<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
and	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
and	O
playable	O
character	O
is	O
Kyle	O
Katarn	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
working	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
who	O
discovers	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
's	O
secret	O
Dark	O
Trooper	O
Project	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
powerful	O
new	O
battle	O
droids	O
and	O
power-armored	O
stormtroopers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
developed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
largely	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
level	O
design	O
and	O
technological	O
advances	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
as	O
having	O
graphics	O
and	O
slow	O
frame	O
rates	O
which	O
make	O
it	O
much	O
less	O
enjoyable	O
than	O
the	O
computer	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
launched	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
series	O
,	O
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
direct	O
sequel	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
follows	O
a	O
central	O
storyline	O
outlined	O
in	O
mission	O
briefings	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
gameplay	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
FPS	O
standards	O
set	O
by	O
Doom	B-Application
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
that	O
are	O
now	O
common	O
in	O
the	O
FPS	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
combat	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
provides	O
physical	O
obstacles	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
jumping	O
from	O
ledges	O
or	O
traversing	O
across	O
flowing	O
rivers	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
multi-step	O
puzzles	O
such	O
as	O
mazes	O
controlled	O
by	O
switches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
follows	O
Kyle	O
Katarn	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
employed	O
by	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Escaping	O
from	O
the	O
Empire	O
together	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
became	O
mercenaries	B-Application
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
began	O
taking	O
jobs	O
from	O
the	O
Rebel	O
Alliance	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
Kyle	O
's	O
hatred	O
towards	O
the	O
Empire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
begins	O
with	O
Kyle	O
and	O
Jan	O
being	O
hired	O
by	O
the	O
Alliance	O
to	O
recover	O
the	O
plans	O
to	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
space	O
station	O
outfitted	O
with	O
a	O
superlaser	O
capable	O
of	O
destroying	O
an	O
entire	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
's	O
investigation	O
unveils	O
the	O
Dark	O
Trooper	O
Project	O
,	O
headed	O
by	O
General	O
Rom	B-Application
Mohc	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
mission	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
project	O
takes	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
sewers	O
of	O
Anoat	O
City	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
captures	O
Moff	O
Rebus	O
,	O
an	O
Imperial	O
weapons	O
specialist	O
who	O
developed	O
the	O
weapons	O
used	O
by	O
Dark	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rebus	O
 '	O
interrogation	O
leads	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
weapons	O
research	O
facility	O
in	O
the	O
mountains	O
of	O
Fest	O
and	O
the	O
Gromas	B-Application
mines	O
where	O
minerals	O
are	O
extracted	O
for	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
and	O
Jan	O
later	O
learn	O
that	O
Crix	O
Madine	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Imperial	O
Commander	O
who	O
defected	O
to	O
the	O
Alliance	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Empire	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
former	O
infiltrates	O
a	O
high	O
security	O
detention	O
center	O
on	O
Orinackra	B-Application
to	O
rescue	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masquerading	O
as	O
a	O
smuggler	O
,	O
Kyle	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
Super	O
Star	O
Destroyer	O
Executor	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
Arc	B-Application
Hammer	I-Application
starship	O
,	O
General	O
Mohc	O
's	O
headquarters	O
and	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	O
Trooper	O
Project	O
's	O
final	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
led	O
by	O
Daron	O
Stinnett	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
in	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
universe	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
fan	O
mods	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
which	O
had	O
levels	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
wanted	O
to	O
adapt	O
the	O
FPS	O
format	O
into	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jedi	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
can	O
create	O
gameplay	O
and	O
graphical	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
fully	O
3D	O
objects	O
,	O
atmospheric	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
fog	O
and	O
haze	O
,	O
animated	O
textures	O
and	O
shading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
were	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
Justin	O
Chin	O
and	O
Paul	O
Mica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
were	O
produced	O
for	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
from	O
DOS	O
to	O
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
requested	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
for	O
both	O
DOS	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
with	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
requirements	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
random-access	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
(	O
RAM	B-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
runs	O
a	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
which	O
uses	O
up	O
RAM	B-Architecture
while	O
DOS	O
does	O
not	O
,	O
meaning	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
has	O
less	O
RAM	B-Architecture
available	O
