Did you know that Star Wars is the world’s fifth biggest entertainment franchise? In the 44+ years that the Star Wars Saga has been around, it has grossed nearly $69 billion in revenue so far. Over 5 billion dollars of that revenue has been generated from video games alone, so it would be fair to state that there have been a lot of Star Wars themed video games around and it isn’t easy to pick favourites here. Then again, it’s difficult to imagine that none of the following would be on any list of top-rated Star Wars games at all.
Star Wars: Battlefront II (Classic) by Pandemic Studios
Although Star Wars: Battlefront II was released just one year after the original in 2005, it turned out to be a better game in every aspect. Originally released as a primarily multiplayer, third-person shooter with only a decent Single Player mode, Star Wars: Battlefront II was made an even better game after the developers added a fully fleshed out single player story mode to it. Once EA acquired the rights and decided to release their own series of Star Wars: Battlefront games which sported the same name, both the original games were renamed as Battlefront I and 2 Classic.
Drone Wars by Microgaming
When it comes to online pokies, Star Wars missed out bigtime after Disney bought the franchise back in 2012 and decided not to allow Star Wars themed pokies anymore. Fortunately, the Star Wars Slot by Ash Gaming still exists and it is, without a doubt, the best Star Wars themed online slot available today. Check out the best payout online casinos in Australia here and see if any of them have the Star Wars themed pokie by Ash Gaming.
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Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic (KOTOR) I and II
Two games that are so old at this point might not inspire much interest in those looking for the best graphics and animation. Nonetheless, as far as the best Star Wars RPGs are concerned, most would agree that nothing quite matches up to BioWare’s KOTOR I and Obsidian Entertainment’s KOTOR II in terms of gameplay, character development and story. The second game offers a much more refined experience with less bugs, and it looks pretty decent even today.
Games that are superb in their own right but did not make it onto this list include Star Wars: Empire at War (RTS) and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (TPA). Star Wars is a massive franchise which will continue to expand even further down the line. We will just have to keep a lookout for upcoming Star Wars games such as Star Wars Battlefront III and Star Wars Jedi fallen Order II in the near future to see how they turn out.