A definitive look at all the Star Wars games that I’ve played
May thefourthbe with you! Ha-ha, just a little joke on today, May the 4th —Star Warsday, to the uninitiated. It’s perhaps our most American holiday: no day off from work and in tribute to consumption of a multi-billion dollar entertainment product.
And in honor of this most American of holidays, I thought it would be prudent to rank the very best and very worst ofStar Warsvideo games (that I’ve played). It’s a crowded field.Star Warshas been around about as long as games and there have been a lot ofStar Warsgames, many with confusing names likeStar Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leaderthat all bleed together.
Be sure to name your favorites in the comments, and may the force be with you!
5.Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Featuring classic sounds from theStar Warsuniverse,Rogue Squadronis a fast-paced game of dog-fighting and questionable draw distances. It’s noNuclear Strike, but as far as early console flight games, it was pretty good.
4.Star Wars Battlefront
Battlefield-developer DICE took theBattlefront(no relation, well, until there was) reins when EA signed a deal with Disney forexclusive development rightstoStar Warsgames not long after Disney dropped $4 billion to buy Lucasfilm. I only played the beta.It was fine. Kind of hard to see anything on the snow planet, though.
3.Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
This was the firstStar Warsgame I played where you actually get to use a lightsaber, I think. That was pretty cool! Eagle-eyed fans will recognize the classic glowing sword as a staple of theStar Warsuniverse, having appeared in almost everyStar Warsfilm, even the recentRogue One, which has nothing to do withStar Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leaderthat I’m aware of.
2.Star Wars: Battlefront II
Pandemic’sBattlefront IIimproved on its originalBattlefrontgame by featuring a Stormtrooper with blue tribal tattoos on its box art instead of the stuffy, classic all-white look. This might be explained in the story, but I only played it for its multiplayer, which was fun.
1.Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
While not aStar Warsgame per se, you may unlock and play as fan-favorite Darth Maul, who was introduced inStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menaceand voiced by someone other than the actor you see on screen, despite having only two lines of dialogue in the film.
