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STAR WARS™ Shadows of the Empire™

A nostalgia trip better than expected.

This game is short - I completed it in around an hour or so of actual gameplay. I'm writing this review in Late November, which is a nostalgaic time frame for me, so I decided to try this out on PC. The GOG version here is well upheld, as the version I tried previously couldn't work with its fan-patches and tweaks to get it working on Windows 7. The game is a short, simple, mediocre, but charming mixture of 3d platformer and fps/tps with both space combat & turret sections. There are 3 vehicle levels, one serving as a slow, boring ship-based "Hoth Defense" intro to the game that feels longer than it actually is; the next a swoop-bike intermediary level that is quite short and ultimately a weak racing level; the last is a highlight of the game, wherein you fly into a space-structure to blow up its core. The mainstay of gameplay is the multi-genre mix, and this is where the game is more interesting, as you have direct control of your character, and can enjoy the old-school environments. The game controls like a X/Y-limited fps in one camera mode, and a 3d platformer/tps in the others. The Junkyard and Desert levels are actually quite good in their atmosphere and more complicated level designs, being that they involve more platforming in one across moving trains, and a long treck along desert cliffs and a jetpack in the other. All of the levels are short, and none even remotely touch the Jedi Knight or Dark Forces games, but they aren't horrible, either. The turret sections, however, ARE quite awful, with one being a slow, easy, boring time shooting TIE bombers and fighters out of the sky until they run out, and the other a frustrating mess wherein you can't dodge enemy fire - a section alleviated by the inifinite lives in this level. The graphics are pretty bad, but they have a sort of charm to them - the desert level and Junkyard are good, even. The sound design is very minimal, with one notable track in the Xisor's Palace level; sound effects aren't varied much.

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