Star Wars: Dark Forces (Jewel Case)

by LucasArts

Product Features

• Super Sampler Edition- 3 Levels PLayable
• For PC IBM CD-Rom and compatibles

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000056PJE
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: December 22, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,440 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

GameSpot Review

After the release of Doom, gamers were besieged with more first-person shooters than you could shake a rocket launcher at. More imitative than innovative, most of these clones have long since been forgotten. Thankfully, LucasArts' Dark Forces has not suffered the same fate. One of the first titles to actually improve upon the Doom formula, Dark Forces managed to rise above me-too status and become a great game in its own right.

The story is straight to the point: the Empire has commissioned a new type of Stormtrooper, known as Dark Troopers. These devastating killing machines are being developed in several remote bases. As Kyle Katarn - a former Imperial Officer who has joined the Rebellion - you must investigate each exotic locale, searching for evidence and employing sabotage techniques to thwart the Empire's devious plan. Along the way you'll face an entire cast of familiar foes, including Stormtroopers, Imperial Guards, Boba Fett, and even Jaba the Hutt.

Using an enhanced engine that allows jumping and crawling, Dark Forces is more than just another 3D kill-fest. The levels are diverse and ingenious, with plenty of creative obstacles standing between you and your goal. These obstacles range from simple puzzles that open new areas, to arcade-like action tests that require you to jump along rocky crags and make your way across moving conveyor belts. While they can be occasionally frustrating, Dark Forces' diverse gameplay requirements make this title more mentally challenging than your average key hunt.

Of course, it doesn't hurt that the game is set in the Star Wars universe. It's much more fun to blast Imperial lackeys than faceless monsters. The familiar setting is enhanced by your enemies' taunts, like Stop, Rebel Scum! Dark Forces' only real flaws are its tragically short length - less than a dozen levels - and its lack of multiplayer options or add-ons, which severely limits the replay value. --Ron Dulin/SpotMedia Communications
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i still play this game, December 13, 2001

By 

audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Star Wars: Dark Forces (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

My shelf is full of games I've played all the way through one time, a few I never finished, and a few I've played through a couple of times, but I've played Dark Forces many times. It was the first first-person shooter I ever played, but it's more than nostalgia that keeps me coming back. While the graphics are dated, this game is still compelling for a number of reasons: you have *real* short- and long-term missions -- not just killing, but figuring out puzzles, achieving goals, getting artifacts, etc; the weapons and gadgets are fun; the surroundings are great -- various planets and ships in the Star Wars universe; the villains are always cool and often extraordinary (Boba Fett! Dark Troopers!); you can jump and crawl; there's a good mapping utility and there are secret stashes of ammo. I love this game.

A strength: the game is very stable. A weakness: no saving within a level! A bonus -- the music is very good.

Get this game. If you value action and creativity, enjoy the Star Wars milieu, and don't despair over dated graphics, you will probably really like it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Very Fun, February 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Star Wars: Dark Forces (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

I had bought this game ooo a bunch of years back, when it first came out, but at the time i was pritty young so i never really got into it. Now that im older i can see what a fun game this is. Its a first person shooter and the controlls are very easy. The sound is amazing and the enimies guns ect. are awsome. The only thing i have to warn you about is the graphics suck major, sometimes if your foe is to far away it looks like just a rock. Putting graphics aside you will find underneath the pixels and polygons a very unique and fun game with a good plot may i add.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First person shooting at its (albeit primitive) finest, July 6, 2006

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Robert Garrett "Rob" (Barbourville, KY) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Star Wars: Dark Forces (Jewel Case) (CD-ROM)

How many games have grinded against your nerves, yet left you thirsting for more action? How many games offer the most nerve racking of all enemies in the garbage monster? My list is very short--in fact, it only contains one item. Dark Forces is one of the finest first person shooters to ever grace the computer screen. It set the table for the line of Jedi Knight games, and it did so magnificently. Though there were many difficult puzzles along the way, I actually felt like trying to beat them myself instead of giving up, or heading for the walkthrough.

I hope many agree with me when I say that Dark Forces has no rival in what it brings to the table. While the graphics are somewhat dated (which has been stated many times over in these reviews), gameplay is not sacrificed one bit.

Since technology is improving so quickly, I fear that many gamers in the world may miss out on this classic. For all of us who have played through the 14 levels of pure gold, though, it will be with us forever.