for	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Giles	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
programmer	O
for	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
,	O
explained	O
that	O
to	O
resolve	O
this	O
problem	O
the	O
memory	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
managed	O
more	O
efficiently	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Music	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
mostly	O
original	O
works	O
composed	O
by	O
Clint	O
Bajakian	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
cues	O
from	O
John	O
Williams	O
 '	O
original	O
Star	O
Wars	O
works	O
through	O
the	O
utilization	O
of	O
the	O
iMUSE	O
system	O
to	O
create	O
interactive	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
achieved	O
a	O
strong	O
following	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
and	O
custom	O
levels	O
and	O
maps	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popularity	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
LucasArts	O
licensing	O
toys	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
were	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
books	O
and	O
comics	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
became	O
canon	O
in	O
The	O
Mandalorian'''s	O
Chapter	O
14	O
:	O
The	O
Tragedy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
William	O
C	O
.	O
Dietz	O
's	O
novelizations	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
storyline	O
were	O
adapted	O
to	O
full-cast	O
audio	O
dramatizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
extended	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
with	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
two	O
more	O
sequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
series	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Kyle	O
Katarn	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
quality	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
version	O
on	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
network	O
for	O
Windows	O
XP	O
,	O
2000	O
and	O
Vista	O
,	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Mavericks	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
individually	O
or	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
package	O
including	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
were	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publications	O
compared	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
to	O
Doom	B-Application
,	O
a	O
significant	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
genre	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
indicated	O
that	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
improved	O
upon	O
Dooms	B-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kent	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
setting	O
is	O
a	O
high	O
point	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
level	O
designs	O
recreate	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
style	O
well	O
:	O
"	O
Though	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
sets	O
are	O
original	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
created	O
in	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
spirit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
challenging	O
"	O
and	O
has	O
generally	O
received	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
occasionally	O
frustrating	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
diverse	O
gameplay	O
requirements	O
make	O
this	O
title	O
more	O
mentally	O
challenging	O
than	O
your	O
average	O
key	O
hunt.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
received	O
less	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
Though	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
Playstation	B-Device
allows	O
for	O
smooth	O
movement	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
boasts	O
a	O
horrendously	O
choppy	O
frame	O
rate.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
made	O
a	O
similar	O
point	O
;	O
"	O
Unlike	O
the	O
PC	O
and	O
Mac	O
versions	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
is	O
grainier	O
than	O
a	O
loaf	O
of	O
bread	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePros	O
Major	O
Mike	O
praised	O
the	O
action	O
,	O
depth	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
graphic	O
effects	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
choppy	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
slowdown	O
"	O
plague	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
PowerSlave	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
fails	O
on	O
some	O
technical	O
levels	O
as	O
a	O
port	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
commented	O
positively	O
on	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
level	O
designs	O
,	O
challenge	O
level	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
of	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
more	O
favorably	O
,	O
"	O
Not	O
quite	O
as	O
intense	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
or	O
Disruptor	B-Application
,	O
but	O
surely	O
better	O
than	O
crap	O
like	O
Kileak	B-Application
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
will	O
certainly	O
satisfy	O
Star	O
Wars	O
fans	O
looking	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
little	O
touch	O
of	O
the	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
will	O
be	O
judged	O
by	O
Doom	B-Application
's	O
standards	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
crucial	O
areas	O
,	O
it	O
falls	O
just	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Purposeful	O
mission	O
objectives	O
 [ ... ] 	O
and	O
various	O
neato	O
features	O
 [ ... ] 	O
lift	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
out	O
of	O
the	O
faceless	O
swamp	O
of	O
first-person	O
crawlers	O
and	O
into	O
a	O
place	O
of	O
honor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacUser	O
named	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
CD-ROMs	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
PC	O
Data	O
,	O
which	O
tracked	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
928,469	O
units	O
and	O
earned	O
$37.1	O
million	O
in	O
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