As it turns out, Darth Vader was embroiled in conflict with a crime syndicate known as “Black Sun” for favorable standing with the Emperor. The comic series sought to expand on what was going on behind the scenes while the story’s main heroes were doing their thing. Shadows of the Empire, however, takes place alongside Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. As we stated, many of these supplementary stories took place after the movies ended.

Shadows of the Empire saw its North American debut in December 1996, and it was released a short time after the Shadows of the Empire comic book storyline premiered. Today’s forgotten favorite is no exception and makes me wish that this was the actual upcoming Episode VII. Luke, Han, and Leia’s story continued on after Return of the Jedi and took many amazing (sometimes stupid) twists and turns. What some may not know is that the universe of Star Wars has been enormously expanded through novels, comic books, audio books, and video games. The Star Wars franchise is fascinating because people know the movies very well, even the people who aren’t fans. However, I promise this pick can stand on its own simply by being a very well-crafted game. The fact that I’m a Star Wars fan boy, which I’m willing to admit that might be one of the reasons we’re here today.

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