Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is an action-adventure platform video game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the second installment of The Force Unleashed multimedia project, and the sequel to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008). The game was released in the United States on October 26, 2010, and throughout Europe on October 29 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii consoles, as well as Windows and the Nintendo DS and iOS portable devices.
The game takes place approximately six months after the events of the first game,[2] and a year before the film A New Hope.[3][4] The Force Unleashed II is described as the "dark entry" in the series,[4] and a more personal story for the game's protagonist than the first game.[2] Players control a clone of Starkiller, the first game's protagonist, who was Darth Vader's secret apprentice until being betrayed by him and helping to form the Rebel Alliance, sacrificing himself in the process. Vader's attempts to breed a perfect apprentice from the original Starkiller's DNA lead to the creation of a renegade clone who, possessing his predecessor's memories and realizing he will be betrayed just like him, eventually escapes from Vader's clutches. While on a quest across the galaxy to understand his identity and escape from Vader's influence, Starkiller becomes caught in the war between the Alliance and the Galactic Empire, and is forced to confront his master one last time.