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Summary: Totally Awesome!
Review: Jedi Outcast is a great game! I am not even a big Star Wars fan and I love it! The single player has a tolerable plot and loads of shoot-em-up action with a selection of weapons that can't be beat! Of course, you get to use the force in it too. Some force powers available in the game are push, pull, grip, and lightning. Also, no Star Wars game would be complete without the all-famous lightsaber. There are several things you can do with the lightsaber: three different swing stances, block throw...etc. Jedi Outcast also comes with a complete Multiplayer for all you Internet fans out there. The Multiplayer garantees several hours of fun with a selection of games to choose from such as Capture the Flag, Deathmatch, Lightsaber Dueling, and many more. Jedi Outcast is full of action-packed explosive fun with great graphics and unimaginable weapons, creatures and landscapes which will leave u clicking your mouse in excitement long into the night!
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Summary: Best. Star Wars game. EVER.
Review: Jedi Outcast is everything you could ever want for a sequel to Jedi Knight. For anyone who has long dreamed of having the powers of the force and to weild their own lightsaber, this game is for you. For anyone who enjoyed Jedi Knight, this game is for you. For anyone that loves Star Wars and computer games and gets every Star Wars game ever, this game is for you but you already have it, so nevermind. Jedi Outcast is the third in a series of great PC games following the adventures of Kyle Katarn. You get each game of the series in this great collectors edition.(But you know you really got it for the keychain...) Dark Forces is a doom-esque first-person shooter in which Kyle is a mercenary during the galactic civil war(the orginal 3 movies). He ends up helping the rebels by retreiving the original Death Star plans. Mediocre graphics, relatively fun gameplay. To be honest, I've only played the first few levels of Dark forces, but it's quite fun. However, it only features guns as weaponry. If its sabers and force you're looking for, move on to Jedi Knight and Jedi Outcast. Jedi Knight takes place after the events of Dark Forces. Kyle learns of a Dark Jedi Jerec who is trying to harness the power of the Valley of the Jedi, a secret land that contains the ultimate concentrated power of the force. If Jerec uses this power for the dark side, destruction would reign. It's up to Kyle, who soon discovers he is a Jedi, to stop him. After the first few levels, Kyle receives his lightsaber. You have to find secret areas in each level to earn "force stars" to apply to powers of your choice. Your selection increases with your progress. Jedi Knight has two outcomes that result from two styles of play. You can be wreckless and gain the destructive attacks of the darks side(shoot droids and bystanders) or defend the innocent and be blessed with the defensive power of the light side(dont shoot droids and bystanders). In the beginning, you can choose from powers on each side. There is a turning point where Kyle will go totally to the dark or light side(depending on your actions earlier) and go through the rest of the game using one side exclusively. It is rather fun, but the graphics aren't so great. The multiplayer on MSN gaming zone is quite interesting. I reccomend the Saber Battle X mod which greatly enhances lightsaber combat. There are numerous mods that make the game much more interesting online. Jedi Knight does have an expansion pack(Mysteries of the Sith) with more weapons, powers, and story but it is strangely not included. Now to the good stuff. Jedi Outcast is the pinnacle of the series. It is the best yet. Kyle almost falls to the darkside and thus renounces his force powers and gives Luke Skywalker his lightsaber. He once again becomes a mercenary, now for the New Republic(it's now after the galactic civil war). Eventually, something happens that convinces Kyle to regain the force. He goes to the Massassi temple(the rebel base in "A New Hope", now Luke's Jedi Academy) There, he meets with Luke again with some great dialogue and backstory events, a very fun part of the game. You go through trials, learning new force powers until you get your lightsaber back. Then, you move on. The force powers are greatly improved and a lot more fun. Lightsaber combat is varied and as improved as the force powers. Jedi Outcast is more linear than Jedi Knight in that you receive your powers at pre-determined points. This means that you will use a bit of each side, but more to the light. Weapons are well done, a few from past games, but mostly new and very varied. There are new items like electrobinoculars and sentry drones which are neat to use. Gameplay is very fun once you get your powers and saber(although its pretty good beforehand). Jedi Outcast single-player is a blast, a great improvement over Jedi Knight. Multiplayer is really well done, too. While it's strange to see stormtroopers and Landos with lightsabers and the force, its not so bad. Lots of gameplay modes like Free-for-all, capture the flag, and some unique ones that involve the transfer of force powers based on who you kill. Multiplayer is definitally a great value in that you'll be playing it a lot. It's more a separate game than it is a "mode". There are a few problems however. You definitally need to aim much higer than the system requirements. Theres slowdown in outdoor environments, some puzzles can be tedious. You'll want lots of RAM for quickloading. Other than that, very few problems. Nothing to make you not play. Jedi Outcast: Collectors edition is great fun, a great value and some of the best Star Wars games for the PC. Highly reccomended for both Star Wars fans and computer game players of all kinds.
