Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2 (Jewel Case)

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Summary: GREAT GAME
Review: ONE OF THE BEST GAMES I HAVE EVER PLAYED, REALLY A LOT OF FUN ONCE YOU GET YOUR LIGHTSABER.

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Summary: Good game to kill a couple of days
Review: The single player for this game is good. There are many parts in it where a walkthrough, or a friend who has already done it, is almost necessary. But as soon as you beat the single player, thats it. I saw no reason to touch the game again. Because the multiplayer is bad.

The multiplayer is a test to find out who has figured out how to use lightning and who hasnt. As soon as you set your configuration to the dark side and set lightning as a hotkey, all you have to do to win is hold in that button.

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Summary: Lucasarts Lost it a Bit
Review: First of all, in order to even get the plot you would have had to be a seasoned vetran of Jedi Knight 1 and its Mysteries Of the Sith add on to get most of this game's early plot (why he threw away his force powers etc)

it seemed rather repetetive unlike the first 2/3 games in the series,it lost alot of its plot, plus the faces of the models look odd

the wepaons all look nice and the multiplayer deul is fun but it just doesn't capture the fun from the first games in the series, get it if you are willing to play the multiplayer dueling mode (the only mode thats halfway fun) but otherwise avoid it

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Summary: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2
Review: What can I say? I was so disappointed by this game.

I love Dark Forces. I like the graphics--not as sharp as Jedi Knight, but not as 'conical' either. I enjoy the music--sure the Williams score is great, but it would have meant more to expand the Dark Forces theme instead of just lifting the sountrack (I also found the soundtrack distracting). But, more than anything, I love the storyline. Dark Forces is lively and fun, with interesting puzzles.

If I had to use one word to describe Jedi Knight, it would be "BORING." I found the game lifeless and dull. The storyline didn't involve me. I don't remember any good puzzles. And I hated trying to fight with the lightsaber (I used cheat codes to jump ahead every time I came upon a lightsaber duel).

My only complaint with Dark Forces was that they never offered an expansion pack. I'm currently installing a second OS on my computer so I can run Dark Forces again--it won't run under Windows XP.

Jedi Knight and the "Mysteries of the Sith" disk--which I never played--both went to Goodwill this last weekend.

I have no interest in "Jedi: Outcast."

And since it seems to be standard in these reviews... The Empire Strikes Back--best story, best visuals. Star Wars--great story, good action. Attack of the Clones--best action, decent visuals (more is not better), ok story. Phantom Menace--good visuals, good story. Return of the Jedi--good story.

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Summary: The next best thing
Review: This is one of the best games I have played in a very long time. Although it does take an inordinately long time to develop force powers to the point where they are truly useful, once you reach that stage of the game, this is the next best thing to actually being a Jedi.

The story is adequate, but the action is truly amazing and quite engrossing. At certain points I found myself apprehensive about maneuvering the player around corners and through doors.

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Summary: Dittos to the Above
Review: I too had great fun with the PC version. The only low-score I give it is in the cut-scenes, they are very poor. However, I hear they improved it on the Mac version.
The reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is I wish I could have stolen a TIE fighter or do some kind of piloting. I also wish that I could have gone through the game with 2 or 3 other players-- Minor qualms.
You will find yourself spending more time just looking around at all the beautiful "Star Wars-esque" locations. All levels are excellent, except for the mining area, which is very poor.
I cannot say enough how fun the game becomes once you get your lightsaber, that is the most excellent weapon in your arsenal!

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Summary: Best Star Wars Game PERIOD
Review: My first Star Wars games was X-Wing. It was awesome. Then I played Tie-Fighter, it was just as awesome (I'm an Empire myself so enjoy being evil). After those two I was very disappointed with the rest of them. None of them could meet up then Dark Forces came out. I played the demo then played a friend's. It was awesome. It was Doom, but with something good. Then I heard about Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight. That was even more fun then first one. It became my all-time favorite first person shooter (which eventually tied with Star Trek: Voyager: Elite Force). But Jedi Knight II: Outcast, is by far the ultimate again. It's a first person shooter (although it later levels I almost always used the light saber and force powers) that beat anything and it was based in the Star Wars Universe (Expanded Universe for the book fans (recommend Timothy Zahn books)).
They did release a patch which helped with some problems. The only drawback to this game, the price. But like all software it will go down in price, eventually. If you like shoot-em-ups, get this. If you like Star Wars, get this. If you don't own a computer, buy one, then get this.

