History YMMV / TheForceUnleashed

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Rahm Kota urging Starkiller to ''not'' kill Palpatine when he easily could is intended to be seen as him imparting the beliefs of the Jedi onto Starkiller for his own well-being. Instead, it comes off as InsaneTrollLogic, especially since Kota himself has killed people, and his only objection [[BlueAndOrangeMorality is to not kill Palpatine in anger.]] It also doesn't make any sense that Kota couldn't TakeAThird option and kill Palpatine instead, being more in control of his anger. Predictably, as soon as he convinces Starkiller to let the most dangerous man in the galaxy live, Palpatine attempts to kill him with Force lightning, forcing Starkiller to sacrifice himself to save the Rebellion.

* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: In contrast to the first game, ''The Force Unleashed II'' is praised for its overhauled combat, physics and graphics, but criticized for its shorter and shallower story.

* VindicatedByHistory: Many regard the first game in higher regard than at its launch due to its complex narrative and surprisingly well force mechanics, among other factors. Many people hope to see Galen Marek reintegrated into canon after Creator/{{Disney}} rebooted the EU.

* GameBreaker: Force Lightning.

* JustHereForGodzilla: ''Many'' people have admitted that the first game is worth the money just to see [[TheScrappy Jar Jar Binks]] frozen in carbonite
* MemeticMutation: "Your feelings for her are not real." "THEY ARE REAL TO ME!!" [[labelnote:Explantion]]Recently, it's become something of a joke to post the above two lines alongside a picture of a (usually female) fictional character to demonstrate a fan's PerverseSexualLust.[[/labelnote]]

* RetroactiveRecognition: This series was Sam Witwer's first encounter with the franchise, and he would later go on to become the voice of Darth Maul.

** The Terror Walker. While relatively easy to beat one-on-one, it summons so many Terror Droids and Assassins to help that you can't really focus on it, allowing it to keep stepping on you as you take damage everywhere.

* SceneryPorn: Pretty much every level in the sequel looks great, from rain-soaked Kamino to the Renaissance stylings of Cato Neimoidia to the ''Salvation'', which strikes an excellent balance between sticking to the Original Trilogy's visual style and [[SpecialEffectsEvolution updating the computer readout graphics a little bit.]]
** The original also excelled in this. Every single level felt like you were in the star wars universe. From the dense forests of Kashykk to fighting inside one of the supplementary chambers of the ''Frikkin DEATH STAR SUPERLASER''.

* CanonDefilement: Deliberately invoked for the non-canon Dark Side DLC levels, in which Starkiller completely derails the Original Trilogy storyline by killing just about every notable hero between the three levels.

* EvilIsSexy: Dark!Maris Brood.

* WhatAnIdiot: Darth Phobos dropping her Juno disguise in the middle of the battle.

* MemeticMutation: "You're feelings for her are not real." "THEY ARE REAL TO ME!!" [[labelnote:Explantion]]Recently, it's become something of a joke to post the above two lines alongside a picture of a (usually female) fictional character to demonstrate a fan's PerverseSexualLust.[[/labelnote]]

* GameBreaker: Force Lighting.

* MemeticMutation: "You're feelings for her are not real." "THEY ARE REAL TO ME!!" [[labelnote:Explantion]]Recently, it's become something of a joke to post the above two lines alongside a picture of a (usually female) fictional character.[[/labelnote]]

* RetroactiveRecognition: This series was Sam Witwer's first encounter with the franchise, and he would later go on to become Darth Maul's voice in ''Clone Wars'', ''Rebels'' and even in the ''Solo'' movie.

* FoeYay: When he defeats her, Maris Brood actually seems to be trying to seduce Galen into sparing her life. Made [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/File:DirtyGirl.JPG more explicit]] in the comic adaptation.

* ThatOneLevel: The hangar in the Death Star ([=PlayStation=] 3/Xbox 360 version) isn't called the "Hangar of Death" for nothing. It's filled with snipers, EliteMooks, and AT-ST's on all sides with you in the middle. However, fans discovered a cheap way past it- Force Repulse the doors you need to get through, and if you fall through, you'll automatically cause the cutscene to begin. There's also the bit where you pull a Star Destroyer out of orbit--to explain, the "guide" for how to aim the pull is completely off.

* HarsherInHindsight: That scene where [[spoiler:Starkiller kills Han Solo with his lightsaber at the end of the Han/Chewbacca fight]] sure does get a lot more depressing after what happened in [[spoiler:''Film/TheForceAwakens''...]]

* HilariousInHindsight:
** One of the DLC packs that came with the second game was a "Maulkiller" skin. Around two years later, Creator/SamWitwer is voicing [[spoiler:a NotQuiteDead Darth Maul]] in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''. The "Animated Starkiller" skin from the first game can count as well, putting him in the style of the Clone Wars series
** In the Imperial Raxus Prime level in the first game, where Starkiller fights PROXY as Maul. He's fighting himself, from a certain point of view.
** The release of the first game was delayed to where it was sandwiched between the premiere of the ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' feature film and the premiere of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' animated series on Cartoon Network. Both TFU and TCW have apprentices to Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader who wield lightsabers with the reverse-grip. This also happened with the second game: Starkiller ([[spoiler:or rather, a clone of him]]) uses two lightsabers in the second game, while Ahsoka Tano also wields dual sabers (though the second one is shorter) as of the Season 3 episode "Heroes On Both Sides", which premiered a month after the release of TFU II.
** With the release of ''Film/RogueOne'', both the main and ''Legends'' canon now have a man named Galen [[spoiler:who was a critical part of the Rebel Alliance, and ended up dying for the cause]].
** Rahm Kota spends a lot of the second game trying to convince Galen that you can't clone a Jedi. His only appearance outside of the ''Force Unleashed'' series was in ''VideoGame/StarWarsBattlefrontEliteSquadron'', in which the main character ''and'' the main villain are both ''clones of a Jedi''. He never bothers to argue the point with them.

** One of the DLC packs that came with the second game was a "Maulkiller" skin. Around two years later, Creator/SamWitwer is voicing [[spoiler:a NotQuiteDead Darth Maul]] in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.
*** The "Animated Starkiller" skin from the first game can count as well, putting him in the style of the Clone Wars series

* VindicatedByHistory: Many regard the first game in higher regard than at its launch due to its complex narrative and surprisingly well force mechanics, among other factors.

'''Starkilller''': (''sounding like he's about to cry'') Juno, ''please''!\\
'''Kota's voice''': You're Vader's ''puppet''. Just a body filled with the memories of a dead man.