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Summary: Great Game, great story
Review: i borrowed jedi academy from my friend and i beat it about 11 times and it was so much fun each time. I like how you can make your own lightsaber and character. The story is really good to. It will make you think you are a jedi!
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Summary: Still good in 2004
Review: I recently got high-end computer that can play all the graphics-intensive games I've wanted to play for years, like Black & White and Neverwinter Nights. While I was buying those games, I also picked up this one because I'd been interested in the series for a while and was impressed by the reviews. I was a little concerned that it wouldn't even run properly on my new machine, but if worst came to worst I could always play it on the old one. However, to my great pleasure it does run on my computer (128Mb ATI Radeon 9700, 2.8GHz Intel Pentium 4, 512Mb RAM, Windows XP), although it's a little hyper--I turned the mouse sensitivity all the way down and it's just barely manageable. The only problems I've had are that it crashes from time to time when I'm loading or saving a game--and restarting it takes less time than waiting for levels to load in some games on my old computer, so that doesn't bother me much--and the cutscenes don't play right--the sound is out of sync and after a while they start to skip. Otherwise, it runs beautifully. The graphics are a little dated (the water is the worst; it looks like shag carpet), but all things considered not terrible, and they don't in anyway detract from the enjoyment for me. In terms of gameplay, I love it. I've never been a huge fan of shooter games (Doom gave me nightmares when I was a teenager and turned me off to them for a long time), and yet of the half-dozen games I got for my new computer, it's this one that I can play for six or eight hours straight and not even realize it. I like NWN, I like B&W, but I love Jedi Knight. My favorite things about it: you can play in either 1st or 3rd person, which I find extremely helpful, because when I'm navigating a narrow ledge I like to be able to see my feet, but if I'm shooting an enemy who's just a speck in the distance, the 1st person crosshair is useful; I've never seen controls so thoroughly customizable; having a lightsaber kicks arse; Jedi powers kick arse; and I find myself using almost all of my weapons in different contexts, rather than always going with the most powerful weapon available--lightsaber is great for taking down a few enemies quietly, especially with its ability to block incoming fire; stormtrooper rifle is great for thinning out crowds, and in 3rd person because you don't have to aim it very precisely; thermal grenades are good for sneaking up on groups of enemies, especially from above, and for detonating mines; crossbow is good for precision sniping in 1st person; I use the railgun similarly to the stormtrooper rifle but it's precise enough to work better in 1st person; etc... So, all in all, a great game which holds its own against newer, more technologically advanced games. I'd recommend it to anyone.
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Summary: Must have been "good" back in the day
Review: I bought this game by accident. I thought I was getting Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2 Outcast. Turns out it was Dark Forces 2 (my fault for not reading the description more carefully). Even so, I can't help but be dissapointed.Jedi Knight Dark Forces 2 is the sequel to Star Wars Dark Forces. It follows the story of Kyle Kataarn. A young Jedi straddling the line between the Light and Dark side of the Force. I realise that this game is over seven years old. But still when held against games such as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (which was released the same year) this game looks graphically challenged. The characters are rather stiff and rigid looking and the environments are extremely bland. The gameplay fares no better. It esentially consists of running around blasting and hacking various non-descript bad guys (and later Stormtroopers) with little rhyme or reason. Occasionally there are Boss battles but those are often frustrating. Eventually you are rewarded with different Force powers, none of which seem to work very well. The controls will often have you fumbling to find the right key for the right weapon or Force power. Also, our man Kyle is not exaclty the heartiest hero on video game. He is often easily overwhelmed and collapses in a heap making you restart the level. The level map is not very helpful either. All in all I have to say that the game's biggest downfall is it's age. It just hasn't held up well over the years. Unless you're a collector or a Star Wars fanatic, it's best to stear clear of this game. It wasn't very fun to say the least. Spend a few extra bucks and either pick up Jedi Knight 2 Outcast or even Jedi Academy. One thing Dark Forces 2 does is let you see just how far technically video games have progressed over the last seven years. Other than that there's not much reason to play this game.
