5 Great Ideas For A Star Wars Game

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Star Wars has a long history with video games, beginning with 1982's adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back. At different times the franchise has experimented with RPGs, shooters, real-time strategy, fighting games, racing games, and educational games for kids. Knights of the Old Republic is well-known among RPG fans and even influenced many later games of the genre. Masters of Teräs Käsi, however, an attempt at a fighting game that could compete with Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, was a critical and commercial disaster.

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Even after being purchased by Disney, Star Wars games continue to be made (although no longer under the LucasArts label). The Battlefront games and Jedi: Fallen Order made a sizable splash. There is also an upcoming Old Republic-themed game by Ubisoft, and plans for a remake of Knights of the Old Republic by Aspyr. Yet there are still plenty of untouched areas that have the potential for some interesting games.

The whole pre-republic era is one that has been largely unexplored in Star Wars media. The Rakata were first introduced in Knights of the Old Republic, in which the antagonist Darth Malak has been using a Rakatan superweapon known as the «Star Forge» to build his army. The player gets to visit the Rakata homeworld and learn about their history.

One of the big selling points for Knights of the Old Republic was its then-unusual setting. Being placed a thousand years before the films allowed it to present a very different galaxy from what fans were used to, even while visiting the familiar planet of Tattooine. A game that goes even further back could present a galaxy that is barely recognizable. Players could explore familiar