Dark Forces is LucasArts' first attempt to enter the 1st person shooter market. Instead of licensing the Doom engine, the company created its own which has more 3D elements than ID Software's, with the ability to look up and down, and to jump and crouch.

The game is set in the familiar Star Wars universe, and contains almost all of the Imperial stuff such as stormtroopers, officers, and droids.

There are 14 huge levels to complete in the original version. Several animated cutscenes appear between the missions to develop the story. There is no multiplayer mode.

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A Good Port Of A PC Classic.

Guy Chapman (1718)

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The Press Says

Play Magazine	1997	75 out of 100	75
GamePro	Feb, 1997	3.5 out of 5	70
Absolute Playstation	Jul, 1997	7 out of 10	70
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Sep 13, 2005	6 out of 10	60
GameSpot	Dec 23, 1996	5.4 out of 10	54
IGN	Dec 13, 1996	5 out of 10	50
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Feb, 1997	4.9 out of 10	49
Game Revolution	Apr, 1997	C-	42
The Video Game Critic	May 18, 2005	F	0

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Trivia

The animation of Darth Vader when he speaks to Mohc is 'borrowed' from the X-wing game. A similar animation is seen in a game over cutscene when your pilot is captured and Vader interrogates you.

Similarly. the close-up of Vader's face at the epilogue, is taken from TIE fighter..

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This entry was contributed by Kabushi (43702), IJan (1980) and Grant McLellan (559)