The Ultimate Star Wars Power Fantasy - The Force Unleashed Retrospective & Analysis

In 2008, a game was released which encompassed a single philosophy espoused by its developers - "Kick someone's butt with The Force".

That game was titled "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed", and it would go on to be a financial success, selling over seven million copies to date, and has a lasting legacy with Star Wars fans the world over.

Now, more than fifteen years later, we will take the time to thoroughly analyze this game, from its mechanics to its narrative, and see exactly how this hack & slash power fantasy holds up so many years later.

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