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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
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The Force Unleashed shifts 1.5 million in five days

Posted on September 24th, 2008 at 06:01 EDT

LucasArts has confirmed that its ambitious Star Wars outing The Force Unleashed has notched up sales of over 1.5 million after just five days at retail.

President of LucasArts Darrell Rodriguez commented: “The record-setting sales of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed shows the undiminished power of Star Wars and its popularity across all media types, including video games.”

“We’re blown away by the response.”

For those of you who have yet to switch to The Dark Side, the game takes place in between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, with players assuming control of Darth Vader’s secret apprentice. Cue copious amounts of light sabre duels and some devastating use of The Force – what more could you want?

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posted 6:03am EDT - September 24th, 2008
1

Hmm, this got pretty average reviews, I guess this one will be a renter for me.

posted 6:06am EDT - September 24th, 2008
2

i played the demo from psn as good as i thought it was ill wait a while for this title as there are others that will excedee this sorry lucus its just wont be for me YET !!!!!!1

psn id : stairhopper

posted 6:08am EDT - September 24th, 2008
3

 it wasnt worth all the hype or wait but it was an Okay game even though i finished it in under 7hrs

posted 6:15am EDT - September 24th, 2008
4

thats good but not my kinda games

posted 6:16am EDT - September 24th, 2008
5
I'm actually glad it sold well. Even though it's an average game, Lucas Arts put years and alot of effort into it.
posted 6:25am EDT - September 24th, 2008
6

 Well, I think a lot of the reviewers were a bit harsh on this title.  If you like Star Wars, I think you'll like this game.  I'd put it more at an 8-8.5 myself.  Not game of the year, but highly entertaining and fun, especially again, if you like the source material.

posted 8:31am EDT - September 24th, 2008
7

Not bad sells but i think it might stick at that number.

posted 9:04am EDT - September 24th, 2008
8

sold alot of games in five days....i was done in two. way to short, could have been a great game but there was way too many flaws. kinda disapointed.  would have been a way better movie than the clone wars though......

posted 9:14am EDT - September 24th, 2008
9

I enjoyed the games. I thought the reviews were overly critical of most of the game. I must agree with the *ahem* special scene control complaints but once I ignored the onscreen instructions I managed to get through it.

posted 9:23am EDT - September 24th, 2008
10

I heard from friends that it is a pretty average game, and should be avvoided unless your a Starwars fan. But then again, some Starwars fans say its amazing. And being a Starwars nerd, I'll probably get this game for christmas, money's tight.

posted 9:56am EDT - September 24th, 2008
11

 I dont know what you people are talking about but this game was awesome, one of the best star wars game i ever played. Now i wonder when BattleFront 3 is coming out

posted 10:50am EDT - September 24th, 2008
12

I rented it, beat it and will never play it again.

posted 10:59am EDT - September 24th, 2008
13

Man, people will still put out for this Star Wars garbage.  It's over people, that story is stupid.

posted 11:19am EDT - September 24th, 2008
14

okay here's the skinny if you're a fan of star wars and enjoy the idea of slightly customizing your jedi to your liking then you'll like this game.  the downers are pretty predictable story line and level set up.  there is always a half boss and boss in every level so you can figure out where you are at in the level based on what you've encountered.  i love the game i've really tried to take my time with it and not just run past the levels and be done to be done.  i'd say give it a try and just enjoy it, where else can you light storm troopers and rancors up like the fourth of july?  i rest my case.

posted 11:48am EDT - September 24th, 2008
15

The game was also released on PS3, PSP, PS2, Wii, and Crashbox3fixme. Had it been possible on the DS, Im sure they would have brought it to it also.When you look at that many systems, the number begings to not look as big. I played the demo though and thought it was cool.

posted 11:59am EDT - September 24th, 2008
16

 I just completed it last night. It wasn't the best game I've ever played but it was still pretty good. Now its time trade it in I thinks. 

posted 12:42pm EDT - September 24th, 2008
17

this a good game not bad at all, hope they bring out another one.

posted 1:19pm EDT - September 24th, 2008
18
just recently completed the game (chose alternate ending btw) actually i liked it quite a bit although i wish the story was more fleshed out and some character decisions are questionable but i thought it was an entertaining 7-8 hours of gameplay
posted 3:46pm EDT - September 24th, 2008
19

i thought this was an amazing game and it deserves good sales

posted 3:53pm EDT - September 24th, 2008
20

there were some things about the demo that i didn't like at all, but being a star wars fan, i'll be looking forward to the platinum release next summer.. .:)

 

posted 4:41pm EDT - September 24th, 2008
21
I liked it
posted 6:02pm EDT - September 24th, 2008
22

It was alright, wasn't worth buying I returned that and Mercs 2 plan on getting Fifa 09

posted 6:28pm EDT - September 24th, 2008
23

psn id: gingo... lol this has nothing to do with how good or bad the game is, put the star wars name on a brick and you would get these kind of sales

posted 1:25am EDT - September 25th, 2008
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I had it preordered. But since my son liked playing the demo as well, I gave up my PS3 version so he could get the PS2 one for himself. I'll pick mine up as soon as I finish with Lego Batman.
posted 10:39pm EDT - September 25th, 2008
25

@Shader

Don't let the reviews fool you bro' This is definitely worth a purchase,first Star Wars game i enjoyed.

posted 11:59am EDT - September 26th, 2008
26

This game is savage! Woo Hoo Lucasarts u reali did it tis time

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