Now grab your lightsaber and trust the Force as we guide you through the 25 Best Star Wars Games, Officially Ranked. Interact with famous Star Wars characters in many classic Star Wars locations as you face the ultimate choice: fight for good and freedom on the light side or follow the path of power and evil to the dark side. Many of these games are considered not only classics among Star Wars fans but among the video game community as a whole, while some of these titles, though great, don't seem to get as much attention as they deserve. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. While some of these games closely follow the movies, many more aren't afraid to branch off into the Expanded Universe and create their own memorable characters and stories while offering great gameplay experiences.Īnd sure, while there have been some less than stellar games (like Masters of Teras Kasi, Yoda Stories, and EA's Battlefront series), today we will be focusing on the greatest Star Wars games of all time. It only seems right that two of geekdom's most hallowed pillars- Star Wars and video games-usually lead to some of the best games ever made.
Star Wars games date all the way back to the days of the Atari 2600 to the more recent Battlefront series from EA.
That may have more to do with the fact that there seem to be hundreds of Star Wars games spanning nearly every single platform known to man. When it comes to Star Wars, though, the good games seem to outweigh the weirder ones. When it comes to licensed video games, most of them are pretty bad. You guide mercenary Kyle Katarn, who must stop the evil plot of a renegade Jedi by relearning his skills as a Jedi Knight. While Star Wars is often considered the king of sci-fi epics, there's another thing they're the king at: merchandising.