Star Wars Arcade

The Good
Star Wars Arcade (1994) is a near perfect adaption of the coin-op arcade game by Sega a year earlier. Fans of the original Star Wars trilogy will enjoy the opportunity to control a X-Wing or a Y-Wing through various levels, including the famous trench run on the Death Star!

The Bad
Star Wars Arcade (1994) has limited reply value because it only has a handful of different missions, 8. The music is strictly average the and game's timer is amazingly cruel.

The Bottom Line
Star Wars Arcade (1994) is a near-perfect translation of the arcade game. The addition of four extra missions was nice, albeit it does little to increase the replay value. Star Wars fans will enjoy the ability to battle the Death Star, but everyone else will probably grow tired of the game in a few hours.

The Good
The graphics, I think, are pretty good, but I think that the 32X could've done much better. Instead of making it a direct port of the original Arcade game, Sega included a special 32X mode, which adds another 4 levels to the original Arcade's 4 (total of 8 in 32X mode), and the Y-wing for 2-player mode only. Controls are simple, especially with the 6-button pad.

The Bad
The music is kinda cheap, the mission timer sucks, and just the overall "arcadeyness" of it...it just doesn't really feel like a Star Wars game.

The Bottom Line
If you're a Star Wars fan, I think you'll get a kick out of this game. If you're just an average joe of a gamer, this game provides some fun, but only for a couple hours. Overall, it's a decent Star Wars game that could've been a bit better.

The Good
The arcade smash was ported to Sega’s 32X, hell this game alone would be worth the purchase. Particularly now that you can score a 32X for about 20 bucks.

This game is a blast to play! You jump into an X-wing and get ready destroy the death star. The controls are intuitive, not as good as the arcade but the best you can do on a console controller. Firing lasers and proton torpedoes is sweet. Can play two player with one as the pilot and one as the gunner. But I prefer to fly solo, unless you count R2-D2 as someone.

The Graphics are not up to par with the arcade, but they are still good considering. I mean you can tell what everything is and that’s something.

The Star Wars music is here in form. As well as the sound effects. From laser blasts to R2’s robotic screeches, and even some voice, with Admiral Ackbar’s orders.

The Bad
Not as good as the arcade version, but still highly enjoyable.

The Bottom Line
Star Wars fans have to give this one a go. The Rebels need you!