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Game Statistics
Manufacturer: Atari
Released:
Upright: May 1983
Cockpit: May 1983
Monitor:Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Vector
CRT: Color
Conversion Class: unique
Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 1
Gameplay: Single
Control Panel Layout: Single Player
Controls:
Steering: X/Y-directional yoke with common triggers and thumb buttons
Sound: Unamplified Stereo (requires two-channel amp)
POINTS
Apparently in the Tie Fighter wave, there is the possibility of gaining 255 extra shields or mucho grande points if you can just hit Darth Vader's ship more than thirty (count 'em..30!) times. I think my record is about 20 but I haven't really tried that hard. Good Luck!!
Using the "Force", i.e. dont fire any shots during the ventilation shaft approach, will give bonus points. 5000 for the first wave, 10000 for the second and 100,000 on every level from 3 up!
If you turn up the intensity on the monitor (just a little) so that you can see the retrace lines....you will see some leftover "Words of Wisdom" as you approach the Death Star. (Connect the dots!)
CHEATS, TRICKS, AND BUGS
In the tower scene, you can shoot fireballs that are hidden behind the towers. In the trench scene, you can shoot fireballs through the catwalks.
Moving the flight yoke far left and far right during the attract mode will switch between the instructions and the high score list.In the trench you can "use the force" and get an extra 100,000 points by not shooting anything except the exhaust port. The text "USE THE FORCE" will be at the top of the screen until you shoot. The 100,000 is actually awarded just before you have to shoot the exhaust port, so it's possible to take out some of the gun turrets at the end, too. (The bonus is actually lower on the first two waves.)It's rumored that if you shoot Darth Vader more than 30 times, you get 27 shields. It is said you can also get 255 shields, but this is rare.
GAME INTRODUCTION
Before the action starts, the player is allowed to choose which level of difficulty to begin at, with compensating bonus scores for each higher level of play. Once the preliminaries are finished with, the battle begins, and the incredibly smooth first person perspective and 3-D effects take over.
The steering mechanism and four built-in triggers enable pinpoint shooting and flying accuracy as well as rapid-fire. The four laser-cannons that are located on the sides and bottom of the video monitor hit the "cursor", which is manipulated by the steering mechanism that also controls the direction of your ship. The mechanism is a good copy of the firing triggers in the movie.There are three chapters in the story of the game. In the first, your X-Wing Fighter dogfights with Imperial TIE Fighters and Darth Vader's ship. In the second, you maneuver past bunkers and deflector towers on the face of the Death Star, blasting them along the way. In the final scenario, you find yourself speeding through the trench of the Death Star, avoiding obstacles and blasting gun turrets then, finally, hopefully time a proton torpedo for a direct hit on the exaust port target. What follows, if you are successful, is the Death Star exploding in a multitude of different colors. Then it is on to do battle again.Throughout the game, you are bombarded by fireballs and lasers, which you must destroy or avoid. Each hit on your ship destroys one of your shields. Any collision will also lose you a shield and the game ends when you run out of shields and you get hit by anything. You do, however, receive an additional shield every time you destroy the Death Star.The game features a dramatic state-of-the-art color vector graphics system that produces surprisingly realistic effects. The sound track is laced with the familiar voices of Luke Skywalker ("Red Five standing by.", "I cannot shake him!", "This is Red Five. I'm going in!", etc.), Obi-Wan Kenobi ("Use The Force, Luke!", "Remember, The Force will be with you. Always.", etc.), Han Solo ("Yahoo! You are all clear, kid!"), Darth Vader ("I have you now!", "The Force is strong with this one!", etc.), Wedge, and even R2D2 (various beeps and electronic sounds, ..ed in the manual as "Yes", "No", "I agree", "Sequence completed", "Ouch!", and "That really hurt."). There are also seven different musical themes from the movie that are played throughout the game including the Star Wars Theme, Ben's Theme and the Mos Eisley Cantina Band's number.
GAME PLAY
The object of the game is to destroy the Death Star. You battle squads of attacking TIE fighters as well as Darth Vader's ship in the attempt to accomplish your goal.
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