There’s a punchy weight to the combat that I wasn’t expecting from such an early FPS, although you might find it frustratingly difficult by today’s standards. The blasters feel fantastic, and the way enemies dramatically tumble backwards when you laser them is brilliantly reminiscent of the movies. What’s most surprising about returning to Dark Forces is how much fun it is.

Lawrence is a prolific Darth Vader soundalike, playing the character in a variety of Star Wars games including Rogue Squadron, Force Commander, Battlefront II, and, er, Super Bombad Racing. Vader himself makes an appearance in some cutscenes, with Scott Lawrence standing in for James Earl Jones. There’s a good variety of environments, although everything has that blocky, box-like look typical of primitive 3D shooters from the era. The story takes Katarn to Jabba the Hutt’s ship and Coruscant, as well as a few less familiar planets, and eventually aboard the Executor, Darth Vader’s personal Super Star Destroyer.

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