20. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (DS)

Also available on GBA, Ubisoft's Revenge of the Sith on DS was a real surprise. It's a 2D belt-scroller with a unique cartoon style, fluid animation, and responsive controls. The DS version also has some exclusive space-based sections which work surprisingly well, and that dogfighting mode is available in multiplayer, too.

The game pits Jedi against Jedi (although it doesn't have you slaughtering younglings), and hits all the major beats from the movie with panache. The whole thing is really rather good.

19. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Switch eShop)

Hold up — we're getting a Force premonition vision! We see... a mediocre third-person saber-swirler. Repetitive. A bit clunky, but not unenjoyable... and a Darth Vader voiceover that isn't quite there.

Handled by developer Krome, the Wii version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed featured a bespoke multiplayer duel mode which was uninspiring, but not unpleasant. In fact, the Wii version — which has since been ported to Switch — isn't bad at all, it's just not as smooth, polished or fun as you want it to be. The DS version scaled everything back as you'd predict.

Overall it's fine, but we wanted unlimited power and this just feels a bit, well, limited.

18. Star Wars Pinball (Switch)

Zen Studios has been plugging away at digital Star Wars pinball tables for years. The Wii U version was excellent, although we described the 3DS iteration as "a downgrade in almost every way".

On Switch, Star Wars Pinball features 19 tables spanning the entire series, plus support for vertical play and some Switch-exclusive features. If you're a pinball wizard, this is a fine way to soak up all the iconography of the saga without indulging in lacklustre lightsaber combat or other mechanical disappointments.

17. Super Empire Strikes Back (SNES)

Extending the on-foot action sequences of the source material into a colourful 16-bit side-on adventure, Super Empire Strikes Back peppers the platforming with some vehicular sections, too.

You get the opportunity to play as Luke, Han, and Chewie, plus ride a tauntaun, pilot a snow speeder and an X-Wing (with some classic Mode 7 gameplay), fly into an asteroid field with the Millennium Falcon, and duel Darth Vader. A tad unforgiving, but arguably the best of the 16-bit 'Super' series.

16. Star Wars: Republic Commando (Switch eShop)

Star Wars: Republic Commando has aged surprisingly well and proves to be a ton of fun to revisit in this admittedly rather basic Switch port. The squad system here is still supremely satisfying to get to grips with, the HUD elements are slick, and there's plenty of atmospheric fun to be had as you blast your way through the three campaign stories on offer.

Yes, there's no doubt the level design is archaic, there's no great variety in enemies, the visuals have had only the most basic of touch-ups, and it's a real shame the multiplayer was been completely excised. Overall, though, this was still a welcome return for one of the very best Star Wars video game offerings.

15. Super Return of the Jedi (SNES)

Wrapping up the Super Star Wars trilogy on Super NES, you get to finish the battle against the Dark Side (well, until Palpatine somehow congeals back into existence and the New Order arrives on the scene to take everything backwards again).

The difficulty of this entry is a little easier than the others, and with five playable characters (including Leia and Wicket), and the opportunity to give Jabba, Vader, and Palpatine a sound thrashing, it'd be rude not to finish the fight.

14. Super Star Wars (SNES)

The 16-bit 'Super' series might not have been the most faithful or most exciting Star Wars games ever made, but they were solid platformers that gave us and many others the perfect dose of Star Wars action on our Super Nintendos back in the day. They're great-looking, let you take control of different characters, and even take a stab at introducing some gameplay variety with vehicular sections.

With the Game Boy versions scaling everything down to work on the monochrome handheld, world-changing video games or high points of the medium they are not — and perhaps nostalgia is getting the better of us — but as old-fashioned movie-licensed platformers go, we can't help but like 'em.

13. STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Switch eShop)

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II does a solid job of building on the foundation of its predecessor, capitalizing on engaging combat, player-driven storytelling, and deep character-building systems to make for a satisfying and very replayable RPG.

The game is often content to simply repeat the ideas that made its predecessor successful without adding to them in any notable way, and the Switch port was buggy in its launch state. Disappointingly, the long-awaited Sith Lord Restored Content DLC was canned after being promised as a free post-launch update, too.

Still, despite its faults, KOTOR II remains one of the strongest video games ever to carry the name 'Star Wars'. We’d suggest you play the original game first and then move on to this one if you still want more.

12. Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo (N64)

Battle For Naboo was essentially Rogue Squadron 1.5 with prequel trilogy ships. With a base that solid from developer Factor 5, it was hard to go wrong, and along with Episode I: Racer, this gave The Phantom Menace two great tie-in games on Nintendo platforms, while other consoles had to endure some unspeakable droideka dross.

11. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (N64)

Ah, yes, Shadows of the Empire. There's huge nostalgia for this one, and it has its moments — specifically the opening Hoth battle which stands head-and-shoulders above anything else the game has to offer — but it undeniably benefited from the fact that there were so few games available for the N64 for several months following launch.

Players who did pick it up paid an arm and a leg and were possibly inclined to give it more chances than it deserved. It's not the worst Star Wars game by quite some margin, but it's probably best left in the memory banks. Time hasn't been kind to ol' Dash Rendar.

Still, cracking box art, no?

10. LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Wii U)

Also on 3DS, this brought the third trilogy into the Lego world on a generation of consoles which enabled a graphical fidelity that hadn't been seen before. For the first time, you'd see scuffs and light bouncing off the plastic bricks — quite the upgrade if you'd previously only experienced the charming Lego Star Wars games on DS or Wii.

It's a solid, slapstick romp through the beats of the movie and captures the spirit of adventure well.