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Summary: Katarn vs. the Sarlacc!
Review: The best level is the one in which Katarn falls into the maw of the Sarlacc, where he learns a new definition of pain as he is slowly digested over 1000 years! Warning: That level takes place in real time, so it might take a while to complete. The only power available is Force Decompose, so don't even try Force Jump. And your puny Jedi Mind Trick won't work on me--I mean him!
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Summary: whoever wrote "unbelivable" is stupid
Review: First off, this game won't be relesed for almost a year, so ever wrote "unbelievable" is making a lots of stuff up. By the time this game is released, this game may be way behind the pack, or way ahead; no one knows because it is almost a year from now. Don't listen to him. Besides, who would beleive "some guy from Bonerland"?
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Summary: Great for any star wars fan
Review: This is a great follow -up to Jedi Outcast. This is almost the exact same game since it has some of the same weapons, music and characters only this one had much better graphics. Any fan of star wars will probably love this game. You can play this game in either first-person or third-person mode. I always like to play games that are in third-person mode but I still remember first-person mode from dark forces.Plot: You play a student named Jaden Korr, who comes to the jedi academy to learn to be a jedi. You learn how to use a lightsaber and how to use the force. At first, you go on a few missions, some with Kyle Katarn from Jedi Outcast. But mainly you help Luke, Kyle and other students to try to stop a dark jedi, Tavion, from siphoning force power from many different locations to ressurect Marka Ragnos[a dead sith lord]. Weapons: Here is a list of the weapons: lightsaber, blaster pistol, E-11 blaster rifle, disputer rifle, wookie bowcaster, imperial heavy repeater, magnetic gun, golan arms flachette weapon, stouker concussion rifle, merr-sonn portable missle system and other throwable weapons. These weapons do come in handy but it's best to use a lightsaber. There's not much I can tell you about the weapons except that most of them you have probably seen in Jedi outcast. I was surprised to see that this game was much easier than the Jedi Outcast but I still think this is a cool game. If you're a star wars fan, buy this game TODAY!
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Summary: Great Follow-Up To Jedi Outcast!!!
Review: I know some have said that if you've got Jedi Outcast to not bother with this game. However, I beg to differ!!! Jedi Academy is a great follow-up to Jedi Outcast, with Kyle Katarn now teaching at the Academy on Yavin 4 with Master Skywalker. You create your own character, which adds a new variant to the game, and get to choose from three different lightsaber configurations. The premise is that you are now, as the title implies, at the Jedi Academy undergoing training. While you start off at the academy, don't get settled in as you're soon off to others worlds to complete missions, everywhere from Hoth to good ole Tantooine! Did I mention you'll get to work with new Force powers as well!?! I highly recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of Star Wars, or is a fan of the Jedi Knight series of games. I look forward to the next game in the series of Jedi Knight games!!
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Summary: Fun Game!
Review: This was a really fun game to play. I picked it up from the library and enjoyed playing it for the two weeks I had it. This was much better than Jedi Knight:Dark Forces 2, you get lots of cool weapons and the graphics are great. In this game Kyle Katarn is trying to stop fallen Jedi Desann who has found the Valley of the Jedi and is trying to empower others with the Force.
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Summary: Hmmmm
Review: Can't say I'm too impressed. The new sabers are a nice addition, all be it available a bit late in the game. The new moves are nothing but eye candy, as is the character creation. The light/dark choice was a complete let down, after playing DF2:JK. The mission tier system, while a good concept is seriously flawed. Some of the force powers from JO multiplayer are a nice addition to SP. The multiplayer side could be good, if not for the community. It's basically dumbed-down JO. I'm not too keen on the force restriction on special moves, ahh no more rage-speed-DFA destroying. Nobody seems to fight, instead everyone stands around & chats, & punish people with their user made mods, should you try. EX; server admin can kill you, put you to 'sleep', & other ridiculous things through 'admin-mods' which are basically server side cheats, for as much as lighting your saber. Not exactly the games fault, but the communities. Just letting those who play games for the MP competitive scene know that they may want to skip this title, as I should have.
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Summary: Still the best Star Wars game out there
Review: To date, I've played almost all of the Star Wars games released- starting way, way back at the black & white DOS game where your primary (and only) goal is to center your crosshairs on a weaving TIE fighter and blow it up with a push of the fire button. I'm a former flight sim fanatic (not so much now, due to the sad state of the genre), a current RPG fanatic, and I absolutely detest FPS games. This is largely due to the fact I get splattered whenever I join a deathmatch, but is also because these games generally lack even a remote semblance of a storyline and characterization.
