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The game development firm of Lucas Film Licensing LLC (of [[George Lucas]] and ''[[Star Wars]]'' fame) that's in charge of doling out the license for all official ''Star Wars'' and ''[[Indiana Jones (Franchise)|Indiana Jones]]'' games. In addition to the aforementioned, the studio is also famous for producing adventure games like ''[[Full Throttle]]'' and ''[[Day of the Tentacle]]'' as well as the ''[[Monkey Island]]'' series (and most recently, the ''Mercenaries'' series), as well as a series of [[World War II]] and ''Star Wars''-themed flight sims developed by Lawrence Holland's Totally Games! studio, mainly ''Battlehawks1942,'' ''[[Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe]]'' and the ''[[X-Wing]]'' and ''[[TIE Fighter]]'' space combat games.
Originally called LucasArts, '''Lucasfilm Games''' is the game development firm of Lucas Film Licensing LLC (of [[George Lucas]] and ''[[Star Wars]]'' fame) that's in charge of doling out the license for all official ''Star Wars'' and ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' games. In addition to the aforementioned, the studio is also famous for producing adventure games like ''[[Full Throttle]]'' and ''[[Day of the Tentacle]]'' as well as the ''[[Monkey Island]]'' series (and most recently, the ''Mercenaries'' series), as well as a series of [[World War II]] and ''Star Wars''-themed flight sims developed by Lawrence Holland's Totally Games! studio, mainly ''Battlehawks1942,'' ''[[Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe]]'' and the ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]'' and ''[[TIE Fighter]]'' space combat games.


More recent titles that they've either published or developed in-house include ''Fracture'', ''[[Mercenaries]]: Playground of Destruction'' (note that its sequel, ''Mercenaries 2: World in Flames'' had its publishing rights given to [[Electronic Arts]] by developer Pandemic) and ''Star Wars: [[The Force Unleashed]]''. However, ''The Force Unleashed'' would prove to be the last in-house game developed by [[Lucas Arts]]; soon afterward, in the summer of 2008, the studio was disbanded, with [[Lucas Arts]] announcing that it would go back to its roots as strictly a title publisher.
More recent titles that they've either published or developed in-house include ''Fracture'', ''[[Mercenaries]]: Playground of Destruction'' (note that its sequel, ''Mercenaries 2: World in Flames'' had its publishing rights given to [[Electronic Arts]] by developer Pandemic) and ''Star Wars: [[The Force Unleashed]]''. However, ''The Force Unleashed'' would prove to be the last in-house game developed by Lucasfilm Games; soon afterward, in the summer of 2008, the studio was disbanded, with Lucasfilm Games announcing that it would go back to its roots as strictly a title publisher.


Compare [[Sierra]], their main [[Adventure Game]] rival.
Compare [[Sierra]], their main [[Adventure Game]] rival.
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[[Lucas Arts]]' famed [[Adventure Game|graphic adventure games]] include, in chronological order:
Lucasfilm Games' famed [[Adventure Game|graphic adventure games]] include, in chronological order:


* ''[[Labyrinth]]''
* ''[[Labyrinth]]''
* ''[[Maniac Mansion]]''
* ''[[Maniac Mansion]]''
* ''[[Zak McKracken and The Alien Mindbenders|Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders]]''
* ''[[Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (Video Game)|Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade]]: The Graphic Adventure''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure|Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade]]: The Graphic Adventure''
* ''[[Loom (Video Game)|Loom]]''
* ''[[Loom (video game)|Loom]]''
* ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]''
* ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]''
* ''[[Monkey Island 2]]''
* ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis (Video Game)|Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis]]''
* ''[[Day of the Tentacle]]''
* ''[[Day of the Tentacle]]''
* ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police|Sam & Max Hit the Road]]''
* ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police|Sam & Max Hit the Road]]''
* ''[[Full Throttle]]''
* ''[[Full Throttle]]''
* ''[[The Dig]]''
* ''[[The Dig]]''
* ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island (Video Game)|The Curse of Monkey Island]]''
* ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island]]''
* ''[[Grim Fandango]]''
* ''[[Grim Fandango]]''
* ''[[Escape From Monkey Island]]''
* ''[[Escape from Monkey Island]]''
* ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]: Special Edition''
* ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]: Special Edition''
* ''[[Monkey Island 2]]: Special Edition''
* ''[[Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge]]: Special Edition''
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[[Lucas Arts]]' ''Star Wars'' titles include (hardly a complete list; see also [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]):
[[LucasArts]]' ''Star Wars'' titles include (hardly a complete list; see also [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]):


