Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
In Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back the player takes on the role of a Rebel pilot attempting to destroy AT-ATs on Hoth.
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is an arcade developed by Parker Brothers, released 31 December 1982 on Atari 2600 and Intellivision. The main story takes about 1 hrs to finish.
What Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is an arcade game developed by Parker Brothers and released in 1982. It is available on Atari 2600 and Intellivision.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Imperial Wallers are approaching the Rebels' power generator on the Ice Planet Hoth. Unless you can prevent them, they'll blow up the entire Rebel Base! There's still time, so blast off in your Snowspeeder and try to destroy the Imperial Walkers with a barrage of missiles! It will take all of your skills as a pilot and all of your daring as a Rebel!
How it plays
It is played from a side view 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: The Empire Strikes Back is the first of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. The next entry was Star Wars: Jedi Arena in 1983.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 1 hrs.
What it launched against
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back launched on 31 December 1982, within three weeks of Trashman, King Kong, Xevious and Grand Prix.
Released around the same time: Trashman, King Kong, Xevious, Grand Prix.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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