LucasArts’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, one of the greatest and most memorable Star Wars video games, is begging to be developed into a Disney+ TV series.
The 10 Best Star Wars Games Ever Made
Sometime before Disney acquired Lucasarts, and a bit after the Prequel Trilogy had ended, the Star Wars universe was kept alive thanks to the slew of amazing games we were getting every year. From Republic Commando to the first two Battlefront games, there has never been a better time to be a Star Wars fan.
However, something remarkable happened in 2008: with the then-new generation of consoles, a Star Wars game was spearheading physics and graphics technologies, the likes of which we had never seen before. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed became one of the year’s most anticipated releases, with the promise of it being one of the darkest chapters in the Star Wars saga.
Needless to say, the game delivered on almost every promise it made. Not only was it an impressive showcase of what the new consoles could do, but Star Wars: The Force Unleashed also delivered one of the most endearing Star Wars stories we had seen in one of the franchise’s action video games.
Fans immediately fell in love with the epic tale of Galen Marek, also known as the Starkiller – Darth Vader’s secret apprentice. The character appeared in games like Soul Calibur IV and essentially became the face of Star Wars in the seventh generation of consoles. Released in every home and portable console available at the time, it seemed like Marek had to be introduced to the main Star Wars universe sooner or later, but that changed once Disney removed him from the series canon.
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