* ''[[Star Wars Rebel Assault|Rebel Assault]]'', an arcade-style [[Full Motion Video]] game.
* ''[[Star Wars Rebel Assault|Rebel Assault]]'', an arcade-style [[Full Motion Video]] game.
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** ''Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight''
** ''Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight''
*** ''[[Colon Cancer|Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast]]'' and ''Jedi Knight 3: Jedi Academy''
*** ''[[Colon Cancer|Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast]]'' and ''Jedi Knight 3: Jedi Academy''
* The ''X-Wing'' Series, starting with ''[[X-Wing]]''
* The ''X-Wing'' Series, starting with ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]''
** ''[[TIE Fighter (Video Game)|TIE Fighter]]''
** ''[[TIE Fighter]]''
** ''[[X Wing vs. Tie Fighter (Video Game)|X Wing vs. Tie Fighter]]''
** ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter]]''
** ''[[X Wing Alliance (Video Game)|X Wing Alliance]]''
** ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Rebellion|Rebellion]]''
* ''[[Star Wars Rebellion|Rebellion]]''
* ''Force Commander''
* ''Force Commander''
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[[Lucas Arts]]' [[Simulation Game|flight simulators]] include, in chronological order:
Lucasfilm Games' [[Simulation Game|flight simulators]] include, in chronological order:


* ''Battlehawks 1942''
* ''Battlehawks 1942''
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** The ''X-Wing'' series could also be considered, oddly enough, a [[Spiritual Successor]], being developed by the same studio, ''Totally Games!''
** The ''X-Wing'' series could also be considered, oddly enough, a [[Spiritual Successor]], being developed by the same studio, ''Totally Games!''


Other [[Lucas Arts]] games:
Other Lucasfilm Games games:


* ''[[Mercenaries]]: Playground Of Destruction'' (once again, note that its [[Game Breaking Bug|sequel]] went to [[Electronic Arts]])
* ''[[Mercenaries]]: Playground Of Destruction'' (once again, note that its [[Game Breaking Bug|sequel]] went to [[Electronic Arts]])
* ''Fracture''
* ''Fracture''
* ''[[Afterlife (Video Game)|Afterlife]]''
* ''[[Afterlife]]''
* ''[[Outlaws]]''
* ''[[Outlaws (1997 video game)]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and The Infernal Machine (Video Game)|Indiana Jones and The Infernal Machine]]''
* ''[[Indiana Jones and The Infernal Machine]]''
* ''[[Lucidity]]''
* ''[[Lucidity]]''
* ''[[Gladius]]''
* ''[[Gladius]]''
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Prior to the formation of Lucasarts, Lucasfilm created several titles for the [[Atari]] and [[Commodore]] home computers. These were developed under the Lucasarts Games banner and published by various companies:
Prior to the formation of Lucasfilm Games, Lucasfilm created several titles for the [[Atari]] and [[Commodore]] home computers. These were developed under the Lucasarts Games banner and published by various companies:


* ''Rescue on Fractalus''
* ''Rescue on Fractalus''
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 15 April 2024

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Originally called LucasArts, Lucasfilm Games is the game development firm of Lucas Film Licensing LLC (of George Lucas and Star Wars fame) that's in charge of doling out the license for all official Star Wars and Indiana Jones games. In addition to the aforementioned, the studio is also famous for producing adventure games like Full Throttle and Day of the Tentacle as well as the Monkey Island series (and most recently, the Mercenaries series), as well as a series of World War II and Star Wars-themed flight sims developed by Lawrence Holland's Totally Games! studio, mainly Battlehawks1942, Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe and the Star Wars: X-Wing and TIE Fighter space combat games.

More recent titles that they've either published or developed in-house include Fracture, Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (note that its sequel, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames had its publishing rights given to Electronic Arts by developer Pandemic) and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. However, The Force Unleashed would prove to be the last in-house game developed by Lucasfilm Games; soon afterward, in the summer of 2008, the studio was disbanded, with Lucasfilm Games announcing that it would go back to its roots as strictly a title publisher.

Compare Sierra, their main Adventure Game rival.

Lucasfilm Games' famed graphic adventure games include, in chronological order:

LucasArts' Star Wars titles include (hardly a complete list; see also Star Wars Expanded Universe):

Lucasfilm Games' flight simulators include, in chronological order:

Other Lucasfilm Games games:

Prior to the formation of Lucasfilm Games, Lucasfilm created several titles for the Atari and Commodore home computers. These were developed under the Lucasarts Games banner and published by various companies:

  • Rescue on Fractalus
  • Ballblazer
  • Koronis Rift
  • The Eidolon
  • PHM Pegasus
  • Strike Fleet
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