11 Star Wars Games You Need To Play Before The Force Awakens

5. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008)

Moving away from strategy and back to action. The Force Unleashed brought the attention to the force itself, using mind-powers and shockwaves to flatten multiple enemies in set levels. The game was a tremendous display of sheer power. You actually got the feeling that you were a genuine, awesome power in the universe. 'Moments' can often transform good games into amazing games, and Force Unleashed was beautifully enhanced by these little 'wow' snippets. For example, lifting stormtroopers from the ground and flicking them into the front of incoming tie-fighters is immensely satisfying. Or even the other way around, flicking tie-fighters into swarms of 'troopers. Force Unleashed was a new spin on the classic universe.
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