The original Star Wars film was something that movie goers had never really seen the likes of when it first premiered in the 70s. Despite George Lucas initially planning an entire saga surrounding the space opera, not many people had high expectations that A New Hope was going to a financial success. Flash forward forty years and Star Wars still manages to be one of the biggest film juggernauts that we have ever seen, spanning three separate trilogies, movie spinoffs, and a wide array of different forms of media whether it be in the form of a cartoon series, novels, breakfast cereal, or of course, video games.

Like any successful action or sci-fi film, it only seems natural that a video game would soon follow. Even though the films existed way before video games found their footing, game developers have been making Star Wars games well since the 80s. With such an expansive universe, game developers have plenty of material to work with and have released well more than a hundred games since the first film’s debut.

Of course in a sea of hundreds of games based off of the same universe, some of these games are just… well, kind of bizarre. Not every Star Wars game can feature the Battle of Hoth or made entirely of lightsaber battles. Some Star Wars games certainly gave game developers some… creative freedom to say the least, and while all of these games are not necessarily bad, they certainly seem like a strange fit for the Star Wars universe.

25 Kinect Star Wars

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You had to know this game would be on the list. A somewhat unique game in its own right, Kinect Star Wars used the Xbox Kinect for a multitude of different activities such as wielding a lightsaber or piloting a race pod.

Regardless, this game will always be remembered for the offbeat dance section.

Pitting different characters against one another in a Dance Central style mini-game complete with parody Star Wars songs based off real pop hits, its easily the strangest thing we've seen from the galaxy far, far away.

24 Star Wars: Jar Jar's Journey Adventure Book

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After the massive success (albeit somewhat disappointing) Episode I, it only made sense that a plethora of video games would follow. Though I don't think anyone was hoping for one starring everyone's least favorite Gungan. Part of a rather extensive list of "edutainment" titles for the PC, this game places Jar Jar in an interactive storybook adventure complete with terrible animation all about The Phantom Menace. Because What five year old wouldn't want to read a picture book all about a war on trade taxes?

23 Star Wars Episode I: Racer

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Going back to Episode I, it seems bizarre that almost a fourth of the movie followed some subplot about Anakin entering a podrace. It's almost like the producers put it in the film simply to cash in on the necessary toy and video game collaborations (looking at you, porgs).

A Star Wars racing game was something we never asked for, but something we're glad we got.

As a fusion between the Wipeout series and the Star Wars universe, Episode I: Racer is an absolute thrill to play, and is actually one of the best things to come from the prequels.

22 Star Wars Chess

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It's Star Wars! It's chess! It's Star Wars Chess! While certainly not the most thrilling game on this list, the game of chess obviously has the most history and has seen plenty of reskins over the years. There was no reason for Star Wars not to be utilized and get its own chess set, even in video game form. Besides the Star Wars theme, there wasn't much else to the game and certainly isn't the most exciting Star Wars game available. It is just chess, after all.

21 Star Wars: The Gungan Frontier

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Star Wars: The Gungan Frontier is a neat concept in theory as it takes cues from games like Sim City or Spore and you are tasked with bringing different organisms to the Naboo Moon to create a stable ecosystem for the Gungans.

The problem is, most people don't actually like the Gungans.

Jar Jar's character pretty much stirred up enough hate in the Star Wars fandom to make people hate the species as a whole, so why would anyone really want to play a game trying to save them?

20 Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles

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There was definitely an over-saturation of Star Wars games during the prequel era and Jedi Power Battles is the prime example of that. Jedi Power Battles isn't necessarily a weird game (despite it being quite bad), but its release was quite questionable as it was pretty much just another action game taking place during everyone's least favorite Star Wars film, The Phantom Menace. The film already got a video game adaptation during the film's initial release, so did we really need another game in the same setting right after?

19 Star Wars: Jedi Arena

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The Atari was never really going to house any exciting Star Wars game due to its hardware capabilities, but at least a few other Star Wars titles on the system tried harder than Jedi Arena. Based off that one brief scene in A New Hope where Luke practices his lightsaber skills against a training droid, all this game has you do is deflect lightning attacks from a droid with your lightsaber while completely stationary. Looking at the game, you probably wouldn't even be able to tell it was based off Star Wars unless someone told you.

18 Star Wars: Demolition

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Based off the rising genre of vehicular combat games in the late 90s, Star Wars: Demolition pits some of the most iconic vehicles from the Star Wars universe against one another.

It was a weird mashup of two generations of Star Wars that didn't necessarily go together.

While it tried to make a coherent story, it really didn't make sense combining characters from two separate generations of the films such as Darth Maul and Boba Fett. Not to mention, the game was just extremely clunky compared to other vehicle combat games.

17 Star Wars: Force Commander

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Star Wars: Force Commander isn't necessarily a terrible idea for a Star Wars game in its own right. Actually, it is kind of surprising that we haven't seen more real time strategy Star Wars games over the years.

Unfortunately, this is not the RTS you're looking for.

Due to poor controls and really bad visuals for a PC game in 2000, Force Commander left a lot to be desired. But what makes it a weird game? It honestly just has to do with the awful techno remix of the John Williams's score that helped it make the list.

