Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Top 5 Star Wars Games

With the release of LucasArt's new Star Wars title, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, pulling within a week lets take this opportunity to take a look at some of the greatest Star Wars games of all-time:


5. Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight
The successor to the original Dark Forces, the Star Wars first-person shooter, Jedi Knight finally delved into the realm of becoming a Jedi knight. It was the first Star Wars title to pull-off a genuine feeling of being a Jedi with complete control over various force powers and the option to play in either first-person or third-person. Nevertheless, the game did suffer from some clunky camera controls from an era where that was the norm.





4. Lego Star Wars
Before there was Lego Batman or Lego Indiana Jones, there was Lego Star Wars. This hugely popular title does a fantastic job for cutting out the crap of Episodes I, II, and III and getting to the nitty gritty gameplay action from the three movies. Funny visuals, a plethora of modification, and easy controls makes Lego Star Wars one of the most unique titles in what had become a franchise genre. Oh, and the developers actually improved the three films by eliminating all of Lucas's horrible dialogue "Nooooooooooo!"




3. Rouge Squadron II: Rouge Leader
What makes Rouge Squadron II: Rogue Leader so amazing was the fact that a complete of the original Rouge Squadron was playable in a two-player cooperative mode. Not only is the series potentially the best in the flight simulation genre, but it is one of the best Star Wars titles because of its amazing gameplay and control mechanics. This launch title really showcased with the Nintendo Gamecube was capable of with vivid visuals and an immerse feeling in every environment.





2. Battlefront II
Not only is Star Wars Battlefront II a great online game, it is also one of the expansive Star Wars titles to date. You can play as nearly any major Star Wars character in a massive onslaught of carnage. I particularly enjoy playing with only the hero and villain characters. A fantastic overall package.







1. Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: knights of the Old Republic has little connection with the films due to this setting of nearly 1000 years prior to the events of Episode One, but is the most well-crafted title to bare the Star Wars name. This massively long RPG allows you to mold your character in any way you see fit as you choose to be anything from a gun slinging smuggler, a Jedi knight, or an evil Sith lord. The shear variety of options that KOTOR allows makes this an incredibly personal look at a whole new venue of the Star Wars universe. Plus, this is one of the only Star Wars titles that doesn't repeat the same musical score from the films over and over again. Many may argue that KOTOR II was the better game, but remember, KOTOR broke ground first.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

KOTOR is the best star wars game by far to me. I have Battlefront but it's like whatever.