Today, THQ has announced that Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is available on mobile phones around the world, not just on the iPhone and the N-Gage platform. This is great news for Star Wars fans, since the game will become available for over 850 handsets. This, in turn, means that chances are considerably high that your mobile phone too is compatible with the game. If not, then perhaps it's time for an “update” on your behalf.

The mobile game will put players in the shoes of Darth Vader's secret apprentice, during the long and unexplored era between Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. This is a period spanning almost 20 years, since at the end of Revenge of the Sith Luke Skywalker was born, while in Episode IV A New Hope, he was about 20 years old. This is indeed an interesting period, and the game promises to be up to the challenge.

Players will have to assist Darth Vader in his quest to rid the universe of Jedi Knights – and also make a decision that could change the course of their destiny. The whole game offers truly cinematic action in really well designed and breathtaking 3D visuals.

With this game, the CellWeaverT mobile control system (that was created by THQ Wireless' development studio Universomo) is introduced. It allows players to form sequence patterns through the phone's keypad, thus making it possible for them to feel and use the Force.

The only things that could be considered downsides to all this are to be found on the THQ Wireless' website. First of all, you can't see the price of the game, and secondly, you can purchase Star Wars: The Force Unleashed only if you use one of the eight networks they work with.