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Summary: Cozi-Cozi (Italian for so-so)
Review: I've long been a fan of Dark Forces and the Jedi Knight series, however, the latest rendition just didn't float my boat the way the others did. Here's the good and the bad of it...(of note, I'm assuming the potential buyer has played one of the aforementioned titles) The good: The graphics are terrific, assuming your system can handle it, and the locales demonstrate the traditional grandness that most Star Wars games are known for. As always, most levels do a terrific job of adding to my fear of heights. Well done. Levels range from ice to lava planets, with a slew of local characters to boot, including a great Rancor level (remember Jabba the Hut's huge pet?) The ability to ride speeder bikes and tauntauns was a welcome treat. (The bikes were definitely more fun.) More could have been done with both, but still, a new style of gameplay, however short, is always appreciated. The addition of multiple light sabor choices (one sabor, dual sabors, or double-edged sabor, like Darth Maul) was smart, although I didn't see much tactical advantage to any one style. The fun more or less came from the visuals of each choice. Also, Lucasarts smartly added a few "combo-moves," if you will, that do add to the fun of the actual fighting. Lastly, custom making your character is always a sure way to bring you into the game further. You can choose from multiple races, clothes, sabor hilts and colors, etc. Moving on... The bad: If you're going to custom-make your character, it'd be nice to have choices that actually impact gameplay. Whether you choose to be human or some other race has no bearing on the story, fighting styles, etc. The overall game just didn't have the oomph the last one (Jedi Outcast) did. At the end of Outcast, I was truly absorbed in the story. Not so in Academy. It really felt to me like Lucasarts wanted to get another game out quickly, putting less time into the orginality of it. In the earlier games you could generally count on a few situations to scare you out of your seat somehow. Honestly, I can't think of one level that threw me for a loop. Every room had either a few bad jedis, a few bad stormtroopers, or a few bad bounty-hunters. You could pretty much count on it. Nothing really jumped out at you. Oh well. On top of that, the length of the game leaves a little to be desired. I probably got around 10-12 hours out of it before completing it. I'm pretty sure Outcast took a bit longer. Bottom line: I waited until the price came down, so this was worth it to me. The game's not bad, it just didn't impress me as being anything more than an add-on of sorts. If you love the other games in this series, you'll probably like this.
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Summary: Jedi Outcast Jedi Knight II
Review: Jedi Outcast great game for the PC Developed by Raven Software who made ''Star Trek Elite Force'' and publshed by LucasArts, Jedi Outcast is one of the best Star Wars games I've played in a while. It has elements from the original movies that make it great: Stormtroopers, lightsabers, the force and most important it's very entertaining. It's the sequel to ''Jedi Knight'' which I only played briefly and deals with Kyle Katarn, a former Jedi Knight called back into action to fight the Evil Side of the force. Seeing as I got this game at a fraction of what the console versions cost, I was not disappointed with Jedi Outcast at all Graphics 9: The graphics in this game are top-notch, some critics complained that it wasn't good enough but in my epinion they are. Raven software has developed amazing 3d world and levels and characters that are incredibly realistic. Most of the 3d polygon created character move along with no trouble whatesover and the fact that they used ''Quake 3 Engine'' in this game basically made everything from textures to lightning effects that much smoother. To top it off ''Raven Software'' added several good cutscenes and animations to different action sequences (such as the different ways you can literally kill your enemy from lightsaber to using the Force). Sound 9: Sound too was awesome. You start the game with the familiar Star Wars theme opening and from there are treated to fairly well made soundtracks through the game. The characters themselves are not dumb and speechless either. Almost everyone you encounter through Stormtroopers through your partner Jan-Ors talks using digitized voicing and many of them will come with different phrases and punchlines in different scenarios. Challenge and Gameplay 8: Well here is another area where the game shines. The Gameplay is simple, however, one big complaint I had was using the keyboard and mouse to play through the game. The mouse and keyboard with PC Games is becoming almost obselete with games being calibrated and programming for Pc joysticks and Gamepads so why couldn't Jedi Outcast have been already programmed with this in mind I'll never know. Luckily though I believe you can play with the Gamepad and joystick provided your Joystick is compatible, so my advice is try it and see it. (I have 2 pc Gamepads, just in case if one doesn't work , the other one will). Back to the controls they are simple, and when are you making a huge game like this you better have great controls. Using the arrow keys and