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The coolest Star Wars games you never got to play

We were robbed of a Chewbacca adventure game?!

The coolest Star Wars games you never got to play
Danielle de Wolfe
16 August 2016

Much like their cinema partners, Star Wars video games fit into two broad categories: 

  • The amazing ones - Knights of the Old RepublicRogue SquadronX-Wing vs TIE Fighter
  • The crap ones - Obi-WanThe Force Unleashed IIKinect Star Wars

However, there exists a third subsection that attracts more Star Wars games than most other franchises: the cancelled games.

The enduring popularity of Star Wars has seen many video game publishers set out to put their own unique spin on the saga - but budget constraints, creative differences and menacing phantoms can scupper promising titles. 

In this video, Unseen64 - the online video game archive - has put together a history of three such titles: a brilliant Rogue Squadron compilation, the hugely promising Dark Squadron and an adventure title staring everyone's favourite walking carpet, Chewbacca. 

Grab a seat, cuddle up to your BB-8 pillow and prepare for a tale from the Dark Side of the video game world. 

(Image: StarWars.com)