Star Wars: Shadow Of the Empire - '97 PC Game

Computer game Star Wars: Shadow Of the Empire.

Enter Prince Xizor - sinister servant of the Dark Side. Lord of the Black Sun crime ring. Mastermind behind a brazen plot to assassinate Luke Skywalker. But you, as maverick mercenary Dash Rendar, have other plans. Stop Xizor. Protect Luke. Rescue Han Solo from the carbonite-cold clutches of Jabba the Hutt and Boba Fett. All with your blaster, brains and bravery. Will light emerge from the shadows? With your help, it can.

Features a gripping Star Wars plotline, with new characters and fresh environments. Over a dozen new, cinematic cutscenes in 10 immense levels in a faster, sharper Star Wars universe. Five gameplay modes - space combat, snowspeeder, speeder bike, hovertrain and jet pack. Enhanced 3D graphics designed to support PC 3D accelerator cards.

Features:
* Coded specifically for the explosive graphics processing power of your 3D accelerator card. A Star Wars universe so detailed you can see the tow cable around an Imperial AT-AT.
* A gripping new plotline, with new characters and environments...find out what happened between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
* FIVE gameplay modes - in a variety of vehicles and spacecraft - from the heavily armored Outrider, to snowspeeders, hovertrains, jet packs and speeder bikes.
* Action-packed Star Wars locales - including Mos Eisley and the ice planet Hoth. New locales, like the sewers of Imperial City, Xizor's palace, Gall Spaceport and the dreaded junkyards of Ord Mantel.
* Original plot with new characters and environments

Game score 8.9/10, calculated out of 117 players' votes

Released: 1997
Genre: Action

While this older game may be perfect for a gamer with an older PC, it game may require using DOSbox to run on newer computers.

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Rare game. Comes in original case with manual. Case and disc are in great condition. The manual is fully readable but has damage around the edges, mostly on front cover.