keys on the keyboard (or the mouse), you can manuvuer Kyle with ease and switch between different weapons easily. Also you have special keys (depending on how you have the keyboard configured, on mine it's E and Control Key) to open doors, use items and etc. You can adjust all the controls in the main menu. You have really 2 main weapons here: The Force and Lightsaber. Just like in the movies, you can slice and dice enemies at will and you can even deflect enemy fire which is really cool (This has programmed into many Star Wars games already but it's cool that programmers had the brains to keep it in). So you can use both these weapons and destroy the Evil Empire to your hearts content. Multiplayer 7: Jedi Outcast has a significant number of Multiplayer options that will keep fans of the game interested long after they beat the game. They are multiple modes of play and matches that you can play with people over the internet or against a friend. Artificial Intelligence 7: The AI for Jedi Outcast is pretty good. Enemy stormtroopers and Sith troopers seem dumb and force, but attacking in packs, they will give you a beating, and many of them are smart enough to duck and pick their spots in order to get to you. So the AI is not the horribly done garbage where you can basically kill the computer without a fight, no it's great here. Replay Value 9: As so you can see there is enough going on Jedi Outcast to keep you playing for a long, long time. besides the single player missions, you have the Multiplayer levels which can be very fun. PC Requirements: Depending on what machine you have, this are the minimum requirements to play the game (at least on my machine): *400-500 mhz processor *DirectX *A good 3d Graphics card *500-900 megabytes of Hard Drive space Both LucasArts and Raven Software have done a great job here. Lucky for George Lucas and company that if the Star Wars movies aren't as good as fans hope at least the games, rise up to everyone's expectations. Happy Gaming!!!!
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Summary: This game is very impressive!
Review: I love playing with this beacause you can make your own character and there are more and harder to beat enemies! Your character's name is Jaden Korr and the first mission is to save Rosh and make your way to the academy. I don't know why Lucasarts made Rosh let out a training droid in the second level. Your first Tier missions are Tatooine, Tatooine again, Bakura, Beenji and Corellia. I don't know the maps in the second Tier mission yet. My favorite mission in the Tier missions is the Corellia mission beacause your outside a cargo tram and you shouldn't fall! The mercs(mercenaries) and cultists almost look the same! I hope you all love this game!
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Summary: Outcast expansion...but fun!
Review: Jedi Academy is a great game. Eventhough it uses the same graphics engine as outcast the detail didn't disappoint me. It is almost exactly the same to outcast except you can customize your jedi, choose your beginning weapons, customize your lightsaber, and choose the order or your missions. Only two new weapons were added: the heavy blaster and concussion rifle (very cool by the way). No great or amazing improvements EXCEPT for multiplayer which is excellent. Once you beat the extremely short first player missions it's great to duel against real people instead of the really unintelligent AI. My favorite improvement though is definately going to be SIEGE mode in multiplayer. It's awesome to make your way through the opponenets' base with different types of fighters. EX: demolitions, heavy weps., jedi.
To sum it all up, the game is similar to what an outcast expansion would be like but it still has enough changes to be its own game.
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Summary: The PC game of the games!
Review: This is one of the coolest games I have had! First you play as Kyle Katarn without a lightsaber and in the "Yavin_Trial" level you get a lightsaber! You fight stormtroopers, imperials, turrets, sentrys, probes, crabs, Weequays, Rodians, Grans, Reborns, Tavion, shadowtroopers, Galak and the hardest to beat, Desann! The maps where you go are Kejim_post, Kejim_base, Artus_mine, Artus_detention, Artus_topside, Valley, Yavin_temple, yavin_trial, Ns_streets, Ns_hideout, Ns_Starpad, Bespin_undercity, Bespin_streets, Bespin_platform, Cairn_bay, Cairn_assembly, Cairn_reactor, Cairn_dock1, Doom_detention, Doom_shields, Yavin_swamp, Yavin_canyon, Yavin_courtyard and Yavin_final. Desann is the most powerful enemy in the game that you will never get to grip him. Well Galak in his forcefield armor is a little hard to beat like Desann, you can't grip them.
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Summary: I WANT IT!
Review: I WANT THIS GAME SO BAD! I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT! I MUST GET THIS GAME! I MUST HAVE THE FORCE! MUST HAVE! HELP! MUST GET GAME! AAAHHHHHHHH!
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Summary: Great game for any Star Wars fan.
Review: Great story line. You can chose what kind of Jedi character you want to be, and if you want to chose the Jedi way or go to the Dark Side later in the game. Great effects. You can also play online. I highly suggest this game.
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