|genre = Action-platform

|modes = Single-player

Star Wars is an action-platform video game based on the 1977 film of the same name. It was released by Victor Musical Industries for the Family Computer in Japan on November 15, 1991, and by JVC Musical Industries for the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America in November 1991, and in Europe on March 26, 1992. An official mail order "Hint Book" was available for the game upon its release.

Two versions for handheld game consoles were released. The Game Boy port was developed by NMS Software and published by Capcom, and released shortly less than a year later in 1992. The Game Gear port was developed by Tiertex and published by U.S. Gold, and released in 1993.<br>3/5 (GG)

| EGM = 8/10, 7/10, 6/10, 6/10 (GB)

|Fam = 5/10, 5/10, 4/10, 3/10 (NES)

| rev1 = Power Unlimited

| rev1Score = 65% (GB)

Victor Lucas of The Electric Playground gave the Game Gear version a 7 out of 10 and wrote, "Star Wars does feature some impressive artistic design and a few technical surprises. It's still one of the sharpest looking games available for Sega's 8-bit portable". Power Unlimited gave the Game Boy version a score of 65% summarizing: "Although this Star Wars game is incredibly versatile, it is hardly manageable. The graphics are too complicated for the Game Boy, the image is too dark and the controls are not precise enough. However, it can be played for a very long time."

The Game Gear version was a runner-up for GamePros 1993 Hand-Held Game of the Year award.

References

  • Star Wars (Game Gear) at the Internet Archive