TheStar Warsfranchise is not only big in terms of the countless movies, series, Lego sets, and so forth that are currently in circulation, but more than anything else, it boasts a huge catalog of video games. The first everStar Warsvideo game,The Empire Strikes Back,was released as early as 1982, with countlessStar Warsvideo games following suit.
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Some of thebestStar Warsvideo games everprovide players with different takes of the galaxy far, far away. While some are simply great entertainment, there are those that stand out as some of the most difficultStar Warsgames ever made, challenging players on all levels of skill, reflexes, and coordination.
11Star Wars: Episode 1 - Racer
The pod-racing sequence inStar Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menaceis likely one of the most entertaining and exciting ‘car chases’ from the 1990s. The game,Star Wars Racer,is entirely based on this iconic sequence, featuring all the racing courses from the film, as well as a few new ones.
Thepodracing in this gamecan become tricky, as the pod’s engine explodes if the boost function is used for too long, and the pod-racer will be destroyed if it sustains too much damage from colliding into walls and obstacles. This causes the player to respawn, losing valuable seconds, and running the risk of losing.
10Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
Jedi Outcastis the third game in theJedi Knight Star Warsvideo game series and is a third-person shooter game. Despite being a shooter game,Jedi Outcastfocuses a lot on combat with the lightsabers, which becomes difficult, as they can be used to deflect shots, and they have different styles that afford different combos.
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The tricky saber mechanics, with the added tough enemies and platform running sequences, make this a challenging entry in theStar Warsvideo game library.
9Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2 - Rogue Leader
ThisStar Warsgame, released on GameCube in 2001, is a flight action game.Rogue Squadron 2is set in the time that spans thefirst threeStar Warsmovies. The player visits ten planets across the galaxy as either Luke Skywalker or Wedge Antilles while fighting the Galactic Empire.
The game is challenging on many levels, as the player can choose between a range of spacecraft, each with its own unique weapons arrangement, speed and maneuverability. The player’s overall score is also measured in terms of various performance statistics, which influences one’s ranking and unlockable content.
8Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
The Force Unleashedis a third-person adventure game that narratively bridges the gap between the first and secondStar Warsfilm trilogies. The protagonist is a powerfulwielder of the Force, and allows the player to use a lightsaber and the Force as weapons against enemies.
The game uses a tricky combo system, where the player combines lightsaber and the Force movements in combat. Although the enemies aren’t tough, they appear in great numbers, which is meant to wear down the character and can be frustrating for more inexperienced players.
7Star Wars: Empire At War
ThisStar Warsgame, released in 2006, is a real-time strategy game that was developed only for Windows PC and Mac. It is set betweenRevenge of the SithandA New Hope,and has three modes - a story-based campaign, a skirmish, and an open-map galactic conquest.
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As a strategy game,Empire at Waris intense, with ground and space battles taking place. In galactic conquest mode, once the player has entered a battle, only the resources taken can be used. In addition, one needs to mine resources from planets under your control and manage those.
6Star Wars Squadrons
Another space combat game,Star Wars Squadrons,uses first-person perspective and allows the player to fight either on the side of the New Republic or theGalactic Empire. The player needs to use different parts of their ship - such as the engine, weapons, and shield (if they have one) to defeat enemies. The game is fast-paced and intense, and the first-person cockpit view does not always make it easy to stay on course, never mind fighting and staying out of the line of fire.
5Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderis one of the more recent games in theStar Warsfranchise, released in 2019. It is an action-adventure game set five years afterRevenge of the Sith.Players control a Jedi named Cal Kestis and complete various story missions as they go on a journey to restore the Jedi Order.
Enemies in the game include stormtroopers,wild beasts, and dangerous bounty hunters. As with other difficultStar Warsgames, the lightsaber mechanics on this one are intricate, where one can only block attacks from the aggressive Galactic Empire foes up to the point where the block meter runs out.
4Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Knights of the Old Republicis the onlyStar Warsgamefamously developed by BioWare. The game plays off four thousand years before the events of the films and is a role-playing game that was released in 2003. The player is a Jedi who travels to various planets in search of the antagonist, Malek.
The game is based onDungeons and Dragonsrules and the combat system is round-based, which might prove challenging for players who are not used to it. There is a lot going on in the game, from combat to party management to dialogue choices, challenging players on all levels.
3Star Wars: Episode I - Jedi Power Battles
ThisStar Warsgame is difficult but for all the wrong reasons.Jedi Power Battleswas one of the more unsuccessful games in the franchise, owing to its unrefined controls, poor platforming and rather boring lightsaber battles.
The game is a combination between a platformer and a beat ‘em up, so the player needs to jump around platforms a lot while fighting enemies. Due to the game’s poor mechanics, jumping platforms and defeating enemies becomes much harder than it needs to be.
2Super Star Wars Trilogy
Released over a period of two years - from 1992 to 1994 - theSuper Star Warstrilogy released for Super Nintendo comprises three very difficult games, namelySuper Star Wars,Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, andSuper Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
These2D platformersare difficult beyond comparison to the otherStar Warsgames. The player generally has to fight with a single blaster, or a lightsaber. Each demands skillful jumping and navigation on platforms from the players, and each game is filled with formidable enemies and brutal bosses.
