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	* '''Star Wars: Episode 1: Racer''': The defining podracing game and the only thing done with Episode I that no one can complain about. Displaced the Wipeout, F-Zero, and Mario Kart franchises as the must-have console racing game during its prime just by how immersive it is. One of the best video games this franchise has ever offer. Even if you do not like the universe, you have to try it. Had a very forgettable sequel for the PS2.		* '''Star Wars: Episode 1: Racer''': The defining podracing game and the only thing done with Episode I that no one can complain about. Displaced the Wipeout, F-Zero, and Mario Kart franchises as the must-have console racing game during its prime just by how immersive it is. One of the best video games this franchise has ever offer. Even if you do not like the universe, you have to try it. Had a very forgettable sequel for the PS2.

			* '''Star Wars: Outlaws''': Recently announced, it will be made by Ubisoft and seems to be a sort of "hybrid" Star Wars game, as it will feature everything from gunplay and stealth to dogfighting. Focuses on a Han Solo-type character and her adventures during the time of the Empire. Interestingly, a Star Wars game with a similar title and premise was one of the original ideas considered by Lucasarts during the development of what would become The Force Unleashed.

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	Traveler's Tales has made a ''lot'' of LEGO games, and in fact Star Wars was the first of the many, many IPs they made video games for. Lego Star Wars established the formula that all the subsequent ones have followed with usually only minimal alterations.		Traveler's Tales has made a ''lot'' of LEGO games, and in fact Star Wars was the first of the many, many IPs they made video games for. Lego Star Wars established the formula that all the subsequent ones have followed with usually only minimal alterations.

	* '''Lego Star Wars'''		* '''Lego Star Wars''': Being released in 2005 for the original Xbox, the PS2, and PC to ride the coattails of ''Revenge of the Sith'', the first Lego Star Wars game focused entirely on the Prequel Trilogy. As the foundational entry to the series, it established the main gameplay mechanics that would define most, if not all, later entries: building using the Force (this is a LEGO game after all), simple but enjoyable combat, etc. It also established the trend of not using voice acting for most of the series, relying on visuals instead of dialogue - the visual humor remains fondly remembered by those who played it, fa/tg/uys or not.
	:Being released in 2005 for the original Xbox, the PS2, and PC to ride the coattails of ''Revenge of the Sith'', the first Lego Star Wars game focused entirely on the Prequel Trilogy. As the foundational entry to the series, it established the main gameplay mechanics that would define most, if not all, later entries: building using the Force (this is a LEGO game after all), simple but enjoyable combat, etc. It also established the trend of not using voice acting for most of the series, relying on visuals instead of dialogue - the visual humor remains fondly remembered by those who played it, fa/tg/uys or not.		* '''Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy''': Following the success of the first Lego Star Wars game, it was only natural to make a sequel covering the first three movies that made the franchise a juggernaut in the first place. Continuing the formula from its predecessor, the game still holds many of the qualities that made the original successful.
	* '''Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy'''		* '''Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga''': Essentially a combination of the previous two games, The Complete Saga is regarded as the quintessential [[old school\|old-school]] LEGO game. Featuring the settings of all six movies that were released at that time, the game's visual humor and charm have made it part of many childhoods. When someone talks about LEGO Star Wars, this is the game they usually speak of.
	:Following the success of the first Lego Star Wars game, it was only natural to make a sequel covering the first three movies that made the franchise a juggernaut in the first place. Continuing the formula from its predecessor, the game still holds many of the qualities that made the original successful.		* '''Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars''': The LEGO tie-in for ''The Clone Wars'', released in 2011. Focusing on the characters and settings of the series up to that point (the show was in its third season), the game was a major graphical and technical improvement over previous entries and used that to allow players to [[awesome\|pitch large clone and droid armies against each other]] in certain scenarios.
	* '''Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga'''		* '''Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens''': The first LEGO game to cover any portion of the skubtastic sequel trilogy, and is known as the one that [[heresy\|added voice acting]]. It also was the first to have DLC, which the developers used to explore the backstories of various characters in the film. Due to only dealing with one film's contents (and one of the less beloved films at that), its seen as a less essential entry in the franchise, and also less beloved. Really, the next entry arguably eliminates any real need to go back to this one.
	:Essentially a combination of the previous two games, The Complete Saga is regarded as the quintessential [[old school\|old-school]] LEGO game. Featuring the settings of all six movies that were released at that time, the game's visual humor and charm have made it part of many childhoods. When someone talks about LEGO Star Wars, this is the game they usually speak of.		* '''Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga''': A reboot of the franchise that covers all 9 movies, still featuring voice acting. It introduced a combo system to add more variety to combat, which had the side effect of [[rip and tear\|allowing the player to stunlock enemies to death]]. Not that the combat wasn't easy beforehand, but still. Also, fans have preferred the humorous edits of the sequel trilogy in this game over the actual movies, which says a lot about how [[FAIL]] the latter are. Considered the best game in the series since the Complete Saga.
	* '''Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars'''
	:The LEGO tie-in for ''The Clone Wars'', released in 2011. Focusing on the characters and settings of the series up to that point (the show was in its third season), the game was a major graphical and technical improvement over previous entries and used that to allow players to [[awesome\|pitch large clone and droid armies against each other]] in certain scenarios.
	* '''Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens'''
	:The first LEGO game to cover any portion of the skubtastic sequel trilogy, and is known as the one that [[heresy\|added voice acting]]. It also was the first to have DLC, which the developers used to explore the backstories of various characters in the film. Due to only dealing with one film's contents (and one of the less beloved films at that), its seen as a less essential entry in the franchise, and also less beloved. Really, the next entry arguably eliminates any real need to go back to this one.
	* '''Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga'''
	:A reboot of the franchise that covers all 9 movies, still featuring voice acting. It introduced a combo system to add more variety to combat, which had the side effect of [[rip and tear\|allowing the player to stunlock enemies to death]]. Not that the combat wasn't easy beforehand, but still. Also, fans have preferred the humorous edits of the sequel trilogy in this game over the actual movies, which says a lot about how [[FAIL]] the latter are. Considered the best game in the series since the Complete Saga.

