THQ Wireless today announced 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 cinematic action with 3D visuals. Players 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 release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed mobile game coincides with the worldwide debut of the LucasArts videogame which is now available on the Xbox360 video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS, PLAYSTATION2 and PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment systems and PSP.

THQ Wireless' growing line of successful Star Wars titles span several genres including the side-scrolling Revenge of the Sith, space shooter Battle Above Coruscant, first person shooter Battlefront Mobile, and
action titles like LEGO Star Wars Mobile and LEGO Star Wars II Mobile.