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    Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

    Game » consists of 5 releases. Released Dec 03, 1996

    One of the earliest Nintendo 64 action games puts players into the role of mercenary Dash Rendar in this hybrid third-person shooter and flight combat game based on the Star Wars expanded universe project of the same name.

    slither_maggot's Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Nintendo 64) review

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    STAR WARS GOLD

    Star Wars: Shadows of The Empire despite any backlash from reviewers should be played. This game is one of the most fun of any console game I have yet played and for a STAR WARS title is the best game LucasArts has ever released. The game pits players in a "shadow storyline" which plays behinds the scenes of The Empire Strikes Back and leads upto the events right before the beginning of Return of The Jedi. Players take the role of a smuggler/mercenary Dash Rendar who is similar to (and friends with) Han Solo.

    As Dash Rendar, you will fight alongside the Rebel Alliance in the Battle of Hoth, travel to Ord Mantell, and other fun locations seen and mentions in the original trilogy. The game switches between third person (although the camera can be switched to several other different angles... pretty much something for everyone) and vehicular combat. Along the way players can find an arsenal to help them on their cause; fought on foot and hone their skills in the deeps of space against enemy fighters. The story plays alongside the events which unfold in the films and the player realizes they have much more to do with the actual events of the films than they originally may have been inclined to believe.

    The graphics, sound, and story are -ALL- top notch and this games only downfall is actually it's criticism for just being a "play-test template" to decide whether Star Wars was still a marketable franchise in the gaming world. Anyone who takes the time to sit down and actually play this game will find themselves immersed in a world of Star Wars backstory which unfolds into much grander scope, that which occurs to those of us already familiar with the film series. This game is a total nerd bonus and a die-hard fan would be hard pressed to find a better game that lets them delve this deeply into the Star Wars universe.

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      A great game in its day that now looks dated 0

      Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire(Nintendo 64) by riostarwind on December 22, 2015

      The N64 version has 2D artwork for cut scenes.The N64 era was a slow time for the Star Wars brand unlike now. Which most likely let Lucasarts set this game in between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. You will play as Dash Rendar who also happens to be a smuggler like Han Solo. The game starts with the battle of Hoth and continues through to other locations in order to take down a new crime scindicate named Black Sun. Xixor is the head of the Black Sun and he will do anything to be Th...

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      Favorite STAR WARS game to date! 0

      Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire(Nintendo 64) by alpha_wolf_86 on January 05, 2010

      Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire opens with an intense Snow Speeder battle on Hoth near Echo Base and I could immediately tell that this game was going to be different.You begin shooting at the ridiculously easy probe droids floating around. Then the AT-ST's enter the battle and you think you've seen it all. Nope! Here come the AT-AT's and your blasters just aren't cutting it. Oh... But what's this? If you come in close you notice that you can fire a grappling line onto the legs of the Imperial ...

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