For Sci-Fi movie fans

Published: 1 May 1999 y., Saturday
With only 20 days left until the release of "The Phantom Menace," millions of sci-fi movie fans are launching an all-out assault on cyberspace in search of the hottest "Star Wars" information. To aid fans, HotBot, one of the Web_s best-rated search sites, unveiled its list of the Web_s most popular "Star Wars" Web sites and movie characters based on user searches over the last four weeks. HotBot, a member of the Lycos Network, currently attracts millions of users each month. When it comes to the most popular "Star Wars" Web sites, fans are discovering that there is no substitute for the real thing: LucasArts_ main site is number one among Web users, followed by a host of fan tribute sites featuring "Star Wars" trivia, games, and movie collectibles. Following are the top five most popular "Star Wars" Web sites selected by HotBot users:
1. LucasArts Main Menu
2.
"Star Wars"
3.SciFi Advance:
"Star Wars" Prequel Trilogy (Episodes I - III)
4
."Star Wars" Books from Del Rey
5.
"Star Wars" Links
Most Popular "Star Wars" Characters Online Elfin Jedi Master Yoda proves that size doesn_t matter when it comes to star power on the Web. Yoda, HotBot_s most-searched-for "Star Wars" character, racked up four times as many requests as number-two contenders, the Imperial Stormtroopers, and nine times as many searches as Princess Leia and Darth Vader, who tied for fourth place.
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