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awesome, wonderful -- and with a light saber too!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: December 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Dark Forces was my favorite first-person shooter (FPS) for a long time. I still play it occasionally, and was upset about LucasArts not porting the first Jedi Knight game to Mac. My bitterness is at an end however, having longed for, rushed-to-buy and now completed Jedi Knight II -- a terrific game with loads of great weapons and Force powers. I haven't played the multiplayer game yet, but here is my evaluation of single player mode:

Good things: (1) First and foremost, as with Dark Forces, there is an actual STORY with mission objectives that tie in to a larger purpose. Unlike most FPS's, where you just kill everything in sight and push whatever buttons present themselves, there is a plot here that makes sense. (2) The settings are terrific -- 24 levels that take place on ships, planets, city streets, the Jedi Academy, swamps and more -- filled with lovely graphics and extraordinary detail. (3) Humor. One reason I can't wait to play again is that I was so anxious to get through the game the first time that I sometimes didn't wait to hear the often funny conversations between Storm Troopers or their dressing down by officers. (4) The weapons and tools are great, with primary and secondary functions that have you changing tactics just for the joy of trying different modes of attack. Seeker drones and assault sentries are fun to use, but they are nothing compared to the great Force powers, which have three levels of power that are upped as you make progress through the levels -- Force Push, Pull, Grip, Lightning, Speed and Mind Trick are a blast to use, and add dimension to your strategy. The light sabre is great fun and you can become as adept as you want to with the magnificent number of moves and saber styles available. (5) Many of the same bad guys as in Dark Forces, but in better graphics and with more challenging moves. Great new villains include the camouflaged Swamp Troopers and Admiral Fyyar. (6) The ability to choose between first- or third-person perspective is awesome. (7) The game is very stable. Running on a PowerMac G4, I never had one crash. (8) The cut scenes added dimension and moved the story along, and they integrated seamlessly with gameplay. (9) John Williams music makes you feel like you're in the Star Wars universe, and sounds in general are used to good effect. (10) Billy Dee Williams voicing Lando Calrissian! (11) Enemy death throes.

Bad things: (1) Unlike Dark Forces, there is no map function, and I found I really missed that. Levels are sometimes HUGE, and I'd have liked to have had some reference. (2) The secret areas were not very exciting, usually just containing a few supplies. (3) Sometimes voices were garbled or masked by the music and there was no way to hear what Kyle was muttering to himself or repeat what message had come over an intercom, for example. Unlike cutscene dialogues they were not subtitled. (4) The climactic battle with Evil Lord Dessan was less interesting than an earlier encounter with Fyyar. (5) I found it was difficult to maneuver when I used Force Speed.

But these are minor quibbles. The game is wonderful. I'm ecstatic that it was ported to Macintosh. I've made it through one time and look forward to playing it again. And again .... and again ....

Coolest game ever played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Two worsd: Light Saber.
It slices and it dices. It blocks laser-fire. Once you've learned some combinations, clearing a room of 10 simultaneously firing Storm Troopers and a Reborn Jedi becomes ever-so-effortless and ever-so-gratifying. You swing, you twirl, you jump, you twirl, and they're all dead.

The levels are breathtaking, both in detail and in scope. The graphics overall are incredible: pixle-shading and dynamic lighting produce realistic shadows, reflections, and beautiful streaking light-sabers. The Yavin swamp, near the end of the game, was truely inspired: it's dead on what I would expect from a Star Wars swamp, and the tiny drops of rain continuously hit your saber and evaporate into a tiny swirl of vapor.

Plus, once you've beaten it on every difficulty setting, you can Mod it (thanks to the very extensive online community of enthusiasts) to change the gameplay, like giving Kyle a lightsaber and force mastery from the very beginning of the game, or making him look like Luke and the main boss look like and sound like Vader. Or substituting all the characters for Anakin, Padme, Obiwan, and Qui-Gon from Episodes 1 and 2. Or you add on a custom level with a custom objective. Or you can change your saber hilt. Muliplayer is great whether you are online or facing Bots- I recommend downloading a Yoda skin and a Mod to make him the correct height -- he's positively lethal. Multiplayer is easily the coolest experience you've ever had online. Some of these guys are so good with the saber that it'll make your head spin (on the floor, by your feet, if you're playing with the Realistic Combat code activated). I'd love to see an accomplished Quake 3 player jump into a saber-wielding multiplayer game complete with force powers, only to find all of his rockets and laser shots reflected back on himself.

Trust me, with the patience to learn this game, it'll rock your world.