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	** '''The Force Unleashed II''': The sequel. Feels more like a demo for a bigger game we never got, and in addition to being rather short, its writing is somewhere between "meh" and "bad". The story is fairly thin in a lot of places, and the protagonist (Starkiller I's clone) is much less engaging than the original, but the graphics ''are'' nice, and the gameplay is smooth and mostly satisfying. If you don't mind its shallowness, it's a decent way to kill some time. And it also saw Darth Vader taking a fuckton of Force Lightning from a supercharged Starkiller at the end without dying, which is a great thing to bring up to shut down those annoying "Vader is weak to electricity!" arguments.		** '''The Force Unleashed II''': The sequel. Feels more like a demo for a bigger game we never got, and in addition to being rather short, its writing is somewhere between "meh" and "bad". The story is fairly thin in a lot of places, and the protagonist (Starkiller I's clone) is much less engaging than the original, but the graphics ''are'' nice, and the gameplay is smooth and mostly satisfying. If you don't mind its shallowness, it's a decent way to kill some time. And it also saw Darth Vader taking a fuckton of Force Lightning from a supercharged Starkiller at the end without dying, which is a great thing to bring up to shut down those annoying "Vader is weak to electricity!" arguments.

	* '''Jedi: Fallen Order''': It took them years but finally, EA managed to deliver a Star Wars game that is great on launch without cramming it with microtransactions and lootboxes. Its plot focuses on an unfortunate Jedi renegade between ''Revenge'' and ''A New Hope'' who's on the hunt for a hidden database that might document all the Force-sensitive individuals in the galaxy. A game inspired primarily by games such as Sekiro (whose combat and other elements it apes off of shamelessly) and Uncharted, it's a great action-adventure game in its own right and a must-play for any Star Wars fan. Also notable for making Darth Vader '''''really FUCKING SCARY'''''. As he should be.		* '''Jedi: Fallen Order''': It took them years but finally, EA managed to deliver a Star Wars game that is great on launch without cramming it with microtransactions and lootboxes. Its plot focuses on an unfortunate Jedi renegade between ''Revenge'' and ''A New Hope'' who's on the hunt for a hidden database that might document all the Force-sensitive individuals in the galaxy. A game inspired primarily by games such as Sekiro (whose combat and other elements it apes off of shamelessly) and Uncharted, it's a great action-adventure game in its own right and a must-play for any Star Wars fan. Also notable for making Darth Vader '''''really FUCKING SCARY'''''. As he should be. Later got a sequel.
	** '''Star Wars Jedi: Survivor''': The aforementioned sequel. Among its many improvements upon the already solid first game, Cal can wear stuff other than ponchos this time around. Unfortunately, EA being EA has critically fouled reception to the PC version due to utilizing some incredibly obstructive DRM software that kills the game's performance, making it a case of "good game, but not if you play it on certain consoles" (AKA Cyberpunk 2077's launch all over again).		** '''Star Wars Jedi: Survivor''': The aforementioned sequel. Among its many improvements upon the already solid first game, Cal can wear stuff other than ponchos this time around. Unfortunately, EA being EA has critically fouled reception to the PC version due to utilizing some incredibly obstructive DRM software that kills the game's performance, making it a case of "good game, but not if you play it on certain consoles" (AKA Cyberpunk 2077's launch all over again).
	** Avoid the novel set between the two games like the plague. The novel is basically a [[FAIL\|smut fan fiction]] that features a self-insert of the author getting into bed with Merrin... and ~~the~~ said bed is Cal's bed, aka [[derp\|the guy who can use psychometry]] and this fact is not even mentioned. The reason the novel got written and found its way into canon despite its obvious lack of quality is likely nepotism, as the author was at the time married to a creative lead at the dev team.		** Avoid the novel set between the two games like the plague. The novel is basically a [[FAIL\|smut fan fiction]] that features a self-insert of the author getting into bed with Merrin... and said bed is Cal's bed, aka [[derp\|the guy who can use psychometry]] and this fact is not even mentioned. The reason the novel got written and found its way into canon despite its obvious lack of quality is likely nepotism, as the author was at the time married to a creative lead at the dev team.

