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LucasArts Archive Series: Star Wars Jedi Knight

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Jedi Knight is a first person shooter with a great gameplay, storyline, lots of weapons and jedi powers. An excellent single player game with great multiplayer options. The gamelevels are huge and very well desinged, The multiplayer is awesome. I love to duel with the lightsaber. The level design is fantastic much better than dark forces. It has a lot of great action and a lot of RPG elements and you need to solve many objectives, It has a lot of secrets too. The bad things are that the graphics are outdated today and the charecters do not look real. The AI is also very bad, No reaction from the others if you kill your own guys. But without a doubt Jedi Knight is the best star wars game ever.

Jedi knight is a great game. its that simple. the game is agreat first person(or third person, as you can change the view) shooter, and is fun to star wars fan and all video gamers alike. It has many great features and weapons. the weapons go from your fists to the concussion rifle to the lightsaber. Also another feature are the oh-so-fun force powers! In the game you can choose the path of a light or dark jedi, which changes which force powers you can use. Classics like Darth vader's grip, and the emperor's lightning! Also light powers like blinding and healing. There are also a set of neutral powers that can be used on both sides of being a jedi. in the game you face a wide array of creatures, bounty hunters(including Bossk and Greedo, the gamorreans and the tuskens!), imperials, and the seven dark jedi(lightsaber and force duels-- a blast!). there are some problems, sadly...graphics don't really measure up, AI not great... but its still really good! Enough said. Really.Good.Buy.Now.

Jedi Knight is supposed to be the sequel to an older LucasArts game, "Dark Forces". Like that earlier game, JK is a 1st person shooter built upon an elaborate story, and again centering on the ex-Imperial commando turned soldier of fortune, Kyle Katarn. In this entry, a Dark Jedi named Jerec seeks the ultimate power trapped within the ancient and time-lost "valley of the Jedi". When Jerec kills Kyle's father, Kyle sets off in revenge, only to learn that the power of the galaxy is at stake.

In every way, JK is a massive leap over Dark Forces. Sound and graphics are improved - with the newer game supporting the expected John Williams-style soundtrack. The graphics are not only richer but more nuanced as well - instead of characters and structures that look like colorform-cutouts, you'll see feel the claustrophobic crush of ventilator shafts or narrow walkways of spaceships, stare in awe at Jerec's towering citadel on Sulon, and feel the earth move under your feet as you navigate catwalks on Nar Shadaa. The interface is also an improvement, with more realistic POV movement, as opposed to the clunky keyboard interface of Dark Forces. In the older game, it felt less like you were playing a walking person, and more like you playing a car - I couldn't play without dramamine. Action-wise, you not only rely on blasters and other weapons, but on a lightsaber and your force powers. Your powers increase as you locate secret areas on various levels. There's a consistent reliance on strategy and problem solving rather than mindlessly mashing a fire button. Hidden locales of JK are actually out in the open and rely on the rich scenery as a camouflage - you're so busy marveling at a network of elevators in Nar Shadaa, that you miss a vent-port on the inner shaft of the elevator. The biggest improvement is in the story - which is tighter and more linear than in DF (you travel to fewer planets along a set path, instead of meandering around as in the older game) and allows you to become a jedi knight with all of its mystical powers. This introduces an underused idea: while some games let you play either good or evil characters, JK starts you off as "Kyle" letting your gameplay decide whether you will become a good jedi or the darkest of dark jedi (differences include different force powers, but also results in some different alternate levels towards the end. The evil Kyle gets the best mission - escape from a crashing spaceship tumbling side over side). Many of the levels take nods not only from Star Wars, but from other famous movies: the persecuted town of Baron's Hed on Sulon looks like pre-war Cairo in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (gunless swordsman, not included), and Indiana Jones would look at home in the ancient temple grounds of the valley of the jedi. A less expected riff has Kyle making his way down from the top floor of Jerec's tower, starting at the top floor (where you evade an overflying tie-fighter), working your way back into the building through ventilators and riding elevator shafts to elude waves of officious sounding stormtroopers faster than you can say "yipeee kayay, you scruffy nerf-hereders!" Otherwise, between Williams' score and the faithfully recreated sound effects, Star Wars fans should feel right at home. If you get tired with the levels offered here, the game supports 3rd party levels available for free on the web. I played this game for years on my P166mmx (no hardware acceleration) with smooth framerates and no lockups. Adding a 3d card only enhanced gameplay. If your computer is too slow for "Half-Life", this is the game for you.

Jedi Knight..... the greatest 3rd person game ever. This game may have been made long ago, but the graphics of it are amazing. if you have a geforce2 mx, you can pump out resolutions up to 1600X1248 or something like that. One of the best features is...the ligtsaber. the first star wars game ever that you get to have one. this game has aover 20 missions, including 7 battles with dark jedi. my favorite has to be level 14, with the dark jedi maw. on hard mode, this game can take hours to beat.Another great feature is the multiplayer capabilites. ive had many fun hours on the Zone playing with other people.

Onto Mysteries of the Sith (the expansion pack that supposed to come with the re-release of JK). MOTS is another great game,using the same engine as JK. some of the updates include new levels, weapons, and enemes, and new multiplayer skins . JK is still superior,due to the longer gameplay .some of the graphics can get old in MOTS, since you already had them in JK. Also, in the MOTS cd is a secret level that you can play. You are luke skywalker and you get to fight DArth Vader in Bespin. (Remember The Empire Strikes Back?)

