One of the most iconic scenes in the Star Wars saga is the moment Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker meet famed smuggler Han Solo in the Mos Eisley cantina. We learn everything we need to know about this slimy rogue within minutes of his first appearance. He’s seated in the corner of the dank watering hole, hiding from the law and waiting for an opportunity to make some quick credits. He smugly celebrates our heroes overpaying for his services. And before he leaves the bar, he murders an old rival looking to collect the bounty on his head.
In the first film, Han is the viewer's window into the ruthless, gritty side of Star Wars. The festering criminal underbelly that thrives on the outskirts of the galaxy and just under the nose of the Empire. And in 2024, Massive Entertainment made a game that turns a woefully underrepresented part of the Star Wars universe into a fun open-world crime game. And this week, it joins Xbox Game Pass at long last.
