hokey fanservice and big budget battle
scenes and no match for a good story at
your side kid
welcome to watchmojo.com have better
stories than the rise of Skywalker for
this list we're looking at Star Wars
games that we feel featured more
satisfying narratives than the final
installment in the Skywalker saga I want
you to know that you have been a real
friend of my best one in fact number 10
Star Wars bounty hunter
Attack of the Clones was far from a
highlight of the franchise but most fans
can agree that it introduced a pretty
badass new character in Jango Fett
evidently LucasArts agreed as a studio
gave the Mandalorian no not that one
his own spin-off game will have to split
up you see if you can get close to
gardulla I'll hunt down this game for
Jabba
oh sure you get to have all the fun said
a few years before Attack of the Clones
this third-person action adventure
follows Jango Fett as he hunts down a
dark Jedi across the galaxy this is no
throwaway plot either as the game fills
in valuable parts of Django's backstory
including how he became the template for
the entire clone army while the gameplay
and graphics are certainly showing their
age Star Wars bounty hunter gets high
marks for letting you play as the bad
guy I should have known better number 9
Star Wars The Force Unleashed no she
hasn't been corrupted not yet she's just
afraid
long before kylo Ren terrorized the
galaxy in Darth Vader's name
there was Starkiller Jedi hunter and
apprentice to the Dark Lord of the Sith
set between the events of the prequels
and original trilogy's the Force
Unleashed is best known for Starkiller's
fun array of powers and abilities but
what the game doesn't get enough credit
for is its story but wouldn't you rather
die on your feet that drown in some
Cantina I don't know featuring both
light and dark side paths Starkiller
story is a satisfying bridge between the
events of Revenge of the Sith and a new
hope and even acts as an origin story
for both the Rebel Alliance and the
Galactic Civil War now if only LucasArts
can take back that terrible sequel get
get what patience boy number 8 Star Wars
Battlefront - I'm gonna get what I
wanted
my best technicians are slicing into
your droid right now it took more than a
decade to get a proper battlefront
single-player campaign but EA delivered
one in 2017 well for the most part yeah
god I denver coz from imperial special
forces commander to rebel fighter is
arguably more satisfying than Finn's arc
in the new trilogy we love John boyega
but he really didn't have much to do in
these films
other than yell ray alot that being said
items story doesn't quite live up to its
potential either it suffers from rushed
pacing an unnecessary cliffhanger and an
anti climactic finale in the form of a
DLC but stepping into iDEN shoes still
made for a mostly thrilling if too short
ride looks like you're still second in
command
oh I'm patient number 7 Star Wars TIE
fighter
how are the repairs proceeding damage
caused by the rebel attack is almost
repaired excellent how do you make the
sequel to a beloved Star Wars game even
better let players play as the bad guys
with state-of-the-art graphics and AI
tie-fighter world players upon release
in 1994 and is still widely considered
one of the greatest Star Wars games ever
made
but while everyone remembers the
thrilling dogfights one thing that's
often overlooked is how good the game's
story was yes lord Vader
my master I attract Admiral Harkov to a
rebel space installation set between the
Empire Strikes Back and Return Allah
Jedi TIE fighter helped humanize the
Empire by showing that they're not
simply cold-hearted villains the game's
expansions took things up a notch by
bringing in fan favorite Grand Admiral
Thrawn which might just be one of the
coolest setups of any game in the
franchise you are to be commended for
your participation in this operation
number six Star Wars dark forces
certainly then I will get Jan brief you
further on your mission objective Thank
You commander and may the force be with
you Kyle Catan may no longer be canon
but for a generation of Star Wars video
gamers he was the hero at the center of
it all the first installment of the Jedi
Knight series this first-person shooter
introduced players to Catan a former
imperial officer who eventually joins
the rebellion after learning the truth
about his parents fate while archaic by
modern standards dark forces does what
it can to tell an interesting story
which was no easy task for a first
person shooter made in the mid 90s
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more importantly the game laid the
groundwork for one of Star Wars deepest
character arcs with Kyle Keaton's
journey from mercenary to Jedi Master
explored further in later installments
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number five Star Wars Rogue Squadron at
one point or another every Star Wars fan
has wished that they could climb into an
x-wing and fight the Empire like Luke
