scotland wrote:Humble Bundle has an interesting offer for Star Wars video game fans:
https://www.humblebundle.com/star-warsAbout $10 will get you KOTOR, Lego Star Wars, Tie Fighter, X-wing, some other games and stuff.
Holy crap, thank you! I'm buying this today
Okay, topic-time...
I was a huge Star Wars fan growing up. I didn't like much else, any toys I had, it was them VERSUS THE STAR WARS UNIVERSE. That said, I loved Star wars games, and still do.
1. Super Star Wars Trilogy (SNES) - I still remember seeing a copy of EGM at the local pharmacy with Super Star Wars on the cover. I was so friggin excited. I must have read and reread the magazine a hundred times. When it finally came out, it didn't disappoint: fantastic graphics, great mode 7 stages, tight controls, and crushing difficulty - my kind of game! The sequels kept it coming with some of the best the SNES has to offer.
2. Knights of the Old Republic (XBox) - It took some convincing by an old friend for me to play this game. I wasn't into RPG's and it just didn't look like my thing. I couldn't have been more wrong. Great graphics, a story that changed as you played, a myriad of choices no matter the situation, and the biggest of them all: to be Jedi or Sith was your choice. I burned out three XBoxes playing this title. No regrets. NOTE: The sequel is good but development was cut at the end, nerfing hours of content. This was eventually completed by modders for the PC version...which I will now play, thanks to the link above.
3. Star Wars: Jedi Outcast (Gamecube/Xbox) - This game. THIS game. I wasn't into the Star Wars PC games whatsoever past Dark Forces. This game (effectively Dark Forces III) changed that, but it didn't bring me back to PC. I saw it advertised and I had to have it. Finding it was a giant pain in the ass (literally nowhere had it), so I ended up buying a disc only copy from some guy on ebay. What a great game. The story was fantastic, the game was HARD, and just beating a level was an accomplishment. Besides the story mode, there was an exceptional multiplayer mode where you and a friend could face up to 10 bots on the Gamecube or 14 on the XBox. You could also play in arenas specific to player vs. player combat, and each player could tailor their character's force powers. I eventually bought all versions of this game.
4. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii) - I initially played this on the XBox 360 and found it to be utterly boring. Last year I picked up a big lot of Wii games and decided to give the game another shot. Woo what a difference those Wii controls make! Picking up and slamming stormtroopers, flinging objects around, lightsaber battles, everything was far more fun. The story was lame, some of the graphics were bad, and camera angles during boss fights could be a real pain in the ass. That said, I'd play it again. NOTE: The sequel changes the controls for the worse and is overall a shoddy piece of work. Don't buy it on any system.
5. Star Wars: The Arcade Game (Arcade) - "Use the force, Luke!" I still remember hearing that in all its' garbled glory. There was a sit-down version of this game at the arcade I frequented with my Dad. What a great time. Great vector graphics, music, Obi-Wan's voice, and a slick controller made this more of an experience than a game. It still stands up.
6. Star Wars (GameBoy) - I never had an NES growing up, but I did have a GameBoy. When this port was released I was all over it. As of late this game gets lambasted by just about everybody, but I loved it and still do. Exploring Tatooine, flying the falcon, rescuing Leia, and flying down the trench were all there. Above all, there was a real challenge to the game, which made me love it more. NOTE: Don't play the sequel. It's outright garbage.