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Summary: If you only knew the power... It is useless to resist!
Review: Jedi Outcast is the best of a great series. The Dark Forces games (along with the X-wing) are what made Star Wars games COOL. Dark Forces was a good Doom-style game with interesting levels and plenty of stormtroopers. DF2: Jedi Knight was actually the Best PC Game of All Time, that is until a little game called Half-Life came and bested it. Jedi Knight put you in the shoes of a jedi apprentice, and gave you the choice of turning to the Light or Dark side of the force. Now, with this special edition, you can get the 3rd game of the series, which is actually the best. With the extra money you pay, you will get a metal tin box, a lightsaber-key chain that lights up, and all 3 games in the series. The first 2 games look old but are actually fun to play, even now. But forget about the past - lets talk Jedi Outcast. First of all, the graphics are awesome. Picture perfect. Stormtroopers look like stormtroopers, not some weird guys with rectangles for arms. Their suits curve like they should, they run like they should, and sound like they should. The same goes for plenty of other Star Wars "touches" through this game - you feel like you are walking through the movies: space ships, creatures, locations, planets, many things you remember and love from the first trilogy is present in this game. Of course the music and sound from the movies is here, but I admit I've heard these so many times in SW video games, they have lost their charm. At least they are present. The story is also excellent, an equal of the great story from Jedi Knight (and better acted, too). Your character has rejected his jedi powers because of his temptation with the Dark side, and is now a mercenary again, just like he was in the first game. However, a mysterious new evil (a phantom menace? yuk-yuk) is leading a group of remnant Imperial soldiers back into power, and as you explore their organization you must once again wield a lightsaber and use the force. The story starts slow, mostly a series of common shoot-em-up missions with boring puzzles and too many stormtroopers, but the plot gradually builds until it has you firmly in its grips. You'll visit tatooine, and actually see Luke Skywalker and Lando (voiced by none other than Billy Dee Williams). Your lightsaber and force powers are an integral part of this game. Sure, there are an array of weapons like all other FPS, but I found enough depth in the combination of the saber and force powers that I used these tools alone. In this game, the lightsaber now has actually swings and styles, like a fighting game, which make jedi duels more exciting and more strategic. The force powers are what you have seen in the movies - lightning, force jump, pull, mind tricks, and force speed (in which everything slows down to bullet time, a la Max Payne). This game is rather difficult, but once you have learned to the ways of the force in this game, you really feel like you have gained something saticfying. Multiplayer is interesting with the addition of the Force and lightsabers, and you'll find some good combat out on the net, but get this game soon and master it, because about 4 months from now, nobody will be playing it. As with most games, a new title will attract our attention. 3dfx owners beware, I had serious problems running this game on my voodoo 5. Jedi Outcast is a must own for Star Wars and FPS fans alike. Buy now, don't wait.
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Summary: Amazing game, with (small) reservations...
Review: JK2 is not a perfect game. Its problems include: 1. Some strange, nonsensical puzzles that almost demand that you read a cheat guide or walkthrough. Too many "how do I jump there?" or "where is the switch/key?" puzzles, especially early on in the game. 2. An very high level of difficulty. 3. Some of the graphics look cartoony or washed-out, even with all the settings at "high" at 1024x768. Using "very high" texture detail will bog down virtually any system in the outdoor areas. So why did I give this game 5 stars? Because, in spite of its small annoyances it is an incredibly fun game. There are games with better graphics like Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Max Payne, but JK2 is still a very good-looking game overall with lots of flashy visual effects. It starts as a pretty conventional first-person shooter, but once you get the lightsaber and force powers the game kicks into overdrive. When you get the hang of it, the lightsaber is the weapon you will use 90% of the time... not only is it powerful, but it is by far the most fun weapon ever put into an action game. Raven crossed the lightsaber fighting in the movies with a dose of Matrix-style acrobatics for some of the most dizzying, craziest fun you've ever had on a PC. JK2 really does give you something that no other shooter can. It also boasts 24 HUGE levels and plenty of replay value. Multiplayer also works extremely well and is alot of fun, with a wide variety of game types and configuration options. The sound effects are first-rate. JK2 is also extremely stable and bug-free. The bottom line: if you like action games, or anything involving Star Wars, get this game!
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Summary: Pretty Good So Far..
