Ha. I think we can confirm that area was bullshit, because I know exactly what you guys are talking about. There's fucking ceaseless blaster fire coming at you from every which way, the only thing you can do is turtle up and wait for guys to filter towards you at a more manageable pace.
Most of the boss fights were completely fucking busted, too. Just poorly implemented all around. I had to retry the Vader fight at the end so many times that I actually ended up developing an infinite stagger loop where I would pop him into the air, combo the shit out of him, slam him to the ground, and then pop him back up again and repeat. I practically shit my pants any time I dropped the timing and he'd break out of it momentarily, because he'll lay waste to you if you give him the chance.