Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Nintendo 64)

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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.

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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 Groups

• Gameplay feature: Jetpack
• Star Wars licensees

User Reviews

Solid Star Wars action, and the game that spawned Rogue Squadron	Shadowcaster (255)
The game now lives in shadows	Sam Hardy (82)	unrated
The Force is strong with this one…for the first level.	PCGamer77 (3234)
A long time ago in a store not so far away, this might have been worth it.	Matt Neuteboom (989)
Enjoyable but flawed gaming experience	Simoneer (37)
Great game that follows the novel	darthsith19 (70)

Critic Reviews

Super Power	Jul, 1997	90 out of 100	90
Retroage	Mar 19, 2010	9 out of 10	90
64 Power / big.N / N Games	Mar, 1997	88 out of 100	88
Bravo Screenfun	Mar, 1997	2 out of 6	80
Video Games	Jan, 1997	78 out of 100	78
GameSpot	Dec 04, 1996	7.1 out of 10	71
Nintendojo	Nov 11, 1996	7 out of 10	70
Edge	Jan, 1997	6 out of 10	60
All Game Guide	1998		60
Game Revolution	Jun 06, 2004	C+	58

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Trivia

Dash Rendar in the Nintendo 64 cutscenes looked more like a brown-haired, younger and rougher George Lucas with a rough shave instead of a beard. In the PC edition, he looks more like the original concept art for the character.

Related Web Sites

• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (official website)
• Lucas Arts: Shadows of the Empire (Official site.)
• Video review of Star Wars games (WARNING: Language) (The Angry Video Game Nerd, James Rolfe, reviews various Stars Wars-based games, including Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire on Nintendo 64.)