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	* '''Shadows of the Empire''': Made on the Nintendo 64 and Windows PC, this was the game part of the massive Everything But The Movie multimedia project of that name. Here you play as Dash Rendar, a scoundrel in a ship like Han Solo working for the Rebellion. Starts during Episode V as a side story and moves on to bridge V and VI. Despite having a fanbase that stayed loyal for several years, this game has sadly not aged well at all thanks to the rather peculiar control scheme of the N64 and the graphics having aged like cheap cheese in the sun. Main enemy of the game is a xeno named Prince Xisor who is just a real uppity crime boss with overblown ambitions of trying to replace Vader of all people. The game has an absolutely great opening (at least for its time) where you're flying in a Snowspeeder on Hoth killing Imperials left and right while trying to use the cables to crash the AT-ATs like in the movie. After that the game begins to kinda just carry on with awkward controls. Notable for having a soundtrack (we DID say, "Everything But The Movie") not by Williams but equally as good.		* '''Shadows of the Empire''': Made on the Nintendo 64 and Windows PC, this was the game part of the massive Everything But The Movie multimedia project of that name. Here you play as Dash Rendar, a scoundrel in a ship like Han Solo working for the Rebellion. Starts during Episode V as a side story and moves on to bridge V and VI. Despite having a fanbase that stayed loyal for several years, this game has sadly not aged well at all thanks to the rather peculiar control scheme of the N64 and the graphics having aged like cheap cheese in the sun. Main enemy of the game is a xeno named Prince Xisor who is just a real uppity crime boss with overblown ambitions of trying to replace Vader of all people. The game has an absolutely great opening (at least for its time) where you're flying in a Snowspeeder on Hoth killing Imperials left and right while trying to use the cables to crash the AT-ATs like in the movie. After that the game begins to kinda just carry on with awkward controls. Notable for having a soundtrack (we DID say, "Everything But The Movie") not by Williams but equally as good.

	* '''Dark Forces''': Covered a bit above but mentioned again here because its basically the first dedicated Star Wars FPS ever. One of many, many Doom/Wolfenstein 3D clones from the 90s era, but this one was special because, of course, it was Star Wars. And hey, it introduced Kyle Katarn (a man so memetically badass that he's practically ~~Jesus~~) and the Dark Troopers. It's sequels would gradually go from FPS to hack-n-slash though as lightsabers and the Force entered the picture.		* '''Dark Forces''': Covered a bit above but mentioned again here because its basically the first dedicated Star Wars FPS ever. One of many, many Doom/Wolfenstein 3D clones from the 90s era, but this one was special because, of course, it was Star Wars. And hey, it introduced Kyle Katarn, a man so memetically badass that he's practically Chuck Norris in Star Wars (he even sort of looks like him thanks to the beard) and the Dark Troopers. It's sequels would gradually go from FPS to hack-n-slash though as lightsabers and the Force entered the picture.

	* '''Bounty Hunter''': Featuring Jango Fett as the protagonist and tells the story of how he ended up being the clone template. A third person action adventure game that makes the player [[meme\|FEEL like a Mandalorian]]. A particular highlight is the first level of the second chapter set on Coruscant as no other game before or since has allowed the player to explore Coruscant to this extent. ''1313'' was meant to do that even better, but fuck Disney. The Playstation (2) version was hideous as compared with the Gamecube version, but they made nice with those PS owners recently by porting an upgrade to PS4. Actually got fairly mediocre reviews at the time of its release, but time seems to have been kind to it. It is, however, infamously hard.		* '''Bounty Hunter''': Featuring Jango Fett as the protagonist and tells the story of how he ended up being the clone template. A third person action adventure game that makes the player [[meme\|FEEL like a Mandalorian]]. A particular highlight is the first level of the second chapter set on Coruscant as no other game before or since has allowed the player to explore Coruscant to this extent. ''1313'' was meant to do that even better, but fuck Disney. The Playstation (2) version was hideous as compared with the Gamecube version, but they made nice with those PS owners recently by porting an upgrade to PS4. Actually got fairly mediocre reviews at the time of its release, but time seems to have been kind to it. It is, however, infamously hard.

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	* '''Knights of the Old Republic''': A pair of single player RPGs depicting a Sith war several thousand years before ''A New Hope''. KotOR is widely regarded as the best Star Wars video game ever, and was the framework for [[BioWare]]'s ''Mass Effect'' series. Of all the Legends stuff, KotOR appears to be in good standing with Disney since they continue to [[Blood Ravens\|<s>steal</s> 'borrow']] from it. The sequel by Obsidian was the original subversive take on the franchise TLJ wanted to be but failed miserably; this sequel, also, failed, less because it was Different, more because those assholes didn't let its devs finish it before dumping it in game-stores. With the restored content mod, KOTOR 2 can unironically be considered the best Star Wars story there is if you overlook the obviously rushed main game development. (And, you know, if you're into that; it was written by someone who admitted to disliking a lot of other ''Star Wars'' properties and his personal self-insert fanfic character's either one of the best characters in the franchise or a limitless fountain of preachy criticism, [[skub\| depending on who you ask]].)		* '''Knights of the Old Republic''': A pair of single player RPGs depicting a Sith war several thousand years before ''A New Hope''. KotOR is widely regarded as the best Star Wars video game ever, and was the framework for [[BioWare]]'s ''Mass Effect'' series. Of all the Legends stuff, KotOR appears to be in good standing with Disney since they continue to [[Blood Ravens\|<s>steal</s> 'borrow']] from it. The sequel by Obsidian was the original subversive take on the franchise TLJ wanted to be but failed miserably; this sequel, also, failed, less because it was Different, more because those assholes didn't let its devs finish it before dumping it in game-stores. With the restored content mod, KOTOR 2 can unironically be considered the best Star Wars story there is if you overlook the obviously rushed main game development. (And, you know, if you're into that; it was written by someone who admitted to disliking a lot of other ''Star Wars'' properties and his personal self-insert fanfic character's either one of the best characters in the franchise or a limitless fountain of preachy criticism, [[skub\| depending on who you ask]].)
	** Confirmed to be getting a remake, though it is currently unclear if it will actually be part of Disney's Canon or not.		** Confirmed to be getting a remake, though it is currently unclear if it will actually be part of Disney's Canon or not. More troubling is the question of whether or not the remake will ever come out at all after news came out of its indefinite delay.
	**'''Star Wars: The Old Republic''': A skubtastic MMO that is the sequel to the KotoR games, taking place 300 years later. It had a very rough start but stabilized enough to still survive to this day somehow. Though the gameplay is pretty meh due to being an MMO, the storylines are mostly good, with the best of them being some of the best Star Wars stories out there. Even the most traditional and bland story, the Jedi Knight's, is still exciting good fun, and should you choose to play as one in the Shadow of Revan and following expansions, becomes very good and can be summed up as "Chad Thundercock is the best Jedi ever and flaunts the romance ban with his hot redhead fellow Jedi and wins a decades long war singlehandedly". However, the Imperial Agent storyline is almost universally regarded as the best of the lot. Fans often treat these games as canon even if they are technically not, due to being set so long before the films that there aren't many contradictions between canon and legends.		**'''Star Wars: The Old Republic''': A skubtastic MMO that is the sequel to the KotoR games, taking place 300 years later. It had a very rough start but stabilized enough to still survive to this day somehow. Though the gameplay is pretty meh due to being an MMO, the storylines are mostly good, with the best of them being some of the best Star Wars stories out there. Even the most traditional and bland story, the Jedi Knight's, is still exciting good fun, and should you choose to play as one in the Shadow of Revan and following expansions, becomes very good and can be summed up as "Chad Thundercock is the best Jedi ever and flaunts the romance ban with his hot redhead fellow Jedi and wins a decades long war singlehandedly". However, the Imperial Agent storyline is almost universally regarded as the best of the lot. Fans often treat these games as canon even if they are technically not, due to being set so long before the films that there aren't many contradictions between canon and legends.