Having said that, and keeping in mind that I've also played the excellent X-Wing, TIE Fighter, X vs. TIE, X-Wing Alliance, Knights of the Old Republic, &c (I could go on for quite a while with this) one must add extra weight to the fact that I really like Jedi Outcast. And yes, I am aware that it's a shooter. So the big question, of course, is why?
First and foremost, this FPS actually has a plot and characters. Not only that, but it has GOOD plot and characters- so much so that they have actually been inducted into Star Wars canon.* This is an honor no other Star Wars game has yet been able to claim. In fact, the storyline is so good that you will hardly notice that you're not really seeing any new kinds of enemies (stormtroopers and other Imperial slime are still the general fare).
The sound and look is superbly done. Voice acting is top notch, and instead of having full motion video cutscenes with horrible dubbing (as in the first Jedi Knight) they've used the game engine to fill in the blanks. And yes, it actually looks quite good- even compared to current games. Great attention to detail is a key factor in the presentation- when you walk into a cantina, you'll hear the familiar music from the Mos Eisley Cantina in Episode IV. The locations are varied and magnificent, with some taken from the movies (e.g. Cloud City on Bespin) and others from the expanded universe (e.g. Nar Shaddaa).
Now, though I'm a lousy FPS player, I still know enough to say that the weapons are very cool. There's the standard rocket launcher, sniper rifle, close-range grease gun, and default pistol. All have very unique looks and effects, and strengths and weaknesses. Most have an alternate fire mode, which can add interesting functionality (e.g. laser tripwires on mines).
And then, of course, we have the lightsaber and the Force. I cannot overstate how cool these are, and it's impossible to really describe it here. All I can say is that you've really got to play it, and that if you get good with both, two things will happen: you won't use your guns anymore, and you'll really feel like a Jedi master.
The level design is excellent, with puzzles that make you feel smart when you figure them out, but also don't take a total genius to solve. As with the other Jedi Knight, there are secret areas that hold extra power-ups that can seriously aid in your cause. There's also many interesting objectives that require unique interaction with the environment. For example, you'll at one point have the chance to commandeer an AT-ST and run amok through the jungles of Yavin 4, blowing up stormtroopers as you go. How cool is that?
Though I don't use multiplayer mode often (yes, I like this game, but I still get wasted in deathmatches) I have seen enough of it to say that it's comparable to any other FPS out there. There's no vehicles in multiplay, but who needs those when you have the Force? You can challenge others to one-on-one saber duels, play Star Wars-imbued variants of familiar games like capture the flag, and snipe honorlessly at passing Jedi from a balcony.
Given its long, excellent campaign and flawless presentation, Jedi Outcast comes with the highest recommendation. Even if you're not a Star Wars fan, its compelling story and great arsenal of weapons will appeal to the FPS fanatic. Jedi Outcast is also one heck of a deal now, and still looks great despite its age. Go, and may the Force be with you!
*Specifically, Kyle Katarn is universally recognized as the guy who stole the plans for the first Death Star.
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Summary: A Star wars game that will become a classic!
Review: This game is one of the best games i've ever played. In the game you start out as Kyle Katurn, former jedi knight who saved the Valley of the Jedi from the clutches of JEREC and his band of mercenaries featured in Star Wars Dark Forces! Well now he has a really big problem. He and his longtime partner Jan Ors explore the long-dead abandoned Imperial outpost in Kejim, a planet. Soon they found out that in Kejim that the Imperial army is forging new shadowtroopers. Powerfull soldiers that wield lightsabers! Part of the supplies are force crystals (the kind that is used for lightsabers). This plan was made by Lord Dessan, a sith, and his assistant Tavion. And Dessan has followed Kyle after his partner Jan dies. Into the Valley of the Jedi! When Kyle learns the way of the Force and he leaves the Valley of the Jedi, Dessan made new pawns called Reborn. Hundreds of these disiples are being made! But is Jan really dead? Or was it a lie? Kyle soon finds out. To be continued... Note: to find out more about what happaned buy Jedi Outcast and find out what happans in this powerful Sequel of Star Wars Dark Forces. If you play this game using a computer you can play Star Wars jedi knight 2 Jedi Outcast on www.zone.com! With real people. First if you have Msn Gaming zone or you have signed in to zone.com then skip this part. First download and install Msn Gaming zone. (if you have Age of Empires gold edition then all you have to do is install it and Poof! You are preparing for zone.com action! Then if you don't have a Net Passport then get one for free. Note:you do have to type in your Email address in order to play online at zone.com. Then follow what the site tells you to do. Then when you got a Net password now comes the best part! Signing in for zone.com action. First click on the sign in icon on the website. Then type in your email and password for email, then you are in zone.com! These players can be hard to kill on the zone. You must have the CD in the computer and have the game installed in order to play that game. In multiplayer games if you are the host you can pick more than 9 challenging worlds to start the game. Then pick any player you want, Stormtrooper, Shadowtrooper, Luke, Kyle, Jan, Mon Mothma, etc. Note:you must download and install 1.04 patches download in order to get the fastest ability to join a zone.com game for Jedi outcast. It might lag (connection interupted) so don't complain if you are lagging. In order to get the 1.04 download first go to yahoo.com. Then type in the search bar "Star Wars Jedi knight 2 Jedi Outcast 1.04" and search for one that will give you the download. In the mulitplayer games you can pick any force power suitable for light/dark side users. I will tell you the force powers and what they do. Push/you can push your enemy down a hole that can kill them. Pull/allows you to grip weapons from enemies and maybe pull them down in an area where they die. For more info go to the Lucas Arts website. I hope you got some information from this review.
