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New Star Wars game displays impressive technology
New Star Wars game displays impressive technology
By Blake Snow
January 2008
(http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=158568)
LucasArts on Friday pulled the curtain on technology innovations to be featured in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed this summer.
Similar to other recent games, The Force Unleashed displaces multiple on screen objects in realistic fashion, something LucasArts calls "Havok" (think of it as Genesis Blast Processing for today).
The second technology, dubbed "Euphoria," promises advanced enemy behavior, such that if you throw a crate at an incoming storm trooper, the poor sap will either duck, grab on, or just freak out. "No two actions are ever the same," maintain developers in the below trailer.
Lastly, and most impressive, is a graphics engine that simulates authentic movement of environmental objects, like warped metal, splintered wood, or shattered glass. The effect isn't entirely new to games, but what's on display here (particularly metal behavior) looks really good.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is scheduled for a summer release on Xbox 360 and PS3, with development afterthoughts (read: scaled down versions) on Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, and N-Gage.
By Blake Snow
January 2008
(http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=158568)
LucasArts on Friday pulled the curtain on technology innovations to be featured in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed this summer.
Similar to other recent games, The Force Unleashed displaces multiple on screen objects in realistic fashion, something LucasArts calls "Havok" (think of it as Genesis Blast Processing for today).
The second technology, dubbed "Euphoria," promises advanced enemy behavior, such that if you throw a crate at an incoming storm trooper, the poor sap will either duck, grab on, or just freak out. "No two actions are ever the same," maintain developers in the below trailer.
Lastly, and most impressive, is a graphics engine that simulates authentic movement of environmental objects, like warped metal, splintered wood, or shattered glass. The effect isn't entirely new to games, but what's on display here (particularly metal behavior) looks really good.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is scheduled for a summer release on Xbox 360 and PS3, with development afterthoughts (read: scaled down versions) on Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, and N-Gage.
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