<s>
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
Sculptured	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
JVC	O
Musical	O
Industries	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
n’t	O
involved	O
in	O
its	O
publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2009	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
follows	O
closely	O
the	O
standard	O
set	O
by	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
Mode	O
7	O
quasi-3D	O
vehicle	O
sequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
THQ	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
re-release	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Empire	I-Application
Strikes	I-Application
Back	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
in	O
February	O
1997	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Special	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
those	O
films	O
appearing	O
in	O
theaters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
in	O
February	B-Application
1994	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allgame	O
gave	O
a	O
rating	O
of	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
voice	O
effects	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
action	B-Application
scenarios	O
for	O
being	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
and	O
giving	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
password	O
feature	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
less	O
frustrating	O
to	O
beat	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
giving	O
criticism	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
’s	O
blind	O
jumps	O
and	O
cheap	O
hits	O
from	O
enemies	O
off	O
screen	O
concluding	O
“	O
but	O
this	O
does	O
n't	O
spoil	O
the	O
overall	O
greatness	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
”	O
Super	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
85%	O
stating	O
"	O
Super	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
is	O
reworked	O
with	O
new	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Unlimited	O
gave	O
a	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
92%	O
and	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Application
and	O
citing	O
the	O
challenging	O
difficulty	O
and	O
fun	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
staff	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
of	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
91st	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
#20	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
saying	O
it	O
’s	O
the	O
best	O
Star	O
Wars	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
although	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
difficult	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
