Dark Forces
| Star Wars: Dark Forces | |
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North American DOS cover art
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| Developer(s) | LucasArts |
| Publisher(s) | LucasArts |
| Designer(s) | Daron Stinnett Ray Gresko Justin Chin |
| Series | Star Wars: Jedi Knight |
| Engine | Jedi |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Macintosh, PlayStation |
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DOS
PlayStation
Microsoft Windows
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Publication | Score | |
| PC | PS | |
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| GameSpot | 7.6/10 | 5.4/10 |
| IGN | 5/10 | |
| PC Gamer (US) | 92% | |
| PC Zone | 95% | |
| Aggregate score | ||
| GameRankings | 77% | 59.57% |
Star Wars: Dark Forces is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1995 for DOS and Apple Macintosh, and in 1996 for the PlayStation. The storyline is set in the Star Wars fictional universe and follows the character Kyle Katarn, a mercenary working on behalf of the Rebel Alliance. He discovers the Empire's "Dark Trooper Project", which involves the development of a series of powerful new battle droids and power-armored stormtroopers.
Dark Forces uses the Jedi game engine, which was developed specifically for the game. The engine adds gameplay features to the first-person shooter genre which were uncommon at the time of release, including level designs with multiple floors and the ability to look up and down.
Critics gave very favorable reviews to the DOS and Macintosh versions of Dark Forces, which were praised for the level design and technological advances. The PlayStation version was criticized for having poor graphics and slow frame rates, reducing playability. A sequel to Dark Forces, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, followed in 1997.
Dark Forces is a first-person shooter (FPS). The player controls Kyle Katarn from a first-person perspective, with a focus on combat against various creatures and characters from the Star Wars universe, although the game also includes environmental puzzles and hazards. Dark Forces follows a central storyline outlined in mission briefings and cutscenes. Each mission includes specific objectives which are related to the story. The missions take place in a variety of environments across the Star Wars universe, including a Star Destroyer interior, Jabba the Hutt's space yacht, and the planet Coruscant, where the player must infiltrate a computer vault.
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