STAR WARS: SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE

4.1 out of 5
7 User Ratings
5 Stars
43%
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4 Stars
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STAR WARS: SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE
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About STAR WARS: SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE

About this game

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

As Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance struggle to defeat Darth Vader and the Empire, a new threat arises. Dark Prince Xizor, head of the Black Sun crime syndicate, aspires to take Darth Vader's place at the Emperor's side. To do that, he must eliminate young Skywalker. As Dash Rendar, it's up to you to protect Luke and help the Alliance defeat the evil Xizor. Watch out for infamous bounty hunters and deadly stormtroopers! May the Force be with you!

Key Features

  • A gripping new plotline, with new characters and environments...find out what happened between Star Wars™ The Empire Strikes Back™ and Star Wars™ Return of the Jedi™.


  • Five gameplay modes - in a variety of vehicles and spacecraft - from the heavily armored Outrider, to snowspeeders, hovertrains, jet packs, and speeder bikes.


  • Action-packed Star Wars™ locales - including Mos Eisley and the ice planet Hoth. New locales, like the sewers of Imperial City, Xizor's palace, Gall Spaceport and the dreaded junkyards of Ord Mantel.

Game Details

Release Date:
September 16, 1997
Developer:
LucasArts
Publishers:
Disney Interactive
LucasArts
Rating:
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Star Wars
Genres:
Action
Adventure
Themes:
Space
Classic
Feature:
Partial Controller Support

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 10
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz Processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video Card w/ 256 MB RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 329 MB available space

STAR WARS: SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE Statistics

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Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
2.38%
Easy
4.76%
Just Right
50%
Tough
33.33%
Unforgiving
9.52%
Relax & enjoy! 50%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
20.73%
Played It
23.17%
Halfway
6.1%
Beat It
30.49%
Conquered It
19.51%
Completionist! 19.51%  of players have Conquered It

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Time Played

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~2 Hours
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~4 Hours
26.09%
~8 Hours
13.04%
~12 Hours
17.39%
~20 Hours
26.09%
~40 Hours
4.35%
~60 Hours
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>= 80 Hours
8.7%
Achievement Hunter?
8.7% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

STAR WARS: SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE User Reviews

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Average score from 7 ratings
100% of users would recommend this.
4.1

User Ratings Breakdown

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4 Stars
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2rabbit
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The game itself isn't bad. There are some awkward artifacts from its original design as an N64 game, like the incredibly cumbersome control scheme (by default you have to hold V to aim in third person, but there's no crosshair or reticle), and the entirely bizarre array of camera angle options you can switch between. The biggest issue, however, is display. Out of the box, the game stretches cinematics and runs them off-center of screen (not just slightly too high or low, but way up in the corner while actual gameplay fills the screen). This is solved relatively easily with the dgVoodoo2 wrapper, but it's unfortunate that you have to jump through these hoops to fix the game.
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Recommended

Had this game since the N64 days
Verified purchase
I love this game, I had to rebuy it on PC. Control are hit and miss. Also I heard the PC version had 2 bonus levels not included on the N64 version. For this price point, this is a steal!
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Classic

A1PLAYERHERO
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It's a classic! Great Star Wars game with a great story!
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