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Summary: It takes more than the Force to become a Jedi...
Review: Jedi Knight 2 : Jedi Outcast is a very good game.
Straight out of the box, this Game kicks some serious ...! With some nail-biting missions and astounding detailed levels! It is no doubt this game will be a hit among the Star Wars Universe Fans. The best feature of this game is the Multiplayer support. It is really something to be in the middle of 8 Jedi's all locked in Saber battles. Let's take a look at this game as it does have its downs.
The STORY - You return as Kyle to help the Old Republic defend itself from a new evil. A evil called Dessan and his army of Dark Jedi's. A misson you are on reveals this new threat to the Old Republic and the death of Kyle's partner Jan, fuels the fire of Kyle to find and stop Dessan. Dessan ultimate purpose is to create a army of invincible Dark Jedi's to rid the universe of the Jedi's sworn to protect the secrets of the Force. Dessan feels that the Force is not something you proctect people from, but something you rule people by. Get ready for a excellent storyline in this new Star Wars adventure.
The GRAPHICS - Are some of the best I have seen! Bearing in mind you have a excellent computer with a high calibur video card. I am currently running a ATI Radeon 8500 and the game looks spectacular. I personally don't like crisp clear pefect graphics. I like the graphics to have a little noise in it, for example the graphics in Return to Castle Wolfenstien. But if you enjoy this, then by all means praise the graphics! Storm Troopers will look nice and crisp as they attempt to blast you throughout the levels.
The GAMEPLAY is very smooth with the in game cutscenes. Controls can be hotkeyed to your preference with enable you to have force powers ready at your fingertips. You have a wide variety of weapons including a stun baton, rocket launcher, thermal detonators, rocket launcher, sniper rifle and the popular, non-accurate blaster rifle. And of course you already know about the Light Saber. The is the ultimate weapon that allows block weapons fire and slice your enemy's at close range at at a distance. And don't worry about losing your saber, you can always get it back with the flick of your wrist.
The A.I. - Oh man, there are some ups and downs in the A.I. in this game. There was only one time I have seen Storm Troopers run in a movie and that was when Han Solo was chasing them in the Death Star. Storm troopers move like they are on some type of drug when you attempt to shoot them which is kinda of annoying. If you come accross Imperial Officers, shoot them fast because they are extremely accurate. Other Jedi's fight you on a level that is distrubing. The lesser Jedi's are nothing compared to some of the Jedi's you will face off with in the later levels. Dessan is one bad mother when you fight him. Many of his blows will knock you down. And not to mention some Saber battles involve more than 2 jedi's at one time.
In conclusion, there are some great aspects of this game, mainly the action sequences. In my opinion there are WAY TOO MANY PUZZLE AND SPACE WASTER MISSIONS. I can understand having puzzles in games to take a break from the actions, but for this type of game, it should have been more action based. In the last levels, making your way to the Jedi Academy will really drive you up the wall because of the environment. The best aspect of this game is hands down the multiplayer. It is what makes this game really shine.
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Summary: cool game
Review: The only problem is that you can't skip through the parts at the beginnig of the level where they're just talking.
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Summary: Great game (with one addition)
Review: I tend to agree with one of the reviewers that it does feel like a bunch of button pushing. I find it difficult in a game to have to worry about which "F" key does what and how. This is a great game - fun and entertaining, engrossing and personal-hygiene stunting: I've almost gone to bed without eating a few times - I think I've lost about 10lbs since playing this game ;). But the one thing to make this game great doesn't come with it and isn't made by LucasArts...Game Commander 2. Imagine using voice command instead of hunting and pecking in the middle of a battle for the "right" key. Say "Push" and all your enemies in front of you are thrown against a wall; say "Mind trick" and an enemy ignores you. Say "Pull" and you rip weapons out of enemies' hands - Force powers at your beck and call, it is a TOTAL blast! The game is fun and I still would enjoy it without Game Commander 2...but WITH it, it's a joy to play and not an olympic finger-hunting, key-pushing fest. Try it and you will never play games the same again. I know it made me LOVE JK2 instead of just like it.
