Top 10 Star Wars Video Games

Copyright (c) 2008 Tracey Edwards

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, or rather here on earth in 1982, the Star Wars franchise decided to branch out into video games. The first 'The Empire Strikes Back' for the Atari proved such a hit that it was soon followed the following year with several others. Now of course there are several hundred Star Wars computer and video games and to celebrate I've listed the top ten that every fan should try and play.

1. Knights Of The Old Republic. Knights combined a great story with classic RPG to produce one of the most popular games of the franchise. Set thousands of years before the movie series, this story made it a classic favorite for all fans.

2. Star Wars Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight. Using your Jedi Powers in Dark Forces II made this first person action game a firm favorite.

3. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader. Rogue Squadron II was a favorite with fans due to some fun arcade style shooting.

4. TIE Fighter. Following on from the success of X-Wing, TIE Fighter improved it's storyline and graphics to produce an overall more enjoyable game.

5. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Based on the Quake III engine, this 2002 game was notable particularly for the great light saber battles.

6. Lego Star Wars II. Based on events of the original movie trilogy, the second lego game of the series proved to be very popular.

7. X-Wing. Allowing your dreams to fly an X-Wing and help the alliance come true, this PC game was so popular that three sequels and one expansion pack came very soon after it was released.

8. Empire at War. You could control the universe in this popular 2006 strategy game.

9. Dark Forces. Your mission was to stop Darth Vader creating a race of Dark Troopers (like Stom Troopers only meaner), in this 1995 Doom style shooter game.

10. Republic Commando. Released in 2005 this first person shooter allowed you to play on the dark side while controlling a group of clones in the clone war.

So there you go, the top ten Star Wars Games of all time. While everyone will have a different opinion of which games should have made the list, these classics still seem to remain favorites in the hearts of true fans of the series.


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