Keepers is a weekly segment in which I discuss the games that I’ve seen fit to keep after playing. I’m a self proclaimed pack-rat and collector, but if I ever had to sell my gaming collection to feed my family these are the games I’d hang onto. If my wife let me, anyway.

I know, you’re asking yourself, “why the hell it this game a Keeper?” C’mon people, it’s a Star Wars fighting game! Need I say more? Outside of Vader and Yoda in Soul Calibur IV, this is the only chance you’ll ever have to pit Luke Skywalker against Chewbacca, or Princess Leia vs Boba Fett. Heck, you can even play as Mara Jade, how cool is that? Ok sure, the graphics were rough even by PS1 standards, and the characters are horribly imbalanced (Boba Fett is way overpowered) but I still chuckle like a fanboy at ComiCon when I revisit this game. Plus, now that I have a PS3 I can enjoy all of Slave Leia’s 200 polygons in 42″ HD glory. I think this game is more of a Keeper by novelty than quality, but that’s what having a collection is all about. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to practice Luke’s Jedi Precision Slice on this Gamorrean Guard.