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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User Reviews

The first First Person Shooter I ever liked enough to finish	DOS	Alan Chan (3715)
A Good Port Of A PC Classic.	PlayStation	Guy Chapman (1673)
A long time ago...	DOS	Chris Martin (1121)
Blaster bolts and hydro-spanners!	DOS	Clinton Webb (21)
The first game that stood away from Id's FPS crap	DOS	MAT (34669)
Doom-clones hyped up... not because of Doom	DOS	Boston Low (52)
The first and best experience in FPS action.	DOS	Jason Musgrave (75)
Cheap Spaceballs Knock-off!	DOS	Terrence Bosky (5236)
One of the longest-lasting games that I know of	DOS	Casey Neumiller (5)
Bad Graphics, but still a great FPS	DOS	ThE oNe (188)

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The Press Says

High Score	DOS	May, 1995	5 out of 5	100
Just Games Retro	DOS	Oct 24, 2004	87 out of 100	87
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Apr, 1995	84 out of 100	84
GamePro	PlayStation	Feb, 1997	4 out of 5	80
Play Magazine	PlayStation	1997	75 out of 100	75
Absolute Playstation	PlayStation	Jul, 1997	7 out of 10	70
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	PlayStation	Sep 13, 2005	6 out of 10	60
GameSpot	PlayStation	Dec 23, 1996	5.4 out of 10	54
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	PlayStation	Feb, 1997	4.9 out of 10	49
Game Revolution	PlayStation	Apr, 1997	C-	42