The Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition, a strategy guide, was issued in December of 1996 by Ziff-Davis Publishing, collaborating with the magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. Penned by Crispin Boyer, this guide provides a detailed walkthrough for achieving mastery in the Nintendo 64 video game titled Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. Furthermore, it presents an inside view of LucasArts' game development process and showcases associated merchandise related to the Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire multimedia project.