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Star Wars: far beyond the movies
Hello Nerds…
The universe of the fantastic saga of Star Wars is huge and attracts thousands of fans with each new content released, whether in series or in theaters, and because of these fans, the expansion field of the famous franchise of Lucas Films has grown, and games are part of this distant history…
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the franchise Star Wars always drew attention, and with that, a very wide range of possibilities was opened for canonical development or an expanded universe of the franchise, wherever the name may be, Star Wars it guarantees good sales, and applying this in the gaming universe, everything can be leveraged.
The first
The first born game in the franchise Star Wars was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, released in 1982 for the Atari 2600 for the company Parker Brothers, with a great pop culture icon at the time, the game was received in a mixed way; those who praised the game were fans of the movies, said that the game had great audio visual, acceptable difficulty and a high level of fun, those who criticized the game simply weren’t fans of the series and said that the cartridge was a fighter nickel without quality.
Generally speaking, the game is a Shmup, where the player controls Luke Skywalker in your Snow Speeder, the objective is to destroy the empire battle droid AT-AT, in Planet hot, so that the empire does not exhaust the energy reserves of the rebels.
Highlights
Star Wars it is practically endless, I will mention 3 games, not the best ones, but the ones that you, dear reader, could give a chance to; It is worth noting that our partner GOG.com has in its catalog more than 30 games of the franchise and I advise you to take a good look (check it out).
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Game released in 2001 for Windows and Macbasically the game is a Age of Empires with themes of Star Wars, filled with weapons, battlefields, races and everything that is possible regarding the franchise’s war content
The game has a series of expansions that make the game even more flashy and interesting, making the title, for many, a “playable literature” of Star Wars, thanks to its vast content.
Super Star Wars
This is a mythical exclusive Super Nintendo, released in 1992, the title itself refers to the first of 3 similar games based on the first films in the franchise. In short, the game is platform style, but mixing a number of other elements in its gameplay and bringing a fantastic experience to the player.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
This is an interesting turn-based RPG, released for PCs and Xbox Classic, but without characters from the canonical universe.
Darth Malak, a Sith Lord and apprentice of Darth Revan, unleashed the Sith armada against the Galactic Republic. the action of Malak it leaves the Jedi frightened and vulnerable; many Jedi Knights die in battle and others join the Malak. The game opens with the character the player has customized, which can be either male or female, waking up inside a republican ship about to be destroyed, and with no memory of the past. After escaping from the ship, the character gains company and remembers parts of his past, while trying to stop the forces of Malak.
News
Currently, the AND THE released on November 15, 2019 the game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the game that divides fans, has some “bugs” and a shallow story, however, its gameplay is formidable and the immersion in the adventure is also good.
Basically we are in the skin of a deserter Jedi, who left the strength to not be chased by the empire, but when being trained by an old master, our character goes in search of survival and help to many other Jedi who may be in danger.
