STAR WARS™ - Dark Forces

STAR WARS™ - Dark Forces
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$5.99
Release date
16 September 2009
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Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire.

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STAR WARS™ - Dark Forces system requirements

  • OS: Windows 2000, XP or Vista
  • Processor: 486 or higher
  • Memory: 16 MB
  • Graphics: DirectX
  • DirectX®: DirectX 5.2
  • Hard Drive: 80 MB
  • Sound: 16-bit sound card
  • Note: Due to the age of the title, users may run into a few compatibility issues from use of current hardware. Please see the forums for more information.

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fraserjoel5
fraserjoel5

"Climb catwalks, look and shoot up and down, jump off ledges, wade through garbage."

That's right folks, you really can do it all. Looking up and down and wading through garbage has never been so fun.

Played this game only as I wanted to experience the Jedi Knight saga in its entirety. Was not expecting to be totally won over.

Sure, the controls may not have aged well, and the odd level may feel a bit repetitive. But looking past that, there was very little I could fault with this game. A fantastic adventure in the star wars universe, with weapons, enemies, and environments that truly make you feel as though you are playing out your own movie. I never wanted it to end. Firing that E-11 blaster rifle just never got old.

Highly recommend this to any big star wars fans, and highly recommend playing Dark forces 2 afterwards, and then of course, Jedi Outcast and Academy.

nathanhale2012
nathanhale2012

Ive loved this game from my childhood i am so glad to be playing it again but i only got the three levels as mine was a demo copy that came into a black case with other star wars games such as rebel assault 1&2, jedi knight dark forces 2, making magic and a few others

wolfinston85
wolfinston85

While maybe a classic in its time (I didn't play it back then so I wouldn't know for sure) the game now, hasn't aged well at all. The levels are overly cryptic at times having hidden doors that arbitrarily open up whenever you pick up a random keycard, in other cases the game's layout and graphics can be confusing not really letting you understand fully well what you can or can't interact with, not only that, but there's also some levels that seem as if almost the developers were trying to make the game as frustrating as it could be, like Jabba's palace; a level in which you literally can run into a mine hidden in a corner, surrounded by shield pickups, it's literally as if the developers were just trying to troll the player at that point.

I used The Force Engine, a source port of sorts made by a passionate developer that enables a number of modern features such as high framerates, and widescreen resolutions, basically the only issue with this port is the music is incomplete in some levels and there are a few bugs here and there.

Either way, the game just hasn't aged well in the least, there are games from that time which have aged better, Outcast has aged better and that game has its fair share of problems, fucking Duke, Doom, even Blood, all of those classic titles have aged better, and overall, they're better designed, in their levels, in their gameplay, pretty much in most aspects.

This game does have a good story and fantastic presentation for the time, in the cutscenes, up to a point where there's even a given charm to it that holds up perfectly to this day. Other than that though, just go and play Academy or any other "more recent" Star Wars title, you'll be better off doing so that way.

khanivore5
khanivore5

Years ago, I got the PS1 port of this because my computer couldn't play its sound from the disc, and I gave up on a level I got stuck on; revisiting it through Steam, I got stuck at that part again and needed to look at a walkthrough. Still, I had fun throughout, especially for its retro charm, though the lack of permanent checkpoints is a little frustrating, especially for the more challenging levels. It's also unrealistic because the stormtroopers can hit you.

FalcoPhoenix821
FalcoPhoenix821

Classic Star Wars game, and a very good FPS. Something very fulfilling about running and gunning in the Star Wars universe. No force powers, no lightsabers, just blasters and your wits. Great fun.

Sleepy
Sleepy

wow what a great game i definitely played past the second level. pretty fun with mods that make it look better

Hitly
Hitly

Star Wars Doom FPS! What more can you ask for?? The only other Jedi Knight game I've played is the last one: Jedi Knight Academy. So it was fun playing through the first game and seeing Kyle's origin as well as how some weapons originally looked. The pixelated art style and cutscenes still hold up.

