Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (video game)
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is a 1984 arcade game by Atari, Inc. and the follow-up to 1983's Star Wars arcade game. The game, which was the second arcade release by Atari based on the Star Wars franchise, uses raster graphics rather than the vector graphics used in the first and third arcade games. Several home ports were released by Domark for the Amstrad CPC, 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 | |
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North America 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 |
| 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
The player takes control of three different vehicles in stages based upon the Return of the Jedi film. Gameplay is from a 3/4 isometrically projected perspective and is broken into several stages. In the first stage, 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
In 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
- Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle, an earlier video game by Parker Brothers based on the film
References
- ^ "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
- Return of the Jedi at the Killer List of Videogames
- Return of the Jedi at the Arcade History database
- Return of the Jedi at The GameRoom Blog