With Knights of the Old Republic, BioWare offers one of the most compelling Star Wars narratives ever. The universe, which takes place millions of years before the events in the films, fleshes out the Universe in unexpected ways. You get to tour the galaxy when Jedi Knights counted in the hundreds, learn the mysteries of the old Sith, and even learn why Sandpeople despise outsiders. As you advance through the tale, you'll encounter several interesting and memorable individuals and, in true BioWare fashion, learn about their fascinating backstories.

The story's malleability makes replaying the game necessary for the complete experience, and you'll always be pleased to comply. Knights of the Old Republic is the quintessential Star Wars game. It has it all: humorous characters, good vs evil, bucket-of-bolts starships, and a story twist that will blow your reverse power flux coupling away.

Series: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Genre: Role-playing video game

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The finest launch title for the Gamecube was a Star Wars game. Seriously. That's how good Rogue Leader is. It's as full of a Star Wars air-combat experience as you could wish, dropping players into the cockpits of a variety of different ships from the Star Wars universe, amid some of the most iconic sequences of the movie (and some other conflicts, too). It's not only in the game but it's done better than any other Hoth level in any previous game.

Even today, the game looks stunning, transporting you to new and old settings ranging from Bespin's Cloud City to hidden Imperial outposts. Rogue Leader is a lot of fun to play since it allows you to take on the Empire by engaging in daring frontal attacks on gigantic Star Destroyers and blasting your way through hordes of opposing TIEs. This is the ultimate experience for a great jet pilot.

Series: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Developers: LucasArts, Factor 5

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This is the pinnacle of the Jedi dream. The game in which you can run across the galaxy fighting the Empire, severing stormtrooper limbs with a lightsaber, and employing all of the Force powers featured in the films. Jedi Outcast lets you feel like a strong Jedi Knight, which many games have attempted but failed to do. Everything about this game is spot on, from the lightsaber battles with your red-bladed, Reborn adversaries to the unforgettable confrontations with formidable enemies and well-known allies like Luke and Lando.

Multiplayer is also enjoyable. Players can still be found online playing the standard range of online multiplayer modes. However, more devoted groups of players may be found taking part in movie-like, one-on-one lightsaber duels as onlookers sit back and watch. Yes, that does happen. When it comes to lightsaber duels, people take it seriously.

Series: Star Wars: Jedi Knight
Publishers: LucasArts, Aspyr

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The Old Republic existed for thousands of years before the Emperor and Darth Vader governed the galaxy with an iron grasp. That vast, rarely exploited past provides the ideal backdrop for an ever-expanding MMO. With Star Wars: The Old Republic, BioWare went deeply into this intriguing period, providing players with a large, ancient galaxy to explore outside of the Star Wars movie canon. In SWTOR, you get to select whether you want to be a hero or a villain. You can play a Jedi Knight fighting to keep peace and justice, a corrupt Bounty Hunter hunting for their next big contract, or a determined Imperial operative.

The detailed narrative of the main tale (which is fully unique to each class), many side-quests, and getting to know your ever-growing crew allows you to craft your own space adventure one encounter at a time in The Old Republic. If you're feeling economical, it's free to play, but a subscription allows you to focus entirely on major narrative missions, effectively giving eight huge BioWare adventures in one spot.

Series: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Publishers: Electronic Arts, LucasArts

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This action-adventure puzzler is aimed at a younger demographic, but there are plenty of references and humor that appeal to adults as well. It's a lot of fun swinging the lightsabers around and damaging stuff, especially with the movie-authentic sound effects and music contrasted with the wonderful comedy action. Inadvertently slapping the co-op teammate and witnessing them burst into Lego pieces is also a lot of fun. Don't want to take on the role of Luke Skywalker? Switch to one of the other 50-odd characters and experiment with their own unique powers.

Lego Star Wars 2 meets both the endless need for dazzling lightsaber battles and the equally eternal desire to create Lego contraptions. The Complete Saga takes you through all six films' events, enabling you to relive everything from the dramatic duel of destiny to the destruction of the second Death Star. It doesn't get much more perfect than that.

