Star Wars Dark Forces is LucasArts' Star Wars FPS featuring Kyle Katarn in a Rebel adventure against the Empire. Solid FPS gameplay, well-rendered Star Wars atmosphere and varied missions. A decent PS1 port of a classic PC FPS from the Star Wars saga for franchise fans.
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Category
First-Person Shooter1 player12+
Description
Western LucasArts FPS, PS1 port where mercenary Kyle Katarn steals Death Star plans for the Rebellion. Created by LucasArts, released in 1996 in the United States, Europe, Italy, Japan and Spain with multilingual versions under the Star Wars Dark Forces title. Fourteen 3D six-degrees-of-freedom levels, over eight Star Wars weapons including blaster and thermal detonator, iconic Imperial enemies and arranged John Williams orchestral soundtrack. European multilingual editions.
Star Wars - Dark Forces review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,27 GB📅30/11/1997
Published by LucasArts
Star Wars - Dark Forces (PS1) price, value & rarity
A console port of the Star Wars FPS, transposing PC shooter playability into the saga's universe with a dedicated campaign. Still common in the West, its interest lies in this status as a period Star Wars shooter rather than scarcity, the Japanese version being a bit less widespread. An affordable piece for fans of the license and of first-generation PlayStation FPS.
Is Star Wars - Dark Forces still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 1996 on PS1, LucasArts' port of the original 1995 PC FPS transposes Kyle Katarn's first missions onto Sony's console. The weapon feel, the vertical level design with jumps and stairs and the staging that pays tribute to the original trilogy keep their interest. The pad handling requires adjustment and the modelling has aged. Recommended today for Star Wars devotees, for fans of classical first person shooters and for PS1 collectors curious about the LucasArts video game golden era before Jedi Knight reshaped its identity on Sony's first home console hardware globally.