Really the only downside to this game is how bad the level design can be. You can get lost easily, and most levels will have you backtrack. This will make or break the game for some players.

It is highly recommended to use the dark forces launcher and/or the force engine to make the game run and look better. And if you end up wanting more the DF Launcher has most if not all fan mods built into it. Most of them are decent and well made too.

hi Swift
hi Swift

Video game designer Jaime Griesemer, a senior employee at Bungee Studios, once famously remarked “If you can get 30 seconds of fun, you can pretty much stretch that out to be an entire game.” Dark Force’s nails that 30 seconds of fun from the moment you fight your first Stormtrooper. With the main campaign lasting only 5 hours, these 30 seconds are enough to stretch Dark Forces into a brisk and hugely enjoyable sci-fi romp complete with great combat, environments and setpieces.

The combat is the main star of the show here. Movement is fluid allowing the player to duck, weave and jump through combat, and the game renders enough distance to allow you to snipe enemies from a distance. Blaster fire can be avoided with skill but the projectiles are quick enough to hit their target in a fraction of a second. The game’s selection of guns are all fairly robust, but you’ll often be coming back to the standard issue E-11 blaster rifle which steals the show. It’s easy to become reliant on this “jack of all trades” weapon and it would be good if less weapons shared ammo types, forcing you to rely on the rest of your arsenal. As it stands, the mortar launcher, Fusion Cutter, and Concussion Rifle all make fleeting cameos instead of becoming the stars of their own shows.

What really sells the combat is the sound FX. Blaster fire is lifted straight from the movies, and Stormtroopers will shout “Halt! You’re not supposed to be here” as they are blasted into oblivion. Kyle Katarn and Jan Ors are voiced beautifully and there's great back and forth dialogue in-game between the two, with excellent chemistry. Unfortunately, the game’s MIDI soundtrack sounds awfully tinny and gives the wrong first impression upon loading the game up, and is crying out for an authentic MP3 soundtrack.

Dark Force’s levels boast a huge advancement in 3D space. Verticality is eagerly explored and forms a mechanic in many of the game’s puzzles. You’ll find yourself traversing underground mining shafts (taking care to avoid seismic drills and other workplace hazards); multi-level shopping districts. Dark Force’s is proud of this dizzying architecture, with one level set in a dense marketing district similar to the underbelly of Coruscant labelled “Nar Shaddaa, the Vertical City.” With these new tools, Dark Forces has a greater emphasis on platforming which feels tight, responsible and heighten the adventure. The game even avoids genre tropes which still continue to this day. One level, set on icy cliffsides, starts with your character sliding across the environment on an ice level. Just as frustration kicks in, the game gives you “ice cleats” returning your movement back to normal – maybe a little too early to be a clear jab at other 3D ice levels.

The game’s graphics are a massive leap for a 1995 shooter. In DOOM, textures were shared across all levels become really limiting in what you can and can’t present – leading to levels like “Caribbean” requiring more imagination than any human could ever muster. In Dark Forces, each level has a unique texture palette and walls are painstakingly detailed. However, in its original state, the detailed graphics can appear busy and heighten the pixelation at lower resolutions, making vital switches easy to miss. This means you’ll require a source port, and I’d highly recommend the WIP “The Force Engine” which gives you an in-game visual options menu bringing the game up to 1080p. I initially ran with Dark XL, another popular source port, but found the game getting more and more glitchy as I went on. My character frequently fell out of bounds, and eventually I couldn’t progress past the Imperial City due to an objective complete bug. The Force Engine makes the game so much easier on the eye, but there are still some outstanding issues. The FOV is way too high, and combined with the fast running speed and 2.5D textures, made me feel nauseous and gave me headaches. This was easier to manage with frequent breaks.

