Star Wars

Description

Conversion of Atari Games' first-person shoot 'em up based around the original Star Wars film. You take on the role of Luke Skywalker, aiming to destroy the Death Star - which, as any fan knows, involves attacking the 'weak spot' near the exhaust. To even get to this you have to pass swarms of TIE Fighters. Complete the game and it loops back around at ever-increasing difficulty. The game uses vector graphics, which allow lots of action at high speed on comparatively slow systems.

Alternate Titles

• "Star Wars: The Arcade Game" -- Title used for most console versions

Part of the Following Groups

• Star Wars canon
• Star Wars universe

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User Reviews

The Force arrives on the PC	DOS	Roedie (5139)
Pure mindless fun.. even tho it doesn't feel like StarWars at all	DOS	Lukasz Gorski (8)
A painstaking experience	Amiga	Lukasz Gorski (8)

The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	Atari 2600	May 05, 2005	B	75
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Atari 5200	Dec 10, 2003	7 out of 10	70
Abandonia	DOS	Jun 15, 2009	3 out of 5	60
The Video Game Critic	ColecoVision	May 18, 2005	C+	58
The Video Game Critic	Atari 5200	May 13, 2005	F	0

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Trivia

The original coin-op Star Wars game was built using Ed Rotberg's incomplete spaceflight fortress assault game entitled Warp Speed. Add the joystick from his Military Battlezone and some licensed properties, and voila -- Star Wars!