When we first tested 'The Force Unleashed' back in 2008 on XBOX 360 we were pretty sure that a PC version of the game would be a success and a must. But now I'm not sure of that anymore. Aspyr decided to port the game and to include additional exclusive content for the PC users which on paper was looking good, but in reality everything went wrong. Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition not only inherited all the downsides of the platform version but also brought new technical issues as a result of a bad porting implementation which alters the otherwise good story and gameplay of the original. 

You will play as Galen Marek also known as Starkiller, the secret apprentice of Darth Vader who will complete objectives under his master's command. For the ones who never played this game I won't further reveal the story as it is the main catalyst which makes you overlook the minuses of this game. I can only tell you that the concept which stays behind the gameplay and story is similar to what you have encountered eventually in Star Wars Jedi Knight Series, where the main hero evolves constantly throughout the game being able to use his abilities to manipulate the Force. Featuring key characters from Star Wars and almost the same Force physics, makes you wonder why this game didn't make it actually into the Jedi Knight series.  Probably the answer stays in marketing decisions because the only difference in concept here is that the main character will use only his lightsaber and his powers to clear his way through hordes of wookies, droids, rebel soldiers, etc. In addition to this, you can distribute experience points to your combat and Force abilities, or you can spend them to learn new fighting combos.

The main core of the game is The Force Unleashed campaign which is identical as the one which appeared on consoles back in 2008. For more details check out our review for the XBOX 360 version. Besides the main campaign, the 'Sith Edition' brings also the Tatooine, the Jedi Temple and the Hoth mission packs, the first two being available as DLC for the platform editions of the game, while the last one is an exclusive mission specially developed for the PC edition.

All three additional missions exploit every Force power, giving you the chance of having access to all of them from the beginning. It is obvious that by doing this, the developers increased the difficulty of the missions making you to face larger groups of enemies. The Jedi Temple mission pushes you right into the action keeping a fast pace action rhythm which sometimes will be break up by small puzzle moments. Same goes for the second additional mission which takes place on Tatooine. Here you will meet with familiar characters like Jabba the Hut, or Luke Skywalker, and fight in a familiar environment for everyone who saw Star Wars Saga.

The additional mission specially developed for this edition of this game takes place on the icy Hoth planet (known from The Empire Strikes Back movie). While the story still keeps a sense of value, the gameplay here is dull. There are long gameplay sequences where you have to jump from one ice platform to another while chopping rebel soldiers and wampas. Even the boss battles with its fixed camera (I hate this feature so much because it deteriorates even further the precision of the combat control) won't make you feel any joy compared to the other stand-alone missions.(see this video)