And that's exactly what EA's Motive Studios set out to tap into with Star Wars: Squadrons. It's a childhood dream, realized. It's not quite as complex as, say, Microsoft's Flight Simulator.

Star Wars: Squadrons is bringing that long-overlooked genre back to Star Wars video games on Oct. 2. Two teams, five pilots on each side, the Empire duking it out with the Rebellion in post-Return ...