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Star Wars Dark Forces

Review by The CKYskater

"My first computer game (like you care)."

I got this game for Christmas of 1996 or so. I still love this game. It is addicting and the levels are never boring and they are very long and challenging. I still play it very often after all these years.

Gameplay: 8/10
This is a first person shooter. The levels are extremely long and difficult and will take you a very long time to beat. The only easy levels are the first two levels, but everything after that is very difficult. This game will take you quite some time to complete.

Story: 6/10
You are Kyle Katarn, an agent of the Rebels trying to destroy the Empire. Not really that good of a story, but whatever. First person shooters usually don't focus much on stories.

Controls: 9/10
Perfect controls for a first person shooter. Everything is laid out nicely on the keyboard and the controls are very smooth and work well. Near perfect controls for this first person shooter.

Graphics: 7/10
Well, the graphics suck horribly compared to Playstation 2 XBOX, and Gamecube graphics, but for the time it was released, they were pretty good. There is heavy pixelation but it doesn't really bother you.

Sound: 7/10
Not much to really say about the sound. The sound effects are pretty good and I like the music, as it reminds me of the Star Wars movies.

Difficulty: 10/10
This game is hard as hell. The levels are very long and hard that you often get lost. You will sometimes need to refer to a walkthrough to get through this game. This is one of the hardest first person shooters I have ever played.

Replay Value: 8/10
You will really want to keep on playing this game even after you beat it. It is incredibly fun and never really gets boring, because the levels are pretty huge. This is a really replayable game. It will take you a long time to beat the game, and then after that you will want to play it some more. This game will last a very long time.

Rent and/or Buy: Buy
This game will leave you playing it for hours. A really fun thing to do is set up your computer next a a TV and play the computer version while a friend plays the Playstation version. I used to do that but I sold my Playstation version.

Overall (Not an average!!): 8/10
This game is a very good Star Wars first person shooter that you will play for hours. You should go out and buy it, I'm sure it doesn't cost too much.

The Final Results:

Gameplay: 8/10
Story: 6/10
Controls: 9/10
Graphics: 7/10
Sound: 7/10
Difficulty: 10/10
Replay Value: 8/10
Rent and/or Buy: Buy
Overall (Not an average!!): 8/10

Reviewer's Score: 8/10, Originally Posted: 05/22/01, Updated 07/06/02

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