#Kotor 2 droid factory series#

The franchise was hot because it streamlined the most popular genres of videogames into Star Wars form, and it did so in a way that was fresh and innovative.Д«ut all good things come to an end, and after the decline of the space adventure genre, followed by the disappointment that was The Phantom Menace, it was beginning to look like Star Wars had reached its peak, with the only exceptions being the Rogue Squadron franchise, continued with the excellent Rogue Leader for the GameCube and the Starfighter franchise for Xbox. Other Star Wars notables included shooters like Dark Forces (which is the Doom of Star Wars), and Shadows of the Empire, and then in 1999, racing games like Pod Racer, which is the highest selling sci-fi racing game in history (yes, even more widespread than Wipeout and F-Zero). The better-known spiritual successor to X-Wing is Rogue Squadron.

#Kotor 2 droid factory series#

For the majority of the 90s, the X-Wing series (along with Wing Commander, Descent, Freespace, and Tachyon: The Fringe) highlighted the space combat simulator genre (games I played as a kid), which, at the end of that decade, died a tragic death through its own ironic undoing. Though taking dozens of different forms, Star Wars remained an arcade and console classic for the 80s decade.

Star Wars has been popularized in gaming mode since The Empire Strikes Back was published in 1982 by the Parker Brothers (who are more famous for their board games вЂ“ Monopoly, Risk, Sorry!, and Trivial Pursuit) for the Atari 2600. After the special editions came out and ruined the entire franchise for millions of fans, many of them found their solace in videogames. ItвЂ™s no secret that the Star Wars franchise has suffered from many wounds, many of them self inflicted.