Star Wars: Dark Forces

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Zapewne zastanawiasz się czytelniku dlaczego ta gra ma być lepsza od wpaniałego, morderczego, krwistego i genialnego DOOM. DARK FORCES jest opracowane staranniej - od razu widać, że grafika jest dokładniejsza, ostrzejsza, przyjemniejsza i bardziej płynna. Oprawa dźwiękowa też jest super. DARK FORCES to coś więcej niż DOOM - to po prostu nowy styl.

Servi par un scénario béton, Dark Forces allie qualité technique et originalité. Il n'est pas seulement un kill'em up mais un vrai jeu d'aventure. A ne rater sous aucun prétexte.

As for myself and many others, you will love Dark Forces not only because it is magnificently produced, but also because it brings you into the heart of the action with a goal. This objective, however, is not easy to reach, but I guarantee you hours of exciting moments in what will probably be the game of the year!

Den Entwicklern von der Skywalker-Ranch ist es zu verdanken, daß in den kommenden Monaten 3D-Actionspiele weiterhin einen großen Teil des Marktes beherrschen werden. Auch wenn unverbesserliche Nörgler nur schwer zu überzeugen sind: Dark Forces ist alles andere als ein billiges Plagiat, es ist die neue Referenz.

Terrific Star Wars atmosphere; tons of weapons; and true 3D action. No multi-player support, and some of the levels are a little too busy. It's easily the best first-person shooter since Doom, and a must for Star Wars fans everywhere.

It had to happen eventually. The only thing LucasArts loved more than pimping out its Star Wars franchise, was staying on the cutting edge of technology. So when Doom became the new buzzword, you could have bet dollars to doughnuts that you'd be seeing an first-person-shooter Star Wars game. This is that game.

Von diesen Kritikpunkten abgesehen, präsentiert sich Dark Forces als intelligentes Actionspiel, das Star-Wars-Fans und Doom-Liebhaber gleichermaßen fesseln wird.

Dieses Spiel hat die weitere Entwicklung des Genres vielleicht mehr beeinflusst als DOOM selbst. Es scheint als ob die Entwickler von Half-Life, welches bekanntermaßen von Valve Software entwickelt wurde, ein paar mal zu oft Dark Forces gespielt hätten. Dark Forces ist eine Perle unter den Shootern und gehört unzweifelhaft in die Halle der All-Star-Hits...

Doom rip-off of niet? De nieuwe mogelijkheden die de Jedi-engine biedt zijn interessant genoeg om die vraag onbelangrijk te maken. LucasArts heeft er weer een succesnummer bij, en gamers overal hebben er weer een tof spel bij.

One of the first titles to actually improve upon the Doom formula, Dark Forces managed to rise above “me-too” status and become a great game in its own right.

If you are a fan of the Star Wars series, you will have a good time with this game. If not, you may still enjoy it but not any more than any other first-person game on the market. Outstanding audio really pulled me into the game, but the "bug" also pushed me away. All in all, this is a decent game that could have been better, but could have been a lot worse.

Dark Forces is undoubtedly a disappointment. It's staid graphics just don't do the PlayStation any justice, whatsoever. Standards in graphical development have obviously moved on in leaps and bounds since the sprite-driven days of Doom et al, so it comes as no surprise that what we are left with is a faithful, yet elderly-looking product.

Look, I don't want it to appear that I am just slagging off Dark Forces because the visuals did not reach the standard of Tomb Raider, or the controls never feel as intuitive as Doom, or even the animated scenes are so simplistic. It's just that I was so disappointed with the overall presentation, especially when the gameplay was so good and the storyline gripped your attention from the opening level to the thrilling climax. I expected so much more from a Lucas Arts product. Let's hope this is corrected when Dark Forces 2 appears and the frustrations of this game are left in a Galaxy far, far away.

The dark forces here are the choppy gameplay and slow-down that plague most of the game - especially when things start to get intense. Your timing also slows down along with the game, which is very annoying in situations when precise actions are required. There are some great elements in Dark Forces, but it's too bad the game's dark side appears frequently.

If you have a PC that can still play it, that's the version of Dark Forces to dig up and play. The PS One has obvious problems with the engine. Still, if this is your only option, it's an adequate conversion, just not much else.

To its credit, Dark Forces is a good game that doesn't "play itself" like the Rebel Assault games do. What action the game has is fast, and the puzzles aren't bad. Suffice to say that the Star Wars universe alone is what will draw many people to this game - despite the poor gameplay, corny dialogue, and misplaced feel-good critters that ironically make George Lucas' space opera so appealing.

To their credit, Dark Forces should've been a really fun game. All of the elements that could make any game successful - solid control, first-person perspective, Star Wars - can't override the pitiful graphics and frame rate.

Uh oh, this is going to hurt. As a fan of the PC title, I had great expectations of the PS version. What I got was a choppy, slow, graphically challenged game with a high score on the frustration meter. I loved the problem-solving and intricate field designs, but the texture mapping was substandard. Maybe it's the Playstation's fault? Maybe it can't handle the detail required to really render this game in its full glory? Maybe this was hastily done...especially when you take a look at other accomplishments in the 3-D genre for Playstation? At any rate, this is a sad addition to the Star Wars saga. Give me a clean sequel!!!!

After playing Dark Forces, I must say that this game is the very definition of average. There's nothing about it that dazzles. I wish that I could at least say "Oh wow, cool!" at some point... but I didn't. This type of first person shooter has really begun to wear thin, not to mention the entire Star Wars hype. It could be more bearable if the levels didn't take so long to finish. In general, the game didn't have much appeal and I think that the only thing that pushed it all the way through production was the Star Wars label. The popular PC version was superior, and came out more than a year ago. Lucas Arts usually creates better quality games than this and I'm sorry to say that Dark Forces just didn't excite.

The stormtroopers and Imperial Officers appear short and squat, but I do like how they fall back as you mow them down. Dark Forces is strong on the audio tip. The musical score is intense, and its familiar sound effects are lifted straight from the films. But that's a small consolation. Technically deficient and devoid of fun, I can't even recommend Dark Forces to Star Wars fans.