Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

Description

Set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire tells the story of Prince Xizor's quest to replace Darth Vader as the leader of the Sith, and wipe out the Rebels' chances of victory. The only man that can stop him is the interstellar bounty hunter Dash Rendar. The game is based on the novel of the same name, with locations including ice planet Hoth, Mos Eisley and the sewers of Imperial City, all in full 3D.

Levels each have very different objectives, ranging from piloting snowspeeders on Hoth and racing speeder bikes on Tatooine to shooting stormtroopers and droids on foot throughout the galaxy. Dash primarily uses a blaster with unlimited ammo, but can also find more powerful weapons with limited ammunition. Each level has optional "challenge points" that are hidden throughout the level, and finding all of them will unlock a cheat dependent on which difficulty setting the save file is on.

Alternate Titles

• "スター・ウォーズ　帝国の影" -- Japanese spelling
• "Star Wars: Teikoku no Kage" -- Japanese title

Part of the Following Group

• Star Wars universe

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User Reviews

A guilty pleasure	Windows	vedder (18686)
The little brother of the series, this game provides a quick blast	Windows	RussS (784)
Solid Star Wars action, and the game that spawned Rogue Squadron	Nintendo 64	Shadowcaster (238)
The game now lives in shadows	Nintendo 64	Sam Hardy (76)
The Force is strong with this one…for the first level.	Nintendo 64	PCGamer77 (3027)
A long time ago in a store not so far away, this might have been worth it.	Nintendo 64	Matt Neuteboom (941)
Enjoyable but flawed gaming experience	Nintendo 64	Simoneer (30)
Great game that follows the novel	Nintendo 64	darthsith19 (65)

The Press Says

PC Jeux	Windows	Sep, 1997	89 out of 100	89
PC Zone	Windows	Aug 13, 2001	8.8 out of 10	88
Total! (Germany)	Nintendo 64	Feb, 1997	2 out of 6	80
Electric Playground	Nintendo 64	Jan 27, 1997	8 out of 10	80
Génération 4	Windows	Oct, 1997		67
All Game Guide	Nintendo 64	1998		60
Edge	Nintendo 64	Jan, 1997	6 out of 10	60
GameSpot	Windows	Oct 09, 1997	5.8 out of 10	58
Entertainment Weekly	Windows	May 17, 1996	C-	42
Computer Games Magazine	Windows	1997		40

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Trivia

In the first level of the game, where you fly a snowspeeder in the Battle of Hoth, was the inspiration for Rogue Squadron.