Star Wars and video games have a long, storied history that dates back to the early 1980s. It has continued to be a fruitful relationship, resulting in some truly spectacular games, and one element of Star Wars that games have consistently looked to emulate is the satisfying discharge of a blaster. Lightsabers may be all the rage, but Star Wars games have often put a spotlight on shooting and some of the best games based on the space fantasy series have involved shooting of some kind.