Star Wars
Star Wars is a Family Computer video game released in 1987 by Namco. Despite being based on the first Star Wars film. It is the only game in the Star Wars franchise that was released exclusively in Japan. The…
Star Wars is a platform developed by Namco Limited, released 4 December 1987 on Family Computer.
What Star Wars is
Star Wars is a platform game developed by Namco Limited and released in 1987. It is available on Family Computer only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Star Wars is a Family Computer video game released in 1987 by Namco. Despite being based on the first Star Wars film. It is the only game in the Star Wars franchise that was released exclusively in Japan. The game is a common side-scrolling platformer where the player controls Luke Skywalker (appearing with black hair due to color limitations), as he travels to join the Rebellion against the Empire.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Star Wars series
Star Wars is the eighth of 334 entries we hold in the Star Wars series. It arrived 11 months after Droids: The White Witch. The next entry was Ewoks in 1987.
What it launched against
Star Wars launched on 4 December 1987, within three weeks of Final Fantasy, Tecmo Bowl and Shinobi.
Released around the same time: Final Fantasy, Tecmo Bowl, Shinobi.
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