Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is now available for download on more than 850 handsets globally, including the iPhone, iPod touch and N-Gage devices. The game casts players as Darth Vader’s secret apprentice during the largely unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed offers truly cinematic action in breathtaking 3D visuals. Players will assist Darth Vader in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi – and face decisions that could change the course of their destiny. The game introduces the CellWeaver mobile control system (created by THQ Wireless’ development studio, Universomo) where players can form sequence patterns through the phone’s keypad allowing them to feel and use the Force.

The Lightsaber Unleashed, available for free today on the iTunes App Store, offers features directly from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, including:

• Multiple lightsaber colors and hilts that correspond to the main characters in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, including Darth Vader, The Secret Apprentice and more

• All-new music from the game

• Hidden treats, including character dialogue directly from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
 

I had a chance to play the demo of the game on my Nokia N81 and I have to say the CellWeaver system is pretty cool. The graphics aren’t as great as I had hoped they would be but the game seems like fun. I’ll look into getting a review copy in the near future.