Along for the ride were Kyle's right-hand gal Jan Ors, Rebel turncoat Crix and a nasty Imperial officer by the name of Rom Mohc. Enter Kyle Katarn, a scrappy young mercenary questing to prevent the completion of a deadly form of stormtrooper. Four years on from the unofficial launch of the Star Wars Expanded Universe (beginning with the 'Thrawn trilogy' of novels) LucasArts took the bold step of creating a whole new cast of characters. Of course, id's wasn't the only formula being rewritten. Stick those killer apps on your promo poster. No mere carbonite copy, LucasArts' blaster-happy adventure manages to occasionally outdo its inspiration, introducing a bevy of small improvements that allow players to look up, down, duck and jump. Case in point, 1995's Dark Forces, a first-person shooter title patterned after id Software's original Doom. From the dogfighting film reels of World War 2 to the heroic archetypes of ancient myth, Star Wars has never been averse to mining a good idea.
