Talk:Star Wars: The Force Unleashed/Archive 1

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Deletion

Two articles existed for this game. The first one was in existence since sometime in 2006, but the title wasn't correct ("Star Wars: Force Unleashed") and the other was created a few days ago at the proper title. I deleted the newer version since it had far less information and far fewer edits and moved the older page here and tried to merge.

Just FYI. K1Bond007 04:35, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Okay, that's completely fine with me...I just want to make sure the info is right! :^) §†SupaSoldier†§ 21:05, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

References and Sources

We are in major need of references and sources. There is only one source: gamespot.com for the systems it is coming out on. KdogDS 22:00, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree, but can I use Game Informer as a source (There latest issue has a 4 page preview article all about the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)? :^) §†SupaSoldier†§ 22:59, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

And if I could it would make a huge enhancement to the article! :^) §†SupaSoldier†§ 23:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Felucia/Naboo

The concept art featuring a star destroyer entering the atmosphere of the planet... the bullet in the article lists it as Felucia, but I'm pretty sure that's actually Naboo. Felucia is largely a jungle world. The structures in the picture are quite Naboo-esque. TheInnkeeper 16:45, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

It appears that the two parts are unrelated. The bullet refers to the game demo, not the concept art present in the article. Either the terms are mixed up, or they are two separate things. Perhaps the original author should revise the article to remove such confusion.Prottoss89 23:09, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Release Date

This essentially states that the release date has been changed to Q2 2008. http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/starwars2007/news.html?sid=6167058&mode=news

I'll do the honors.

It would be nice if people stopped posting Amazon's release date as the release date as the release date has not been announced by lucas arts and repeating Amazon's speculation is not what wikipedia is for 80.7.7.224 (talk) 01:35, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

Version Difference

This section has no sources, is extremely poorly written and seems to be NPOV while simultaneously not having any point. It also has several sub-headings with no information. Unless someone can edit this or find a source regarding differences across platforms and put that information in here I'm going to just get rid of the whole section until more information is released. Freethought69 00:52, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

Have deleted the section. Freethought69 02:31, 4 April 2007 (UTC)


"Technology Utilized"

This section

According to Lucasarts, the next generation versions of the game will utilized DMM and Euphoria technology. DMM is a program that causes materials to act in the game world as they would in the real world, and is simulation based rather than program based. Euphoria is a program that gives all charactors a nervous system, causing tham to act realistically. Ex: You pick up 2 stormtroopers with the force and throw them around. They will try to grab onto anything to save themselves. It is also simulation based. This technology is only available to Lucasarts.

seems a little ridiculous. Proof, please? 152.23.196.162 06:21, 11 April 2007 (UTC) Sorry about not sourcing. I read that in Game informer on their article on force Unleashed, but also saw a video on ign.com.Eljawa 03:23, 25 May 2007 (UTC)


Demo of Euphoria can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVpLWnF3MWA

Demo of DMM can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4EF9IkhAOo Mloren 08:02, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Not just a game

The Force Unleashed is not just a game, but a massive multimedia project consisting of the game, a novel, a comic, a reference book and an RPG supplement. But the article doesn't even mention any of those. Why doesn't it? see Wookieepedia:Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for more info about it. 151.203.186.245 18:59, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

I went ahead and added some of the info. 151.203.186.245 19:34, 2 May 2007 (UTC)


PS3 and Xbox 360

I think by Next Gen consoles it means the PS3 and the Xbox 360. The Wii obviously can't support it. Look at Fracture it is on the Xbox 360 and the PS3. 70.227.42.135 23:50, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Next gen consoles means ALL of the current next-gen consoles, including the Wii. It's listed on GameSpot as coming for the Wii. http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/starwars2007/index.html?tag=result;title;2 AlexDP-Juve 23:31, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

It is coming out for the wii

It has been noted that it is coming out for the wii, ps2, and xbox —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.138.24.233 (talk) 09:53, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

The official site lists the Wii nowhere.

I'd imagine it would be on wii, but not xbox. They've already ported the game to the DS which is nintendo, so why not the wii?--Kondrayus 14:48, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

PC Release?

The information section of this article lists PC amongst the other platforms it is coming out for. I have not seen any listings for it coming out on PC. Does anyone know otherwise? If not then that should probably be removed, it's confusing and gets people's hopes up. I personally would LOVE for it to come out on PC as i'm not much of a console fan, but this is the only place I've seen that mentioned thus far. Anon user, unknown time.

LucasArts have confirmed it's not coming out on PC.

