STG's

I've recently tried Star Wars: Force Unleashed II on the XBOX 360, and while I didn't really like it, it reminded me of the fact that I already bought Star Wars: Force Unleashed for PC on a Steam sale a while ago. So I downloaded it - 25GB! and played a bit. It looks pretty great, and I really loved the amount of damageable objects on the opening level. Lots of stuff exploding into pieces. The trees is particular looked pretty nice. The control scheme and gameplay still feels a bit more on the videogame style than a PC FPS, but it is much more tolerable. There is a nice progression system, in which you get extra talents,combos and powers. Overall, I think it is OK - maybe good. If you are a big Star Wars fan, you will probably enjoy it, but I can't help but feel that it could be a lot better.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II looks pretty good. The effects and sounds are great, and the cutscenes look nearly perfect. The force powers are well spread along the controller, too. However, I pretty much hate it. Why? I'm not sure, but I really don't like this particularly top view with flipping relative fronts. Maybe it is because I'm too used to FPS, and because I really liked Jedy Knight II and the others in that line. But the end result is that The Force Unleashed II feels too arcade for me. Note: I only played the demo. Given how I really didn't like it, I doubt the full version would change my mind.