Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 trailer goes live

October 8, 2010 By Ryan Fleming

LucasArts has released a trailer for the upcoming Jedi action game sequel. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is due out on October 26.

Even if the game ends up being terrible, you have to hand it to LucasArts — they know how to cut a trailer. Hopefully that won’t be an issue, because what we have seen looks fairly awesome. The newest look at the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II shows off a bit of gameplay mixed with the storyline, and if it can fix the minor flaws that plagued the first one, this could be the surprise hit of the year. And yes, it might seem odd to consider a Star Wars game as a surprise hit, but sandwiched between Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops, The Force Unleashed II has its work cut out for it if it wants to loosen the figurative purse strings of gamers.

The game picks up roughly seven months after the events of its 2008 predecessor, and about one year before the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Once again you step into the role of Darth Vader’s secret apprentice, Starkiller. Starkiller believes that he is a clone and soon escapes Vader’s grasp to discover who and what he really is. To lure him out of hiding, Vader hires Bobba Fett to find Juno Eclipse, Starkiller’s love interest.

We originally saw some of the gameplay in action back at E3, but it was still in an early stage of development. The game should be done, or very close to it by now, so the advertising push should begin any day now. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II comes out for the PC, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 on October 26.

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Brian Gao at 4:43pm 22nd December 2010 I have not played it yet, but I am sure I will like it. Christmas is in three days and I can't wait to play it! I watched the trailer, played the demo, and got the game. When I play it, I am so going to like it.
Shawn at 11:16am 25th November 2010 I have the game itself, and I have only 1 thing to say: it ROCKS!!! Whoever made this with Lucasarts, I'd rate a 10/10 'cause it rocks so much!
KEVIN at 9:04am 13th October 2010 I HAVE PLAYED THE DEMO TO THIS GAME. I AM SURE THAT IT WILL DO VERY WELL. IAM LOOKING FORWARD TO GETING IT AND PLAYING THE GAME.
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Joseph Balaich at 3:36pm 9th October 2010 This one looks truly more darker and personal. The graphics are beautiful, from all the videos of gameplay looks promising. Its truly going to be their best one and I'm looking forward to seeing the end because this looks so very very suspenseful. :) Also if Anyone is interested I have a theory whether Starkiller is a clone or not. I have played The Force Unleashed 1 Game and have read the book by Sean Williams. :) My email is Lazghoul@gmail.com. I also have been a Star Wars fan since birth and I believe my theory is actually pretty decent. :)