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.
