Star Wars: Dark Forces

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Star Wars: Dark Forces is a mid-1990s first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe, known for its innovative level design, narrative-driven missions, and introduction of the character Kyle Katarn.

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Star Wars: Dark Forces canonical 1
Star Wars: Dark Forces series 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Star Wars video game
first-person shooter
single-player video game
video game
antagonist Darth Vader
General Rom Mohc
basedOn Star Wars
characterIntroduced Jan Ors
Kyle Katarn
developer LucasArts
enemyType dark trooper
imperial officer
probe droid
stormtrooper
feature cutscene storytelling
full 3D environments with looking up and down
innovative level design
jumping and crouching mechanics
mission objectives beyond key-hunting
narrative-driven missions
varied mission types
voice-acted briefings
followedBy Star Wars: Jedi Knight
surface form: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
gameEngine Jedi engine
genre first-person shooter
hasLevel The Arc Hammer
Death Star
surface form: The Death Star

The Executor
initialReleasePlatform MS-DOS
mainCharacter Kyle Katarn
mode single-player
notableFor early use of verticality in FPS level design
partOf Star Wars Legends
surface form: Star Wars Legends continuity
perspective first-person
platform MS-DOS
macOS
surface form: Mac OS

PlayStation
Windows
plotElement investigation of Dark Trooper project
theft of Death Star plans
protagonist Kyle Katarn
publisher LucasArts
releaseYear 1995
series Star Wars: Dark Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: Star Wars: Dark Forces series
setting Star Wars
surface form: Star Wars universe
weapon E-11 blaster rifle
bryar pistol
concussion rifle
fusion cutter
thermal detonator

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LucasArts notableWork Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: Dark Forces series Star Wars: Dark Forces self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Star Wars: Dark Forces series