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	* '''Revenge of the Sith''': One of the best movie license games of all time, though if that says more about the game or movie license games in general we'll let you decide. The storymode is basically a hack 'n slash but the real star is the versus mode (and boss fights in the story mode) as this is basically the best Star Wars fighting game there is (not that there's much competition).		* '''Revenge of the Sith''': One of the best movie license games of all time, though if that says more about the game or movie license games in general we'll let you decide. The storymode is basically a hack 'n slash but the real star is the versus mode (and boss fights in the story mode) as this is basically the best Star Wars fighting game there is (not that there's much competition).

	* ''' The Force Unleashed''': A hack 'n slash game featuring Starkiller, Vader's secret apprentice. (Note the reference to the first draft's protagonist.) ~~Starkiller~~ is very [[skub]] in his [[awesome]] (he moves a falling Star Destroyer with the Force and ultimately beats Vader in a one-on-one fight), with some calling him a [[Mary Sue\|Gary Stu]]. But if you're a ''gamer'' all that just makes it a complete power fantasy so, not exactly a minus. Physics are pretty good for its time and enemies can have particularly realistic moments, such as briefly grabbing onto whatever's at hand, including each other, when lifted with the Force. Disregard the Wii version which is hilariously inferior in level design and gameplay (even if it does have some levels and characters that the main console version lacked).		* ''' The Force Unleashed''': A hack 'n slash game featuring Starkiller, Vader's secret apprentice. Starkiller (Note the reference to the first draft's protagonist) is very [[skub]] in his [[awesome]] (he moves a falling Star Destroyer with the Force and ultimately beats Vader in a one-on-one fight), with some calling him a [[Mary Sue\|Gary Stu]]. But if you're a ''gamer'' all that just makes it a complete power fantasy so, not exactly a minus. Physics are pretty good for its time and enemies can have particularly realistic moments, such as briefly grabbing onto whatever's at hand, including each other, when lifted with the Force. Disregard the Wii version which is hilariously inferior in level design and gameplay (even if it does have some levels and characters that the main console version lacked).
	** '''The Force Unleashed II''': The sequel. Feels more like a demo for a bigger game we never got, and in addition to being rather short, its writing is somewhere between "meh" and "bad". The story is fairly thin in a lot of places, and the protagonist (Starkiller I's clone) is much less engaging than the original, but the graphics ''are'' nice, and the gameplay is smooth and mostly satisfying. If you don't mind its shallowness, it's a decent way to kill some time. And it also saw Darth Vader taking a fuckton of Force Lightning from a supercharged Starkiller at the end without dying, which is a great thing to bring up to shut down those annoying "Vader is weak to electricity!" arguments.		** '''The Force Unleashed II''': The sequel. Feels more like a demo for a bigger game we never got, and in addition to being rather short, its writing is somewhere between "meh" and "bad". The story is fairly thin in a lot of places, and the protagonist (Starkiller I's clone) is much less engaging than the original, but the graphics ''are'' nice, and the gameplay is smooth and mostly satisfying. If you don't mind its shallowness, it's a decent way to kill some time. And it also saw Darth Vader taking a fuckton of Force Lightning from a supercharged Starkiller at the end without dying, which is a great thing to bring up to shut down those annoying "Vader is weak to electricity!" arguments.

