Lamar Bland: What's the story for The Force Unleashed II? Does it pick up directly after where the first one ended? Feel free to spoil the first game's ending.
Vince Kudirka: The story for The Force Unleashed II does indeed pick up after the ending of The Force Unleashed. [SPOILERS INCOMING!] In the canon light-side ending of the previous game, after fighting and defeating both Vader and the Emperor, Starkiller must sacrifice himself to save his friends, and therefore the fledgling Rebel Alliance. At the start of The Force Unleashed II, presumably a clone of the deceased Starkiller is being held by Vader. He is still haunted by visions from his former life, and is desperate to reunite with Juno Eclipse. But is he truly a clone, or did he somehow survive his battle with the Emperor? What has happened to Juno, General Kota, and the fate of the Rebel Alliance? You must find the answers to these questions, and discover your true identity in The Force Unleashed II.
"Guybrush Threepwood comes to The Force Unleashed 2, for all you longtime LucasArts fans! Yes, this is real. We just could not resist!"
Edit: Due to copy Right reasons i cannot post what he said, head over to the link above to read the review.
Fans of Star Wars books can get an early look at two upcoming releases coming from Del Rey Books.
Based on the thrilling new videogame from LucasArts is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, written by New York Times bestselling author Sean Williams based on the story by Haden Blackman. It is due out in hardcover on October 5th. It will also be available from Random House audio.
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| Starkiller, Darth Vader, Asajj Ventress, Maris Brood, Rham Kota, Boba Fett, Terror Trooper, Proxy. |
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| New Concept Art |
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| More Concept Art |
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| Force Repulse |
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| Repulse In Fury Mode |
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| Duel Sabered Enemies? |
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| The Gorog Wants A Snack |
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| Teleporting Enemies, Similar to Maris Brood. |
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| More Droids to Destroy |
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| Mind Trick |
"New Star Wars Multiplayer Might Remind You Of Super Smash Bros.
It turns out that creative lead James Clarendon at Red Fly Studio is a fan of many fighting games and drew from inspirations as diverse as SNK vs. Capcom and... The Outfoxies? Clarendon told me that that game is an antecedent of Smash Bros. What he liked about that one is its use of transforming levels.
But if you don't know Outfoxies any better than I do, I think you can think of this as Super Star Wars Smash. Up to four players can choose from eight characters and play them in fixed-screen arena levels. You control combat with Wii Remote and Nunchuk, hammering buttons for attacks, using a dash move for quick escapes and collecting items to charge super attacks.
You can choose from characters unlocked while playing the single-player campaign. The roster includes Darth Vader and Boba Fett as well as characters from Clone Wars, Force Unleashed and other corners of Star Wars fiction. The levels include the Death Star laser tunnel, Jabba the Hutt's sail barge and a big arena that includes a monster than can beat up Rancors.
Last player standing wins.
I played it and enjoyed it. But I did struggle as Boba Fett. His offense is a little weak. He can fire rockets but by default shoots a laster pistol. He can jump and use his jetpack to fly, which makes him tough to catch, but the fact is, he does not wield a lightsaber and he can't force choke."
"The sequel stars the clone of Starkiller. Vader's looking to improve on what he sees were the faults of the first Starkiller: his emotions. So within this framework, we were thrust into a tutorial level where we had to hack down robots posing as Rebels and Starkiller's love interest from the first game, Juno Eclipse. This was the vehicle for reclaiming the memories of his predecessor and, more importantly, the Force powers of Starkiller The First.
But once Starkiller 2 refuses to kill what he suspects is the real Juno (it was another bot!), he sees the future: Vader will kill him, just as he has killed the clones who came before him and failed Vader's test. In a panic, he hits Vader with some Force Lightning and dives out of a window in the hopes of escaping his own doom"
A spokesperson would not comment on the number of employees let go, but an unconfirmed report from Kotaku suggests over 30% of the studio was shown the door.
"LucasArts is reorganizing its teams to better address the needs of the internal studio. Unfortunately, this means adjusting staffing," a company representative said.
"LucasArts continues to be committed to creating a first-class internal studio – and to fostering relationships with trusted external partners – in order to deliver quality games that amaze and inspire fans."
The company has been the center of attention the past few months. Paul Meegan replaced Darrell Rodriguez as president of the company in June, and Force Unleashed II producer Haden Blackman resigned in late July.
In August, former Ubisoft Montreal creative director Clint Hocking joined LucasArts to develop an unannounced project.
