Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle
Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle is a Shoot 'em up video game published by Parker Brothers in 1983 for various Atari platforms and in 1984 for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It was the first released video…
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle is an arcade developed by James Wickstead Design Associates, released 31 December 1983 on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit and ZX Spectrum.
What Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle is
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle is an arcade game developed by James Wickstead Design Associates and released in 1983. It was published by Parker Brothers. It is available on Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit and ZX Spectrum.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Return of the Jedi: Death Star Battle is a Shoot 'em up video game published by Parker Brothers in 1983 for various Atari platforms and in 1984 for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. It was the first released video game to be based on the movie Return of the Jedi. In the game, the player controls the Millennium Falcon with the aim of destroying the second Death Star. The game is split into two stages. In the first, the player must shoot enemy TIE fighters while waiting for an opportunity to pass through an energy shield. In the second stage, the player must shoot at parts of the Death Star until there is a clear path to the reactor. Once the reactor has been destroyed, the player must survive the…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Star Wars series
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle is the fourth of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. It arrived 8 months after Star Wars. The next entry was Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in 1984.
What it launched against
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - Death Star Battle launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness and Zoo Keeper.
Released around the same time: Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness, Zoo Keeper.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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