Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

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It is the second game in the Super Star Wars trilogy and is based on the 1980 film The Empire Strikes Back. It was released in Japan by Victor Interactive Software as Super Star Wars: Teikoku no Gyakushuu. The original Super NES game was released on 1993. Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (SNES) The game was followed by a sequel based on the next film in the Star Wars series, Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi . Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was re-released on the Virtual Console in North America on August 24, 2009 and in the PAL regions on October 2, 2009, alongside the other games in the Super Star Wars series. Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back follows closely the standard set by its predecessor , with multiple playable characters and Mode 7 quasi-3D vehicle sequences. The controls are very similar to the first game, but feature a double-jump. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Chewbacca return as playable characters although the character-select option itself was removed. Unlike the original game , this installment allows each character the use of a primary and secondary weapon. Following one of the Dagobah missions, Luke Skywalker can also collect Force Powers for use in later levels. Luke can now block incoming attacks using his lightsaber, allowing him to deflect blaster fire. Han Solo can now throw grenades and Chewbacca has a new power up: a spinning attack. Darth Vader appears as the final boss in the video game. In the United Kingdom, it was the top-selling SNES game in February 1994. The game was met with very positive reviews. IGN gave the game a 7.5/10 rating, praising the games enhanced Mode 7 graphics. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave Empire Strikes Back positive reviews noting the games graphics and sound and the reviewers praised the gameplay following the theme of the source material and having excellent cinematic displays, although there was criticism on the controls, hard difficulty and the large number of enemies that appear on screen.