Created by George Lucas in 1977, Star Wars is the most iconic film series in the history of the movie industry. The very first Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope movie released in 1977 starring Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and Alec Guinness shortly after its release became a phenomenon of pop culture. Over the years, the Star Wars franchise has been successfully expanded into television series, other movies, comic books, video games, and even entire theme parks.
As estimated in 2020, the Star Wars franchise is worth over US$70 billion slightly less than Pokemon, Hello Kitty, Winnie the Pooh, and Mickey Mouse & Friends. The Star Wars movie from 1977 was followed by 1980 Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Again, 1983 Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi, 1999 Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace, 2002 Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones, and 2005 Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
In 2012, George Lucas’ company was acquired by Disney and Disney released 2015 Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens, 2017 Star Wars Episode VIII The Last Jedi, and 2019 Star Wars Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. Over the years, several Star Wars-themed slots were released. Nowadays they are no longer available at casino swiss online because Disney banned the games for copyright infringement.
Star Wars Video Games
- Star Wars X-Wing
When it comes to Star Wars-themed video games, the very first was released in 1993. It was the Star Wars X-Wing video game developed and released by Totally Games and LucasArts. It was available for Linux, Windows, Macintosh, and DOS platforms. In this space simulation video game, players had the role of the Rebel Alliance pilot in the first video game release. Later releases featured the Galactic Empire pilots. In the game, players completed various missions. In 2020, EA Motive and Electronic Arts released its Star Wars Squadrons video game that is inspired by Star Wars X-Wing.
- Lego Star Wars
Another iconic video game inspired by the Star Wars trilogy Lego Star Wars was released in 2005. It was released for GameCube, GameBoy Advance, Xbox, PlayStation 2, OS X, and Microsoft Windows. One year later, Lego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy was released followed by 2007 Lego Star Wars The Complete Saga, 2011 Lego Star Wars III The Clone Wars, and 2016 Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens. Soon, Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga inspired by all nine Star Wars movies will be released.
- Star Wars Battlefront
Developed by EA Dice, Criterion Games, Motive Studios, Rebellion Development Slant Six Games, Free Radical Design, Pandemic Studios, and LucasArts, Star Wars Battlefront was the very first Star Wars inspired first and third-person shooter video game. Here, players have the role of warriors in two enemy armies that come face to face in the Star Wars universe. The Star Wars Battlefield video game series was expanded in 2007 with Renegade Squadron and in 2009 with Elite Squadron. In 2015 and 2017, EA Dice released its Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars Battlefront II after acquiring licenses from the production company.