Star Wars, since being acquired by Disney, has often felt too referential on its source material. In Rogue One, there’s one scene where the original thugs in Mos Eisley’s bar are brought back for a 5 second cameo where you could feel the director screaming “Look! It’s *those* guys! Remember!” and, unintentionally, this is felt as far back as Dark Forces. While Stormtroopers and Imperial commanders make perfect sense, some Star Wars characters don’t need to be here. The probe droid, seen in an interrogation scene in Episode 4 for a split second, constitutes a main reoccurring enemy and are found, strangely enough, in random sewers in faraway planets. Boba Fett also makes an appearance, but can be put in a coffin in about 30 seconds. This self-referencing of the movies isn’t a huge issue, but it’s an unintended consequence that feels amplified if you’re a fan of the series and picking the game up in 2022. Other characters do fit much more cleanly into the game. Jabba the Hutt makes perfect sense, and fighting the Kell Dragons with your bare fists is brilliant and a highlight of the game.

Overall, Star Wars Dark Forces was a really pleasant surprise. After watching clips on YouTube, I really didn’t feel particularly excited to pick this one up. However, after playing the game myself, and feeling the combat first-hand, it completely won me over. Make sure to pick this one up with a source port, and you’ll have a great time.

P R A I S E  L U N C H
P R A I S E L…

I'm conflicted about this game. On one hand, I think it's pretty good for its time but on the other hand there are some frustrating parts. The level design is pretty atrocious here and there and some basically require a walkthrough. Also you practically need a manual to figure out how to access certain things. I didn't even know there was a map/inventory/mission screen til the 2nd or 3rd level. Also I couldn't figure out how to look up or down without using the PgUp/PgDown. Overall though, it's a pretty short and sweet title and I see no reason not to give it a go.

Rigelian
Rigelian

Star Wars FPS from when FPSes were called "Doomclones". For the era an excellent game though like most games of the era it takes its design cues from Doom perhaps a little too strongly. Maze like levels and key cards galore are the name of the game but the superb visual and sound design and solid arsenal of universe appropriate weapons keep things interesting.

Solid storytelling set around the events of "A New Hope". Introduces a number of elements in the Stars Wars expanded universe referenced later including in the Mandalorian making it a good piece of Star Wars history to experience as well as a fun game for fans of "Boomer Shooters".

spartan689
spartan689

Another good Star Wars game. Obviously dated but DosBox does the job only had one crash and two input errors while I played.

NaisuGemu
NaisuGemu

It looks like a good game... But i don't know why, i feel like i'm play at 30fps with frame drops... It's really bad.
Only this part bothered me but it's a massive problem in my eyes.

Mowser
Mowser

Do you like Star Wars? Do you like Doom? Nuff said, buy this game.

Pros:
+ Runs incredibly well on PC (see below)
+ Has all the cool guns/enemies
+ You feel like a certifiable badass
+ Has some modern touches

Cons:
- Level design can sometimes be confusing/repetitive
- Cutscenes are not great, but it's a game as old as I am
- Some fixing is required before playing (See below)

***IMPORTANT***
Go into your Dark Forces game folder, wherever you save your Steam files on your PC (Steam>steamapps>common>Dark Forces), open up the DOSBOX text file, and change the CPU cycles from 20,000 to 70,000 or higher. You can even put Max if your PC is not from 2002. The game will run at a much better framerate (I get 144fps) and plays like it should on modern machines.

This game is an absolute gem from my childhood, I played with legacy aim/movement on a joystick, so my opinions are definitely biased.

Tirful
Tirful

I used to love Jedi Knight as a kid, but had never played the original Dark Forces. It's aged really well compared to a lot of games from the time. Good fun, although sometimes the levels can get a bit confusing as was common in 90s fps games. It's impressive they had so many fully animated cutscenes and lines of actual voice acting – many games from this time didn't have either. I'd recommend it for any Star Wars or retro first person shooter fan. Playing this has made me want to go all the way back through the Jedi Knight series!

MrMoonPie87
MrMoonPie87

If you like old Star Wars like me and really love the Doom series you'll love the hell out of this game.

TransFormers94
TransFormers94

I've played this on ps1 long ago, and playing again from steam, its so much fun and bring back great memories, any one who loves star wars and wants to play the classic star wars games again steam has it and this is one of them. go and check it out, even check out the star wars collection.

