Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

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Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Developer(s)LucasArts (SNES)
Sculptured Software (SNES)
Realtime Associates (GB/GG)
Publisher(s)JVC Musical Industries (SNES)
THQ (GB/GG/NA SNES Re-release)
LucasArts (Virtual Console)
Director(s)Kalani Streicher
Producer(s)Kalani Streicher
Designer(s)Kalani Streicher
Programmer(s)Peter Ward
Artist(s)Harrison Fong
Jon Knoles
Composer(s)Paul Webb
SeriesStar Wars
Platform(s)Super NES, Game Boy, Game Gear
ReleaseSuper NES
  • NA: November 1, 1994
  • EU: March 30, 1995
  • JP: June 23, 1995
Game Gear
Game Boy
  • NA: November 1995
  • EU: 1995
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is an action video game. It was published by JVC Musical Industries and was developed by Sculptured Software and LucasArts.[1]

The game was released on November 12, 1993 in North America, December 17, 1993 in Japan, and February 18, 1994 in Europe. It was only released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was also released for both the Game Gear and Game Boy in 1995.[2]

In the game, the player controls Luke Skywalker and they play through the events of the 1983 movie Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Some of the scenes in the game are changed from the movie and there are more characters to select from including Princess Leia and Wicket the Ewok.

It is the sequel to the 1993 game Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

Reception[change | change source]

The game was well liked by game critics. Critics said that they liked the graphics and the difficulty of the levels in the game. However, critics also said that they didn't like the controls or level design, saying they were repeated too much.[3][4][5][6]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi". IGN. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (GB)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Review Crew: Super Return of the Jedi". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  4. ↑ "ProReview: Super Return of the Jedi". GamePro. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ "ProReview: Super Return of the Jedi" (PDF). GamePro. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ NEW GAMES CROSS REVIEW: スーパー・スターウォーズ/ジェダイの復讐. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.341. Pg.30. 30 June 1995.
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