The duels in the game are fantastic, and there’s even an additional gameplay mode that lets you duel against any main character from the franchise. In this version, Vader makes the jump and kills Kenobi, allowing Star Wars fans to live out the dream of seeing Vader defeat his former Master. You’ll rescue Chancellor Palpatine and kill Count Dooku and eventually kill Mace Windu.īut while playing as Anakin (now Darth Vader) in the final duel against Obi Wan, the game offers a very welcome surprise: an alternate ending. The game follows the events of the film very closely, allowing you to live out some of the most epic battles and moments in the whole Prequel trilogy. Typically they’d be pretty underwhelming titles looking to ride on the momentum of the film’s release, but Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith was actually rather good. In the far far away galaxy of 2005, film tie-in games were as common as womp rats on the sands of Tatooine. It’s available on Steam too, so you don’t even have to dig out your old N64 to give it a go.īuy Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire on Steam 9. Despite the pretty clunky graphics (even for N64 standards) it feels so Star Wars, and allows you to have your own adventure which both ties into the films and helps the main characters on the journey. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is primarily a shooter, but it does feature some brilliant vehicular combat gameplay too. You battle to save Luke Skywalker from Jabba the Hutt, and even battle Boba Fett. This adventure then sees Dash fight in the Battle of Hoth, escaping just before it’s too late. Playing as Dash Rendar, your journey begins just before the Battle of Hoth as you deliver supplies to the Rebels – featuring an awesome appearance from Han Solo. Its four chapters acted as a backstory to the events of the films, and included many iconic characters and locations. Set between the events of Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (in non-canon) Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire sped onto Nintendo 64 in 1996. This list was first published in 2018 and has been updated periodically since. It won’t cost you anything extra, but we’ll get a small slice of the purchase. Want to support GameSpew? If you decide to buy any of the games on this list, please consider using our affiliate links, included below each entry. And we’ve rounded up the best Star Wars games of all time.
But there are plenty that are loved, too. Plenty of games set in the Star Wars universe have been poorly received for one reason or another.
Everything from the sheer power of the Force to the swiftness of a lightsaber strike works perfectly in gaming.īut Star Wars games shouldn’t get cocky Star Wars provides a fantastic formula, but it’s not always an easy one to adapt. For younger fans who weren’t around when the original trilogy released, games and toys based on the galactic battle far, far away became their entry point. Star Wars and video games go hand in hand. Star Wars Battlefront 2 Seems that making a great Star Wars game ain’t as easy as dusting crops, farm boy.
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