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Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, sometimes called Super The Empire Strikes Back or simply Super Empire Strikes Back is a platform game for the Super Nintendo (Super Famicom in Japan) which follows Super Star Wars and precedes Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. It is largely based on the second film of the original Star Wars trilogy, Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.

Game description
Will You Accept the Challenge of a Jedi Knight? Pursued across the galaxy, you and your Rebel Forces now marshall new strength on the remote ice world of Hoth. Although tracked by an army of gigantic Imperial Walkers, you must not give in. You are the Alliance's only hope. Learn the ways of the Force, then test your skills in this fast-paced, action-packed sequel to the hit game, Super Star Wars®.
 * Sequel to the award-winning Super Star Wars
 * 12 megabits of action
 * Three different player perspectives
 * Password system for access to higher levels
 * Packed with cool graphics, sound effects and music

The search for the crash site
"Echo-3 to Echo-Base. Come in. There's a meteorite that hit the ground near here. I want to check it out. It won't take long."

- Luke Skywalker

Luke rides Tauntaun toward crash site.

The Battle of Hoth
"Echo Station 3-T-A. We have spotted Imperial walkers. We've got to hold them until all transports are away. Their primary target will be the power generators. All available pilots to their snowspeeders."

- A rebel trooper

It's the battle of hoth.

Mission to Dagobah
"There's nothing wrong R2, just setting a new course. We're not going to regroup with the others... We're going to the Dagobah System."

- Luke Skywalker to R2-D2

Luke goes to Dagobah to train with Yodi.

Trouble in Cloud City
C-3PO goes missing, ruh roh.

Duel against the Dark Lord
"The force is with you young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet."

- Darth Vader to Luke Skywalker

Duel of the fates.

Gameplay
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back follows closely the standard set by Super Star Wars, with multiple playable characters and Mode 7 quasi-3D vehicle sequences. Controls are very similar to the first game, but with an enhanced double-jump. Unlike its predecessor, the player is able to use Force powers.

Playable Characters
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back allows you to play as three characters from the Star Wars Trilogy:
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Levels: 1-9, 12, 13, 18 and 19
 * Han Solo
 * Levels: 9-11, 14 and 16
 * Chewbacca
 * Levels: 15 and 17

Weapons

 * Laser Blaster
 * Lightsaber

Power-Ups

 * Plasma Shield - Protects player from damage for a short time
 * Small Heart - Player regains small amount of health
 * Large Heart - Player regains large amount of health
 * Blaster Power-ups
 * Flame blaster - Fires fire blasts that instantly eliminates enemies
 * Proton Seeker - Fires energy protons that follow enemies
 * Rapid ion gun - Fires a powerful rapid Ion blast
 * Plasma Wave Blaster - Fires giant plasma wave blast that destroys enemies
 * Thermal detonator - Destroys weak enemies and most destructible items on screen
 * Point Bonus - Multiplies points scored for each any defeated
 * Extra Life - Provides player with another life
 * Health Sword - Increases size of health bar

Force Powers
There are 7 force powers within the game, however they are only available to Luke Skywalker after he reaches Dagobah.
 * Mind Control (M) - Enemies become confused and turn away from Luke
 * Elevation (E) - Luke gains the ability to momentarily levitate
 * Freeze (F) - Luke freezes on-screen enemies
 * Slow Down/Anti-Motion (S) - Enemies on screen are slowed down
 * Saber Control (L) - Luke throws his lightsaber and then controls it while it is airborne
 * Saber Deflect (D) - Luke automatically blocks incoming attacks
 * Invisible (I) - Luke becomes invincible
 * Health (H) - Luke regains health

