Steffen_Shook July 26, 2009 Downloadable 37 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

Last summer, LucasArts graced gamers and Star Wars fans with The Force Unleashed, an official canon addition to the famous sci-fi saga. The storyline was set between the 3rd and 4th episodes, connecting the two film trilogies together. The game had a strong single-player component but with so many titles released in the past year, many gamers forgot about The Force Unleashed.

However this weekend, LucasArts announced downloadable content for this Fall and a new retail ‘Ultimate Sith Edition’ of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed to be released during the holiday season. With this in mind, LucasArts has given many Force Unleashed owners a reason to dust off their copy and play it again. Also worth noting is the strength of these releases, which gives to the notion that LucasArts does not want their game to be lost in the sea of titles this Fall and Winter.

LucasArts revealed these details about the upcoming DLC pack and new retail edition:

About the Tatooine Downloadable Content for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Available this Fall via direct download from the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network and the PlayStation®Network, this new downloadable mission continues the story of The Force Unleashed in a new “Infinities” storyline that takes the Star Wars Saga in an entirely new and unexpected direction.

The mission begins at the end of the story of The Force Unleashed and re-imagines the Star Wars Saga as if the Secret Apprentice had killed Darth Vader and taken his place at the Emperor’s side, becoming the most powerful Sith Lord in the universe. The story picks up as the Emperor sends his new apprentice to the planet Tatooine to dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi – who has been hiding on the planet ever since the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. During their hunt for the reclusive Jedi, players will also explore the depths of Jabba the Hutt’s palace and encounter notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett.

About Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition
Due to be released in retail stores this holiday season for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3, Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition combines the original Star Wars: The Force Unleashed videogame and three new levels to create the definitive ultimate-evil storyline of the events that occurred between the two classic Star Wars movie trilogies.

The additional content includes two levels set on Coruscant and Tatooine previously only available via direct download, and an all-new exclusive level available only in the Ultimate Sith Edition package.

The exclusive level concludes the “Infinities” storyline set up in the Tatooine mission, as the Secret Apprentice is sent to the planet Hoth on a crusade to crush the Rebellion once and for all. While on Hoth, players face Luke Skywalker himself while visiting iconic locations seen in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.

So if you’ve ever wanted to fight Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, here is your chance.

Although pricing has not yet been revealed, both the DLC and Ultimate Sith Edition will be released for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.

More information about the game can be found at the official website, http://www.theforceunleashed.com.