![]() Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is one of the more expensive games on this list at USD59.99 on most consoles. It’s those smaller details that bring home the “playing with Lego” nostalgia for which the franchise is known. You can see the glossy or grainy texture to each block in the game. It helps that The Skywalker Saga looks amazing, which is weird to say for a game that’s a virtual simulation of plastic bricks. Parts of the game feel unnecessary, which we elaborate on in our review, but there are plenty of times where the game had me chuckling to myself on the couch. The Skywalker Saga is the best iteration of the Lego video game franchise to date. ![]() And The Skywalker Saga beat them all with the biggest launch to date, selling 3.2 million copies globally in two weeks. We now have Lego video games built around the last 20 years of summer blockbusters, from Jurassic Park to The Lord of the Rings. Put simply, you get to play the good parts and laugh at the bad ones in a way that’s more enjoyable than spending 20 hours rewatching all the mainline movies.įirst released in 2005, the original Lego Star Wars: The Video Game started it all. The game is a warm dose of nostalgia, and Lego’s trademark levity helps to gloss over some of the more questionable moments from movies like The Phantom Menace and Rise of Skywalker. ![]() Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the abridged – and often hilarious – version of the franchise’s nine episodes. The Xbox store has it on sale for USD4.99, and you can get it on Steam for USD3.49 through May 6.įor those who want to walk down memory lane. You can play a remastered version of Republic Commando for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, currently on sale for USD7.49. Republic Commando isn’t a perfect game, but it’s fun to revisit a turning point in the Star Wars franchise – when the bucket heads fighting for the Republic (and the Empire) became characters in their own right. The game operates like ‘SOCOM’ and similar titles from the same era, before we all had the ability to just play with friends online. In the first-person shooter, you direct your teammates to tactical points throughout the various levels, seeking the high ground for covering fire or setting an explosive to clear debris. Aptly nicknamed the ‘Boss’, you direct three squadmates, ‘Fixer’, ‘Scorch’ and ‘Sev’, who have their own unique talents as a computer specialist, a demolitionist and a marksman, respectively, through a series of special ops missions. In the game, you play as the squad leader, who’s voiced by Temuera Morrison, the actor behind both Jango and Boba Fett – the Mandalorians upon whom the entire Clone Army has been based. Released in 2005, Republic Commando is the earliest example in the Star Wars universe of clones as people, not just foot soldiers. ![]() You can thank Republic Commando for that. Unlike the legions of faceless stormtroopers from the original Star Wars trilogy, the soldiers of the Republic’s clone army have their own personalities. PHOTO: STARWARS.COMīefore the Bad Batch, Commander Cody or Captain Rex, there was the Delta Squad of Republic Commando. To commemorate May 4, this Star Wars pseudo-holiday, here are some games for fans of the franchise. Like every galaxy in our universe, Star Wars continues to expand, and, with Mickey Mouse at the helm, this steamboat probably won’t be slowing down any time soon. The next Star Wars motion picture may feel light-years away, but Disney has a steady stream of shows set in the universe coming this year.Įwan McGregor will reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi, starting on May 27, and Diego Luna will play the rebel spy Cassian Andor from Rogue One in a series expected later this year. There are eight Star Wars video games in the works, including a sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order, a free-to-play battle arena called Star Wars: Hunters and an untitled project by Amy Hennig, the director behind Naughty Dog’s Uncharted series. THE WASHINGTON POST – Star Wars fans have a lot to celebrate, and not just because it’s May 4.
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