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.

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.

This is a great game. There is no better way to say it. Although there is some cruelness to Ewoks. The story line is original while still including some classic elements from Star Wars. Kyle Katarn is a great character and the sequel expands on him to an even greater degree. Also the Dark Troopers are just too cool especially the Final Boss Dark Trooper.

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!