Anonymous
Anonymous

Dark Forces marks the beginning of the golden age of Lucasarts. This, its sequel Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight, and X-Wing Alliance are the best of the best when it comes to the gaming catalog from the company, and only a few modern games have come close to equaling them in terms of enjoyment, replayability, and (admittedly subjective) "cool factor".

Ciaphas
Ciaphas

It needs a remaster for sure. Its clunky controls and bad graphics made this game age so bad. It is a cheap game but don't waste any money on this.

fartingmanforhimself
fartingmanforhimself

When I was a kid I couldn't figure out how to get out of that first starting room. You just had to push the E button on the door switch. My life is complete now.

Leodash
Leodash

Played with community patch. Not bad.

In some map, I had to check walkthroughs because I got lost.

In the ice map, sometimes I got a bug where my character move really slow. I had to Alt-Tab multiple times to fix it.

Koyari Mochizuki
Koyari Mochizuki

Lucasarts were incredibly talented developers, and Dark Forces is just another one of the games they created that made them so great. I would say pick it up as soon as you can, but waiting for the Force Engine Source Port to be finished would be your best bet. Dosbox is the only stable way to play Dark Forces, as even DarkXL is buggy and broken. Overall, if you like 90's DOS Shooters and Star Wars, this game is a safe bet.

Electric Cupcake
Electric Cupcake

Die, Disney. You don't belong in this world.

There are only 6 movies and the EU. Star Wars died in 2012, with Allston's final Wraith Squadron being about the last bit of Real Star Wars.

By all means, get this legendary classic, but buy the original disks on ebay or something. Don't give the Disney demagolkase a cent.

JakeTheCardsFan
JakeTheCardsFan

Fantastic Game

Harsh but fun level design, great story, great gameplay. Just so, so so much fun.

Its performs clunkily, and crash if you tab away or let your computer go to screensaver, but It performs about as well or better than I can expect a game thats older than me to perform. The up and down aiming does blow major chunks, I know thats the limitations of the system, but its such a struggle sometimes getting your blaster to hit the right target when theyre above or below you.

Shrexy
Shrexy

I'm recommending this with a caveat. I wouldn't recommend purchasing this game by itself (i.e not in a bundle) unless you're really into the classic shooters like Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, etc.

Sure the game is fun for what it is, and having a SW game in the style is novel but ultimately the gameplay is quite simplistic and some of the level design is needlessly complex. I got to level 6, which I believe is a little under halfway through the game and had to consult a walkthrough twice cause I could not for the life of me figure out how to progress.

Blasting through Stormtroopers is satisfying and all, but for my tastes the level design is just too frustrating to continue past where I am.

So I would not recommend purchasing this game on it's own. However if you do purchase it in a bundle, be it the Jedi Knight series bundle, or the larger SW franchise bundle, I do think it's worth a go. It's a good enough time to at least kill an afternoon

joejouzu
joejouzu

This is where it all started. A kind of Star Wars "doom-clone," but with more features than Doom like being able to look up and down, etc. Decent story, so if you like Doom, "doom-clones" or can at least put up with it, this one is definitely worth playing. You may need a guide, however, as sometimes there are impossible to find areas that you need to reach to complete a mission.

Bort
Bort

This is one of the greatest Star Wars games there is. Be sure to update the engine before playing! (Steam might not count it as played though?) Check out the XL engine and the Force Engine.

JakeURb8ty
JakeURb8ty

LucasArts were gods of game design. Dark Forces is no exception. This is far from being 'Doom with a Star Wars skin' despite appearances. Compelling story with prerendred fmv before missions tying with events in the movies complete with sampled voices of storm troopers droids commanders and canon soundFX. World design supports the story exposition that would be further fleshed-out in Shadows of the Empire and all following Star Wars action titles. It Runs great. The mouse in menus is a tad floaty inside the dosbox its ran from and the steam overlay doesn't seem to work so no sharing of pixelated glory but minor issues. Next time I want to play the original Doom for kicks I think ill just play this instead.
Also much love to my home states NightDive Studios for reviving this and many other gems of gaming history.