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	* '''Star Wars: Yoda Stories''': A game geared for kids, released the same year as Monopoly above. Players play as Luke sometime after ''Empire Strikes Back'', although an odd alternate version where Han is sometimes free from carbonite and Boba Fett and sometimes is not. They are assigned a quest by Yoda which requires them to traverse one or more procedurally generated planets doing whatever odd crap Yoda felt was necessary, including sometimes fighting Vader. Received middling scores as a PC release, with some individuals HATING the game and using it as a benchmark for how much they hate something when comparing the two, although to be fair that is because distributors tried to sell it like a full game when in reality it's supposed to just be freebie software that came with other purchases and was meant to go with solitaire and space pinball as default games on a computer to waste time with. It has lapsed into obscurity thanks to even those reviewers largely being forgotten on the modern internet. Noteworthy for being played on a grid with simultaneous turn-based movement with all enemies and NPCs on a screen, feeling very much like a desktop game at times, since it uses the Win32 API (like Minesweeper and Solitare) and was almost certainly written in visual basic. A simple puzzle game, where getting blocked in a corner without enough space to pass the time by an idiot NPC is more dangerous than any foe.		* '''Star Wars: Yoda Stories''': A game geared for kids, released the same year as Monopoly above. Players play as Luke sometime after ''Empire Strikes Back'', although an odd alternate version where Han is sometimes free from carbonite and Boba Fett and sometimes is not. They are assigned a quest by Yoda which requires them to traverse one or more procedurally generated planets doing whatever odd crap Yoda felt was necessary, including sometimes fighting Vader. Received middling scores as a PC release, with some individuals HATING the game and using it as a benchmark for how much they hate something when comparing the two, although to be fair that is because distributors tried to sell it like a full game when in reality it's supposed to just be freebie software that came with other purchases and was meant to go with solitaire and space pinball as default games on a computer to waste time with. It has lapsed into obscurity thanks to even those reviewers largely being forgotten on the modern internet. Noteworthy for being played on a grid with simultaneous turn-based movement with all enemies and NPCs on a screen, feeling very much like a desktop game at times, since it uses the Win32 API (like Minesweeper and Solitare) and was almost certainly written in visual basic. A simple puzzle game, where getting blocked in a corner without enough space to pass the time by an idiot NPC is more dangerous than any foe.

	* '''Star Wars: Episode 1: Racer''' : The defining podracing game and the only thing done with Episode I that no one can complain about. Displaced the Wipeout, F-Zero, and Mario Kart franchises as the must-have console racing game during its prime just by how immersive it is. One of the best video games this franchise has ever offer. Even if you do not like the universe, you have to try it. Had a very forgettable sequel for the PS2.		* '''Star Wars: Episode 1: Racer''': The defining podracing game and the only thing done with Episode I that no one can complain about. Displaced the Wipeout, F-Zero, and Mario Kart franchises as the must-have console racing game during its prime just by how immersive it is. One of the best video games this franchise has ever offer. Even if you do not like the universe, you have to try it. Had a very forgettable sequel for the PS2.

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	* '''Star Wars: Yoda Stories''': A game geared for kids, released the same year as Monopoly above. Players play as Luke sometime after ''Empire Strikes Back'', although an odd alternate version where Han is sometimes free from carbonite and Boba Fett and sometimes is not. They are assigned a quest by Yoda which requires them to traverse one or more procedurally generated planets doing whatever odd crap Yoda felt was necessary, including sometimes fighting Vader. Received middling scores as a PC release, with some individuals HATING the game and using it as a benchmark for how much they hate something when comparing the two, although to be fair that is because distributors tried to sell it like a full game when in reality it's supposed to just be freebie software that came with other purchases and was meant to go with solitaire and space pinball as default games on a computer to waste time with. It has lapsed into obscurity thanks to even those reviewers largely being forgotten on the modern internet. Noteworthy for being played on a grid with simultaneous turn-based movement with all enemies and NPCs on a screen, feeling very much like a desktop game at times, since it uses the Win32 API (like Minesweeper and Solitare) and was almost certainly written in visual basic. A simple puzzle game, where getting blocked in a corner without enough space to pass the time by an idiot NPC is more dangerous than any foe.		* '''Star Wars: Yoda Stories''': A game geared for kids, released the same year as Monopoly above. Players play as Luke sometime after ''Empire Strikes Back'', although an odd alternate version where Han is sometimes free from carbonite and Boba Fett and sometimes is not. They are assigned a quest by Yoda which requires them to traverse one or more procedurally generated planets doing whatever odd crap Yoda felt was necessary, including sometimes fighting Vader. Received middling scores as a PC release, with some individuals HATING the game and using it as a benchmark for how much they hate something when comparing the two, although to be fair that is because distributors tried to sell it like a full game when in reality it's supposed to just be freebie software that came with other purchases and was meant to go with solitaire and space pinball as default games on a computer to waste time with. It has lapsed into obscurity thanks to even those reviewers largely being forgotten on the modern internet. Noteworthy for being played on a grid with simultaneous turn-based movement with all enemies and NPCs on a screen, feeling very much like a desktop game at times, since it uses the Win32 API (like Minesweeper and Solitare) and was almost certainly written in visual basic. A simple puzzle game, where getting blocked in a corner without enough space to pass the time by an idiot NPC is more dangerous than any foe.

	* '''Star Wars: ~~Racers~~''' : The defining podracing game and the only thing done on Episode I that no one can complain about. Displaced the Wipeout, F-Zero, and Mario Kart franchises as the must-have console racing game during its prime. One of the best video ~~game~~ this franchise has ever offer. Even if you do not like the universe, you have to try it.		* '''Star Wars: Episode 1: Racer''' : The defining podracing game and the only thing done with Episode I that no one can complain about. Displaced the Wipeout, F-Zero, and Mario Kart franchises as the must-have console racing game during its prime just by how immersive it is. One of the best video games this franchise has ever offer. Even if you do not like the universe, you have to try it. Had a very forgettable sequel for the PS2.

