{"id":61173,"date":"2025-04-29T21:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/61173\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T21:02:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:02:12","slug":"two-retro-star-wars-games-will-be-free-to-play-via-nintendo-switch-online-game-trial-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/61173\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Retro Star Wars Games Will Be Free To Play Via Nintendo Switch Online Game Trial (US)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Star<\/a>Image: Nintendo Life<\/p>\n

For those of you looking to kick off your Star Wars Day celebrations a little bit early, Nintendo is lending a bit of a helping hand to those with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription \u2014 at least in North America, anyway.<\/p>\n

From 30th April 10 am PT \/ 1pm ET to 6th May at 11:59 pm PT \/ 7th May at 2:59am ET<\/strong>, Nintendo is allowing NSO members to dive into Star Wars: Bounty Hunter<\/a> and Star Wars: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles<\/a> at no additional cost via its Game Trial incentive<\/a>. That’s right across the May 4th weekend.<\/p>\n

These two games are remasters, by Aspyr, of some lesser-loved classic Star Wars games \u2014 the former from the PlayStation 2 GameCube, and the latter from the PlayStation and Dreamcast (and GBA, but, well… that’s not included here).<\/p>\n

#NintendoSwitchOnline<\/a> members! From 4\/30 at 10 a.m. PT to 5\/6 at 11:59 p.m. PT, you can download and try two select Star Wars\u2122 games at no additional cost.<\/p>\n

Learn more: https:\/\/t.co\/uRxaTUkqC3<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ixCjlKRGZc<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter takes place before Attack of the Clones<\/strong> and sees you play as Jango Fett in an adventure that sees you jetpacking and shooting your way through levels. Jedi Power Battles, on the other hand, is a sort of platform, beat ’em up that takes place during the events of The Phantom Menace<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Both are certainly of their time, that’s for sure, and it shows in both remasters. Still, for a free game trial, they’re well worth checking out, particularly if you’re a Star Wars fan. Our resident expert Jim Norman reviewed both<\/a> games<\/a> back when they launched, with each getting a 6\/10 for a mix of charm and outdated, frustrating mechanics.<\/p>\n

Will you be checking out these via Game Trial? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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\"Alana<\/p>\n

Alana has been with Nintendo Life since 2022, and while RPGs are her first love, Nintendo is a close second. She enjoys nothing more than overthinking battle strategies, characters, and stories. She also wishes she was a Sega air pirate.<\/p>\n