Hobbs
Hobbs

90's First-person shooter that is a Doom ripoff. Personally, I think it's more enjoyable than Doom just because it's Star Wars. Perfect for old school players and of course, Star Wars fanboys.

Heff
Heff

Steam Deck - It works when using Proton 6.3.8 . Otherwise I was being returned to the Steam OS when using Proton Experimental. May work with other versions.

Itchy aka : Tender Glovehand Boy
Itchy aka : Te…

Great game....however not properly ported to steam at all.....you will need to do several updates after purchasing and tweaking as well to get this running right at full screen.

Johnny_Scrubs
Johnny_Scrubs

As a child of the 80s and 90s this is one of the all time greats. To the kids today, the graphics are quite dated but we played this thing on a 486. I can’t say enough what an awesome game this was in the 90s. Better than Doom. Better than Duke Nukem 3D. So glad Steam ported this classic with Dos Box.

Sapphire Siska Sophia
Sapphire Siska…

Good video game, very fun going pew pew with the laser guns. Decent replay value to boot, just an all round classic shooter with a lot of polish and shine for its time.

podan
podan

Great game and a classic FPS Star Wars adventure. Also tells the original tale of who stole the Death Star plans, re-written by the creation of Rogue One.

Hello Sleepwalkers
Hello Sleepwalkers

What a nostalgia trip! I don't know how old I was when I first played this game but the dark forces series were among the first pc games I played as a kid.

Time hasn't been the kindest to its pixelated graphics and imprecise controls, but it still can entertain for an evening or two. It's an old school shooter that's still surprisingly challenging (even if half of the difficulty stems from control issues, the other half came from level design and deadly enemies).

This will probably appeal more to old school gamers on a nostalgia trip but if you have the patience for it, it's still a fun. I miss Kyle Katarn, Jan Ors, and the cast of its sequel series Jedi Knight. Really a shame we don't have any modern games in this series.

Désaix
Désaix

Dark Forces I has two things going for it: The gunplay and the Star Wars setting. However, the map design and Dosbox leave a lot to be desired. To me, Dark Forces is the weakest Star Wars title in the Jedi Knight series. Do you have to play it? Probably not. But if you are a Star Wars fan and if you are interested in older FPS, you might as well check it out sometime. Personally, I found Dark Forces II much better though.

pros
+ gunplay: okay
+ Star Wars skin
+ a fine addition to my collection

neutral
+/- occasionally interesting

cons
-- runs on Dosbox. Steam's version of the game is terrible. If you are ever to play this game, I'd recommend playing on the Force Engine: https://theforceengine.github.io/
- dated map design which is to be expected considering its age
- no quicksave nor saving during chapters
- map helper could be more useful

Goro Majima
Goro Majima

Every map is an insane maze and on a lot of them you have to find some tiny console or thing to collect and then also find your way back to the ship.

The gunplay is nothing special for the time, aim in the general direction of the enemy and shoot. You can only turn left and right with the mouse, up and down use keys. It also takes like 5 levels before you get a weapon that's not a blaster rifle. The alternate fire mode is also not mapped to the right mouse button, instead you have to press R. You also can't save during the missions, instead you get lifes and if you die, you respawn somewhere near the place you died.

There barely is any story. You go into the level and collect something, free a prisoner and so on. Occasionally you have to fight some Dark Bots. The 8-Bit cutscenes are the best part about the game, even though there are only like 5 in total. They are a little slow, but it's kinda cool to see retro Star Wars in that visual style.

I honestly think without the Star Wars skin this would be one of the forgotten boomer shooters.

Time to finish: 7,5 hours

Rawhaki
Rawhaki

Nice old-school DOS-FPS. Definitely doesn't hold your hands when you're playing, even on 'Medium' difficulty. You'll have lives so it's not as punishing as Doom. The difficulty ramps up significantly once you get in Jabba's ship.

