Great Force powers! But way too short...
The Wii does a pretty good job of making it all feel real. Thrusting forward the Nunchuk to use Force Push is great! It actually feels real, and gives you a sense of power.
But the Wii Remote controls don't do as well as it should. Sure, using the Wii Remote to use a Lightsaber sounds like a great idea. But it needs improvement. I'll try to slash my blade up, and it'll stab. In fact, it'll stab a lot when it shouldn't. Doing combos requiring three different attacks is hard when two out of three of those are stabs. So you'll screw up Lightsaber combos a lot in the beginning – and even beyond that.
But honestly, the game is called the "Force Unleashed." Not "Lightsaber Unleashed." This game was never meant to be a Lightsaber fighting game. Nope. This game is meant to make you feel extremely powerful, and allow you to use the full power of the Force. In that category, this game delivers!
But my biggest complaint: I beat it within five days of its release. I would have beaten it in half that time, but two days after I got it (I was 90% through), I accidentally erased my game and had to start all over.
I want a long game. I want to be playing it for months before finally beating it, or at least a couple of weeks.
And while the story is great, it doesn't show as well on the Wii. Many things don't make sense. I won't give spoilers, but they don't reveal as much as they should have – this coming from a man who's read the novel version of the game.
I shouldn't expect great graphics. But I should expect better graphics. Look at Mario Galaxy, even SSBB! They had better graphics, at least in the cut-scenes. But when this game had that they didn't was the realistic Force effects. Using Force Push and having it blow debris and destroy everything in its path is fantastic.
So, thanks to the fantastic Force powers, this game earns an 8.5 / 10 from me.