16 Star Wars (Famicom)

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Side scrolling Star Wars games didn't really hit the sweet spot until the Super Star Wars games appeared on the SNES, but it can't be forgotten that similar games based off the original trilogy were on the NES as well. Strangely enough, Japan got a completely different version of Star Wars for the Famicom that had little to do with the film, starring a black haired Luke who traversed areas unfamiliar to the film and early on in the game fights a Darth Vader who turns into a pterodactyl in an Egyptian tomb. No, seriously.

15 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 And 4

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I know what you're thinking. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is definitely not a Star Wars video game. While you may be correct, the inclusion of some iconic Star Wars characters in the third and fourth entry make this impossible not to mention. Darth Maul and Jango Fett both appear in the third and fourth games, respectively. While the idea of Darth Maul hanging ten on a skateboard might seem totally absurd, his inclusion in the game was still very much welcome.

14 Star Wars: Republic Commando

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First person shooters in Star Wars games were kind of an oddity back in the day. Of course everyone wants to take on the role of a Jedi and commanding your own Clone Trooper squad was probably last on everyone's list.

Somehow, Republic Commando made me wish we could see out of that Storm Trooper helmet even more.

Even though it was kind of an offbeat game in the Star Wars universe, Republic Commando was a pretty solid FPS and a title we wouldn't mind seeing coming around again in the future.

13 Star Wars: Grievous Getaway

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It's hard to believe that there was a time when cell phone games were as terrible as this.

While smartphones have done wonders for mobile gaming, we used to actually have to settle for this garbage.

Grievous Getaway was a simplistic game taking place during just one minor scene in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith when Obi-Wan chases General Grievous on his wheel bike on the planet Utapau. It's definitely not a scene that needs its own game, but then again, mobile games back then were never meant to be more than bite-sized experiences.

12 Lego Star Wars

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It's hard to believe that there was a time when Lego video games based off popular franchises didn't even exist. From Harry Potter to Marvel, it seems like every major franchise has a Lego themed video game and for what is essentially the norm now, this was an odd title back in the day.

Lego Star Wars pretty much started it all.

With even more sequels to follow, Lego Star Wars was clearly a smash hit that could be enjoyed by fans of all ages... even if the series did get its start with the prequel trilogy.

11 Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing

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We already talked about Episode I: Racer which was a somewhat unexpected gem of a Star Wars game. Yet due with Episode I's emphasis on podracing, the game made sense. Still, it only seemed matter of time a wacky Mario Kart style racer featuring characters from all your favorite Star Wars films would be made. No, I don't know why Darth Vader would be racing Chancellor Valorum in what is essentially go kart racing, but the game was surprisingly fun and one that didn't need to take itself too seriously for the subject material.

10 Star Wars: Yoda Stories

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You probably won't hear many people talk about Yoda Stories as it was one of the worst Star Wars games made. The game was originally released on PC and two years later ported to the Game Boy Color.

Somehow, the Game Boy version was even worse.

Taking place while Luke was training with Yoda on Dagobah, the game has Luke completing a bunch of tedious fetch quests for the green Jedi... who is strangely absent from his own game. It features nothing resembling actual Jedi training and has pretty much nothing to do with the universe as a whole, minus the name.

9 Star Wars Cantina

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Mobile games for smart phones certainly have given game developers plenty of creative freedom when it comes to creating Star Wars based games and Star Wars: Cantina is no exception. Surprisingly a pretty entertaining mobile game, Cantina is essentially Star Wars meets Diner Dash where you are tasked with managing your own bar on Tatooine and pleasing all your patrons. Jedi Knights don't need to claim all the video game glory when there are plenty of hard working regulars deserving of some attention in the video game world as well!

8 Star Wars Monopoly

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It's Star Wars! It's Monopoly! It's Star Wars Monopoly! What else is there really to say? Even the stray cats in my neighborhood have a themed Monopoly board of their own, so why wouldn't one of the biggest movie franchises ever? Complete with fun movie clips and your favorite characters, Star Wars Monopoly gives that fresh Star Wars coat of paint you've always wanted for your "favorite" board game. Because why wouldn't Han Solo be trying to claim real estate for himself over Darth Vader?

7 Star Wars: Droids

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Most people probably don't remember the short lived cartoon series following the adventures of C-3PO and R2-D2 called Star Wars: Droids back in the mid-eighties.

More than likely, you don't remember there was a game based off of the series either.

Maybe if it was released on a better system other than the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum, people would be familiar with it? Then again, with as extensive as the Star Wars universe is, how much fun could really be had playing as C-3PO and R2-D2 as your main characters?

6 Disney Infinity 3.0

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Before the unfortunate demise of Disney Infinity, we thankfully got Disney Infinity 3.0, the much needed version of the game that came shortly after Disney's era of Star Wars films started hitting the market. Even though the art style had a child-like demeanor akin to the toys that were released with the game, being able to transfer a mix of your favorite Star Wars characters from all across the galaxy into settings with other familiar Disney characters was a blast and really let our imaginations run wild.