Star Wars: Dark Forces

This game rated a solid 10/10 in its heyday, and is still a 7/10 by today's standards.

One of Lucasart's best games during the 90's, when they did their best work. Dark Forces, Jedi Knight, Jedi Outcast, X-Wing, TIE Fighter, X-Wing Alliance...Star Wars gaming still doesn't get any better than that and these games are living again on Steam and GOG, reconfigured for modern PC gaming systems.

Dark Forces was the first pure FPS set in the SW Universe, and it was a doozy. The Game designers at LA took DOOM, made an upgraded SW version of it, and took it to a whole new level with both gameplay and storyline. More than just about any other SW game I have played (and believe me, I am a SW NUT who is totally immersed in that 'verse), Dark Forces captured the look, feel, and total motif of Star Wars. Kyle Katarn was the hero Luke wanted to be before he got to be an even bigger hero.

There are a lot of people who will righteously argue that DFII Jedi Knight is the best FPS/Action game of all time, and they aren't necessarily wrong. But that game would never have been without the original Dark Forces, and the original has an addictive charm all its own. For modern-day players who feel like they might have missed the boat, fear not. There is an upgraded version of DF released in a new engine (A DOSBOX replacer) called XL, with higher-res graphics and the modern/classic mouse-look WASD control system that has become the norm for games of this type. Google DarkXL and go from there, but you'll still need a copy of the original game to play.

Rogue One may be the new canon version of how the Death Star plans were stolen, but for the classic version, nothing beats the first level of Dark Forces when Kyle and Jan pulled off the heist. Live it, love it. May the Force be with you.

A great game of its time. You could play for hours and enjoy yourself. It had a good story and fit in well with the star wars universe. Worth your time to buy and play.

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 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.

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.