STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)

Haven't played this game back when it came out. I was exhausted by modern games so i bought this one and i'm having so much fun. Really great game.

Dos box opens no game.........

In one sentence, this game can be summed up as: "An upgraded DOOM clone with Star Wars story". The story is quite well done for it's age and gender - you get animated cutscenes (voiced!) and detailed descriptions of missions that make sense as an overall plot. You get to see famous Star Wars characters like Mon Mothma or Darth Vader. Obviously the age of this game shows - early 3d graphics doesn't age well, but for me it has it's charm. Other things that we take for granted nowadays but this game lacks are in-mission saves (yes, not even checkpoints) and configurable controls. If you're a Star Wars fan and able to get over this issues, I fully recommend this game. GOG version appears to be the best one available. It's packaged with DOSBox emulator and tested for compatibility. I didn't encounter any issue I had back when I attempted to play an original version.

Travel in time

I like the idea of a Doom-era Star Wars shooter, the problem I have with this game is what's new? I don't know if the company behind this was restricted only to things from the movies or whether they just utterly lacked in all imagination but basically every enemy in the game, at least up to where I played, is from the movies. Now if you're fighting imperials, that's fine, but when you start fighting Interrogation Droids, Probe Droids and a sewer-filled with the many cousins of that that one thing on the Death Star then it gets a little tiresome. So much Star Wars stuff relies too much in the movies. Just make a new Droid! Make a new creature! There's a whole Galaxy out there, knock yourself out.