Most recent Star Wars games have often forgone that complexity in favor of exciting multiplayer or scripted single-player storylines. The choice between being a noble Jedi or a ruthless Sith lord has long been a feature of the franchise's games, but not recently. Unlike purely scripted forms of media, games have an added degree of interactivity movie-goers don't get to decide if Anakin Skywalker succumbs to the Dark Side, but players can determine if Kyle Katarn or Revan will. However, the underlying theme behind many of these adventures is the eternal struggle between the light and dark sides of the force - a conflict that several Star Wars games, most prominently Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic, are built around.

Tales of love, temptation, perseverance, and family have all popped up frequently throughout the series' expansive library of stories. Given the massive scale of the franchise, which encompasses television shows, books, games, and of course films, Star Wars has been home to countless types of stories since A New Hope premiered over 40 years ago.

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