So I picked up "The Force Unleashed" last night for the Wii. First, off, it's cheaper by $10 than the other consoles - I'm always down for saving money. I wanted to trade in my Super Smash Bros because I never play that, but I loaned it to my bible study Carlos about 3 months ago and he's been playing it ever since. So someone's using it. Also, he's 10.

The game is really interesting, in a lot of different ways. The controls are really my favorite part. You can pick up items with the force, throw items, pick up people, choke people (you play as Darth Vader on the first level, and it's wonderful) and there are a lot of different control combinations. There seems to be an accelerometer in the nunchuck, which I hadn't realized. (I guess Wii Sports Boxing is the only other game I know that takes advantage of that.)

The graphics are - eh. Good enough, I guess. Nothing to write home about. I do have the Wii 480p component cables, which I haven't hooked up. That might help a little. (The reason I haven't hooked them up is that our cable box connects to the TV via component and we only have one set of component inputs on there. I know, why don't I use the HDMI cable from the cable box to the TV? Because if you do, the S-Video box from the cable box is blocked. Which is ridiculous. But the S-Video port is the only way to record certain channels.)

The game is also ... a little violent for my liking. You're a dark Jedi and all but it's a little rough. It does have a "Teen" rating, so ... maybe it's just me. I kind of missed the happiness of Lego Star Wars there.

Anyway, I highly recommend overall. Trade in a game you never play, or get $50 by selling something you don't need.