Before Revenge of the Sith reached theaters and emotionally ruined an entire generation of prequel kids, LucasArts let players swing the lightsaber themselves. On May 4, 2005, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith launched for PlayStation 2 in North America, according to MobyGames and GameFAQs listings, with the Game Boy Advance version also listed for the same date. The wider multi-platform rollout is often cited as May 5, but May the 4th gives the PS2 and GBA releases a perfect little Star Wars history stamp. A Movie Tie-In From the Last Great LucasArts Rush The early 2000s were a very different era for Star Wars games. LucasArts was still firing out titles with the confidence of a studio that owned half your childhood: Knights of the Old Republic, Republic Commando, Battlefront, Rogue Squadron, Jedi Knight, and then this — a full action-game adaptation of the final prequel…
