I'm using a PC/Xbox 360 controller and can't … During 1996, Shadows of the Empire was a multimedia project which incorporated "everything but the movie". Shadows of the Empire is atmospheric in its audio and visual presentation, however it achieves this by oozing menace, arguably more so than any other Star Wars video game. Hosted by 44 Bytes. Like, not 3D. This game is designed for one player, so This is accentuated from a feeling of solitude which perpetuates throughout both the vast, open landscapes and the claustrophobic environments. Ultimate'... Every Smash Bros. Below you can view and download the PDF manual for free. A main story adventure is the most fun and rewarding if it's hardest the first time. Yet, when things don\'t seem they can get any worse, they do. Nothing else to play, I guess. Don't you miss something difficult to play that new? 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. ho-ly crap, did i ever play the hell outta this game. I love Star Wars, and I liked the novel, so I'll get this if/when it comes to VC. I loved that damn jetpack lol! Is your product defective and the manual offers no solution? Thanks for not giving this game a higher rating just because its a stars wars game. There are loads of good points in this comments board, for example from @Sabrewing and @roro44's comments it is clear that the first person view deserved more time. I paid $90.00 for this game in December of 96 at EB! Connecting The N64 Controller: To play Shadows of the Empire, connect a controller to socket one located on the front panel of the Control Deck. 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. Our support team searches for useful product information and answers to frequently asked questions. I remember that! Star Wars fans, myself included, will be more forgiving and will enjoy the story and setting. The truth is, the game was almost better than Ocarina of Time-- and that\'s saying a lot. It's a fantastic debut. If this came to the Virtual Console I'd buy it. The game has four choices of difficulty, including a Jedi expert level and gamers who wish to rush through it on a minimum number of lives will face the steepest challenge. 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. 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&. In fact, I have to admit that I thought that Lucasfilm would make it into a movie, it was so good. Check out NSMB Wii and old schoolers rejoice. But not before Leia is captured. This downtime in Star Wars releases hyped me up even more for the game when I first played it in '97, which added to the disappointment in the gameplay back then, too. 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. However, this game had a very good musical score, and it also had some cool sounding blaster shots and explosions. In fact, I have to admit that I thought that Lucasfilm would make it into a movie, it was so good. So, my annual renting of the 64 was a big deal. Shortly after, in 1997, Star Fox 64 supplied N64 players with a truly accomplished space opera. For example a PAL game can only be played on a PAL game computer. Hey! Gamer excitement was not just built from the internal N64 hardware specs, it also centred on taking control of its 'm' shaped, three pronged analogue controller, which was innovative for a console. Ah, I just haven't read any until now. All in all, I wasn't disappointed. I waited for what seemed like an eternity for this game to come out. A fully animated AT-AT!!! You see, Rendar is out to save Luke Skywalker, with or without the Rebellion. Good for Nintendo 64. I know the cartridge is still buried somewhere with some other games. I never play it to say the least. 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. Ultimate Full Character Roster List. This NES-Based Take On Smash Bros. Has A Wi-Fi Chip In The Cart For Online Play, Random: Someone's Made A NES Game That Can Track The International Space Station, Brawler64 Aims To Be The Ultimate Wireless N64 Controller, Hamster Announces More Than 15 Games For The Arcade Archives Series On Switch. This was a good game, but I really hated some parts of it. And&oh man! Thank you! I did play the game from that viewpoint, but it did not gel with me, I found it more natural in the third person, as I was able to see Dash's actual physical position and footing placement. Also, no magic is used, no spell casting&so no fear of that. This was my first game on N64,was a perfect game,but is not unreleased in EU,i bought it back in 1997 from Athens. This occurs only once in the game, but it is very fun and challenging. Lucasarts did a fantastic job with the BGM. I think the Turok series, especially the first two, need spot light on them again. This is a game that has a lot of flaws and probably deserves this score, yet I absolutely LOVE the game! The escape from echo base mission in the beginning or whatever its called is pretty fun. Release date info sorted, cheers for pointing that out guys! It was of course the latter game that was a much bigger 'moment' in gaming for me and everyone that played it, but Shadows stood up to it quite well at the time (though there was wasn't much else anyway).Then playing the Death Star level of Rogue Squadron II on an American cousin's Gamecube before the console was launched here got me super excited again. 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. XP should work too. God this is a great game. There were some frustrating parts but I got through it. The second is flying, which is actually kind of weird, and has some strange controls. I really wanted to like this game but I couldn't. Nintendo N64 Star Wars - Shadows of the Empire. Then comes the third type, racing. A number of the comments seem to be based upon the score, presumably regarding whether it should have received a 7/10. Please consider supporting our efforts. It was just an outstanding thought being able to blast stormtroopers! 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.