Review: Oh Boy! Jedi Knight 2 is finally here! Is it worth all the excitement?? Is it worth the hefty price or should you wait until it hits the "used software" bin? Well, I bought the game yesterday for the full price (ANY game that costs more than $20 better give me alot of replay value and that is what I am expecting from JKII) and have played it for about 4 hours. My impressions: It has a lot of good points and some not so good points. Good: You get to use the light saber and you get a choice of 1st or 3rd person views while fighting. You get a nice assortment of weapons, from hand held blasters to trip mines. Its a lot of fun chopping up stormtroopers with a light saber, nothing "airs out" a room full of Imperials better! People and things blow up quite nicely, thanks to the skillful programming by Raven Software. Damage and death animations are body part specific and I love the way stormtroopers kick the bucket when you nail them! The storyline behind all the action is very interesting, involving some secret experiments by the Empire. The game looks good, nice large levels, the save game feature is well constructed and the controls are easy to set up. Oh, and it runs fine on my PC with no problems at all (the most important quality of a game.) Not So Good: I confess, I am using the cheat codes. Why? One reason is the paltry weapons that I got in the beginning; the Bryar pistol you start with seems to annoy stormtroopers more than actually harm them, you don't get to use the light saber right away. I also spent to much time hunting for switches and keys, although some of the game puzzles are interesting, "The Great Key/Switch Hunt" really got annoying at one point. If you loved the first Jedi Knight game, then you will love this one too. If you are a non-Star Wars fan, you can still enjoy this game.
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Summary: JEDI OUTCAST ROCKS
Review: OKay, if you're at all a fan of either of the first get this game. It rocks. It takes the Quake 3 and Alien Versus Preator 2 Engins combinds them, supes them up and lets you out and an all out Jedi style war. Fun, Fast, Furrious, and totaly immursing play features. So many saber moves, new weapons and forece powers. You will love this if you enjoy any LucasArts games and or are a Star Wars fan. This thing rocked my world. I found it ingaging and fun, you could fall into the worlds of Kyle Katarn and Jan Oris again and again. This is a great sequil to the sequil that killed the first in the series. And if you get the Collectors Edition you get the whole trilogy, and they have been revamped a bit. Dark Forces has never looked better.
Hope you all enjoy this thing it rules.
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Summary: good, but a Litlle challenging:
Review: Please, be warned, before you read my review that my views are not usually looked upon as the popular choice, but hey I speak my mind. Firstly, they don't just drop you off a cliff, so to speak, like in DFII, and they do allow for you to get used to the controls before real combat. The levels are intricate and innovative, whereas the game is long (unless you use cheat codes, it is the shortened to around 6 hours.) Also, unlike in DFII, the game gets interesting from the start. You have to use strategy throughout the game, instead of just going: SHOOT EM' UP SHOOT EM' UP!!! Also, the weapons get unique. the Tenloss DX/R disruptor Sniper rifle is a favorite of mine, as well as the Destructive Elctromagnetic Pulse Weapon: Type 2 (DEMP 2). also, the lightsaber is much more realistic in this than DFII. For example, you can chop off limbs in both games, but you can only chop at the shoulder in DFII, where in JKII, you can chop of the hand, the forearm, even the head off. The seeking missle option on the Merr-Sonn PMX portable missle launcher is quite extraordinary. Det. packs are much an asset as well. The NPC's are extremely intelligent in JKII. they can see you firing and run away. Also, they will fire at spots you can't deflect easily. The force is quite interesting, allowing that you are a Dark and Light jedi at the same time, with powers such as grip, lightning, heal, and protect. Grip is cool because you can move your enemy around, dropping them off cliffs or using them as shields. The lightsaber throw is quite cool. Allowing that you are hardcore enough to learn the lightsaber moves by heart, the duels are interesting. I prefer the "death from above" combo in medium style. you do a flip wityh your lightsaber making a horizontal slash while inverted. This is a hard move to time, but causes instant death to anyone who it hits. THE PRECEDING WAS A REVIEW OF JKII ONLY!!!
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Summary: Game of the year
Review: This is a great deal if I were you I'd play the in order it makes sense that way (did I spell That right oh well hey i'm 11 but I play alot of video games sure you adults listen to other adults still get it and if you don't you missed out on a great deal later
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Summary: Master Bakers Review
Review: This is a great game and as a masive star wars fan it gave me much satisfaction. i would recomend this to anyone not just star wars fans like myself. it was great to see what happend to the likes of luke skywalker or as he is known in the game master skywalker, and lando calrision. aslo it was so cool to go to the jedi academy on yavin and get a light sabre by doin the jedi trials in the temple. overall a 5* game and i played it so much i finished it in 7 days.
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Summary: Very fun buy lockups very often.
Review: This is an extremely fun game, but..
locks-up very often. It locks up the mouse and keyboard. The only option is to reboot. I cannot find anything on their website for a fix. I am using Windows2000 with an open GL graphics card.
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