Greetings, fellow fans and bloggers! SOS15 here, as promised, to discuss the recently released demo for the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

Now, I want to start off saying that I played the demo on a PS3 and I have a 360. I also want to say that I have had huge faith in this game from the start, and I think this demo tells me exactly, as well as others who weren't so sure. I'm not going to tell you exactly what you do, as I'm sure you know by now, but it starts with the well-known (infamous?) cut-scene between Vader's secret apprentice, Starkiller, talking with Vader about getting his first assignment: Track down and kill the Jedi General Rahm Kota on an orbital Tie Fighter Construction Facility (try saying that ten times fast) around the moon of Nar Shadaa.

This is where we get the full felling on how Vader, Starkiller, and after the cut-scene, Juno sound and how the dialogue is done. I, personally, didn't like the subtitles so I turned them off, but those can be kept on or turned off. All of the characters looked amazing and Sam Witwer (Starkiller) and Matt Solan (Vader) sound awesome. Mr. Solan's interpretation of Vader will take awhile to get use to, but I'm sure SW fans will be able to adjust quickly and enjoy it.

You are then dropped off by your pilot, and future love interest, Captain Juno Eclipse, at the facility. Juno has a role, it seems, similar to the Adviser in Republic Commando : Tell you information about your mission and help you. This is when the true unleashing fun begins. I begun by Force pushing a droid into a canister, blowing up both things and sending pieces of junk everywhere. The real action started right after you blew open the door to the hanger where General Kota's militia men were fighting the Imperials. I decided I would use the most destructive route possible and sent a force push and then lighting to two TIE Fighters, sending both into the soldiers below. Jumping down from the catwalk I then preceded to test the volley of moves and powers you are given; my favorite happens to be Sith Saber Smash, the combination of a saber smash with Force Lighting to extend it.

The epic fighting takes you to your final battle: An AT-ST surrounded by Stormtroopers, who are easy to take care of. After a series of slashing and Force Lighting, you can take the giant Imperial monster down enough to activate the final button moves; you press a button, the Apprentice does a move. Three button moves, quick enough mind you, and you finish the metal beast. If you don't press the button quick enough, or hit the wrong one, you are shot down and you must start again. Tricky, but fun to watch the results.

Overall, I really, really enjoyed the demo of The Force Unleashed. The graphics were gorgeous, the gameplay was easy flowing and amazingly fun, and it was just enjoyable all-around. Honestly though, who doesn't enjoy throwing a Stormtrooper hundreds of feet and then being rewarded for it? This demo pumped me up for the game, and I can't wait until next month! If you haven't checked out the demo and you can, DO IT!

Until next time my friends,

SOS15