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Replay: Shadows Of The Empire

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by Dan Ryckert on May 28, 2011 at 08:00 AM

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Dozens of Star Wars titles have been released since the 1980s, and they've run the gamut from excellent (Knights of the Old Republic) to downright awful (Masters of Teras Kasi). Shadows of the Empire was released near the beginning of the Nintendo 64's life cycle, and it falls somewhere in between.

The opening mission on Hoth is great, and its popularity spawned the excellent Rogue Squadron games. However, its on-foot missions weren't quite as universally loved. Watch below as we revisit this middle-of-the-road Star Wars title.

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Filed under: Feature, replay, replayshow, star wars, nintendo 64, shadows of the empire, dash rendar

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by The guy who is meh Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:05 AM

Cool. But I think you should do let's plays on recent games, like hitman or Halo. It would be fun if you did Battlefield also.
by Sgt_7up Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:15 AM

I never got past the first level. Hated it. I never even knew you could walk around.
by The Soapbox Lord Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:20 AM

This game makes me feel old. I remember having a blast with this on PC.
by Major Rock Hardy Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:21 AM

Wampa Stompa... putting in that debug code was one of the first puzzles I solved as a gamer.
by Coach_McGuirk Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:21 AM

Maybe because it was a Star Wars game I was able to overlook its flaws, but I remember absolutely loving this game as a kid when the N64 first came out. Looking back, however, its easy to tell this game wouldn't stand the test of time.
by Echelon XII Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:22 AM

Good times, good memories. Gall Spaceport made me so angry with the awkward jumps and then finally the quirky jet-pack....

Seeker missles ftfw!
by christian b in da house Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:23 AM

I'd like to see a replay of jak 3.
by theworldofgreggory Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:23 AM

I hated this game so much. I prefer Rouge Sqadron over this. R.I.P. Factor 5

Also, please do a replay on F-Zero GX
by BusyZombieLord Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:27 AM

I remember the PC version. Only ran right for about 2 years and then all the new hardware made it run way too fast. As far as know they never fixed this problem. This game was ok but nothing to right home about. N64 version was way easier to play then the PC version but the PC version was way prettier.
by iknoweverything Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:37 AM

LucasArts should get off their ass and release BF3! For God's sake, what are they waiting for!
by Ian Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:37 AM

Oh man... Rogue Squadron was one of my faves.
by Zebra3 Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:50 AM

I loved Shadows of the Empire! I remember playing the hell out of that game and finding absolutely everything there was to find. I hated the Boba Fett boss battle though. The jetpack sucked.
by Joshua Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:53 AM

Oh how nostalgia is beating me in the face with a frying pan...
by Shadeshooter Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:55 AM

Perhaps it's just nostalgia talking, but I loved this game and was hoping that one day it would release on the Virtual console
by SpartanKangaroo Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:56 AM

I loved both of these games growing up! Even that terrible SouthPark game!
by BAM_AWB Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 08:57 AM

The salty balls episode is when the indie films comes to southpark and all the peoples fecal waste is killing Mr. Hanky
by MatthewSnyder Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 09:02 AM

I loved this game on the N64, and I hope LucasArts announces Battlefront III at E3, they owe it us Star Wars fans who where burnt from the flop that is Force Unleashed II!!!!
by Farrell Maniac Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 09:02 AM

Let's see you play a Sonic game. I don't think that you guys ever had played one for a Replay.
by Alphonsus Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 09:11 AM

Very nice, I remember when I rented this game from Blockbuster. KOTOR is probably my favorite Star Wars game ever. I hope that The Old Republic can deliver much better. Not a big fan of the Roulette game, but it was funny to play.
by Valtiel666 Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 09:17 AM

Just a SW geek thing, but in the Battle of Hoth level, you are actually playing as Dash Rendar, not Luke Skywalker. It's pronounced Sheezor and spelled Xizor. The turret is not an ion cannon, it's an E-web heavy repeating blaster.