Okay, so this might be a secret, but I think there's a new Star Wars movie out this week.

I think I read about it somewhere, possibly on the packaging for the oranges I bought yesterday.

Anyway, we thought this was a perfect time to round up the best Star Wars games on mobile. Because nothing says fandom like playing a mobile game while you're watching a film in the cinema, right?

There are some classics on the list, some epic adventures, and some games more tailored to the casual audience. And you know what, they're all pretty damn good.

So without further ado, let's go and bull's-eye some wamprats in our T-16. By which I mean pick some good Star Wars mobile games. I know all the lingo.

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Some might say that this is the best Star Wars game ever made. And they'd be right, because it is.

I've finished it twice, and I didn't get paid to do it either time. It's a huge RPG with a branching storyline and loads of lightsabres.

The game was developed by Bioware, and is set thousands of years before the original trilogy. You play an aspiring Jedi travelling through the galaxy trying to figure out what some naughty Sith Lords are up to.

It's massive, it's brilliantly written, and it features some of the best characters the expanded universe has ever seen. If you've not played it before, do yourself a favour and give it a go.

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Okay, so it might not be the complete saga anymore, but this is probably the cream of the Lego crop.

It's sharp, it's funny, and it's full of the sort of simple action that made Traveller's Tales famous.

You play through all six of the movies, swap between a ridiculous number of characters, and grab lots of bits of Lego to make Lego things with.

It's the humour that makes the game so special, and while the controls aren't perfect on iOS, they translate pretty darn well.

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If anything, this is probably the best Angry Birds game since the original.

It's smart, it adds interesting new mechanics, and it uses the cast of characters from the original trilogy pretty well.

Sure, you're still just hurling birds at pigs, but the pigs are Stormtrooper pigs, which is way cooler than regular pigs.

There are plenty of structures to destroy with your lightsabres, lasers, and other galactic weaponry, it looks great, and there's a premium version as well. Win win.

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Yes, it's a tower defence game. But it's a pretty damn good one. It doesn't sparkle with new ideas, but it's solid, and you can use Luke Skywalker as one of your heroes.

There are light side and dark side missions, plenty of troops and towers, and heroes and settings from across the Star Wars universe.

It's a bit free to play, with an energy system and all the trappings that come with that.

But it's still an engaging casual game that drops you squarely into the struggle between the Rebels and the Galactic Empire without asking too much of you.

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We'll round things up with a recent card battler. You build a team of characters from across different eras, and pit them in simple RPG-style turn-based battles.

There's a pretty confusing levelling-up system, but once you get the hang of it you'll be powering up Jedi and tooling up Clone Troopers with ease.

It's another time-sink, but it's got a bit of bite, and building up your team can be surprisingly addictive.

Plus you get a Wookiee from the get-go, and that's nothing to sniff at.