{{for|the 1983 Atari arcade game|Star Wars (1983 video game){{!}}''Star Wars'' (1983 video game)}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2014}} {{Short description|1994 video game}} {{Infobox video game |title = Star Wars |image = Star Wars Arcade for Sega 32X.jpg |caption = North American 32X cover art |developer = [[Sega AM3 R&D]]{{efn|32X version developed by Sega InterActive.}} |publisher = [[Sega]]<br>[[LucasArts]] |designer = |composer = Hiroshi Kawaguchi<br>Kazuhiko Nagai<br>Youichi Ueda |series = ''[[Star Wars video games|Star Wars]]'' |platforms = [[Arcade video game|Arcade]], [[32X]] |released = '''Arcade'''<ref>{{cite magazine|title=セガ社のＣＧ「スターウォーズ」操縦と攻撃分担|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=472|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=15 May 1994|page=19|lang=ja}}</ref> {{vgrelease|JP|April 27,1994|NA|1994|EU|April 1994}} '''32X'''{{vgrelease|NA|November 21, 1994|JP|December 3, 1994|PAL|January 1995}} |genre = [[Action game|Action]], [[Space flight simulation game|space simulation]] |modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]] |arcade system=[[Sega Model 1]] }}
'''''Star Wars'''''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9775|title=Star Wars Arcade - Videogame by Sega|access-date=June 17, 2017}}</ref> is a 1994 [[Action game|action]] [[Space flight simulation game|space simulation]] [[arcade game]] developed and published by [[Sega]]. The game is based on the [[Star Wars|original ''Star Wars'' trilogy]]. Combining elements of ''[[Star Wars (film)|A New Hope]]'' and ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', the game has players pilot a [[rebel alliance|Rebel]] starship and battle against the forces of the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Empire]]. Sega developed ''Star Wars'' for their Model 1 system, the same arcade hardware that powered ''[[Virtua Fighter (video game)|Virtua Fighter]]'' and ''[[Virtua Racing]]''. Like those two titles, the graphics in ''Star Wars'' are rendered entirely using polygons. The game was given a home [[Port (video game)|port]] under the name '''''Star Wars Arcade''''', as an exclusive for the [[32X]]'s launch in 1994.
Sega followed up the release of ''Star Wars'' with ''[[Star Wars Trilogy Arcade]]'' and ''[[Star Wars: Racer Arcade]]'', as well as a [[Star Wars Trilogy (pinball)|''Star Wars'' pinball game]].
==Gameplay== The gameplay is similar to that of [[Atari, Inc.|Atari]]'s [[Star Wars (arcade game)|1983 ''Star Wars'' arcade game]]. Players pilot an [[X-wing]] or a [[Y-wing]] in first- or third-person perspective and battle Imperial forces.
The game has three levels which include intercepting [[TIE fighter]]s in an [[asteroid field]], destroying a [[Super Star Destroyer]] and making an assault run on a [[Death Star]]. The arcade cabinet allows two people to play, with one serving as pilot and the other as gunner.
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==Reception== {{Video game reviews | CVG = ARC: 80%<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Skews |first=Rik |title=Arcade Action |magazine=[[Computer & Video Games]] |publisher=[[EMAP]] |issue=154 (September 1994) |date=15 August 1994 |pages=64–7 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8c/CVG_UK_154.pdf#page=64}}</ref> | Edge = 32X:{{nbsp}}6/10<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_016.pdf&page=90|title=Star Wars Arcade|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|issue=16|date=January 1995|page=90|accessdate=June 15, 2021}}</ref> | EGM = 32X:{{nbsp}}6.25/10<ref name=EGMr/> | NGen = 32X:{{nbsp}}3/5<ref name=NG/> | award1Pub = ''[[VideoGames & Computer Entertainment|VideoGames]]'' | award1 = Best 32X Game<ref name="VG74">{{cite magazine |title=VideoGames Best of '94 |magazine=[[VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine]] |date=February 1995 |issue=74 (March 1995) |pages=44–7 |url=https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_74_March_1995/page/n45/mode/2up}}</ref> | Allgame = 32X: 2.5/5<ref>{{Cite web |last=Christopher Michael Baker |title=Star Wars Arcade (32X) Review |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1390&tab=review |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114201938/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1390&tab=review |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |access-date=August 6, 2022 |website=Allgame}}</ref> | rev1 = ''[[Flux (magazine)|Flux]]'' | rev1Score = 32X: B<ref name="Star Wars Arcade Review">{{Cite journal |date=April 1995 |title=Star Wars Arcade Review |url=https://archive.org/details/flux-issue-4/page/n81/mode/2up |journal=Flux |publisher=Harris Publications |issue=4 |pages=82}}</ref> }}
In Japan, ''Game Machine'' listed ''Star Wars Arcade'' as the sixth most successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of June 1994.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=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)|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|issue=474|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|date=15 June 1994|page=25|lang=ja}}</ref>
''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' described it as a decent but disappointing [[launch game]] for the 32X. They praised the excellent graphics but complained about repetitive gameplay and limited movement.<ref name=EGMr>{{cite magazine|date=January 1995|title=Star Wars Arcade Review |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8d/EGM_US_066.pdf|magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Sendai Publishing|issue=66|page=40}}</ref> ''[[GamePro]]'' similarly assessed that the game is a decent demonstration of the 32X's graphical capabilities but suffers from repetitive gameplay. They also criticized that the controls are convoluted when using a standard three-button gamepad, and that in cooperative mode the second player's cursor is difficult to see against certain backgrounds.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=January 1995|title=ProReview: Star Wars Arcade|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5d/GamePro_US_066.pdf|magazine=[[GamePro]]|publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]]|issue=66|page=62}}</ref> ''[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]'' called the 32X version: "An excellent translation of a good game, and a good hint of what to expect from 32X."<ref name="NG">{{cite magazine|date=January 1995|title=Finals|url=https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-001/page/n97/mode/2up|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|publisher=[[Future US|Imagine Media]]|issue=1|page=93}}</ref> [[Flux (magazine)|''Flux'']] magazine reviewed the 32X version and praised the graphics, the digitized sound bytes although they criticized the "tough" controls. They recommended the game for ''Star Wars'' fans.<ref name="Star Wars Arcade Review">{{Cite journal |date=April 1995 |title=Star Wars Arcade Review |url=https://archive.org/details/flux-issue-4/page/n81/mode/2up |journal=Flux |publisher=Harris Publications |issue=4 |pages=82}}</ref>
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==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{KLOV game|id=9775}} *{{moby game|id=/star-wars-arcade}}
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