Star Wars: Dark Forces

ReleasedFeb 28, 1995

PlayStation 3
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Mac
DOS
PlayStation
PlayStation Portable

About

The Empire stretches its evil clutches across the galaxy, consuming planets with devastating results. Through many struggles, the Rebel Alliance has learned of a new Imperial battle station, the Death Star, with enough power to destroy an entire planet. The evil Empire is secretly building a massive army to complete their arsenal of domination and render their reign of terror unstoppable. Kyle Katarn, a formal Imperial Stormtrooper must join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, and re-take the Empire from the inside, one battle at a time. Unlike many other Doom-based games, Star Wars: Dark Forces attempted a realistic approach: the missions followed a specific storyline, sometimes cut up by scenes to progress the narrative. Each mission had its own briefing and objective. The levels were designed to represent actual bases, mines, facilities, and other known places from the Star Wars universe, like Star Destroyer interiors, Jabba's ship, Coruscant, etc.

Developer: LucasArts
Publisher: Bullet-Proof Software, Sony Computer Entertainment, LucasArts
Genres: Shooter
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Age ratings: CLASSIND 16, USK 18, ACB MA 15+, ESRB T
Time to beat: 7 h rushed · 8 h normally
IGDB rating: 72 / 100 (167 ratings)
Also known as: Dark Forces 1, Star Wars: Dark Forces (Classic), Dark Forces

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
DOS	Feb 28, 1995 · North AmericaJune 1995 · Europe1995 · Japan1996 · Australia
Mac	June 1995
PC (Microsoft Windows)	Sep 16, 2009
PlayStation	Nov 30, 1996 · North AmericaJan 31, 1997 · JapanMar 4, 1998 · Europe
PlayStation 3	Apr 29, 2010
PlayStation Portable	Apr 29, 2010