Series: Lego Star Wars
Publishers: LucasArts, Feral Interactive

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From World War II dogfighting film reels to heroic figures of ancient myth, Star Wars has never shied away from a good concept. Consider Dark Forces, a first-person shooter modeled after id Software's original Doom. LucasArts' blaster-happy adventure, far from being a carbonite clone, manages to occasionally outdo its original, providing a slew of modest enhancements that allow players to look up, down, duck, and leap.

Of course, the d's weren't the only formulas that were being modified. LucasArts took the unprecedented decision of establishing a whole new cast of characters four years after the unofficial start of the Star Wars Expanded Universe (beginning with the 'Thrawn trilogy' of novels). Enter Kyle Katarn, a scrappy teenage mercenary on a mission to prevent the creation of a lethal breed of a stormtrooper. Kyle's right-hand gal Jan Ors, Rebel turncoat Crix, and a vicious Imperial commander named Rom Mohc were all around for the voyage. A Star Wars shooter filled with new characters, tense action, and a daring new vision for the franchise? That is as winning a combination as you can find at any age.

Series: Star Wars: Jedi Knight
Developer: LucasArts

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One of the finest single-player Star Wars games in recent memory is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Set five years after the events of Revenge of the Sith, players take control of Padawan Cal Kestis, one of the last remaining Jedi after Order 66, as he journeys across the galaxy to complete his training and reestablish the Jedi Order.

While the Soulsborne-style gameplay can be difficult to master, the dynamic and fast-paced lightsaber and Force fighting are satisfying. There's also a Metroidvania influence at work, but it's used well in enabling you to visit a variety of worlds and gain personalization choices for Cal, your lightsaber, and one of the cutest droids ever, BD-1.

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Respawn Entertainment
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This light tactical FPS is one of the most pleasant Clone Wars/Revenge of the Sith era games, which is usually known for disposable PS2 drivel like Racer Revenge and Bounty Hunter. While Republic Commando appears to be in terrible shape these days, it's great to see that era of Star Wars performed with the appropriate adult (but not too serious) tone. You might have liked the prequels more if they were more like this.

After an incredibly impressive opening scene in which you see your clone captain's development in the first person, you are given command of a squad of clone experts. With a simple click of the F button, you may direct them to highlighted areas of the environment to blow stuff up, converge on a single adversary, or seize possession of an area. It's still simple to suggest now, with good script and voice acting.

Developer: LucasArts
Genres: First-person shooter

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Rogue Squadron was designed to be similar to Nintendo's great Star Fox 64, with planets depicted as little centers and most missions completed within ten minutes. It's a fairly simple game to learn how each Rebel craft operates, and it served as a wonderful counter-programming to the X-Wing series if you weren't constantly in the mood for a sim experience. The only things that drove me mad about Rogue Squadron were the Death Star trench run and the Battle of Hoth, both of which were hidden extras that had to be arduously unlocked by collecting gold medals.

Though Rogue Squadron lacked the Battle of Endor (which is OK because X-Wing Alliance accomplished it excellently and makes more sense in a sim approach), this was a very complete-feeling game for fans of Star Wars' space and ground conflicts. It has some amusing Expanded Universe elements, such as the Millennium Falcon as an unlockable, and it even has the Naboo Starfighter from Episode I, back when The Phantom Menace was more promising-cool-thing than a pop-cultural catastrophe.

Developers: LucasArts, Factor 5
Publishers: Nintendo

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Star Wars Galaxies has the potential to be one of the finest MMOs ever created. It had the ambition and the qualifications for it, with one of Ultima Online's primary designers designing a completely 3D persistent environment driven entirely by players. A ground-to-space recreation of the Star Wars world, complete with player residences, towns, ships, and factions. It's the dream that today drives Star Citizen, and it was almost realized a decade ago.

Star Wars Galaxies was canceled by two factors: balancing issues and a lack of a license. The former should have been handled with considerably greater caution, while the latter should not have been an issue at all. Star Wars was created as a location—somewhere an MMO might be based. Star Wars had become a collection of symbols by the time the game grew, and the impulse to jam as many of them into it as possible pulled the game apart. Worlds from iconic 'theme parks'. Movie mementos are collectibles. A little button at the beginning allows you to become a Jedi by clicking on an image of Luke Skywalker.

Developers: Daybreak Game Company, Electronic Arts
Publisher: LucasArts

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