Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2 Announced

Star War: The Force Unleashed 2

The LucasArts announced that they are preparing to launch the sequel “Star War: The Force Unleashed 2” sometime in the next year.

The trailer at the Awards function showed the return of the Sith–original game’s onetime protagonist, this time possibly as a Jedi.

Darrell Rodriguez, the president of the LucasArts, said, “Executive Producer Haden Blackman and his team have been able to build on the core foundation of the award-winning original and create a powerful combination of engrossing story-telling and intense action. The Force Unleashed II gives fans an opportunity to wreak havoc on an even greater scale in the Star Wars universe.”

The sequel to the original was expected for quite some time now, as the first LucasArts game was a massive hit in 2008, selling over 5.7 million copies till Feb. 2009.

Few details of the forthcoming “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2”
It looks like the story of the sequel “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II” picks-up from where it had left in the 2008 original game, as the player once again resume the role of the incredibly powerful “Starkiller” Marek—the Sith Lord Darth Vader’s secret apprentice.

In the original game’s storyline, Marek sacrificed his life to save the leadership of the Rebel Alliance. However, the trailer shown at the function tells an entirely different story, the one in which Marek is not just alive but appears to be the central focus of the story.

In the trailer, the former Sith is looking like a Jedi, wielding their unique blue light. The video featured voiceovers from both Yoda and Darth Vader talking to the Marek, possibly indicating his confusion over which side to pick—the good or the bad.

The game is largely set in an unexplored era of the “Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith” and “Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope”.

Likely platforms for the launch of the game
The LucasArt did not divulge any information regarding the platforms on which the “Star War: The Force Unleashed 2”will be released.

But the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 seem like possible platforms for the game since original, too, was launched on both.

For more details on the game, one can visit the official Website of “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II” at unleashed2010.com. The game enthusiasts can also sign up for regular updates on the game on the site.

The LucasArts will be posting a trailer on their official Web site on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. So get ready for yet another action packed third-person adventure gaming experience set in the universe of Star Wars.

[themoneytimes]