Apart from making fans like myself soil their pants, the legacy of Star Wars still lives strong even after Revenge of the Sith. Scheduled for release on September 17, 2008 for Australia on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, Nintendo DS, second-generation N-Gage, and PlayStation 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is expected to smash game sale records as the the story line that connects A New Hope and Revenge of the Sith is expanded in the latest game brought forth from LucasArts.

The game centers around the mysterious apprentice Darth Vader had during the still largely undiscovered period of the Empire forming its foundations for power. Players will take control of Vader’s apprentice, known as Starkiller, in a third person perspective and are tasked with the mission of hunting down Jedi that escaped Order 66. Players will be immersed into a Star Wars world like no other, being the first game of the series to move onto next-gen graphics.

Game mechanics will take new form with each console. Players with a Wii will take advantage of the Wii remote for lightsaber control and the Nunchuk attachment will simulate Force power use, as with DS users being able to perform special lightsaber moves via input from the stylus control.

Although The Force Unleashed title is predominantly the video game title, a series of books, action figures and an RPG supplement will coincide with the games release to provide that little bit extra of lore for the game. Lucas has confirmed that the game will release more lore by itself but felt that because any information brought out concerning this era was a high priority for Star Wars Fanatics, the additional franchise will satisfy that hunger.

It seems the Star Wars franchise is in full swing again after its break since the release of Episode III. Although the movies are done, we have still got more upcoming games and the two new TV shows to look forward to.

Thanks to IGN.COM for the info, you can check out the site for more information as well as media downloads at www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed. A more detailed review of the game will be done upon its release, the prospect of handling the actions of a lightsaber make this game born for the Wii in my opinion.