![]() ![]() ![]() A sequel to Rogue Squadron soon followed on the Gamecube, and the Star Wars Galaxies Massively Multiplayer Online RPG was up and kicking in cyberspace (which despite its flaws, had a lot of great ideas other MMOs would be wise to build upon). But the series quickly got back on track with the release of the Star Wars Trilogy Arcade Game, a furiously difficult but fantastic arcade experience. Unfortunately, like the movies themselves the games got so overhyped they began to collapse under their own weight.Ī series of lackluster Prequel games like The Phantom Menace, Battle For Naboo and Jedi Power Battles soon followed, seemingly heralding the decline of the franchise. Genuinely good games like Rogue Squadron and Shadows of the Empire got the attention they deserved. The franchise finally came into its own on the Nintendo 64, thanks in no small part to renewed Star Wars hype with the release of the Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition. The unplayable travesties of the original Star Wars games on the NES and Gameboy were replaced by the Super Star Wars Trilogy, decent action games which were weighed down by tedious and difficult 'speeder chase' levels. But like a fine wine, they got better with age. Let's face it - the Star Wars video game franchise didn't get the best start when they first began to appear in arcades and later made the transition to the NES. The franchise finally came into its own on the Nintendo 64, thanks in. ![]() "Let's face it - the Star Wars video game franchise didn't get the best start when they first began to appear in arcades and later made the transition to the NES. Star Wars Bounty Hunter (GameCube) review ![]()
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