All in all, Jedi Knight is one of the most revolutionary games ever made.

"Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2" was advanced to say the least when it was released in 1997. Now, it's just as good. 21 missions packed full of Star Wars excitement and intrigue. Many, many different types of enemies, including space pirates, Imperial Troops, and some very nasty animal creatures. Varied weapons, including the awesome green light saber. And one of the best features, movie cut scenes in between the missions. How much did they spend to produce this game? Must have been pretty pricey!

The add on pack, "Mysteries of the Sith", is just as good if not better than the original JK. Even thought it's much shorter (14 missions compared with 21 for JK) the level variation is a bit better as are the graphics. You also get several new force powers, including force push, projection, and my personal favorite force saber throw, on top of having a purple light saber and playing as the famous Mara Jade! And the last few levels of "Mysteries of the Sith" are some of the most frightening experiences any gamer could wish to have!

The price is worth it for "Jedi Knight" alone, but it's even a better deal with "Mysteries of the Sith". Even thought it's dated, this package is a much for any serious gamer or Star Wars fan.

Your Star Wars fanship will not be complete until you own and play this game. Get lost in the Star Wars universe with a superb story and music straight from the movies. Very in depth story that will keep your computer on all night. User created add on levels that you can download online, and multiplayer online add to the fun. Get it Now!

I had to update this review in light of the newer generation of SW shooters. Though the graphics, sound and gameplay are dated, the older game's fun is not spoiled by the newer. Jedi Knight is supposed to be the sequel to an older LucasArts game, "Dark Forces". Like DF, "Outcast" and "Jedi Academy", JK is a 1st person shooter built upon an elaborate story, and again centering on the ex-Imperial commando turned soldier of fortune, Kyle Katarn. In this entry, a Dark Jedi named Jerec seeks the ultimate power trapped within the ancient and time-lost "valley of the Jedi". When Jerec kills Kyle's father, Kyle sets off in revenge, only to learn that more than revenge is at stake.

In every way, JK is a massive leap over Dark Forces. Sound and graphics are improved - with the newer game supporting the expected John Williams-style soundtrack. The graphics are not only richer but more nuanced as well - instead of characters and structures that look like colorform-cutouts, you'll see feel the claustrophobic crush of ventilator shafts or narrow walkways of spaceships, stare in awe at Jerec's towering citadel on Sulon, and feel the earth move under your feet as you navigate catwalks on Nar Shadaa. Though older than Outcast, JK offers force powers and the lightsaber. Your powers increase as you locate secret areas on various levels. There's a consistent reliance on strategy and problem solving rather than mindlessly mashing a fire button. Hidden locales of JK are actually out in the open and rely on the rich scenery as a camouflage - you're so busy marveling at a network of elevators in Nar Shadaa, that you miss a vent-port on the inner shaft of the elevator. The best feature is in the story which allows you to become a jedi knight with all of its mystical powers. This introduces an underused idea: while some games let you play either good or evil characters, JK starts you off as "Kyle" letting your gameplay decide whether you will become a good jedi or the darkest of dark jedi (differences include different force powers, but also results in some different alternate levels towards the end, and different scenes. The evil Kyle gets the best final cut-scene). Many of the levels take nods not only from Star Wars, but from other famous movies: the persecuted town of Baron's Hed on Sulon looks like pre-war Cairo in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (gunless swordsman, not included), and Indiana Jones would look at home in the ancient temple grounds of the valley of the jedi. A more surprising riff has Kyle making his way down from the top floor of Jerec's tower, starting at the top floor (where you evade an overflying tie-fighter), working your way back into the building through ventilators and riding elevator shafts to elude waves of officious sounding stormtroopers faster than you can say "yipeee kayay, you scruffy nerf-herders!" Otherwise, between Williams' score and the faithfully recreated sound effects, Star Wars fans should feel right at home. If you get tired with the levels offered here, the game supports 3rd party levels available for free on the web. I played this game on my WinXP P4 and had no compatibility problems.

Obviously graphics will be noticeably dated - the Jedi duels lack that "Matrix" artistry of Outcast & Academy. On the other hand, level design and overall plotting was not surpassed by the newer games. It's not a long game (though you do start to feel a drag towards the end), but there are fewer Jedis - unlike the evil Jedi from Outcast, who seem to pop out all over the place, Dark Jedis in JK are confined to a small number of characters whom you face in the few boss modes. The enemies are not as fierce, the puzzles not quite as challenging, the levels not as long and apparently insurmountable - but the overall game is at least as satisfying. One caveat - I would suggest against getting this particular ed. Instead, look for the boxed version from 1999 that included the full version of the "Mysteries of the Sith" companion disk originally released separately. Sith had a weaker story, but much more demanding game play. So don't come home w/o that version or I will find your lack of results most disappointing.

this game is the best star wars game on the street(although
its a couple years old).you get to use force powers and ur lightsaber starting in the fourth level.15 bucks is bout the price now, but its worth it . especially the lightsaber duels.u cant go wrong with this game BUY IT!!!!!

Jedi Knight is one of the best games ever. I would recommend it for anyone who wants long gameplay and who's always wanted to wield a lightsaber and kill some stormtroopers! Graphics are great and gameplay is so cool. Id give it 20 thumbs up! If i had that many. Two words for anyone who doesnt have it: BUY IT!

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Awesome weapons, levels, storyline, and all the other stuff that makes a great game! Can't wait for Jedi Outcast!