Star Wars: Dark Forces

Rated T for Violence.

I have had Star Wars Dark Forces for many years now.When I was seven I played this game and Full Throttle all the time.For 1994 when this game came out it was a great first person shooter which was loosely based on the original three Star Wars films.However instead of playing Luke Skywalker you played as another person but Darth Vader and the Stormtroopers from the Star Wars movies.When I got my Windows XP along with Full Throttle this game did not work so I have not played this game in a very long time.You basically go through levels killing stormtroopers and other baddies with the weapons you have.Star Wars Dark Forces is a very good game for its time but today its just mediocre with many elements in the game such as graphics being dated.

7/10

This is a great game. There is no better way to say it. Although there is some cruelness to Ewoks. The story line is original while still including some classic elements from Star Wars. Kyle Katarn is a great character and the sequel expands on him to an even greater degree. Also the Dark Troopers are just too cool especially the Final Boss Dark Trooper.

When this game was coming out, I was so excited. I was looking forward to playing a 3D game set in the Star Wars universe. After playing Doom, this turned out to be even better. You can jump, you can crouch, you can look up and down, and you have ten different weapons instead of seven. Also unlike Doom this is more of a thinking-man's shooter. You don't just shoot enemies throughout levels, you solve puzzles like flipping switches and finding codes to unlock certain doors. OK, that's still like Doom but like I said, it's better than that aforementioned game. Plus, we get the saga of a former Imperial who is looking to do work as a mercenary with the Rebel Alliance. My only beef with the game is that there is no in-game save feature. It only has a between-missions checkpoint and nothing more. Hey, it's better than nothing, right? Plus, the music is good. And the enemies are numerous and there's more than just Imperials. Give them all you've got!

Great game. Not for people with motion sickness. Levels, enemies, power ups, etc. are great. Love the secrets in parts of certain levels. Would make a great movie, but not one that would actually be an "episode". The sequel has better graphics, but is more confusing and can get you nauseated just as quickly.

This Shoot 'm up has good level design and interesting locations, perhaps giving one of the best atmospheres of the early shooters, though the fact you cannot save ingame will frustrate the player quickly and will make him stop playing. Still, a good game, which introduced jumping to the First person Shooter.