Also, I have to share this awesome tip for those who wants to play this game in better performance, resolution and controls:

    • Download Force Engine on this link: https://theforceengine.github.io
    • Start 'Force Engine and enjoy the absolutely best way to play this game!

Alpha_Tactics
Alpha_Tactics

Decent game, but the others in the franchise are a vast improvement. Worth playing at least once if you're a big Star Wars fan.

Just Deceit
Just Deceit

Despite the fact that the last few levels of this game must have been made by supervillains this is an incredibly fun game. This is coming from someone who is 18 so these games are def no longer for people my age because I am so used to a lot of hand holding in games. Will continue to play through the series.

Tobias
Tobias

Star Wars; Dark Forces (1995) is a classic Doom-like shooter but with a Star Wars skin. Dark Forces has a fine level design, classic Star Wars sound effects and fun mechanics overall. However the game is from 1995 and for some the pixelated graphics might be too ugly to bare. Luckily there are some fine mods that makes the experience much better (DarkXL Engine). The Game also introduces us to one of the best characters in Star Wars video game history in Kyle Katarn. Who is a part of the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division and infiltrates the Empire prior to the events of Star Wars IV; A New Hope. We also saw the iconic Dark Trooper first appearance in this game, which we actually saw re-canonized in The Mandalorian. This game is just pure and fun classic Star Wars, and well worth the time for any Star Wars fan! (7/10)

PS!
I have finished the game, however when using the DarkXL engine mod, Steam didn't count the hours.

Aidski
Aidski

It's a Star Wars Doom clone from 1995. Isn't that enough?

But it's actually a really good Doom clone. Apparently LucasArts reverse engineered the Doom engine and added some good things. The controls take some getting used to 30 years later, but if you give it a chance it's a fun shooter with good level design and a simple but good story.

Hektre
Hektre

I was having trouble deciding whether or not to recommend this. Ultimately I decided to recommend it, but with the cautionary statement that you should only buy it on sale.

It's basically Wolfenstein or DOOM. That much should be obvious. The weird part of the game and why I struggled to like it is that it has 3D maps but 1D aiming. You can only turn left and right. Your blaster bolts automatically assign the horizontal trajectory for enemies. It's very off-putting.

It's a neat game to play to gain some perspective on early 3D gaming, but this is not going to be anyone's new favorite game. Trust me.

Gab
Gab

Kyle Katarn is still an awesome protagonist. A solid Star Wars first person shooter to this day, although it gets a little labyrinthian at times.

Moosus_Caedus_The_President
Moosus_Caedus_…

Erm. Not for modern audiences. If you actually enjoy the experience of Classic Doom then you might like this. But if you are just interested in the star wars story involved I would suggest watching a YouTube recap instead.

shreebington
shreebington

Star Wars DOOM!

Decent enough story, for the time, gameplay is awesome (it is a DOOM clone after all), there were some parts of the game where I was running around aimlessly trying to figure out where to go, but I managed to figure it out eventually.

The game is made a lot better when you mod it to revamp the engine, however it is still reliable to play vanilla (which is important because later on in this game series the vanilla games become less cooperative with current operating sofware).

All in all, 8.5/10. A great DOOM clone, and an excellent intro to the Dark Forces series.

jbrass
jbrass

Super old style true classic, no gps find your way, treasures , lore if you read.

[TBC]iDankKwantumFiziksSammich
[TBC]iDankKwan…

Such a classic. Great to see it reborn.

ArchaicMutant
ArchaicMutant

it's alright honestly, harder then i remember!

Silenzeio
Silenzeio

The Silenzeio guide to: Star Wars games

Dark Forces (Part of the later known Jedi Knight series) is what most people would call a "boomer shooter". And it's a fine example of one.

Taking place just before (for one mission) and after the events of New Hope, Dark Forces sees a fan favourite Legends character in Kyle Katarn steal plans for the first Death Star on Danuta and investigate the counter-attack and secret army being constructed by the Empire as revenge for the defeat in the space surrounding Yavin and it's fourth moon.