Skywalker in a way that wish came true
with Rogue Squadron in this arcade style
space shooter players take control of
Luke as he commands his starship team in
a series of battles against the Empire
the story picks up six months after the
Battle of Yavin and while it largely
takes a backseat to the action the
narrative is more than just window
dressing
it's a beauty unfortunately the Imperial
donut they harvest the Savannah gas to
use in their weapons it increases their
firepower the game fills in some story
gaps between Episode four and five
helping explain why Luke is such an
important member of the rebellion when
we catch back up with him in the latter
film hey where are you down on the
ground still waiting for someone to pick
me up I'm on number 4 Star Wars Jedi
fallen order we seek a dangerous
fugitive this is no common anarchist but
a devotee of the treasons just when we'd
lost hope of ever seeing a good
singleplayer Star Wars game again
respawn Entertainment's swooped in to
save the day set five years after
Revenge of the Sith the game follows
former Padawan calque Estes as he and
his allies attempt to rebuild the fallen
Jedi Order we're just too afraid to say
it
to the empire we're all just expendable
yes though it takes a while to get going
Cal story is an emotional journey on par
with the best Star Wars movies helped
along by a terrific cast of supporting
characters including the lovable droid
Biddy one and in epic finale we wouldn't
dare spoil for an order is a standout
Star Wars story we won't soon forget
turn yourself in for everyone present
shall face summary execution number 3
Star Wars Jedi Knight 2 Jedi Outcast
why can't you Jedi ever do things the
simple way if the ways of the Jedi were
easy there be millions of us instead of
dozens just when you thought Kyle Catan
was out of the Jedi life for good the
force pulls him back in this installment
in the Jedi Knight series finds Catan
working as a mercenary for the New
Republic having given up the Jedi life
after nearly turning to the dark side
fortunately the reluctant hero quickly
finds himself back on the Jedi path
considering how long it's been since you
use the Force I almost expected you to
fail outright Oh what follows is a story
of growth and redemption to rival Luke
Skywalker's own hero's journey only
without the green milk chugging while
the 2000s controls and graphics are in
need of a serious overhaul Jedi Outcast
remains in the upper echelons of Star
Wars stories just be prepared for lots
of stilted animations maybe maybe not
but I know I won't be alone no buddy you
too son
even now after all this pain it's not
too late
number 2 Star Wars shadows of the Empire
you've informed Jabba's bounty
that Lord Vader's order to capture Luke
Skywalker alive has now being changed
yes and no one will know that the new
order to kill Skywalker came from you
while the hoff level blew us away at the
time this Nintendo 64 and PC title was
far from the best Star Wars game even at
the time of release a rushed development
schedule had LucasArts scrambling to get
the game out in time for Christmas the
result
spotty controls poor technical
performance in a game that didn't live
up to its potential but shadows of the
Empire was bigger than a single mediocre
video game that the scanners find ig-88
zigzag location yes sir
they Salvage plant at the far end of the
junkyard it was part of an ambitious
multimedia project that told a story of
what happened between the Empire Strikes
Back and Return of the Jedi it may not
look like it now but this was a story
that helped revitalize the Star Wars
brand in the lead-up to the prequels I
know Luke but he didn't die in vain
thanks to him the Alliance no longer has
anything to fear from Black Sun and the
Imperial computer he captured is being
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a lot of things being ripped off in this
game number one Star Wars Knights of the
Old Republic yet first you must prove
yourself worthy in the traditions and
customs of our order as handed down from
master to pupil for a thousand
generations at a time when the prequel
trilogy was causing many to lose faith
in the franchise Canadian developer
Bioware released a game that reminded us
all how great Star Wars could be set
thousands of years before the Skywalker
saga Knights of the Old Republic pushed
the envelope of video game storytelling
complete with a climactic twist to rival
empires famous Darth Vader reveal it was
revin not
your old masters with the Jedi here I'm
a star Forge yes that would explain why
the droids failed and while obsidian
sequel the Sith Lords doesn't quite
measure up to the first installment the
two games combined tell a story that
could go toe-to-toe with the best Star
Wars movies you cannot beat me revin
they're not here on the star Forge not
when I can draw upon the power of all
these Jedi in the mood for more awesome
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