Although its graphics look simple in comparison to modern games, this exciting shooter still manages to evoke the romance and mystery of the Star Wars universe.
As an early shooter, this game has some control elements that are no longer common and can feel unfamiliar. Be the first to leave your opinion! Laws concerning the use of this software vary from country to country. We do not encourage or condone the use of this program if it is in violation of these laws. In Softonic we scan all the files hosted on our platform to assess and avoid any potential harm for your device.
Our team performs checks each time a new file is uploaded and periodically reviews files to confirm or update their status. Share Embed. View Community Hub. About This Game Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire, then battle every man and machine the Imperial Forces can muster.
Search a vast galaxy for clues, attack enemy bases-all in a desperate attempt to stop the activation of this fearsome new weapon. Fully interactive environments - morphing walls and floors, moving platforms, and conveyors, realistic lighting and atmospheric effects. First-person ground combat. Call on 10 weapons to fight twenty types of enemies. Explore the virtual Star Wars universe up close and personal.
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Date Range. Is Katarn that thief? Either way the first mission of the game is to steal the plans from an Imperial base. After the plans are stolen and the Death Star is destroyed, the Empire makes another strike against the rebels.
This time though the weapon is unknown. That's where Katarn comes in again. The gamer controls Kyle through a rebel base that has been practically reduced to ash. What weapon could have caused this much destruction? As the story progresses.
The game has 10 weapons including: the fist, a phase, a storm trooper assault rifle, land mines, thermal detonators, a light gun, a rocket launcher, a Dark Trooper gun and others.
Each weapon except for the fist has a secondary function. This makes the weapon shot different-and usually more powerful-than the standard shot. For example, a mine layed normally will go off in five seconds. By laying a mine using the secondary button, the mine will not go off until triggered by an enemy.
Check the Gamer's Edge for more info on secondary weapons. As mentioned before, the game features characters that gamers will recall from the films. Bossk and Ree-Yees make many an appearance trying to stop your advance on the Imperials. The levels have plenty of hidden areas to explore and special weapons to find. These weapons aren't necessarily new, but getting a rocket launcher in the first couple of levels could help in later ones!
To be dropped right smack-dab in the middle of the Star universe is something dreams are made of. To battle the Empire single-handedly is unbelievable but perfect for a die-hard SW fan. Finally gamers will be able to walk around the Star Wars universe as a rebel ally and once again stop the Empire from taking over.
Dark Forces, a Doom-like shooting game that features a vast array of Star Wars enemies, is nearing completion on the PlayStation. Although the graphics were choppy in the version we played, the team at LucasArts is hard at work correcting all the visuals. Dark Forces beats Alien Trilogy for best-licensed Doom-clone on a console system. It's more satisfying to plow through Stormtroopers than Aliens. Everyone who enjoys a good shodter should use this Force.
Although slow in the preview version. Another potential problem could be with the buttons--the six on the PlayStation controller must handle the many functions available for the PC version, which are executed prP marily through a keyboard. LucasArts plans to improve Dark Forces' pixelated graphics. Still, as they now appear, the game's graphics are close in quality to Doom for the PlayStation.
The inclusion of Stormtroopers. Gamorrean guards, and other Empire lackeys made the graphics impressive. With the re-release of the Star Wars Trilogy -- and the anticipation of the upcoming three new Star Wars flicks -- LucasArts has timed the release of Dark Forces perfectly. Everyone is starting to get back into the Star Wars universe again and, whether it is movies, books, or video games, LucasArts hopes Dark Forces follows the reborn popularity.
In Dark Forces , you play Kyle Katarn, rather than one of the movie characters we all know so well. As Katarn, you are a freelance special agent that has worked for Empire in the past, but now has a chip on his shoulder against them. To make the long story short, Katarn once helped Jan Ors, a decorated military officer for the Rebellion, escape from an Imperial prison.
One thing led to another and Ors has contracted Katarn for special undercover operations. Katarn is transported to a number of different planets and installments, each with a different mission to accomplish, but all with the same objective: to stay alive. Dark Forces is another of a growing list of first-person shooters on the Playstation. There is definitely no shortage of this genre any longer. I have said in my previous reviews of games of this type, you must bring something new or different to the party to be successful.
This arena is too crowded to release the same old crap. Well, Dark Forces has one major thing going for it: players get the opportunity to enter the Star Wars universe. All of the other first-person shooter games try to create a story that will pull you in and get you excited about playing.
Dark Forces doesn't have to do this because the movies have already told the story. You already know who Darth Vader is and you know what a Stormtrooper is. Even though Dark Forces is not anything new, it works well because it is Star Wars.
Anyone that keeps up with the Star Wars gang knows that there is no such thing as sitting by the beach, sipping a lunar margarita. They are always getting mixed up in some galaxy-saving adventure and Dark Forces is no different. The game is level-based and each level has a different mission or objective. One thing all the levels have in common is you're up against a seemingly endless supply of Stormtroopers with the intelligence level of a sixth grader.
Just like the movies, you can blast away at the Stormtroopers, killing groups at a time, but they will only get in one or two good shots. Don't get me wrong -- the game is by no means a cakewalk. There are enough enemies and challenges to make the game difficult. But the Stormtroopers just aren't very bright. For example, I snuck around a corner to find a Stormtrooper with his back to me. After blasting him, his partner, who wasn't more than 10 feet away, did not even look up.
Needless to say, he didn't last very long either.
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