Dave's Top Game

Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Dave's Rating-95/100 The creators of Jedi Knight II, Raven, had released a game that made a big hit in the gaming world. Not only did this game appease Star Wars fans but many others who are not familiar with the star wars universe. The replayability of this game is tremendous, especially with its huge fan base and modding communitty. See More Tomorrow...

Feature Review- Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

| ¥ |  Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Raven Software and Lucas Arts

Graphics-94

Gameplay-98

Stability-96

SinglePlayer-91

Multiplayer-95

Game Rating - 95

A legacy to SW: Dark Forces and SW: Jedi Knight, Jedi Knight II became one of the best First Person Shooters to ever been released. Raven Software and Lucas Arts put together a masterpiece that is both fun for Star Wars fans and general gamers alike. It's multiplayer and fan base community has enhanced it's re-playability factor which makes it a game that will stay on many gamers computers for months or even years to come.

Single Player-

The single player storyline centers around the character of Kyle Katarn and his partner, Jan. Agents of the New Republic, they were sent on a mission by Mon Motha to check activity on a supposed abandoned Imperial Outpost. They soon find out that Remnant forces have been quite busy in the outpost. Kyle and Jan were sent in to investigate. After clearing out the outpost, they were lead to a mining planet where Kyle soon discovered a dark Jedi, Desann, and his apprentice, Tavion, where behind the Remnant activity. The dark Jedi captured Jan and Kyle now needs help from the force to aid in the hunt for Desann and to rescue Jan. It turns out there is more that meets the eye. Desann is on a crusade to create an army of lightsaber wielding and force using soldiers. After being led to the Jedi Valley, Desann's plan continued with success.

The game goes on to play many different missions on a variety of levels. No, you don't receive force powers or a lightsaber in the beginning but those come later in the game. One of the only complaints of the game is the way the puzzles are integrated in the game. Sometimes it can become frustrating and sometimes you will just wander around trying to figure out what to do.

Despite the depth the game and fun lightsaber combat, it all sums up in the end with a lackluster ending. I expected something better then what was placed as a finale. Although the last saber duel is challenging and fun I admit.

Multiplayer-

The Multiplayer aspect of JK2 is it's best feature. The various game types, levels, weapons and most importantly, lightsaber combat, enhance the game's replayability.

Such Game types feature dueling where one on one fights occur on a small level or arena. All the while the others are spectator and watching a spectacular duel. Of course there is the usual FFA games and capture the flag that always seem to be of tradition to FPS games.

One of the most unique and fun aspects of multiplayer is the saber combat. Being one of the first games that I have seen to utilize melee in a sci-fi FPS game like this, it actually works well. With the addition of 8 force powers such as push, pull and lightning...you will feel very powerful being like a Jedi knight. Like seen in the movies, you can block laser blaster shots...making traditional weapons not necessarily useless but not over powered.

As with many good multiplayer games, we can't forget the nice fan base it brings...whom are kind of enough to make models, skins and mods to share with the rest of the community.

All in all, the game delivers with a grand fun factor and impressive Jedi kicking, lightsaber action. I will assure you, this game will stay on my machine for times to come.

-Dave


Tuesday, June 25, 2002



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