	==The Unmade==		==The Unmade==

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	* '''Shadows of the Empire''': Made on the Nintendo 64 and Windows PC, this was the game part of the massive Everything But The Movie multimedia project of that name. Here you play as Dash Rendar, a scoundrel in a ship like Han Solo working for the Rebellion. Starts during Episode V as a side story; moves on to bridge V and VI. Despite a fanbase that stayed loyal for several years, this game has sadly not aged well at all thanks to the rather peculiar control scheme of the N64 and the graphics having aged like cheap cheese in the sun. Main enemy of the game is a xeno named Xisor who is just a real uppity crime boss ~~(and apparently a prince)~~. The game has an absolutely great opening (at least for its time) where you're flying in a Snowspeeder on Hoth killing Imperials left and right while trying to use the cables to crash the AT-ATs like in the movie. After that the game begins to kinda just carry on with awkward controls. Notable for having a soundtrack (we DID say, "Everything But The Movie") not by Williams but equally as good.		* '''Shadows of the Empire''': Made on the Nintendo 64 and Windows PC, this was the game part of the massive Everything But The Movie multimedia project of that name. Here you play as Dash Rendar, a scoundrel in a ship like Han Solo working for the Rebellion. Starts during Episode V as a side story and moves on to bridge V and VI. Despite having a fanbase that stayed loyal for several years, this game has sadly not aged well at all thanks to the rather peculiar control scheme of the N64 and the graphics having aged like cheap cheese in the sun. Main enemy of the game is a xeno named Prince Xisor who is just a real uppity crime boss with overblown ambitions of trying to replace Vader of all people. The game has an absolutely great opening (at least for its time) where you're flying in a Snowspeeder on Hoth killing Imperials left and right while trying to use the cables to crash the AT-ATs like in the movie. After that the game begins to kinda just carry on with awkward controls. Notable for having a soundtrack (we DID say, "Everything But The Movie") not by Williams but equally as good.

	* '''Dark Forces''': Covered a bit above but mentioned again here because its basically the first dedicated Star Wars FPS ever. One of many, many Doom/Wolfenstein 3D clones from the 90s era, but this one was special because, of course, it was Star Wars. And hey, it introduced Kyle Katarn and the Dark Troopers. It's sequels would gradually go from FPS to hack-n-slash though as lightsabers and the Force entered the picture.		* '''Dark Forces''': Covered a bit above but mentioned again here because its basically the first dedicated Star Wars FPS ever. One of many, many Doom/Wolfenstein 3D clones from the 90s era, but this one was special because, of course, it was Star Wars. And hey, it introduced Kyle Katarn (a man so memetically badass that he's practically Jesus) and the Dark Troopers. It's sequels would gradually go from FPS to hack-n-slash though as lightsabers and the Force entered the picture.

	* '''Bounty Hunter''': Featuring Jango Fett as the protagonist and tells the story of how he ended up being the clone template. A third person action adventure game that makes the player [[meme\|FEEL like a Mandalorian]]. A particular highlight is the first level of the second chapter set on Coruscant as no other game before or since has allowed the player to explore Coruscant to this extent. ''1313'' was meant to do that even better, but fuck Disney. The Playstation (2) version was hideous as compared with the Gamecube version, but they made nice with those PS owners recently by porting an upgrade to PS4. Actually got fairly mediocre reviews at the time of its release, but time seems to have been kind to it. It is, however, infamously hard.		* '''Bounty Hunter''': Featuring Jango Fett as the protagonist and tells the story of how he ended up being the clone template. A third person action adventure game that makes the player [[meme\|FEEL like a Mandalorian]]. A particular highlight is the first level of the second chapter set on Coruscant as no other game before or since has allowed the player to explore Coruscant to this extent. ''1313'' was meant to do that even better, but fuck Disney. The Playstation (2) version was hideous as compared with the Gamecube version, but they made nice with those PS owners recently by porting an upgrade to PS4. Actually got fairly mediocre reviews at the time of its release, but time seems to have been kind to it. It is, however, infamously hard.
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	* '''Republic Commando''': An FPS that has the player command a squad of clone commandos in a similar vein to Brothers in Arms or a Rainbow Six-lite. The story is about the inglorious work done behind the scenes of the later half of the prequel trilogy, while gameplay involves directing your squad about how best to approach and complete your objectives. Its a great shooter, unfortunately the planned sequel never happened and, worse, it ended on a cliffhanger. The second act of the game, set entirely on a drifting Acclamator-class assault ship is particularly memorable and highly atmospheric. If one can look past outdated graphics, it is one of the best Star Wars games ever made and holds its own in the FPS-genre as a whole. Even your squad members (you included) are distinct characters with unique personalities and uncompromising skillsets on account of being ''crème de la crème'' Clone Commandos. Not only are they no slouches in combat but they also communicate, quip, and bicker with each other in a way that's reminiscent of the best of Star Wars before the sequel trilogy. [https://youtu.be/Q1iILUNmNJI Seriously, watch the first 10 seconds]. It is also notably more violent and [[grimdark]] than Star Wars usually is. The soundtrack is also quite noteworthy, while it does make great use of John Williams music as most Star Wars games do, it also has its own original and rather unique soundtrack, Vode An, which consists of Mandalorian warchants which further cements the camaraderie.		* '''Republic Commando''': An FPS that has the player command a squad of clone commandos in a similar vein to Brothers in Arms or a Rainbow Six-lite. The story is about the inglorious work done behind the scenes of the later half of the prequel trilogy, while gameplay involves directing your squad about how best to approach and complete your objectives. Its a great shooter, unfortunately the planned sequel never happened and, worse, it ended on a cliffhanger. The second act of the game, set entirely on a drifting Acclamator-class assault ship is particularly memorable and highly atmospheric. If one can look past outdated graphics, it is one of the best Star Wars games ever made and holds its own in the FPS-genre as a whole. Even your squad members (you included) are distinct characters with unique personalities and uncompromising skillsets on account of being ''crème de la crème'' Clone Commandos. Not only are they no slouches in combat but they also communicate, quip, and bicker with each other in a way that's reminiscent of the best of Star Wars before the sequel trilogy. [https://youtu.be/Q1iILUNmNJI Seriously, watch the first 10 seconds]. It is also notably more violent and [[grimdark]] than Star Wars usually is. The soundtrack is also quite noteworthy, while it does make great use of John Williams music as most Star Wars games do, it also has its own original and rather unique soundtrack, Vode An, which consists of Mandalorian warchants which further cements the camaraderie.

