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10/4/2010
The Game: Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Well I wonder if they're gonna make a third...Release Year: 1993
Skewes: SNES, Virtual console
So what’s it like: "Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" is the second game in the SNES triligy of Star Wars films. It plays just like the first one, but with some key exceptions.
Only jerks don't use the lightsaber.Like the first game, you can play mainly as Luke, and occasionally Han and Chewie. You start off with your lightsaber, which means you don't ever have to, nor should you ever use your blaster. If you are gonna be a jerk and use your gun, you can run and shoot at the same time, making parts much easier. There is less of a focus on the platforming, but the combat feels ramped up to replace this.
Sorry buddy, but in about an hour I'm gonna climb inside of you.The most major addition are the force powers. There are eight force powers in total, but odds are you won't use most of them. The only ones I found myself using were the heal and the "Sabre Control," which let you move your lightsaber independently of yourself, but costs a lot of force power. Force power can be lost, and regenerated by collecting green orb-like objects.
The game is fun, and not much more difficult than the original. It's harder, but less for the cheap deaths like the first one and instead focuses on killing you with overwhelming enemies. A little more cluttered than the first makes it less fun for me than the first, but still a good game.
Should you go back: Yes. While in my opinion not as good as the first, it is still fun and easily available on the VC.
Should this game be remade: Nope. Same reasons as yesterday.
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