Books : Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Star Wars)
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780739358085
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
ISBN: 0739358081
Label: Random House Audio
Manufacturer: Random House Audio
Number Of Items: 5
Publication Date: August 19, 2008
Publisher: Random House Audio
Release Date: August 19, 2008
Sales Rank: 37247
Studio: Random House Audio
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“The Sith always betray one another. . . . I’m sure you’ll learn that soon enough.”
The overthrow of the Republic is complete. The Separatist forces have been smashed, the Jedi Council nearly decimated, and the rest of the Order all but destroyed. Now absolute power rests in the iron fist of Darth Sidious–the cunning Sith Lord better known as the former Senator, now Emperor, Palpatine. But more remains to be done. Pockets of resistance in the galaxy must still be defeated and missing Jedi accounted for . . . and dealt with. These crucial tasks fall to the Emperor’s ruthless enforcer, Darth Vader. In turn, the Dark Lord has groomed a lethal apprentice entrusted with a top-secret mission: to comb the galaxy and dispatch the last of his masters’ enemies, thereby punctuating the dark side’s victory with the Jedi’s doom.
Since childhood, Vader’s nameless agent has known only the cold, mercenary creed of the Sith. But his future beckons with the ultimate promise: to stand beside the only father he has ever known, with the galaxy at their feet. It is a destiny he can realize only by rising to the greatest challenge of his discipleship: destroying Emperor Palpatine.
The apprentice’s journeys will take him across the far reaches of the galaxy. And he will be tested as never before–by shattering revelations that strike at the very heart of all he believes and stir within him long-forgotten hopes of reclaiming his name . . . and changing his destiny.
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star wars: the force unleashed is another attempt at a multi-media event by lucas arts like their mediocre attempt with shadows of the empire in the 90s. don't get me wrong, the effort they put into the event was mediocre, i actually enjoyed shadows; but this isn't a shadows review...
this time around we've got a video game/book/graphic novel combo, with one lego spaceship and one action figure (that i know of) thrown in, almost as an insulting after-thought.
but let me just talk about the main offerings. they all complement each other, but are lacking in their own merits, so i will simply review them all.
GAME: i wanted to give this game more than a 3, i really did. but with amazing games like dark forces and jedi knight coming from lucas arts more than 10 years ago, there was really no excuse for this game not being better than it was. the gameplay was fun for the most part, with the exception of the boss-battles. there's nothing i hate worse than interactive cut-scene boss battles. if you're going to have a cut-scene, let me WATCH the cut-scene. the gameplay is completely linear, which granted is to be expected since this game above all else is an interactive story. you do have one mission as darth vader, but you spend the entire rest of the game playing as the apprentice. this is entirely a melee combat game, with the addition of force powers. if you enjoy star wars for it's shoot-outs and space combat, this isn't the game for you. they ... Read More
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This novelization is difficult to review. The video game on which it is based is all about spectacular graphics and game play, with a somewhat nonsensical storyline contrived mainly to give players as many chances to cause massive destruction as possible. Stripped of the impressive visuals, cinematics, and gameplay, the tale of Starkiller the Secret Apprentice is a little tedious, and it doesn't help that many of the events surrounding the formation of the Rebel Alliance in this book fly in the face of sources like the original Star Wars radio drama.
Having never played the game, it is difficult to disentangle the flaws of the game's storyline and the novel. Sean Williams seems to have written a fairly straightforward adaptation of the game. Starkiller faces down Jedi after Jedi, all of which are potentially intriguing characters...but we never see the battles from their perspective. It would be interesting to know, for example, what madness caused Kazdan Paratus to construct an entire Jedi Temple out of junk and populate it with Jedi droid doppelgangers...but this bizarre eccentricity is quickly dismissed as Starkiller moves on to yet another mission.
Williams does a better job with the main characters: Starkiller, his pilot Juno Eclipse, and PROXY the training droid. Eclipse had seemed like a rather superfluous character to me (Darth Maul didn't need a pilot, after all...) but Williams provided enough background and depth to make her genuinely interesting. ... Read More
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Based off the video game, I liked the novel better than the comic. If you can't afford to buy a next-gen game system and video game, then this is the next best way to go. If you liked the game, this gives further insight and expands on the story. If you want to know about a key piece of the Star Wars tapestry, then I highly recommend buying this book and/or the game. A solid entry into the Star Wars Universe.
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a great story line derived from the main Star Wars theme. good action.
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Some years after the fall of the Old Republic and before the rise of the Rebel Alliance Darth Vader is finishing off his old enemies with the help of a secret apprentice. The young man, known only by the code name Star Killer, is a gifted assassin whose job is to sweep away the last remnants of the Jedi and the old order. Vader is also grooming him for the ultimate mission: the overthrow of the Emperor.
With a droid companion who is constantly trying to kill him (to keep Star Killer's skills sharp), and a beautiful pilot/chauffeur with a scarred conscience to fly him to his nearly impossible missions Star Killer fights his way through impossible battles and harrowing adventures to do his master's bidding. Along the way he discovers life altering truths that will not only change his course in life, but also set the stage for for the coming rebellion.
"The Force Unleashed" is action packed just as a novel based on a video game would be. Starkiller races through scenes doing the unimaginable with the Force. His raw power and nerve are exhilarating to read about even as your ability to suspend your disbelief is challenged at every turn, even for a Star Wars story. There is a surprising amount of introspection on the part of the characters, and the information that fills in the blanks in Star Wars history will have you going, "Ohhh!" at several points. What the story lacks in character development it makes up for in exciting and original situations. Overall ... Read More
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