Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Just how “old” are we talking here? Try 4,000 years before the events in the movies (meaning Christopher Lee was just a toddler!), when a war raged between the virtuous Jedi and the evil Sith. This real-time, 3-D role-player neatly fuses the usual stat-crunching with plenty of chaotic firefights, ensuring there’s at least something in here for the nongeeks (or at least not too geeky) among us. You can travel the galaxy solo (no pun intended) or in a group of up to three, wielding blasters and lightsabers against feisty locals. Just be careful whom you’re Force-choking—too many wrong moves can plunge you down the path that leads to the dark side…as if you weren’t already on your way.