May the 4th Be With You: The Best Star Wars Games of All Time

4. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996)
Platforms: Nintendo 64, Windows
LucasArts went big with Shadows of the Empire, releasing a novel, soundtrack, comic book series, and action figures in addition to the heavily marketed game. Set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the game put the player in control of mercenary Dash Rendar, as he helps the main characters rescue Princess Leia from the lair of the evil Prince Xizor. Players get to fight in the Battle of Hoth, battle Boba Fett and IG-88, fly swoop bikes through the streets of Mos Eisley, and fight in space while piloting the Millennium Falcon-like mercenary ship Outrider. The PC version of the game played and looked better than the N64 edition, but both gave the player a chance to experience the mystery surrounding the time between Empire and Return of the Jedi while enjoying an excellent original soundtrack.

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30 thoughts on “May the 4th Be With You: The Best Star Wars Games of All Time”

Studer Andrew says:

May 23, 2016 at 7:52 am

Uh-huh…..No mention AT ALL for X-Wing Alliance…..Better then both X-Wing and Tie Fighter (In my opinon)…..Lame -.-

nikoliy says:

October 19, 2016 at 6:51 pm

It should be on the list, third place after XW and TF :)

Nu nill never no says:

March 10, 2016 at 8:29 am

Battlefront(Battlefront 2, actually) is the best game ever made and anyone who disagrees with me is objectively wrong.

LD says:

May 5, 2015 at 8:23 pm

I played the hell out of Shadows of the Empire, I loved it and its still definitely my favorite

Mike says:

April 29, 2015 at 11:33 pm

I personally liked GCN’s Rogue Leader, myself. Then again, it had to be played with 5.1 and HD support, or it didn’t seem HALF as good as it actually was.

Ben Wahl says:

April 19, 2015 at 8:54 pm

How is Battlefront 2 not on this list?!?!?! By far the best Stars Wars game

Lane Mock says:

February 11, 2015 at 12:56 pm

Battlefront shouldve been much higher. The gameplay was amazing and the multiplayer was even better. It provided hours and hours of gameplay for me and my friends. Still one of my favorites today.

Hussain says:

February 11, 2015 at 12:40 am

Im glad Darkforces made the cut,

Sad about Republic commando not making the cut

Stephen Fergerson says:

January 23, 2015 at 2:39 pm

Swtor should be on there! And I want to hear no BS about F2P. That’s not how the game was released nor is it how your supposed to play after lvl 10.

Rhett Betcher says:

January 17, 2015 at 9:25 pm

N64… Pod Racer deserves a spot on the list

Thomas Lee Howard says:

January 4, 2015 at 4:51 pm

Empire at War deffinatly deserves to be on this list.

LaSteve De'Antonio Yung says:

December 30, 2014 at 9:36 pm

Where’s podracer?!?!?

Anthony Michalski says:

December 22, 2014 at 10:07 pm

Am I the only one who loved dark forces? Where you had to fight the dark trooper & you played as kyle katarn? This should be on the list, great soundtrack but not the best graphics now. . But back then I played that game over & over until it broke then I went and bought a used copy to have for my star wars video game collection

LucasSW says:

October 31, 2014 at 5:03 am

One game/mod is missing: Star Wars: Movie Battles II, which is kinda best modification for Jedi Academy, it’s like whole new game. http://www.moviebattles2.com

MrRabbit says:

October 27, 2014 at 7:15 pm

Kotor and swg(pre nge.) were my favorites by far. Never had a satisfying starwars game experience that could compare to these two.

DannyK says:

October 24, 2014 at 12:49 am

Force unleashed should’ve mait but more importantely, Battlefront 2>Battlefront 1

ambaryerno says:

July 30, 2014 at 10:25 pm

Wait, wait, wait. Jedi Knight II is on the list, but NOT the original?! Fail.

Boba Fettuccini says:

July 28, 2014 at 12:30 pm

Star wars: Galactic Battlegrounds was always my favorite.

Thomas Lee Howard says:

January 4, 2015 at 5:11 pm

Have you tried Empire at War? If not I recommend it.

Ben Mudrow says:

July 25, 2014 at 8:52 pm

No Jedi knight dark forces or dark forces 2?

cor2879 says:

July 19, 2014 at 7:55 pm

I had Star Wars on the NES and it was a terrible game. Now, The Empire Strikes Back on NES was gaming gold.

pRohphet8 says:

July 17, 2014 at 9:45 pm

I liked Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds, similar to Age of Empires.

William Petersen says:

July 8, 2014 at 3:08 pm

I used to eat sleep and breathe X-Wing and all the expansions! I really wish they would remake this one!

Gradynini says:

July 6, 2014 at 9:26 pm

Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II , should have been near the top. Excellent story, live cutscenes, the ability to choose your destiny and have radically different outcomes. Plus it had good enough multiplayer and a much easier modding mechanism that led to all kinds of replayability . Someone even made a high res mod that improved the graphics 3x .