Below you can view and download the PDF manual for free. Not in actual game play, but the people looked more like people, there were extravagant places, and the entire style of game play, with action-packed bosses, and enemies galore, was souped up by the graphics, as crisp as crisp could be&. Up to today, even though I own more recent Star Wars releases for the GC and Wii, I still play and love SOTE. I remember beating this game 100% and collecting all the challenge points on each difficulty level. I'll pick it up when it eventually hits the Virtual Console. It was just an outstanding thought being able to blast stormtroopers! Unreleased in Europe? All games should have them. Join 1,053,663 people following Nintendo Life: © 2020 Nlife Media, partner of Gamer Network. Hurry up, science. Strange! The anticipation surrounding the launch of a new console is among the most exciting moments in a gamer's calendar, and one of the most notable hardware changeovers was between Nintendo's SNES and N64. Still, its flying levels were the high points that I'll choose to remember. Nintendo N64 Star Wars - Shadows of the Empire. IG-88, an assassin droid who now operates under its own will, and Boba Fett, the bad dude that falls into the Scarlacc Pit at the beginning of The Return of the Jedi. SotE was always the ugly duckling in the wake of the N64 launch, when compared to the likes of Mario, Pilot Wings, Turok and later Wave Race 64. The \'64 was infamous for having an almost tape-like quality to the sound, which meant that it was very unfriendly, soundwise, for developers. Like, not 3D. i remember the first time i finally beat it on Easy, i freaked out because i couldn't believe the story really ended like that, so i had to check out the book from the library to see whether or not that was what really happened. It paints enough of a picture for me to remember some of the annoying control issues that came with any early 3d games when Mario 64 was still ruling the world. Christ Centered Gamer. With an average play time of three and a half hours, not including replaying a level from the very start once all lives had been lost, most of the lastability for this game is built around a hunt for hidden Rebel Alliance symbol Challenge Points, dotted around precarious areas in the levels. Hey! I love Star Wars, and I liked the novel, so I'll get this if/when it comes to VC. God this is a great game. I stand by the 6/10, if a gamer picked up a N64 from a car boot sale today and was scanning Nintendo Life for game reviews as potential cart purchases, I would recommend a number of superior N64 games before SOTE, considering its position in relation to other game scores. But not before Leia is captured. The entire world thanks Lucas Arts for setting Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire at a point in the series time line when Jar-Jar Binks did not exist By matt91486, updated 10/25/2001 5 Even the Force apparently has an expiry date. I freakin' loved this game. Wonder if it works on WinXP?! But, anyway, the graphics couldn\'t have been better for it\'s time period on the Nintendo 64, with fully animated characters, exciting explosions, and huge environments. I love SOTE, it was one of my favorite games besides Rouge Sqaudron, and I would buy both when they come to the VC without hesitation. Mr. Retro, Jamie's encyclopedic gaming knowledge is so far beyond measure we'd love to open a library inside his head. I ran up to my dad and told him I read it in a book. 7.5/10 First 3D game I owned in a home console, just for that I'll give it a 9 out of 10. Most impressive of all is the Outrider's direct attack on Xizor's humongous Skyhook, a space battle involving X-Wings, Tie Fighters, Black Sun's Star Vipers, a lurking Star Destroyer and a Return of the Jedi-inspired ending involving blowing the Skyhook up from its inside out. You see, Rendar is out to save Luke Skywalker, with or without the Rebellion. i never did own a 64 intel much after this game so i never did get a chance to play it. The levels become more enjoyable once a player knows their layout in a second play-through of the game and each mission can be selected individually for repeated play once it has been completed. I paid $90.00 for this game in December of 96 at EB! It was seeing my next-door neighbour playing the Snowspeeder level that made me want an N64. The region codes indicate for which model game computer your game is suited. Nothing else to play, I guess. An example of the tense level design is in The Sewers of Imperial City with dank and bleak brick tunnels, flowing sewage water and a foul green mist, making for levels which are literally, visually dark. The Slave One fight was pretty annoying though. This game was one of the first for the Nintendo 64, coming out in 1997 along with the PC version, which featured amazing graphics, especially for 97-era PCs. Please check your email and confirm the newsletter subscription. Go to a Repair Café for free repair services. I think the Turok series, especially the first two, need spot light on them again. However, the N64 version suffered from frequent splotches of blurriness, and also had animated cut scenes. Was it worth the wait? The fact it also ran full screen without borders (a rarity for PAL releases back then!) I booted the game up. I played this when I was really little with my dad. I sold off my games, and took an in-store credit, thinking that I would save my money, and come back later to buy another, new game. There is no blood, but plenty of Stormtroopers flying backwards, and some very mean animals that attack you also die. The story is painted through hand-drawn still cutscenes and the events of the N64 game interweave between those told in the novels and comics. This occurs only once in the game, but it is very fun and challenging. This was still an amazing game at the time, for it's mood and relative depth. Shadows of the Empire! Got the game and console on launch day, along with Luigi's Mansion. This was the game that made me want an N64, from when I saw the TV adverts featuring the Hoth levels, I didn't rest till bought it. The boss battle for this level takes place in the depths of the sewage water, deep below which Dash is overwhelmed by the tentacles of a giant Dianoga monster, desperately searching the gloom and managing his air to destroy its eye. Couple these promotions with a storyline following on from arguably the most magnificent of the movies, The Empire Strikes Back, and it is understandable why the hype successfully rocketed gamers' excitement into the stars. The overhead viewpoint was used once during play of the entire game (to navigate a Gall Spaceport walkway) which overall left the main third person camera as the only viable option. Finding these rewards the player with extra lives and unlockables, and it is also possible to collect extra lives hidden amongst the environments and compile over twenty lives to assist the player through the final levels. Since we're a 501 C3 Non-Profit organization, your donations are tax deductible. There are several different types of levels in Shadows of the Empire. :3. The game design is most successful in three of the vehicular shooting levels. I don't like it when other authors try to mess around with the original trilogy. I remember enjoying this game when I was a kid. (Consider the environment and only print this manual if it is really necessary). Here's a crazy story. I have heard such good things about this game. I would be curious to see how it has aged myself. Still tempted to give it a try if it turned up on VC, though I might opt to save a few quid and get the PC version instead. I used to play this with a friend all the time. I would be interested to hear what non-Star Wars fan gamers make of it, simply as an early N64 video game, as it was definitely not my intention to stomp on anyone's memories. Where To Pre-Order Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. Review Super Mario Bros. 35 - A Six-Month Jolt Of Life For An Iconic Classic, Review Trollhunters: Defenders Of Arcadia - WayForward Take A Big Step WayBack, Review Undead Darlings ~no cure for love~ - A Solid And Compelling Dungeon-Crawler, Review Alwa's Legacy - One Of The Best Metroidvanias We've Seen On Switch So Far, Review Ys Origin - An Awesomely Accessible And Amiable Action RPG, Guide: Super Smash Bros. Yeah, I probably would've rated it a little higher myself, too, but it's a nice review. Little things like robots chirping and guards yelling at you were also excellent for the N64. Regarding control, @Bulbasaurus_Rex, a GCN controller will not change the third person dynamics dramatically, it was a launch game, so animations are quite stiff and the movement is fairly clunky. And my adventure began. Like most Lucasarts games, it has the A button for actions, like firing your gun, and the B button for jumping, and other fun stuff&hard to get used to, but, in the end, very well done. Nitpick: the game got release in Europe, I should konw best.