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Summary: first 5 levels=[disappointment]
Review: when i first bought this game i was very excited. I had read tons of reviews and knew the first five levels were frusterating, but i didnt know how bad it really was! it is nothing but wave after wave of storm troopers. the first rifle you get is ok but it r either innacurate, fast and weak or slow and powerful. it gets old, the puzzles r frusterating, annoying and pointless. I beat the first two levels and then got so mad i skipped to the jedi academy! IM SORRY! I HATE CHEATING! but this game made me do it, now i have my saber, i cant stop! I JUST CANT! ITS AMAZING! u can flip off a wall throw ur light saber in mid jump, it cuts a guy arm off, u push a guy down a pit then rip a gun out of a guys hand with force pull, and then the saber snaps right back into your hand... BUY IT! but skip the first five levels haha
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Summary: BEST ... GAME IN THE WHOLE WORLD
Review: ...
It starts with boring puzzles but as you go on you find cool weapons and fight in some of the best places in the movies.
You even get figth with luke. The graphics are the greatest and talk about action packed. A definet MUST BUY!!!!!
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Summary: DO NOT BUY THIS GAME
Review: THIS GAME...is the biggest waste of money I have ever spent. I absolutely love Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II. That is one of the best games I have ever played. So I had understandably high expectations for Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. And the screen shots on the LucasArts site looked cool. I couldn't find a Demo version to download and try, so I just went out and bought it. I even splurged...for the Collector's Edition with the two other Jedi Knight games and the keychain.
If you are familiar with Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II, you will find this game incredibly frustrating. Here are my complaints: 1) There is the issue of graphics quality. I am using the game on one of the latest and fastest PCs, and the game is still very choppy and the graphics are very geometric. Very poor quality. 2) I cannot figure out how to get past the first cutscene featuring Mon Mothma asking Kyle Katarn to check out the Valley of the Jedi. When I die, or whenever I start the game, I have to sit through this dross again and twiddle my thumbs. 3) The controls are totally different than those of Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II. Even if you have the patience to go into the keyboard settings and chance the keys so their functionality tries to match that of Jedi Knight, there are all these new weapons that make it very difficult to decide which key to use for which weapon or feature. 4) Performance [stinks]. Kyle doesn't jump high enough to actually reach anything. It is so incredibly hard to kill anyone by shooting them because your aim has to be totally dead-on (no pun intended), the gunfire is very slow, and the gunfire doesn't home in on the enemy if you aim sort-of nearby (like it did in Jedi Knight). I keep wanting to use keys as they worked in Jedi Knight. It's just very disappointing. I am not even encouraged to get a slight distance past the Shuttle Tydirium at the beginning of the first level. It is just so annoying. What a waste of money. I could spend less...on one of the LucasArts Archive games and have more fun than I am having with this... And I am really upset that LucasArts would release something like this OBVIOUSLY before it is in decent shape. They should have used Jedi Knight as a model and not changed a damn thing except improve the graphics a bit and create new levels. They messed everything up by changing the functions, adding weapons, and making it only usable by people who can drop [money] on a new computer.
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Summary: lightsaber saves gameplay
Review: Jedi Knight 2 overall is a very fun game, but if the lightsaber wasn't in the game, then it wouldn't be anything near what it is now. It starts out pretty slow on the story side and the action side. The initial weapons aren't very much fun to use and so I was playing pretty much just to get the lightsaber. Then I got it... and the force powers... Now, the combination of these makes this game VERY FUN! As soon as you get the saber, the action picks up. The ability to push your enemies and then use your saber on them while they are trying to get up is really fun. The story is satisfying but not brilliant. It can't compare to the story of Baldur's Gate II, but this is an action game so the story is not the strongest part, which is usual. At least, it gives you enough reason to slice through your enemies. The best part of the gameplay is the saber duels. They are challenging, but really fun!! They are some of the best action sequences since Half-Life. The accompanying graphics are great. The models of the enemies and their animations are very well done. The shining helmets of the imperial forces and their death animations are brilliant, including the saber animations. The sounds are also really well done. The saber sounds are especially wonderful; it really immerses you into the Kyle Katarn character, and you feel like you are actually using the saber. Finally a word on the collector's edition: It is a very good deal. The previous jedi knight games were known for their story-driven gameplay with great action sequences. Especially dark forces II is still engaging, and even though it looks dated, it is worth the 10 extra bucks. There is also a key chain in the shape of a saber, which is soooo big that I don't think I'll use it as a 'key-chain' at all. Looks nice on my table though... So if you want to play through the previous jedi knight games, this is a very good deal; you should definitely check it out. I bought the collector's edition, and I am definitely gonna play through dark forces II again after soo many years. It was truly a great game. Final verdict? This game is great. It might not be the best action game of the year, but it still is a lot of fun. Come on now, how many games give you a saber to play with accompanied with great graphics and sound? Buy this game, you won't be sorry!
