Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Turns Another Year Older — A Look Back at the 2008 Classic
On this day in 2008, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed exploded onto consoles and PC, letting players do something no Star Wars game had dared before: wield the Force with almost unlimited power. It wasn’t just another movie tie-in. It became a fan-favorite action-adventure that shaped the future of Star Wars gaming and introduced a memorable anti-hero—Starkiller. A New Kind of Star Wars Story Set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, the game follows Galen Marek, code-named Starkiller, the secret apprentice of Darth Vader. Vader trains him in the dark side, sending him across the galaxy to hunt down the few surviving Jedi. But as Starkiller grows stronger, he discovers that his master—and the Emperor—are not the only ones with plans. The story explores betrayal, redemption, and the birth of the Rebel Alliance, creating a bridge between the Prequel and Original Trilogies that fans still talk about…