/me Waves fist as LucasArts. 80.177.28.141 13:59, 1 July 2007 (UTC)Arkady80.177.28.141 13:59, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

Can you provide a reference for that? I did a quick search and couldn't find anything. BTW, there's a big difference between Lucasarts not announcing a PC release and Lucasarts confirming that it won't be released for the PC Nil Einne 16:16, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

Vader's apprentice

If this game is from Vader's apprentice's view,then how come in the trailer I see him killing Imperial Stormtroopers? Clonetroop125 21:29, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

To quote from the Wookieepedia article for Vader's Apprentice (see here): "His existence was considered such a secret that he would make a point of leaving few witnesses to his work, even Imperial ones like stormtroopers". In other words, he kills stormtroopers because no one is suppose to know he exists, so he kills them to keep his secret. 70.17.131.82 22:29, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
Besides that, Vader's apprentice should be killing Storm Troopers and especially generals and the like if he's learnt properly from his master... Nil Einne 16:12, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

I am curious as to how they are going to explain what happened to the characters prior to Star Wars: A New Hope. I'm sure the creators already have a story line set out and left the end of the game open for future installments. But, if they had to "off" the secret apprentice to make way for The New Hope I think it would be awesome if the final bout was to the death against Master Yoda. -Jack, 7 November 2007

Yoda was in hiding, There would have been mention of him later if he had ever been discovered, I imagine some accident or mission gone wrong. Possibly even being killed by the Emperor in secret as a threat to his power? One of the Emperor's Hands vs. Vader's Apprentice?204.117.158.97 (talk) 15:02, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

This is not a forum to discuss things this is where you talk about adding to the article

Please sign your posts, especially if you're going to be complaining about policy violations. Xenocidic (talk) 15:50, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

PS2

Will the PS2 version have all the effects (like DMM & Euphoria) of the PS3 version? Clonetroop125 23:23, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

-This is a "seventh generation" console game. Most likely there will not be a Ps2 version. I honestly believe the Ps2 version will be scrapped before release. Especially since it is not being released until Q2 (Spring) of 2008. I seriously doubt they would go through the trouble of toning down the game enough and formating a game for Blu-ray PS format and DVD PS format just to have a Ps2 version available. Profit-wise, it would be wisest to focus on "next-gen" (technically current gen) consoles. -Jack, 7 November 2007

Platforms

There is a similar comment posted above. An interview with the designers said that the game will be for PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, and DS. I know that the Wii has more graphical power than the PS2 and was wondering if anyone knew if the game was going to be for Wii or not, and if so, please add it to the launch platforms.--Dark Grievous 22:47, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

If they already took the time to port it to Nintendo's DS, then I'd imagine they'd take time to port it to the Wii.--Kondrayus 14:49, 4 August 2007 (UTC)


I have seen several danish sites there you can preorder the game for the Wii, so I have added Wii to the list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Necrope (talk • contribs)
LucasArts does not list the Wii as a platform. Until a reliable source offers up this info., it should not be added. --EEMeltonIV 21:52, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

The game is rumored to be ported to the Wii sometime after it's release if a Wii version doesn't launch along side the PS3 and Xbox 360 version.--Kondrayus (talk) 15:24, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Vader's voice.

In the trailer, is Darth Vader voiced by James Earl Jones or is it a sound-alike? JesseMeza 20:34, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Sounded like a sound-alike to me, but doesn't seem necessary to add whether if it's him or not. Acetaminophen

Apparently, Vader is being voiced by Matt Sloan, the voice of Chad Vader. 71.231.165.161 (talk) 20:17, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

Apprentice's name

The apprentice's name "Dreb Fiadrok" hasn't been confirmed by any official source and I can't find it anywhere. I'm deleting it until this has been confirmed.

Wii version

You almost got me dancing around on the streets, but I checked Gamespot and IGN, there is no Wii version. In fact, it's being developed for every other major home and handheld console than Wii and Xbox. I'm deleting that information. Acetaminophen

If it's coming out for the PS2, I'd hope it's coming out for Wii. The Wii's graphical power is far greater than the PS2's. And they've already sent the game to nintendo for the DS. Although I really want it to come out for the Wii.--Kondrayus 22:00, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

I can't believe they're not doing a Wii version - the Wiimote would be perfect for a lightsaber...--Hobmcd 10:21, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

No one said that they were not doing a wii version. Keep in mind, the game doesn't come out until next year. That's pleanty of time to port it to the Wii.--Kondrayus 20:09, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Wii Version Confirmed

computerandvideogames.com has confirmed a Wii version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. This version also contains an exclusive "duel mode" where players can compete head-to-head with their friends.

http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=172278 —Preceding unsigned comment added by EVIL-C44 (talk • contribs) 19:22, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

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The PSP version

The PSP version is going to have exclusive content, just check out this trailer that came in star wars battlefront renegade squadron: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/123642.html?playlist=featured could someone post this? Here is an article summarizing the video: http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/PSP/Star+Wars:+The+Force+Unleashed/news.asp?c=4295 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.131.99.167 (talk) 00:01, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Remove merchandise section

As this is more of a video game article, I think that the merchandise sections should be either deleted entirely (not enough info), or moved to its own article (which still may be difficult due to the lack of significant info). Since the info about the merchandise is scarce and some of it resembles speculation at best, I think I'll delete it, but I'll wait a day or two for consensus to decide what action to take. Comandante42 (talk) 00:37, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

I've decided to delete the merchandise section unless told otherwise on Friday, Dec. 7, around 22:00 UTC or possibly sooner, since it is almost completely irrelevant to the video game which forms the substance of the article. Comandante42 (talk) 00:46, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

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