Enemies

 * Snow Bear
 * Hoth hogs
 * Ice Bat
 * Fire Bat
 * Ice
 * Ice Cat
 * Ice Plant
 * Icy jellyfish
 * Snowballs
 * Viper probe droids
 * Ice-breathing Wampas
 * Mini-bats
 * Ion Eel
 * Ice Piranha
 * Snow Mynock
 * security remote
 * Imperial spider droids
 * Echo speeder bike Snowtroopers
 * Mini bombs
 * AT-ST walkers
 * AT-AT walkers
 * Airtroopers
 * Snowtroopers with E-Web blasters
 * Snowtroopers
 * Grenadier troopers
 * Orbot Droids
 * Turrets
 * Spinners
 * Droid Guards
 * TIE Fighters
 * Dagobian scorpions
 * Dagobian deadly plants
 * helios
 * dagles
 * Dagobian jumping stars
 * igua-jaw
 * Gundarks (As "Gundarc")
 * Rolling creatures (Maggot)
 * Dagobian centipedes
 * Dagobian caterpillars
 * Bomb-throwing droids
 * Cloud Cars
 * Balloon droids
 * 4-LOM Protocol Bounty hunter Droids
 * Giant balloon droids
 * Trandoshans
 * Dengar look-alikes
 * Gands
 * IG-series Assassin Droids
 * Ugnaughts
 * Purple probes
 * Mechanical claws
 * Red Snowtroopers
 * Red Snowtroopers with E-Web blaster
 * Red Snowtroopers with shield & grenades

Bosses

 * The Wampa Ice Creature
 * Probe Droid Boss
 * AT-AT Walker
 * Combat Attack Transport (C.A.T.)
 * AT-ST Walker
 * Habogad
 * Tibanna Hover Transport
 * The Ugharro Mining Crusher
 * The Carbon Freezing Chamber Core
 * Boba Fett
 * Slave I
 * Darth Vader

Areas
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back contains a total of 19 levels. Each level can be accessed by typing in a 6 digit password in the "Password" menu that is available on the game's starting screen. 3 separate passwords exist for each level, one password per game difficulty. The 19 levels take place on the planets Hoth, Dagobah, Bespin along with an asteroid field level.


 * Level 1: First Ice Cave
 * Level 2: Hoth
 * Level 3: Second Cave
 * Level 4: Snowstorm
 * Level 5: Hoth Rebel Base
 * Level 6: 3D Snowspeeder Section
 * Level 7: Side-Scrolling Snowspeeder Section
 * Level 8: Inside AT-AT
 * Level 9: Han Solo at Hoth Base (Part 1)
 * Level 10: Han Solo at Hoth Base (Part 2)
 * Level 11: Millennium Falcon
 * Level 12: Dagobah (Part 1)
 * Level 13: Dagobah (Part 2)
 * Level 14: Han Solo at Bespin
 * Level 15: Ugnaught Factory
 * Level 16: Carbonite Chamber
 * Level 17: Chewbacca vs. Boba Fett
 * Level 18: X-Wing at Cloud City
 * Level 19: Luke vs. Darth Vader

Behind the Scenes
"I hope that the games expand the Star Wars world. With every game you make, that world becomes more real. We're bringing it to life."

- Kalani Streicher when asked what he hoped to add to the Star Wars Legacy.

Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back was in production for 2 years, development having started midway through the production Super Star Wars. When designing the game, the LucasArts team was given access not just to the main Star Wars films but also sound effects, backdrops, costumes, props, novels, and scripts that where within the Skywalker Ranch archives.


 * The game was released on June 1st, 1993, exactly one year after Super Star Wars and one year before Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
 * Advertised as a 12 megabit game. For a relatively brief period in gaming history, some particularly large games were advertised based on their contents in megabits, some of which required special cartridges to hold. Other games advertised in this manner included Strider, Streets of Rage, and Final Fantasy VI (Known at time of release as Final Fantasy III). Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, the next in the series, was advertised as 16 megabits.
 * Included a password system so users could effectively save games without needing any onboard cartridge memory.
 * Originally the Carbon Freezing Chamber level came after the X-Wing level, and thus would have been played as Luke. Screenshots of this can be found in the manual.
 * Also, there was going to be an item to increase the length of Luke's Force Meter akin to the Health Sword; it is shown in the manual.
 * Released in Japan by Victor Interactive Software as Super Star Wars: Teikoku no Gyakushuu. (English: Super Star Wars: The Empire's Counterattack)