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A long time ago...

The third in the Star Wars trilogy was considered by most people to be the weakest and the same translates to the re-released Super Return Of The Jedi. However, it is part of an amazing trilogy and so would be worth a look to those committed fans.

Taking the part as either Luke, Leia or Chewie you must then traverse your way across the hostile planets and ultimately destroy the death star for one last time. In normal Game Boys, this game came in the standard colour and there doesn't seem to be that much difference when it's popped into a Game Boy Color. This can probably be blamed on the poor backgrounds that are apparent in Super Return Of The Jedi. With other games there is enough detail on the pak to allow for some colour changes but the majority of scenes (especially early on in the game) are fairly sparse.

As far as gameplay goes, Super Return Of The Jedi handles it fairly well and proves to be a lasting challenge. Each character has a different weapon to use and are impressively agile when trying to avoid those pesky Jawas that are dotted everywhere! We found Luke to be the most effective and his light-sabre is back in action with the utmost efficiency in ridding the galaxy of the evil empire.

Some artistic licence has been used with Super Return Of the Jedi though (as with the other Star Wars games) and many creatures appear who were never in the film. This isn't such a problem though because they add a depth and originality to the proceedings that make the Super Star Wars series stand out on their own accord.

If you already have both the prequels then Super Return Of The Jedi is a must. If you are looking at any Star Wars game for the first time though try one of the other before coming to this, in particular the original Star Wars. On its own merit, Super Return Of The Jedi is a decent enough buy despite its poor palette translation to the Game Boy Color market.