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Summary: Running up the walls......enough said.
Review: First a small gripe: I truly wish LucasArts would release more Star Wars games like "Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast". Due to the lack of recent releases, I fear they've sold out to console game systems like Dreamcast and Playstation. My hope is they will return to the PC market and start churning out more games like this, which, well, kicked the Tabasco sauce out of any console Star Wars game in recent memory. Simply put, the game is awesome. It's the first Star Wars game where the lightsaber is truly the most powerful weapon, provided its mixed with a few good force powers. Without a doubt the original JK and "Mysteries of the Sith" are both five star games, but the lightsabers were weak at best and downright useless at worst, except for the few times you had to use them to defeat other saber wielding opponents. I mean, in the original JK you had to face your enemy dead on to block a projectile. You couldn't throw your saber, couldn't jump three feet without pushing two buttons at once, and the moves you had.....slash, slash, buck-up, slash. That's pretty much it. In "Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast" you utilize more of the Episode I fighting style. In other words, you're flying all over the place (flipping, rolling, jumping 30 yards sideways, running up the walls) and not just standing there hoping your enemy will come close enough to hit. By the end of the game you have some truly impression abilities. You can throw your saber at will, throw your enemies at will, and jump 40 feet in the air at will. The gameplay is the best I've seen in a long time - great replay value. I know some reviewers have complained about the difficulty level, and they're absolutely correct to complain. Even on easy the game is anything but. It's not just difficult puzzles or levels, either. Some places are difficult to get past just because of the enemies. On top of that the game does have it's fair share of frustrating puzzles. To solve these you can either buy the strategy guide (I wouldn't suggest spending the money, unless you want multiplayer tips) or search for an online walkthrough. There are plenty of them out there. That's what I did on more than one occasion, and that alleviated some of the frustration. Still, it took me two weeks to beat, playing on average an hour a day. The difficulty makes it fun, though, in a way, since the game's not over before you've even taken the shrink wrap off the box. All in all, a must for fans of the original JK and first-person shooters in general. A definite Game of the Year contender.
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Summary: Started at 4 stars ended at 1.
Review: Basically as you start playing this game you will be impressed.
Then As you continue to run around looking for buttons to push, and codes to to help with puzzles you will get frustrated. I wanted to log in and shoot lots of stormtroopers ( which you do get to do ) but the button pushing puzzles killed the game for me.
Multiplayer is still a mystery to me. I feel like Im playing a flight sim with all the different controls. You cycle through force, weapons, then use force change this do that on and on.
Pain in the posterior.
Lightsaber duels? Yeah do I win some sure, do I know why I won some and lost others? Total Mystery. Basically Left Click and hold to swing saber and as you move around crouch jump you perform different swings
All That being said if you like a complicated shooter this game is probably right up your alley. I play Everquest, Asheron's Call and Dark Age of Camelot when I want a complicated shooter.
A better game in my opinion would be Medal Of Honor Allied Assault. Simple shooter, awesome graphics, great multiplayer, and single player game. Hope that helps.
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Summary: Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
Review: I bought this game after months of hype only to discover that you dont have the light saber from the start and there arnt as many wild turkeys(or ugnoughts) to dice up as in the Jedi Knight 2. For many avid fans (and demented sickos) this isnt a problem but for others (such as me...)but anyway.... The missions involve taxing and (occasionally useless) illogical puzzles which usually involve mad jumpy puzzles or crazy 'find the grate' puzzles. And with such large missions such as the Artus Mine mission it can take hours just to find one bloody grate! The game features REALLY sweet weapons but theres no blood! You should be able to througly chop up your attackers instead of this kiddy [stuff]. My guess is that lucasarts toned down the violence purposly as not to wreck their reputation. Raven would have done the opposote if they had total control. Lots of starwars fans will really enjoy finally going to places such as Yavin and meeting luke skywalker but others may not so make sure you dont go and waste [you're money]!
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