Video game

The Jedi Knight series of video games brought us Kyle Katarn, a Jedi Master, and his Padawan, Jaden Korr. In the realm of interactive entertainment, a video game encompasses any game on a video-game console, any interactive game software, or a computer game where the primary way the game communicates with you is through a video display. ## Video Game Genres - First-person shooter (FPS) games, found on video-game consoles or computers, immerse the player in the game world through the eyes of the character they're controlling. These games often involve firearms and other weapons for combat. Star Wars: Dark Forces and its sequels, along with Star Wars: Republic Commando, fall into the FPS category. For more examples, see Category:First-person shooters. - Flight simulators place players in the cockpit of an aircraft or spacecraft, challenging them to navigate against opponents or through obstacle courses. Examples include the X-wing and TIE Fighter series, the Rogue Squadron series, the Starfighter series, and Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed. - Real-time strategy (RTS) games, typically found on computers, present a top-down view of the battlefield, allowing players to command multiple units simultaneously without directly engaging in combat. Titles like Star Wars: Rebellion, Star Wars: Force Commander, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, and Star Wars: Empire at War are examples of RTS games. - Role-playing games (RPGs), available on video-game consoles and computers, offer a third-person perspective, where players make choices that influence the game's narrative. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords are examples of RPGs. They share similarities with tabletop roleplaying games. - Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are online experiences where players embody characters and interact with each other on a grand scale. These games often feature diverse environments and numerous non-player characters (NPCs) to create a more immersive atmosphere. Examples include Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, and Star Wars: The Old Republic. ## A Chronological List of Star Wars Games by Release Date ### 1980s #### 1982 - The first Star Wars video game was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Parker Brothers developed this adaptation of the film of the same name for the Atari 2600 and Intellivision consoles and was launched in 1982. The game is essentially unwinnable, as players assume the role of a Rebel pilot tasked with destroying AT-ATs on the planet Hoth, but the AT-ATs always reach their destination. [1] #### 1983 - Parker Brothers released Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle in 1983 for the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Atari 8-bit consoles. The game challenges players to pilot the Millennium Falcon during the Battle of Endor and destroy the second Death Star. [2] - Parker Brothers created Star Wars: Jedi Arena exclusively for the Atari 2600 in 1983. Jedi Arena is a simple arena combat game where two Jedi Knights battle each other. Victory is achieved by deflecting laser blasts from a remote control at the opponent. [3] - Atari produced Star Wars: The Arcade Game, a first-person space simulator based on the Battle of Yavin, the climactic sequence of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. It was released in July 1983. Due to its popularity, it was later ported to various game consoles. [4] #### 1984 - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #### 1985 - The Empire Strikes Back #### 1987 - Star Wars, a Japanese video game released in 1987, is an adaptation of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. This side-scrolling platformer, released for the Famicom console, takes creative liberties with the film's storyline. [5] #### 1988 - Star Wars: Droids ### 1990s #### 1991 - Star Wars: Attack on the Death Star - Star Wars, a side-scrolling platformer that recreates the events of A New Hope, was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in November 1991. [6] - In December 1991, The Empire Strikes Back was launched for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Players relive the events of Episode V as Luke Skywalker. [7] #### 1992 - Super Star Wars #### 1993 - Star Wars: X-Wing Imperial Pursuit (expansion) B-Wing (expansion) - Star Wars: Rebel Assault - Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back - Star Wars Arcade - Star Wars Chess #### 1994 - Star Wars: X-Wing: Collector's CD-ROM (remake) - Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Star Wars: TIE Fighter Defender of the Empire (expansion) Enemy of the Empire (expansion) #### 1995 - The LucasArts Archives Vol. I - The LucasArts Macintosh Archives Vol. I - Star Wars: Dark Forces - Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire #### 1996 - The LucasArts Archives Vol. II: Star Wars Collection - Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire #### 1997 - Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II - Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi - Monopoly Star Wars - Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Balance of Power (expansion) - The LucasArts Archives Vol. III - Star Wars: Yoda Stories #### 1998 - Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith - Star Wars: Rebellion - Star Wars: DroidWorks - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron - Star Wars: X-Wing Collector Series - The LucasArts Archives Vol. IV: Star Wars Collection II - Star Wars Trilogy Arcade #### 1999 - Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance - Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Star Wars: Episode I Racer - Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier - Star Wars: Yoda's Challenge Activity Center - Star Wars: Pit Droids - Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide - Star Wars: Jar Jar's Journey Adventure Book ### 2000s #### 2000 - Star Wars: Anakin's Speedway - Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles - Star Wars: Force Commander - Star Wars: Early Learning Activity Center - Star Wars Math: Jabba's Game Galaxy - Star Wars: Demolition - Star Wars: Episode I Obi-Wan's Adventures - Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo #### 2001 - Star Wars: Starfighter - Star Wars: Starfighter: Special Edition - Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing - Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader - Star Wars: Obi-Wan - Carbon Connection #### 2002 - Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns - Star Wars: Attack of the Clones - Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Star Wars: Racer Revenge, a podracing game like Episode I Racer, was launched on PlayStation 2 on February 13. It revolves around Sebulba's quest to avenge himself on Anakin Skywalker. Featuring thirteen tracks and twenty-two pilots, Racer Revenge was developed by Rainbow Studios and received an E rating. [8] - Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, the follow-up to Star Wars: Starfighter, was released on March 10 for the PlayStation 2 and May 13 for the Xbox. Taking place before and during the events of Attack of the Clones, Jedi Starfighter revealed several elements from the film before its theatrical release. [9] - Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, the sequel to Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, was released by LucasArts and Raven Software on March 26 for PC, Mac, Xbox, and GameCube. Set in 12 ABY, seven years after Dark Forces II, Jedi Outcast focuses on Kyle Katarn's fight against the Imperial Remnant and the Force-sensitive Reborn. [10] - Star Wars: The New Droid Army #### 2003 - Star Wars Galaxies - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike - Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon - Star Wars: Clone Wars: Planetary Forces - Garbage Masher - Force Flight #### 2004 - Star Wars: Battlefront - Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force - Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed, the first expansion for Star Wars Galaxies, was released on October 27, 2004. Jump to Lightspeed introduced space travel and combat to Galaxies, along with new species and professions. [11] - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords #### 2005 - Star Wars: Republic Commando - LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Activity Center is a compilation of minigames, wallpapers, screensavers and desktop themes. - Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees, the second expansion for Star Wars Galaxies, was released on May 5, 2005. Rage of the Wookiees added the planet Kashyyyk, along with a significant amount of content from Revenge of the Sith. [12] - Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience - Star Wars: Battle Above Coruscant - Star Wars: Republic Commando: Order 66 - Star Wars: Battlefront II - Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan, the third expansion for Star Wars: Galaxies, was released on November 1, 2005. Trials of Obi-Wan added the planet of Mustafar, incorporating elements from the recent DVD release of Revenge of the Sith and HK-47 from Knights of the Old Republic. [13] - Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit - Star Wars: Battle for the Republic #### 2006 - Star Wars: Empire at War - LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy - Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption - Star Wars: Grievous Getaway - Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures - Star Wars: The Best of PC is a collection of five of the best Star Wars video games: Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Empire at War, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Republic Commando. The Best of PC also included a 14-day trial of Star Wars Galaxies, and it was released on November 21, 2006. [14] - Star Wars: Lethal Alliance #### 2007 - LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga which combines LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, was released on November 6, 2007 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, and the Nintendo DS. The Complete Saga merges the two games, reworking the first game's levels and characters in the updated style of The Original Trilogy. [15] - Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Mobile - Star Wars: Empire at War: Gold Pack contains Star Wars: Empire at War and the expansion Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption. #### 2008 - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Sharpshooter - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Live Fire - Path of the Jedi (video game) - Star Wars: The Clone Wars (mobile) - Clones vs. Droids - Fierce Twilight #### 2009 - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes - Star Wars: Trench Run - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition - Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron - Clone Weapons Training - Force Jump Training - Gunship Over Florrum - Swamp Station Sweep - Droids Over Iego - LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 ### 2010s #### 2010 - Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner - Clone Wars Adventures: Jetpack Trooper - Cad Bane: Jedi Hunter - Air Strike - Star Wars: Battle for Hoth - Escape from Kamino - Yoda Battle Slash - Republic Ace - Star Wars: The Clone Wars: AT-TE Rescue - Duel Action Lightsaber Battle - Star Wars: Naboo Rescue - Star Wars: Lightsaber Battle - Star Wars: Battle Orbs - Star Wars: The Kessel Run - Starfighter Rescue #### 2011 - LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - Star Wars: The Old Republic, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, was launched by BioWare and LucasArts on December 20, 2011. As a "sequel" to the two Knights of the Old Republic games, The Old Republic takes place three centuries after the original games and replaced Star Wars Galaxies as the main Star Wars MMORPG. The Old Republic features eight classes divided into two factions and almost twenty planets, and the game was developed over more than five years and also spawned an expansive multimedia metaseries. [16] - Galaxy of Heroes - Ace Assault - Ace Assault II #### 2012 - Kinect Star Wars - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection - Angry Birds Star Wars, an Angry Birds game released for mobile devices and computers on November 8, features numerous Star Wars characters and six chapters based on the original trilogy. In 2013, the game was released on console along with the release of the second game. The series shut down in 2020. - Battle Orders - Aquatic Adventure - Star Wars: Fighter Pods Rampage Battle Game - Star Wars Galactic Spy - Sith Assault - _Ewok Village _ - Racer Rush - Jawa Junkyard: Droids #### 2013 - Star Wars: Force Collection - Star Wars Pinball - Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel - Club Penguin Star Wars Takeover - Angry Birds Star Wars II, released on September 18, is the second game in the Angry Birds Star Wars series. The second game, based on the prequel trilogy, allows you to play on either side in eight chapters, including a bonus chapter from Star Wars Rebels. The series shut down in 2020. - LEGO Star Wars The Yoda Chronicles - Star Wars: Tiny Death Star - LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar #### 2014 - LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters, a mobile LEGO game, was released on January 30. Players complete missions using six iconic LEGO Star Wars ships. - Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Starfighter - Star Wars: Assault Team - Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace - Star Wars Scene Maker - Star Wars Rebels: Ghost Raid - Star Wars: Commander - LEGO Star Wars The New Yoda Chronicles - Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike - Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds - Star Wars: Galactic Defense - Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan - Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings - LEGO Star Wars: Empire vs Rebels #### 2015 - Club Penguin Star Wars Rebels Takeover - Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions - Star Wars: Uprising - Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire - Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes - Star Wars Battlefront - Star Wars Rebels: Strike Missions - Star Wars Rebels: Team Tactics #### 2016 - Star Wars: Yoda's Jedi Training - LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine - Star Wars Battlefront: Rogue One: X-wing VR Mission - Star Wars Rebels: Chopper Chase - Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne - Star Wars Hyperspace Dash - LEGO Star Wars: Empire vs Rebels (2016) #### 2017 - Star Wars: Force Arena - Star Wars: Puzzle Droids - Star Wars: Rivals - Star Wars Battlefront II - LEGO Star Wars: Microfighters II - Star Wars Rebels: Special Ops - Star Wars Rebels: Imperial Heist - Porg Invasion - Star Wars: X-wing Fighter - Rogue One: Boots on the Ground - LEGO Star Wars: Empire vs Rebels (2017) #### 2019 - Star Wars Resistance Racer - Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught - LEGO Star Wars Battles - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order - Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series ### 2020s #### 2020 - Star Wars: Squadrons - Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge - Star Wars: Starfighter Missions - The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu - Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures: Fearless Flyers #### 2021 - LEGO Star Wars Battles - Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge – Last Call - LEGO Star Wars: Castaways - Star Wars: Hunters had a soft launch in 2021 and was fully released on June 4, 