Star Wars Arcade

Star Wars Arcade (also known as Star Wars[1]) is a video game developed by Sega and released in 1993 in Japan and USA and 1994 in Europe to arcades. The home console version served as a launch game for the Sega 32X in 1994. It is set during the original Star Wars trilogy, combining elements of A New Hope and Return of the Jedi.

For the 1983 Atari arcade game, see Star Wars (1983 video game).
Star Wars Arcade
North American 32X cover art
Developer(s)Sega AM3 R&D
Sega Interactive (32X version)
Publisher(s)Sega
Platform(s)Arcade, Sega 32X
ReleaseArcade
  • WW: August 1993
  • JP: August 1993
  • NA: 1993
  • EU: April 1994
Sega 32X
  • EU: November 14, 1994
  • NA: November 21, 1994
  • JP: December 3, 1994
Genre(s)Action, Space simulation
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
CabinetDeluxe sit down with rear-projection monitor
Arcade systemSega Model 1
CPUNEC V60
SoundMotorola 68000, Sega MultiPCM
DisplayRaster, medium resolution

Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to that of Atari's 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 fighters 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.

Sega followed this with the release of Star Wars Trilogy Arcade in 1998.

Reception
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
EGM32X: 6.25/10
Next Generation32X: 

In Japan, Game Machine listed Star Wars Arcade in its June 15, 1994 issue as the sixth most-successful upright arcade unit of the year.[2]

Electronic Gaming Monthly scored the 32X version at 6.25/10, describing it as a decent but disappointing launch game for the console. They praised the excellent graphics but complained about repetitive gameplay and limited movement.[3] 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.[4] Next Generation rated the 32X version of the game at three stars out of five, calling it "An excellent translation of a good game, and a good hint of what to expect from 32X."[5]

References
  1. "Star Wars Arcade - Videogame by Sega". Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  2. "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 (in Japanese). No. 474. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 June 1994. p. 25.
  3. "Star Wars Arcade Review". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 66. Sendai Publishing. January 1995. p. 40.
  4. "ProReview: Star Wars Arcade". GamePro. No. 66. IDG. January 1995. p. 62.
  5. "Finals". Next Generation. No. 1. Imagine Media. January 1995. p. 93.
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