	* '''Star Wars Battlefront II (2005)''': Not to be confused with the one released by EA in 2017. Solid ''Battlefield''-clone with a Star Wars paintjob from the new-defunct Pandemic studio (fuck you, EA) in 2005 told from the perspective of a clone trooper that survived all the way up to the battle of Hoth, with a very down to earth, boots on the ground approach. Also, just being thrown into random matches as a soldier because fun. Despite some issues, it remains the high point of the Battlefront series as well as the entire PS2 era, and on PC still has fans via an active modding community to this day. There is of course also the original one but the second one pretty much completely overshadowed it.		* '''Star Wars Battlefront II (2005)''': Not to be confused with the one released by EA in 2017. Solid ''Battlefield''-clone with a Star Wars paintjob from the new-defunct Pandemic studio (fuck you, EA) in 2005 told from the perspective of a clone trooper that survived all the way up to the battle of Hoth, with a very down to earth, boots on the ground approach. Also, just being thrown into random matches as a soldier because fun, whether you stay on the ground or you take control of the various tanks and flyers on the field. Despite some issues, it remains the high point of the Battlefront series as well as the entire PS2 era, and on PC still has fans via an active modding community to this day. There is of course also the original one but the second one pretty much completely overshadowed it.

	* '''Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)''': The one by EA. You've probably heard everything important. An absolute mess at launch due to its real money-currency-fueled, lootbox-heavy progression system, so much so that it started discussion ~~even on government level~~ about gambling mechanics that continues to this day. [[Lulz\|A comment by EA defending that became the most downvoted comment in Reddit history]]. Yet despite all this, two years later, the game is arguably one of the best Star Wars experiences one can have and an Anakin-level redemption story. Like the previous ''Battlefront II'', it completely overshadowed its predecessor. The same cannot be said by the campaign which turns a "Imperial Story" into a really bland defection story with really really bad writing.		* '''Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)''': The one by EA. You've probably heard everything important. An absolute mess at launch due to its real money-currency-fueled, lootbox-heavy progression system, so much so that it started discussion among national governments about gambling mechanics that continues to this day. [[Lulz\|A comment by EA defending that became the most downvoted comment in Reddit history]]. Yet despite all this, two years later, the game is arguably one of the best Star Wars experiences one can have and an Anakin-level redemption story. Like the previous ''Battlefront II'', it completely overshadowed its predecessor. The same cannot be said by the campaign which turns a "Imperial Story" into a really bland defection story with really really bad writing.

	==LEGO Games==		==LEGO Games==

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	** '''The Force Unleashed II''': The sequel. Feels more like a demo for a bigger game we never got, and in addition to being rather short, its writing is somewhere between "meh" and "bad". The story is fairly thin in a lot of places, and the protagonist (Starkiller I's clone) is much less engaging than the original, but the graphics ''are'' nice, and the gameplay is smooth and mostly satisfying. If you don't mind its shallowness, it's a decent way to kill some time. And it also saw Darth Vader taking a fuckton of Force Lightning from a supercharged Starkiller at the end without dying, which is a great thing to bring up to shut down those annoying "Vader is weak to electricity!" arguments.		** '''The Force Unleashed II''': The sequel. Feels more like a demo for a bigger game we never got, and in addition to being rather short, its writing is somewhere between "meh" and "bad". The story is fairly thin in a lot of places, and the protagonist (Starkiller I's clone) is much less engaging than the original, but the graphics ''are'' nice, and the gameplay is smooth and mostly satisfying. If you don't mind its shallowness, it's a decent way to kill some time. And it also saw Darth Vader taking a fuckton of Force Lightning from a supercharged Starkiller at the end without dying, which is a great thing to bring up to shut down those annoying "Vader is weak to electricity!" arguments.

