Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is an upcoming multimedia project developed and published by LucasArts along with Dark Horse Comics, Lego, Hasbro, and Del Rey. It consists of a video game, a tie-in novel by Sean Williams, action figures, a comicbook, a reference book and a role-playing game supplement.

The materials are scheduled for release in April 2008. The game will be released on the seventh-generation consoles PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, second generation N-Gage and the sixth generation console PlayStation 2.

The game will be using "Digital Molecular Matter" developed by Pixelux Entertainment for dynamically destructible objects, Havok for rigid body physics, a graphics engine developed by LucasArts in conjunction with ILM and Euphoria developed by NaturalMotion specifically for the game.

Pre-visualization demonstrations were shown at the LucasArts booth at E3 2006. The game will take place 7 years after the rise of the Galactic Empire (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith), and allow players to control Force-users. Motion images seen to date highlight the engine's use of Pixelux's Digital Molecular Matter, showing Force-users utilizing telekinesis and Force lightning.

Plot

Haden Blackman is writing the story, which involves "diving deeper into Darth Vader's history." The game takes place between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope and, according to Steve Sansweet, "has some incredible revelations." The player assumes the role of "Darth Vader's secret apprentice". The player is sent across the galaxy to destroy the remaining Jedi. Set in the dark times between Episodes III and IV, the story is both a continuation of the prequel trilogy - exploring the aftermath of Order 66 and focusing on the continued evolution of Darth Vader - and a direct bridge to the Classic trilogy.

Possible Characters
Maris Brood
Juno Eclipse
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Rahm Kota
Shaak Ti
Darth Vader
Secret Apprentice
Yoda
Princess Leia
Palpatine
Kazdan Paratus

Possible Locations

Coruscant
Felucia
Haroon
Kashyyyk
Raxus Prime
Tatooine
Nar Shaddaa
TIE Fighter Construction Facility

Possible Vehicles

All Terrain Armored Transport
All Terrain Scout Transport
CR90 corvette
Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
Oevvaor jet catamaran
Rogue Shadow
TIE/ln starfighter
Unstable Terrain Artillery Transport