Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (video game)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is an isometric scrolling shooter released as an arcade video game in 1984 based on the film from the previous year. It was the second arcade release by Atari based on the Star Wars franchise, but using raster graphics rather than the vector graphics of the first and third arcade games. Several home ports were released by Domark for the Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST,[1] Commodore 64,[2] and Amiga[3] in 1988. The game is included as an unlockable extra on Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike for GameCube.
| Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | |
|---|---|
 North American arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Atari, Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, Inc. Domark |
| Designer(s) | Dennis Harper |
| Programmer(s) | Dennis Harper |
| Artist(s) | Susan G. McBride |
| Composer(s) | Synthia Petroka |
| Series | Star Wars |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum |
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| Genre(s) | Scrolling shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
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The player takes control of three different vehicles in stages based upon the Return of the Jedi film. Gameplay is from an isometrically projected perspective and is broken into three stages. In the first, the player pilots a speeder bike to the Ewok village. The next stage involves piloting the Millennium Falcon to destroy a reactor. Another speeder bike stage follows. The final stage involves piloting both an AT-ST and the Millennium Falcon in rapid succession in a fight against a Star Destroyer.
Reception
editIn Japan, Game Machine listed Star Wars: Return of the Jedi on their February 15, 1985 issue as being the sixth most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month.[4]
See also
edit- Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle, an earlier video game by Parker Brothers based on the film
References
edit- ^ "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi". Atari Mania.
- ^ Star Wars: Return of the Jedi at Lemon 64
- ^ "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi". Amiga Hall of Light.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - アップライト, コックピット型TVゲーム機 (Upright/Cockpit Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 254. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 February 1985. p. 23.
External links
edit- Return of the Jedi at the Killer List of Videogames
- Return of the Jedi at the Arcade History database
- Return of the Jedi Archived 2019-09-27 at the Wayback Machine at The GameRoom Blog