# Star Wars Arcade > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Star_Wars_Arcade > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Star_Wars_Arcade.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Arcade > Source revision: 1354997050 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the 1983 Atari arcade game, see [*Star Wars* (1983 video game)](/source/Star_Wars_(1983_video_game)). This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Star Wars Arcade" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this message) 1994 video game 1994 video game Star Wars North American 32X cover art Developer Sega AM3 R&D[a] Publishers Sega LucasArts Composers Hiroshi Kawaguchi Kazuhiko Nagai Youichi Ueda Series Star Wars Platforms Arcade, 32X Release Arcade[1] JP: April 27,1994 NA: 1994 EU: April 1994 32X NA: November 21, 1994 JP: December 3, 1994 PAL: January 1995 Genres Action, space simulation Modes Single-player, multiplayer Arcade system Sega Model 1 ***Star Wars***[2] is a 1994 [action](/source/Action_game) [space simulation](/source/Space_flight_simulation_game) [arcade game](/source/Arcade_game) developed and published by [Sega](/source/Sega). The game is based on the [original *Star Wars* trilogy](/source/Star_Wars). Combining elements of *[A New Hope](/source/Star_Wars_(film))* and *[Return of the Jedi](/source/Return_of_the_Jedi)*, the game has players pilot a [Rebel](/source/Rebel_alliance) starship and battle against the forces of the [Empire](/source/Galactic_Empire_(Star_Wars)). Sega developed *Star Wars* for their Model 1 system, the same arcade hardware that powered *[Virtua Fighter](/source/Virtua_Fighter_(video_game))* and *[Virtua Racing](/source/Virtua_Racing)*. Like those two titles, the graphics in *Star Wars* are rendered entirely using polygons. The game was given a home [port](/source/Port_(video_game)) under the name ***Star Wars Arcade***, as an exclusive for the [32X](/source/32X)'s launch in 1994. Sega followed up the release of *Star Wars* with *[Star Wars Trilogy Arcade](/source/Star_Wars_Trilogy_Arcade)* and *[Star Wars: Racer Arcade](/source/Star_Wars%3A_Racer_Arcade)*, as well as a [*Star Wars* pinball game](/source/Star_Wars_Trilogy_(pinball)). ## Gameplay The gameplay is similar to that of [Atari](/source/Atari%2C_Inc.)'s [1983 *Star Wars* arcade game](/source/Star_Wars_(arcade_game)). Players pilot an [X-wing](/source/X-wing) or a [Y-wing](/source/Y-wing) in first- or third-person perspective and battle Imperial forces. The game has three levels which include intercepting [TIE fighters](/source/TIE_fighter) in an [asteroid field](/source/Asteroid_field), destroying a [Super Star Destroyer](/source/Super_Star_Destroyer) and making an assault run on a [Death Star](/source/Death_Star). The arcade cabinet allows two people to play, with one serving as pilot and the other as gunner. ## Reception Reception Review scores Publication Score AllGame 32X: 2.5/5[8] Computer and Video Games ARC: 80%[3] Edge 32X: 6/10[4] Electronic Gaming Monthly 32X: 6.25/10[5] Next Generation 32X: 3/5[6] Flux 32X: B[9] Award Publication Award VideoGames Best 32X Game[7] In Japan, *Game Machine* listed *Star Wars Arcade* as the sixth most successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of June 1994.[10] *[Electronic Gaming Monthly](/source/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly)* described it as a decent but disappointing [launch game](/source/Launch_game) for the 32X. They praised the excellent graphics but complained about repetitive gameplay and limited movement.[5] *[GamePro](/source/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.[11] *[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine))* called the 32X version: "An excellent translation of a good game, and a good hint of what to expect from 32X."[6] [*Flux*](/source/Flux_(magazine)) 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.[9] ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** 32X version developed by Sega InterActive. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "セガ社のＣＧ「スターウォーズ」操縦と攻撃分担". *[Game Machine](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3)* (in Japanese). No. 472. [Amusement Press, Inc.](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%E7%A4%BE) 15 May 1994. p. 19. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Star Wars Arcade - Videogame by Sega"](http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9775). Retrieved June 17, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Skews, Rik (15 August 1994). ["Arcade Action"](https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8c/CVG_UK_154.pdf#page=64) (PDF). *[Computer & Video Games](/source/Computer_%26_Video_Games)*. No. 154 (September 1994). [EMAP](/source/EMAP). pp. 64–7. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Star Wars Arcade"](https://segaretro.org/index.php?title=File:Edge_UK_016.pdf&page=90). *[Edge](/source/Edge_(magazine))*. No. 16. January 1995. p. 90. Retrieved June 15, 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EGMr_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EGMr_6-1) ["Star Wars Arcade Review"](https://retrocdn.net/images/8/8d/EGM_US_066.pdf) (PDF). *[Electronic Gaming Monthly](/source/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly)*. No. 66. Sendai Publishing. January 1995. p. 40. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-NG_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-NG_7-1) ["Finals"](https://archive.org/details/nextgen-issue-001/page/n97/mode/2up). *[Next Generation](/source/Next_Generation_(magazine))*. No. 1. [Imagine Media](/source/Future_US). January 1995. p. 93. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-VG74_8-0)** ["VideoGames Best of '94"](https://archive.org/details/Video_Games_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine_Issue_74_March_1995/page/n45/mode/2up). *[VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine](/source/VideoGames_-_The_Ultimate_Gaming_Magazine)*. No. 74 (March 1995). February 1995. pp. 44–7. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Christopher Michael Baker. ["Star Wars Arcade (32X) Review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141114201938/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1390&tab=review). *Allgame*. Archived from [the original](http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=1390&tab=review) on November 14, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2022. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Star_Wars_Arcade_Review_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Star_Wars_Arcade_Review_10-1) ["Star Wars Arcade Review"](https://archive.org/details/flux-issue-4/page/n81/mode/2up). *Flux* (4). Harris Publications: 82. April 1995. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** "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](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3)* (in Japanese). No. 474. [Amusement Press, Inc.](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E9%80%9A%E4%BF%A1%E7%A4%BE) 15 June 1994. p. 25. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["ProReview: Star Wars Arcade"](https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5d/GamePro_US_066.pdf) (PDF). *[GamePro](/source/GamePro)*. No. 66. [IDG](/source/International_Data_Group). 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