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Summary: Very Good!
Review: This is the best Star Wars game I have played. Except for a few missteps with level design and puzzles, this game is very engrossing. The main story is about a jedi who has to rediscover his powers in order to deal with a dark jedi who is trying to take over the galaxy (I think). It's a rather cliche tale, but one that works well in the Star Wars universe created in this game.
Gameplay: I'll say this upfront--if this game did not include such excellent lightsabre combat and force powers, it would be a very average first-person shooter. However, since the jedi abilities and signature weapon are showcased prominently throughout most of the game, Jedi Outcast stands above most games I've played. Unlike the recent Star Wars movies (episodes I and II), where the lightsabre battles are great but there are not enough of them to save the movies from their mediocre scripts, Jedi Outcast really lives up to its goal of making the player feel like a jedi. You'll have to get through the first five levels of the game in which you won't have your sabre or the force powers. However, levels 6-24 are all about mastering the force and elegantly dismembering your opponents with some truly gorgeous swordplay. I am not a big fan of shooter games, but I found this one fairly easy to learn. There are a good variety of weapons, from laser rifles to bombs. Nonetheless, you will probably be using the lightsabre most of the time, since it is so versatile. The sword fights look very authentic and true to the Star Wars films. You can switch between stances (strong, medium, or fast), deflect laser fire, throw your sabre, and use it in conjunction with force powers (like force grip and force push). Even though you will probably find yourself frantically clicking the mouse and various keyboard bottons hoping that you can out-fence other jedi, the sabre fighting never looks awkward or mechanical, since the game finesses the motion of the lightsabre to make attacks look elegantly lethal. I didn't intend to go on for so long about just the lightsabre aspect of the game, but I found this part to be very well implemented and entertaining all the way to the end. The force powers are also well done, but you'll probably find yourself using only a few of the 8 available on a regular basis. My favorites were force heal and force grip, but there are others like force speed, jump, pull, push, lightning, and mind trick.
In addition to the lightsabres and force powers, the game includes a host of friendly and hostile individuals and creatures, including hordes of stormtroopers, a few species of aliens, a few dozen dark jedi (the best opponents), and a few familiar faces like Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian. Generally well-done cut-scenes help advance the plot between levels. Level design is good overall, but this game includes more than its fair share of places where you can get stuck looking for passages, switches, keys, and other things. There are a lot of jumping sequences, several of which are tough. I only had to use a walkthrough guide once to find a passageway in one of the early levels. However, in 45 hours of total gameplay, I spent at least 4-5 of those hours trying to figure out where various passages, doors, and switches were. This will be frustrating to many gamers and is the main reason I can't give this game 5 stars. Technically, the game is very stable, and I didn't experience a single crash or bug (which seems rare for games nowadays).
Graphics: This is a very beautiful game. Outdoor scenary is especially convincing, as is combat (particularly lightsabre duels). Characters move realistically during the game, but they appear much stiffer and unpersuasive during cut-scenes. The game looks like an authentic Star Wars world.
Sound: No problems here. All weapons sound like you would expect, from the sonic whiz of laser fire to the low humming of a lightsabre. Ambience noises are appropriate where they appear, and the voice acting is good. The familiar movie music greatly contributes to the Star Wars feel of the game.
Overall, this game is a very good buy, especially at the current price. It's engrossing, stable, and straightforward regarding controls. Again, some people will be put off by some of the more tedious find-the-switch-door-passage-key-jump sequences which are generously sprinkled throughout the game. However, if you can get pass these annoyances, Jedi Outcast is a real treat for Star Wars fans and others alike.
Rating: 4.5 (out of 5 stars)
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Summary: Good Game
Review: I have this game and I like it. there are some areas that are harder to get through then others. The only thing I don't like is if you have this game for gamecube the controls are a little hard to get use to at first.
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