The Dark Trooper project headed by General Mohc as well as forces from the Imperial military and criminals who work alongside the Empire to transport the materials needed to construct these deadly and elite droids will face the player in a series of 14 missions. I chose to play on Hard for all missions to experience the game at it's most fearsome and challenging. And it certainly didn't hold back on some of the encounters.

The Imperial forces are pretty easy when you follow the classic tactics of strafing in and out of cover or simply running in circles, their inaccuracy even on Hard will barely pose any challenge. I even had moments of standing dead still and the tried and true Imperial "accuracy" zips right by me. But when it comes to Gran enemies throwing thermal detonators and Trandoshans armed with powerful concussion rifles, the underworld element will likely keep you on your toes. But that doesn't stop the game from throwing stupidly powerful ceiling turrets and absolutely cheap anti-player mines kept hidden behind doors and corners you wouldn't be able to check around. Example being Jabba's Ship (mission 10) featuring a hallway of doors with two mines right behind each door the moment you open them. Unless you're quick to sprint back, that's just a heap of troll damage done.

But as i've mentioned them, i'll discuss the Dark Trooper. Two versions can be thrown at the player in certain instances in the early levels, but both are very common in the last few levels of the game. The mk1 is a basic endoskeleton that runs fast and will melee the player with a powerful swipe or stab. The mk2 Dark Troopers come with jetpacks, missile launchers and an assault cannon dishing out plasma. Both can be dealt with keeping range and throwing explosives, or after getting the assault cannon for yourself, shooting the mk2 at range will easily deal with it.

The levels themselves are easy enough to navigate with a few levels having their share of puzzles that block the player from progressing until solved. Notable ones include the elevator trick in mission 6 and the door puzzle in mission 11. Like any other shooter of the 90s, there are hidden secrets galore in the levels, rewarding the player with ammunition, shields, medkits, weapons and powerups to cheese your next group of enemies or have a bonus life to either replenish what you have or add on.

Overall it's a fun game that made great use of the Star Wars license within the genre of first person shooters after hits like DOOM, well worth the recommendation from me.

RedRum69
RedRum69

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☑ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☑ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

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☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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castro
castro

hooooley shit. this game is awesome. better than doom. so wicked. so good. so creamy. 10/10

Asaxi
Asaxi

TL;DR Buy it if you love Star Wars (especially the original trilogy) and classic FPS games. It works well on steam (or is easily patched) and has aged very very well.

Star Wars Dark Forces is a classic FPS from the early 90s. It's a 10-15 hour long game on normal difficulty, and is very much a product of its time. The story isn't canon, it is from a bygone era of Star Wars Expanded Universe games, books and comics - most of which were removed from the canon. But somethings have survived, one thing in particular, the Dark Troopers, as seen in the Mandalorian Disney+ show.

Dark Forces has a rich story, that sends our hero Kyle Katarn to several locations. You will fight a range of enemies, storm troopers, dianogas, droids, dark troopers, grans and even gamorrean guards. There are many secrets to find in each level. My favourite part of the game is the look and feel of the game. Say what you will about dated games, but Lucas Arts got the look and feel of Star Wars spot on with this title. It's glorious.
I also love the music, which, which it sounds very dated, it still has that Star Wars magic feel to it.

I downloaded a modern patch (see the discussion and community page) which allowed me to use full mouse aim and modern keyboard controls which made the game even better. I originally played this not long after launch in the 90s, back then we had arrows to move and a CTRL to shoot, holding down ALT let you strafe and SPACE was the use key. With modern controls I had more freedom to play, which made it a more exciting experience.

Cheers Lucas Arts.

Lexatron101
Lexatron101

Confusing map layout, anticlimactic ending, and weak story. They definitely improved with Jedi Knight 2

T-Halds
T-Halds

Jabba's Ship is a slice of hell torn from the ether and made into a digital gulag