7. Kinect Star Wars (2012)
George Lucas’ Role: Approval required
We currently live during a time in which George Lucas just hands the Star Wars name over to absolutely anything that might make him some cash, thus proven by the tear-inducing existence of Kinect Star Wars. If there’s one thing that Star Wars doesn’t need, it’s a fully-fledged dancing game – the franchise has absolutely nothing to do with dancing in anyway, shape or form. Even still, Kinect Star Wars gives you the ability to dance to modern tracks with their lyrics changed with about as much subtlety as one of Jabba’s farts. Take “I’m Han Solo” for example, a re-imagining of Jason Derulo’s “Ridin’ Solo”:
Here you’ll find Lando welcoming Han Solo to Cloud City, stating “Look sharp, my friend, you got some real competition now,” which results in Han deploying moves like “The Trash Compactor” and “The Speeder.” Lyrics include: “No Jabba to answer to/Ain’t a fixture in the palace zoo.” The only thing that would ever justify the existence of this game would be for George Lucas to upload a video of him performing one of these songs. And that – in one small gesture – would probably allow us forgive him for everything.
Note: One of the most horrifically-realised pieces of art that have emerged through the course George’s career was The Star Wars Holiday Special, not included in this guide given that – surprisingly – the man had almost nothing to do with it. He even tried to ban it and burn all the copies, and has publicly denounced its existence on many occasions. Thank God.
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