Four years on from the unofficial launch of the Star Wars Expanded Universe (beginning with the 'Thrawn trilogy' of novels) LucasArts took the bold step of creating a whole new cast of characters. Of course, id's wasn't the only formula being rewritten. Stick those killer apps on your promo poster. No mere carbonite copy, LucasArts' blaster-happy adventure manages to occasionally outdo its inspiration, introducing a bevy of small improvements that allow players to look up, down, duck and jump. Case in point, 1995's Dark Forces, a first-person shooter title patterned after id Software's original Doom. From the dogfighting film reels of World War 2 to the heroic archetypes of ancient myth, Star Wars has never been averse to mining a good idea.
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