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The term "video game" is used to mean any game played on a video game console, any interactive game software, or a computer game where a video display is the primary feedback device.
Game genres
- First-person shooter (FPS) games are video or computer games in which the player's viewpoint is a game character's perspective. They often feature guns and other combat weapons. Star Wars: Dark Forces and its sequels are FPSs, as is Star Wars: Republic Commando. See Category:First-person shooters for more examples.
- Flight simulators are games that put the player in the position of piloting an air- or spacecraft against opponents or obstacles. The X-wing and TIE Fighter series, Rogue Squadron series, Starfighter series, and Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed are all flight simulators.
- Real-time strategy (RTS) games are usually computer games in which the player views multiple characters from a top-down point of view. In RTSs, players usually command multiple groups of characters without actually fighting themselves. Examples of RTSs include Star Wars: Rebellion, Star Wars: Force Commander, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, and Star Wars: Empire at War.
- Role-playing games (RPGs) are video or computer games in which the player views the character from a third-person perspective and makes choices that ultimately change the games' story. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords are RPGs. They are similar in some ways to tabletop roleplaying games.
- Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are online games where players take on characters and interact with each other on a broad scale. They often feature a variety of environments and numerous non-player characters (NPCs) to provide a more realistic feel. Examples include Star Wars Galaxies, Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
List of Star Wars games in order of publication
1980s
1982
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was the first Star Wars video game. Developed by Parker Brothers and released in 1982 for the Atari 2600 and Intellivision consoles, The Empire Strikes Back is an adaption of the film of the same name, though the game is effectively impossible to win: players take on the role of a Rebel pilot attempting to destroy AT-ATs on the planet Hoth, and the AT-ATs will eventually reach their goal.[1]
1983
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle is a game that was produced by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Atari 8-bit consoles that was released in 1983. The game's objective is to pilot the Millennium Falcon during the Battle of Endor and destroy the second Death Star.[2]
- Star Wars: Jedi Arena is a game that was produced solely for the Atari 2600 by Parker Brothers in 1983. Jedi Arena is a basic arena battle game that sees two Jedi Knights face off against each other in an arena, and players win by deflecting laser blasts from a remote at their opponent.[3]
- Star Wars: The Arcade Game is an arcade game produced by Atari and released in July 1983 as a first-person space simulator based around the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, specifically the Battle of Yavin. The game was very popular and was later re-released on a number of game consoles.[4]
1984
1985
1987
- Star Wars is a Japanese video game release in 1987 that is an adaption of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. A side-scrolling platformer, the game was released for the Famicom console, and takes liberties with the movie's storyline.[5]
1988
1990s
1991
- Star Wars: Attack on the Death Star
- Star Wars is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in November 1991 that recreates the events of Episode IV: A New Hope in a side-scrolling platformer game.[6]
- The Empire Strikes Back is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in December 1991 which sees the player fight through the events of Episode V as Luke Skywalker.[7]
1992
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
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
Canceled games
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Ewok Adventure was a game for the Atari 2600 that was developed alongside Death Star Battle but never released.[8]
- Vernost was a canceled LucasArts computer game that would have centered on the Rebels and Galactic Empire battling for control of the volcanic planet Vernost.
- Proteus was the working title for a canceled Star Wars MMORPG that was developed alongside Star Wars Galaxies as a console-only game. Development began around 2003, but it was canceled after several months due to difficulties creating the interface.[9]
- Star Wars: Imperial Commando was the planned sequel to Star Wars: Republic Commando that was in planning even during the production of Republic Commando, but the game was canceled in 2004 with only concept paintings made.[9]
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 3 was the planned third installment 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 was a video game that started development in 2004 but was canceled in 2005. The player would have assumed the role of a smuggler in an Imperial-controlled galaxy.[9]
- Star Wars: Battlefront III was to be a sequel to the highly selling Star Wars: Battlefront II.
- Battle of the Sith Lords code name Damage was a canceled Darth Maul video game that would have revived Maul in the Legacy era and had ties to Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The game was being developed by Red Fly Studios, which was to be bought by LucasArts. In 2011, LucasArts opted not to buy the video game company, and the project was subsequently canceled.
- Star Wars: 1313 would have taken place in the deeper levels of Coruscant, specifically level 1313, and would have featured the darker side of Star Wars. A Mature rating was expected. However, the game was never released, as LucasArts was shut down by Disney after it acquired Lucasfilm.
- Star Wars: First Assault was a multiplayer Star Wars game in development at LucasArts. It was canceled along with Star Wars: 1313 after the closure of LucasArts following Disney's Lucasfilm acquisition.
- Star Wars: Attack Squadrons was an online multiplayer space combat game in development by Disney Interactive and Area 52 Games. The game was officially announced in 2013, with a five-month beta occurring in 2014 before cancellation. The game would have featured modifiable ships, 16 player matches, and three battle modes.
- Project Ragtag was a video game in development by the studio EA Vancouver after Visceral Games, the game's previous developers, were closed down. It was canceled in early 2019.
- Star Wars Episode VII: Shadows of the Sith was to be a video game focusing on Ben Skywalker. It never progressed beyond an initial pitch.
- Shadow of the Sith, a video game focusing on Sith in a futuristic time period.
- Star Wars Scene Maker: Rebels , Players would have been able to place various characters in various scenes from the Star Wars Rebels animated series.
Sources
The Lucasfilm Games Team's Favorite Star Wars Gaming Moments on StarWars.com (backup link not verified!)
Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back video game
- ↑ Star Wars: Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle
- ↑ Star Wars: Jedi Arena
- ↑ Star Wars: The Arcade Game
- ↑ Star Wars 1987 video game
- ↑ Star Wars 1991 video game
- ↑ The Empire Strikes Back video game
- ↑ Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Rogue Leaders: The Story of LucasArts
