Star Wars: Dark Forces

Video Game
1995
T

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

1.2K

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Space Sci-Fi Action Adventure Sci-Fi

After successfully retrieving the Death Star plans, Kyle Katarn is hired by the Rebel Alliance to uncover information about a secret trooper project the Empire has in development.After successfully retrieving the Death Star plans, Kyle Katarn is hired by the Rebel Alliance to uncover information about a secret trooper project the Empire has in development.After successfully retrieving the Death Star plans, Kyle Katarn is hired by the Rebel Alliance to uncover information about a secret trooper project the Empire has in development.

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

1.2K

YOUR RATING

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Kyle Katarn
(voice)
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Julie Eccles

Jan Ors
(voice)

Jack Angel

Rom Mohc
(voice)

Peggy Roberts-Hope

Mon Mothma
(voice)

Denny Delk

Stormtrooper
(voice)
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Scott Lawrence

Darth Vader
(voice)

C. Andrew Nelson

Darth Vader
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The player character was originally meant to be Luke Skywalker, and the events of the game were originally meant to follow the events of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). The game designers instead decided to create a unique character and set the stage before the first film.

Goofs
Jabba's dialogue when he speaks to Kyle before he is thrown in the kell dragon pit are samples from Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and originally meant something different in Huttese than what the subtitles in the game imply. It is likely that the dialogue sample was used simply out of convenience.

Quotes
Mon Mothma: This Imperial officer, Crix Madine, wishes to defect to the Alliance. He has supplied us with information on the development of a new weapon... A new type of stormtrooper: the Dark Trooper.
Kyle Katarn: [Kyle cocks an eyebrow, considering for a moment] A new type of stormtrooper that can take out a Rebel base that quickly? I should have kept working for the Empire.

Alternate versions
The original German version has many references to violence removed in dialog to avoid being indexed but nonetheless got BPjM indexed anyway:
In the intro and the briefing for the first mission, Kyle's blaster pistol is referred to as a stunning pistol. Because of that detail, Mon Mothma has been given extra lines of dialog before the first mission, mentioning that the guards needed to be stunned to avoid casualties.
In the briefing for the second mission, Jan says "I'm relieved" instead of "I'm impressed" and "Good luck, Kyle" instead of "Good hunting, Kyle".
Before the sixth mission, Jan urges Kyle to stay alive. In the censored version, she says that he should avoid being detected.
The 2024 remaster release by Nightdive Studios waived this censorship in Germany, especially since the game is no longer indexed in Germany since 2020.

Connections
Edited into Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster (2024)

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Featured review

8/10

One of the best Doom clones of the 1990s

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!