2024. - Star Wars Pinball VR #### 2022 - Star Wars: The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith - LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga #### 2023 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures: Galactic Training #### 2024 - Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster is a remastered version of the original Star Wars: Dark Forces from 1995. - Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection is a collection of the original Star Wars Battlefront series from 2004 and 2005. - Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Remastered - Star Wars Outlaws #### Upcoming - Star Wars Eclipse - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake - Star Wars: Rise to Power - Untitled Electronic Arts strategy game - Untitled Skydance video game ## Discontinued Games - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure, intended for the Atari 2600, was developed alongside Death Star Battle but was ultimately shelved. [17] - Vernost, a LucasArts project, would have featured the Rebels and Galactic Empire vying for control of the volcanic planet Vernost. - The New Emperor [18] - Project Hermes [19] - Proteus was the codename for a console-only MMORPG that was in development alongside Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided. Development started around 2003, but it was canceled after several months due to difficulties creating the interface. [18] - Star Wars: Imperial Commando, the planned sequel to Star Wars: Republic Commando, was being planned even during the production of Republic Commando, but the game was canceled in 2004 with only concept paintings made. [18] - Star Wars: Rebel Commando [20] - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3 was to be the third game in the Knights of the Old Republic series. Knights of the Old Republic 3 was canceled before it started official development, though the series received a "sequel" in the form of the spin-off MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic. - Star Wars: Smuggler, which began development in 2004 but was canceled in 2005, would have placed players in the role of a smuggler in an Imperial-controlled galaxy. [18] - Star Wars: Battlefront III was intended as a sequel to the commercially successful Star Wars: Battlefront II. - Star Wars: Battlefront IV [21] - Star Wars: Rogue Leaders: Rogue Squadron Wii [22] - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter [23] - Star Wars Trilogy [23] - Star Wars: Jedi Knight III: Brink of Darkness [24] - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed III [25] - Battle of the Sith Lords, code named Damage, was intended to revive Darth Maul in the Legacy era and was to have connections to Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Red Fly Studios was developing the game, and LucasArts was planning to acquire the studio. However, in 2011, LucasArts chose not to purchase the company, leading to the project's cancellation. - Star Wars: 1313 was to be set in the lower levels of Coruscant, specifically level 1313, and would have explored the darker aspects of Star Wars. It was expected to receive a Mature rating. However, the game was never released because Disney closed LucasArts after acquiring Lucasfilm. - Star Wars: First Assault, a multiplayer Star Wars game in development at LucasArts, was canceled along with Star Wars: 1313 following the closure of LucasArts after Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm. - Death Star [24] - Star Wars: Outpost [24] - Star Wars: Rebel Agent [24] - Star Wars: Rebel Fury [24] - Star Wars: Rebel Jedi [24] - Star Wars: Rebel Scum [24] - Star Wars: Rebel Warrior [24] - Star Wars: Attack Squadrons, an online multiplayer space combat game developed by Disney Interactive and Area 52 Games, was officially announced in 2013. A five-month beta took place in 2014 before the game was canceled. The game would have included customizable ships, 16-player matches, and three battle modes. - Star Wars: Dark Squadron [26] - Project Ragtag was being developed by EA Vancouver after Visceral Games, the game's previous developers, was shut down. It was canceled in early 2019. - Star Wars: Galactic Conflict [27] - Star Wars Episode VII: Shadows of the Sith was planned to focus on Ben Skywalker. It was only in the initial pitch phase. - Shadow of the Sith would have centered on Sith in a futuristic setting. - Star Wars Scene Maker: Rebels would have allowed players to place characters in scenes from the Star Wars Rebels animated series. - Untitled Electronic Arts first-person shooter game [28] - Untitled Chewbacca game [26] - Untitled fighting game [24] ## Games Featuring Crossovers - Brawlhalla - Club Penguin Club Penguin Star Wars Takeover Club Penguin Star Wars Rebels Takeover - Disney Emoji Blitz - Disney Magic Kingdoms - LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum - Fall Guys - Fortnite Fortnite Battle Royale LEGO Fortnite LEGO Fortnite Odyssey Fortnite Festival Rocket Racing - Minecraft Minecraft Star Wars Minecraft Star Wars: Path of the Jedi - Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - Roblox - Rocket League - Soulcalibur IV - The Sims 4 The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu

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