Nightdive Studios has introduced it’s remastering the basic first-person shooter Star Wars: Darkish Forces.
Introduced throughout gamescom 2023, the sport is a collaboration with Lucasfilm Video games and is being absolutely remastered utilizing Nightdive’s KEX engine. It’s going to assist as much as 4K at 120FPS and have superior 3D rendering, fashionable gamepad assist, trophies, achievements, and extra.
Initially developed and revealed by LucasArts, Darkish Forces was launched in 1995 for DOS and Mac and in 1996 for PlayStation. The story is about within the expanded Star Wars universe and takes place simply earlier than the unique Star Wars movie, earlier than transferring ahead to the 12 months following the movie’s occasions.
The sport’s playable character, Kyle Katarn, is a mercenary working for the Insurgent Alliance, throughout which era he discovers the Galactic Empire’s secret Darkish Trooper Mission. The undertaking would see the event of a strong new battle droid military and stormtroopers with energy armor.
Darkish Forces was a bit forward of its time upon launch because of its stage design that includes a number of flooring and with the ability to look each upward and downward. The Jedi sport engine was created particularly for this title.
Upon launch, the PC and Macintosh variations obtained favorable evaluations, whereas the PlayStation model’s technical points made it a lower than pleasant expertise in comparison with the desktop model.
Nonetheless, it was nonetheless a monetary success and moved over 1 million copies within the US alone by 1999, serving to launch the Star Wars: Jedi Knight collection.
Star Wars: Darkish Forces Remaster is listed as coming quickly to Steam for PC, Swap, and PlayStation and Xbox consoles. A launch date announcement will happen later this 12 months.