	* '''Jedi: Fallen Order''': It took them years but finally, EA managed to deliver a Star Wars game that is great on launch without cramming it with microtransactions and lootboxes. Its plot focuses on an unfortunate Jedi renegade between ''Revenge'' and ''A New Hope'' who's on the hunt for a hidden database that might document all the Force-sensitive individuals in the galaxy. A game inspired primarily by games such as Sekiro (whose combat and other elements it apes off of shamelessly) and Uncharted, it's a great action-adventure game in its own right and a must-play for any Star Wars fan. Also notable for making Darth Vader '''''really FUCKING SCARY'''''. As he should be~~. Confirmed to be getting a sequel in 2023~~.		* '''Jedi: Fallen Order''': It took them years but finally, EA managed to deliver a Star Wars game that is great on launch without cramming it with microtransactions and lootboxes. Its plot focuses on an unfortunate Jedi renegade between ''Revenge'' and ''A New Hope'' who's on the hunt for a hidden database that might document all the Force-sensitive individuals in the galaxy. A game inspired primarily by games such as Sekiro (whose combat and other elements it apes off of shamelessly) and Uncharted, it's a great action-adventure game in its own right and a must-play for any Star Wars fan. Also notable for making Darth Vader '''''really FUCKING SCARY'''''. As he should be.
	** '''Star Wars Jedi: Survivor''': The aforementioned sequel. Among its many improvements upon the already solid first game, Cal can wear stuff other than ponchos this time around. Unfortunately, EA being EA has critically fouled reception to the PC version due to utilizing some incredibly obstructive DRM software that kills the game's performance, making it a case of "good game, but not if you play it on certain consoles" (AKA Cyberpunk 2077's launch all over again).		** '''Star Wars Jedi: Survivor''': The aforementioned sequel. Among its many improvements upon the already solid first game, Cal can wear stuff other than ponchos this time around. Unfortunately, EA being EA has critically fouled reception to the PC version due to utilizing some incredibly obstructive DRM software that kills the game's performance, making it a case of "good game, but not if you play it on certain consoles" (AKA Cyberpunk 2077's launch all over again).
			** Avoid the novel set between the two games like the plague. The novel is basically a [[FAIL\|smut fan fiction]] that features a self-insert of the author getting into bed with Merrin... and the said bed is Cal's bed, aka [[derp\|the guy who can use psychometry]] and this fact is not even mentioned. The reason the novel got written and found its way into canon despite its obvious lack of quality is likely nepotism, as the author was at the time married to a creative lead at the dev team.

	==Shooters==		==Shooters==

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2023-05-15T09:08:11Z

Everything Else

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	* '''Empire at War''': Made by the original developers of [[Command and Conquer]], it is the most notable strategy game to have come out of Star Wars. Among other things, features three different modes of play: ground battles, space battles, and the galactic conquest map. Though ground battles are a bit meh, the space battles are great and the galactic conquest is certainly more interesting than only playing random skirmish matches. Even though it's over 15 years old, it has a very active modding community. Top mods include ''Republic at War'', which changes the game's Galactic Civil War setting to Clone Wars; ''Thrawn's Revenge'', which adds 4X features and covers a later timeframe; ''Awakening of the Rebellion'', which adds depth and overhauls ground combat; and ''Remake'', which brings the game up to modern standards in terms of visuals. Unfortunately, no great 40k mod. Currently the biggest mods in the as of ~~2021~~ are Thrawn's Revenge: Imperial Civil War, Fall of the Republic, and the upcoming Thrawn's Revenge: Imperial Reign.		* '''Empire at War''': Made by the original developers of [[Command and Conquer]], it is the most notable strategy game to have come out of Star Wars. Among other things, features three different modes of play: ground battles, space battles, and the galactic conquest map. Though ground battles are a bit meh, the space battles are great and the galactic conquest is certainly more interesting than only playing random skirmish matches. Even though it's over 15 years old, it has a very active modding community. Top mods include ''Republic at War'', which changes the game's Galactic Civil War setting to Clone Wars; ''Thrawn's Revenge'', which adds 4X features and covers a later timeframe; ''Awakening of the Rebellion'', which adds depth and overhauls ground combat; and ''Remake'', which brings the game up to modern standards in terms of visuals. Unfortunately, no great 40k mod. Currently the biggest mods in the as of 2023 are Thrawn's Revenge: Imperial Civil War, Fall of the Republic (by Thrawn's Revenge devs, which has basically replaced Republic at War as the go-to mod for Clone Wars), and the upcoming Thrawn's Revenge: Imperial Reign. Yes, Thrawn's Revenge is a big name in the modding community of this game.

	* '''X-Wing (and TIE Fighter)''': A series of ''Wing Commander'' clones released in the 90's. While badly dated today, they were the best fighter sims of their time, and if you can get past the highly primitive graphics some people still consider them to be the best to this day. Why? The mission scripting and AI are top notch for the genre and absolutely brutal to fight against; on all but the simplest missions you're almost guaranteed to fail the first time and eventually develop a sixth sense about the fighters threatening your objective vs the fighters just there to kill you (ignore those, learn to be hard to hit). Interestingly, ''TIE Fighter'' is largely seen as the best of the series while the N64 era ''Rogue Squadron'' game is seen as being far more visually modern but a largely inferior sequel. Did we mention you had to use a flight stick controller basically made for these games to really do well at them?		* '''X-Wing (and TIE Fighter)''': A series of ''Wing Commander'' clones released in the 90's. While badly dated today, they were the best fighter sims of their time, and if you can get past the highly primitive graphics some people still consider them to be the best to this day. Why? The mission scripting and AI are top notch for the genre and absolutely brutal to fight against; on all but the simplest missions you're almost guaranteed to fail the first time and eventually develop a sixth sense about the fighters threatening your objective vs the fighters just there to kill you (ignore those, learn to be hard to hit). Interestingly, ''TIE Fighter'' is largely seen as the best of the series while the N64 era ''Rogue Squadron'' game is seen as being far more visually modern but a largely inferior sequel. Did we mention you had to use a flight stick controller basically made for these games to really do well at them?