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Summary: Hated all Dark Forces /Jedi Knight titles but LOVE this one.
Review: The game play remains interesting and somewhat believable. Unlike Dark Forces and various other FPS you rarely find yourself in situations where you must do the unthinkable as well as the impossible to reach the next level. You are saved from the pain of jumping on pillars that go nowhere just for the hell of adding difficulty and the action is constant. There are plenty of puzzling situations to keep the pressure on and multiple ways to complete many of the objectives. The addition of force powers as well as weaponry makes it a well rounded game. The graphics are fantastic as is the sound and related effects. Some levels are a pain but the game is enjoyable and replay ability is there. I actually finished the game three times increasing a level each time. Jedi Master is a little unrealistic in the fact that your maximum health at the start where you need it most is 50 which you won't have the luxury of seeing it that high. The good thing is that there are enough levels and enemies to keep you occupied . The lightsabre battles with the black armor Jedi and the remnants make for an interesting challenge. The lightsabre resistant mineral cortosis becomes your worst enemy in the high skill levels as you must fight multiple dark jedi at once who are resistant to your futile whacking. Fortunately with a little shove and some altitude, cortosis doesn't break your fall HINT HINT. This is by far my favorite and I hated Jedi Knight I and Dark Forces.

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Summary: Here We Go Again With The Force...
Review: In many of LucasArts games, LucasArts have failed to come up with a heart-pounding action game. Many failed attempts were given, such as Star Wars Rebellion, which focused too much on strategy, Star Wars Force Commander, which lacked so many units and options that made all the other RTS games so fun, and Star Wars Rogue Squadron, which would've been a good enough game if there were more ships and gameplay. Again and again, we were quite disappointed, although many of them were good games, just not exciting enough. Then LucasArts came up with a new product called Star Wars: Jedi Outcast. Simply put, this game proved to us that LucasArts is capable of coming up with a game that matches our satisfaction.

First, the storyline is somewhat new. Although the age-old concept of "taking over the world" is used again, the concept of the plan is very original, as they attempt to artifically create Jedi using a new power source. The story was meant to be mind-boggling, but unfortunately, there was only one true twist in the storyline, which I won't reveal to you.

Second, the game was based on new OpenGL technology. Basically, OpenGL is the application we use for running many of our 3D screensavers (yes, for those who use 3D Maze for their screensavers, that means you). The OpenGL was new to the introduction of games, and games such as Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, used it to a good extent where graphics looked much better than the previous polygons we have seen. However, Jedi Outcast manipulated the graphics much better than how Allied Assault did. Basically, the effects of Jedi Outcast are sharp. Faces are very detailed, the lighting around the lightsaber are extraordinary, lasers were depicted very well, etc. The only thing I didn't like about the graphics (which really wasn't the graphic's fault) was how Luke Skywalker looked in the game. He had red rings around his eyes and his hair is too puffy. But either way, the graphics were utilized well.

The music is based completely off previous songs of Star Wars. The Imperial March is sometimes used, and the main theme is used quite a lot too. But basically, it uses the same classics composed by John Williams that are still favorable to listen to today.

The multiplayer option is interesting, but unfortunately, due to computer limitations, are somewhat uncomfortable. Players are vulnerable to attack by other players when they are using their menu, such as to vote and to reconfigure their settings. Although it may make other players take measures on that player and kick him from the game, there is nothing to stop that person from killing you as you are tuning down your music a bit. Also, you can cheat in the game. Some are nice, such as giving you a double-bladed lightsaber, which does give you a new taste to lightsaber combat, but some such as godmode and unlimited ammo is very unfavorable.

Overall, the game is very good, pitching you in the middle of a large conflict such as a feud in a warehouse full of stormtroopers. It finally matches our expectation of an exciting game we want more of from LucasArts.

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Summary: this game rocks!
Review: this game rocks. i downloaded the demo. it is really cool. you run around with different weapons killing people to get to an objective. you can throw your lightsaber and you can fire your blaster, you can use a rapid fire stormtrooper gun, or use proxitmity mines. BUY THIS GAME!!!