
LUCASARTS' DARK FORCES FEATURES
IN YOUR FACE STAR WARS ACTION

	San Rafael, CA -- Get up close and personal with the deadliest
stormtroopers and most vile aliens ever in LucasArts Entertainment
Company's upcoming first-person, PC CD-ROM action/adventure, Dark
Forces.  Scheduled for release this fall, Dark Forces introduces a
compelling new Star Wars story fraught with danger and intrigue, and
executes it in richly-detailed, full-3D environments.  Successfully
completing the game (and, of course, saving the universe from the
clutches of the evil Empire) requires navigating through more than a
dozen complex, multi-level worlds and harnessing the fire power of an
arsenal of weapons including blasters, ion guns and plasma assault
rifles in order to defend the Rebel cause.  Dark Forces will be
available in the fourth quarter of 1994.
	The player takes on the persona of an elite special agent on
the Rebel Alliance's covert intelligence team.  When the Rebels learn
of the Empire's devastating new battle station -- the Death Star --
you are assigned to infiltrate an Imperial Star Destroyer and capture
the plans.  This first mission leads to subsequent -- more dangerous
-- missions revolving around the discovery of a secret facility where
the Empire is manufacturing an army of deadly, mechanized super storm-
troopers.  This gripping action game pits the players against an array
of Imperial enemies, super-human adversaries and aliens loyal to the
dark side, all while negotiating the corridors and catwalks of  enemy
vehicles, descending into the rocky canyons of the Empire's hidden 
bases, freeing prisoners from their subterranean cell blocks and
squaring off against Admiral Mohc and his army of special darktroopers.
	During game play, your alter-ego is extremely maneuverable.  In
addition to having 360 degree rotation, he can look up and down and
execute enhanced movements such as jumping and ducking.  The player
can utilize a Personal Digital Assistant for easy access to mission
briefings, as well as a Heads-Up Display for status evaluation and an
auto-mapping function for quick location reference.  Game play can be
customized to the player's own skill with difficulty levels ranging
from beginner to advanced.  
	The game visuals are detailed and realistic with challenging
indoor and outdoor morphing environments and 3D texture-mapped, shaded
objects.  Digitized Star Wars and original sound effects, full speech
and a compelling stereo musical score create a stirring audio comple-
ment to the 3D graphics and fast-paced game play.

Co-Project Leaders:	Kalani Streicher, Daron Stinnett
Lead Artist:		Justin Chin



GAME FEATURES

o  JEDI 3D TECHNOLOGY - Dark Forces is the premiere product utilizing
   LucasArts' advanced 3D rendering system.  The Jedi Engine supports
   full 3D objects, a realistic lighting model, atmospheric effects
   (haze, fog, etc), Gouraud Shading, animating textures, 3D viewing
   angles, and more.  The Jedi Engine is a proprietary system
   developed internally by LucasArts.

o  BREATHTAKING WORLDS - Your mission to destroy the Empire's latest
   weapons of destruction will take you across the galaxy.  Along the
   way you will see a variety of Star Wars worlds and capital ships.

o  ULTRA COMPLEX LEVEL DESIGNS - Worlds extend out in all directions. 
   There are elevators that take the player to multiple floors,
   bridges over flowing water, catwalks, air shafts, and many other
   unique architectural features.

o  ACTIVE ENVIRONMENTS - Flight decks that have ships coming and
   going, rivers that sweep you along, moving platforms and conveyors,
   and functioning machinery.

o  MORPHING WALLS AND FLOORS - Escape the crushing walls of the
   Detention Center's trash compactor, extend bridges, and rotate
   walls.

o  FULL 3D VIEW - Using the keyboard, joystick, or mouse, the player
   can look up, down, left, and right, for the ultimate virtual
   experience.

o  TWENTY DIFFERENT ENEMIES - Fight Storm Troopers, Gamorrean Guards,
   Probe Droids, Dark Troopers, Remotes, Bounty Hunters, and many more.

o  EIGHT WEAPONS - A variety of weapons to assist you in your fight
   against the Empire - including: Laser Pistol and Rifle, Thermal
   Detonators, Mines, Fusion Cutter, and more.

o  BLAZING FRAME RATE - 30+ frames per second on a 486-66!

o  FULL DETAIL LEVELS - Customize the viewing system to achieve max
   frame rates on systems ranging from 386 through Pentium.

o  EXPANDED PLAYER MOVEMENT - Use your ability to jump, duck, and
   crawl to solve puzzles and defeat enemies.

o  PDA - Your Personal Digital Assistant provides you with in game
   information such including map, inventory, and mission briefing.

o  CINEMATIC CUT-SCENES - Follow this compelling storyline loaded with
   spectacular cut-scenes.

o  INTERACTIVE 3D SOUND - iMuse(TM) soundtrack based on John Williams'
   original score plus extensive speech and digitized Star Wars sound
   effects in 3D stereo.

o  VARYING DIFFICULTY LEVELS - Configure the game play to match your
   skill level.

o  FULLY CONFIGURABLE CONTROLS - All game controls are fully config-
   urable.  Dark Forces supports all major game controls including
   Thrustmaster Mark I and the CH Flight Stick Pro.  Also includes
   support for multiple joysticks for advanced movement and view
   controls.

o  PUZZLE SOLVING - In addition to heart-pounding action, you will
   confront a multitude of challenging puzzles.

o  PENTIUM OPTIMIZED - Without sacrificing performance on slower
   systems, Dark Forces has been fully optimized for optimum Intel
   Pentium performance.


HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

COMPUTER:            IBM and 100% compatibles
OPERATING SYSTEM:    MS-DOS 5.0 or higher
CPU:                 386/33 DX minimum (486 recommended)
MEMORY:              4 megabytes minimum (8 recommended)
INPUT DEVICE:        Keyboard required (Joystick(s) & Mouse supported)
GRAPHICS:            256 color VGA/MCGA
SOUND CARDS:         Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster
   		     16, AWE32, Pro Audio Spectrum, Roland MT 32 /
                     LAPC1, General MIDI and compatibles
HARD DISK DRIVE:     CD-ROM VERSION - NONE (CD-ROM required)
                     DISK VERSION - 20 megabytes of free hard disk

