithandA New Hope . Darth Vader take on a mystic apprentice , known as Starkiller , as part of a plot to reverse Emperor Palpatine . Starkiller is civilise in the agency of the Sith and institutionalise on secret missions around the coltsfoot , cutting his way through both Stormtroopers and those who oppose the Empire . During his charge , Starkiller learns of a plan to make a resistance movement against the Empire and must choose a side in the upcoming conflict .

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Starkiller wield a lightsaber throughoutThe Force Unleashedand the only browse weapon system available to the player are Force mightiness , such as grabbing an enemy , throw the lightsaber like a backfire , or unleash Force Lightning on the foe . The lightsaber can be used to block most blaster shots , but it can not protect against heavy weapons or AoE weapons , such as flamethrower . The bulk of the storey are linear system of corridor and rooms , where the histrion rushes to the end while killing foes , with a few areas forcing Starkiller to defeat a sealed number of foes or a miniboss , before being able-bodied to proceed .

The Switch reading ofThe Force Unleashedis based on the Nintendo Wii version of the plot , which have in mind that it have movement control . Like with the recentThe House of the Dead : Remake , the Joy - Cons scramble to meet the functions of the Wiimote . As such , it ’s a little too difficult to use the motion controls for things like Force powers , especially when foe are running all over the place and Starkiller is trying to ward off chargeman fire . Luckily , the received ascendancy outline can be used , which work a bunch practiced .

The other aspect of the Nintendo Wii version that has been brought over to the Switch port is the visuals . The Wii version ofThe Force Unleasheddidn’t look keen in 2008 and time has not been tolerant to its visuals , even if a valiant try was made to ensure that the game does n’t calculate too rough on an HD display . The type models , stages , skybox , and even some of the weapon system effects search really bad , and it ’s unmated that the Wii interpretation was chosen for a modern port , rather than the microcomputer version .

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One thingThe Force Unleasheddoes amazingly well is providing the tactual sensation of playing a Sith warrior . Cutting through Stormtroopers and fry them with Force Lightning feel awesome . It ’s just a shame that the one versus one battles are n’t quite as much fun , thanks to a guileful lock - on camera that often embarrass the view of bigger foe and the general slipperiness of Starkiller ’s motion that make it backbreaking to focalise the lightsaber on one enemy . It does n’t avail thatThe Force Unleashedis on the same platform asJedi Academyand its awe-inspiring lightsaber fighting .   The stages would have been ameliorate by some platforming or puzzle sections , as the sempiternal barrage of opposition quickly cause the combat scheme to get into out its welcome . Some of the enemy in the belated stages also take an annoying amount of hits to put down , which carry something away from using a lightsaber in a game .

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The Force Unleashedis also over quickly , with the main campaign only lasting for around 5 - 6 hours . There are collectibles to find , but many of them are hidden within breakable objects in the level , so there is n’t much exploration to be had in the story . There is a two - player multiplayer mode with a wide selection of fibre , which does giveThe Force Unleashedsome replayability as a fighting biz , but the lightsaber combat is a bit too basic to support extended periods of play .

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The original version ofThe Force Unleashedhad a lot going for it when it was first released , as there were fewStar Warsgames that offer up the instrumentalist the chance to play a Sith in a canon storyline that find alongside the motion-picture show . The Force Unleashedis now showing its historic period , especially in an era whenStar Wars Jedi : Fallen Orderhas done many of the same things , but good . The Force Unleashedoffers a short ride through a wandflower far , far away ,   and it does have some moments of making the player feel like an awing Sith warrior , but it does n’t manage to substantiate this touch sensation , with its lightsaber swing soon becoming like a chore .

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Star war : The Force Unleashedis available today ,   April 20 , 2022 , on Nintendo Switch . Screen Rant was provide with a code for the purpose of this review .

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