Star Wars: The Force Unleashed completely re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force and casts players as Darth Vader’s "Secret Apprentice," unveiling new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy seen through the eyes of a mysterious new character armed with unprecedented powers.
The Switch version is a port of the Wii version with numerous differences. It retains the motion controls from the Wii version, allowing players to use the Joy-Con controllers to perform various actions like swinging the lightsaber and using Force powers. While the graphical improvements are minor, it benefits from a stable 60 FPS performance, an improvement over some older versions with frame rate issues. This version includes the Jedi Temple missions, originally DLC on other platforms. However, some iconic moments from the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, like bringing down a Star Destroyer with the Force, are simplified or presented as cutscenes. It includes a local multiplayer mode, a feature in the Wii version. Players can customize their lightsaber with different colors, hilts, and combat crystals, though some specific features from other versions, like the unstable kyber crystal, are not present
Details
DeveloperKrome Studios
PublisherAspyr Media
ReleasedApril 20, 2022
StatusReleased
GenresRole-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
ThemesActionFantasyScience fiction
Platforms Nintendo Switch
ModesMultiplayerSingle player
About This Game
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed fills the gap between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope with the story of Darth Vader's secret apprentice — a powerful young warrior trained in secret, deployed to hunt down and eliminate the Jedi who survived Order 66. The story that unfolds from that mission reshapes what the apprentice believes about who he is and what he is willing to do.