Just.... Omg...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has UNBELIEVABLE graphics. The duel light saber mode is NICE. I got so sick of noobs coming in and killing my enemies and this prevents it! The multiplayer OWNS with ctf, team ffa, ffa, duel, and jedimaster. Team ffa is my favorite... usually have one person grip while i lunge and kill the guy... ANYWAYS this game gets a 112983018923/112983018923 for me, and its very addicting in a good way... every day you're hooked! I played it once for 8 hours straight on a saturday... WITHOUT getting up... its just so much fun... but of course i have no life! I felt like i was atrophic and my legs were gonna fall off.... just needed a little break. BUT this game is the best star wars multi out there so far.

Pretty cool

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

It's a great game and all. You can also play the bonus games when you beat the missions. The problom is certain levels are realy hard to beat so after that there's nothing really to do. I mean you could still try and beat the game except those particular levels take miracles to pass. It is a very cool role playing game for several reasons. It has good graphics and a wide variety of enemies and weapons. On one of the last levels you even command a walker and kick some stormtrooper ... ! It's a hard call on buying it. If you buy it, oh sure you may enjoy it for weeks or even months. But once you get stuck and get bored with the bonus stuff (which you may not get bored with)that's like fifty bucks down the drain. Or you might get the game down early or you just played the other games and get past the tough levals. It totally depends on your skills as a gamer and whether or not you will get bored with it. It's your decision. My advice is be wise in your purchase and be absolutely sure you want it.

P.S. if you become a crazed fan of this game for some far off reason look for the two other Star Wars games.

The unbelivers are on the Dark Side!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: March 31, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Don't listen to them! They're mad! It's the best game ever MADE! I have played many games and this is the BEST!... Just because some stupid magazine didn't like it, now everybodys against it! (actually not everybody, because there can onlybe two Sith at once, the rest of you unbelievers are just wimpy Dark Jedi) The Force powers are so awesome, the graphics are the most advanced yet, the moves (flips, rolls, wallwalking etc.) are amazing, the lightsaber combat is almost too real (thats not a bad thing, by the way, and you can actually THROW your lightsaber like a boomerang to kill your enemies) the AI is the best yet! There many other good things about the game but I can't type all day.

Still Playing After All These Years

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

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This was the 2nd game I purchased for my Macs, and it's the only one I still play. It really is that good. The story is original and well executed, the voice actors are excellent, and the gameplay is fun. The graphics may not be state of the art these days, but they are subtle and more believable when compared to many of today's games which rely overmuch on special lighting effects. Some of the puzzles are frustrating but once learned you find they are really quite easy. The jumping puzzles and chasms can result in deadly falls, but hey, who said the galaxy was a safe place? Hone your force jumping skills. And your other Force powers. You'll need them.
The cinematics are well done and really carry the story forward as they segue you into the next level. The John Williams score is used effectively. If you like being immersed in the Star Wars universe, this game is for you.
The game is based on the Quake 3 Arena engine, so it plays really smoothly on any new hardware. Even older iBooks like the G3 I had perform well enough to play Jedi Outcast. On my PowerBook, the game flies. The multiplayer game is good, with the standards Capture The Flag and other team play, but it really shines in Jedi Duel, where the fights are one on one, with the winner remaining to fight the next player on the server. This is pure Star Wars light saber dueling and it takes skill and finesse to be a good duelist (if one doesn't use cheats, that is).

I wish LucasArts would release more games like Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Jedi Academy was good, but was more like an expansion to Jedi Outcast. Jedi Academy did pick up at the end though, and the Dark Side ending leaves plenty of room for a new Jedi Knight game with Kyle Katarn hunting down his wayward apprentice.

The best Star Wars game I've ever played.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I have to give LucasArts a big bravo for this one. I haven't seen a good Star Wars game out since X-Wing Alliance. I thought the game was done brilliantly.

As a fan of the original Jedi Knight, I noticed the differences right away, primarily in the light saber system. In the original game, I adored the light saber and used it at every chance. I also embraced the force powers and used them, as well as the saber, more often then all my other weapons combined, but that was pretty hard since force powers only targeted one person at a time. Also, the saber fights weren't what I had hoped when I first saw the game. If you manage to pull it off right, you can get some of the slower, swashbuckler style fights seen in the original flicks - it was usually a standoff in which both people would sit back and run at each other now and again trying to land a blow while online saber fights were simply z-swing frenzies, but JKII changed that.

Now your choke can move people, you can pull multiple targets (and their guns) and force speed causes you to move faster in every aspect. The light saber fights were done beatifully, modeled after the Matrix-like fights from Episode I, with plenty of acrobatics and saber-clashing action (I especially love winning a saber lock). Some of the puzzles can be a pain, but once the action starts, you'll be begging for more.

All in all, I would have to say this is the best Star Wars game I've ever played. I recommend it to any Star Wars or FPS fan.

Outstanding Multiplayer

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The multiplayer fun in this game is unbelievable. There are so many ways to play and strategy/tactics to apply. The configuration of your force powers will say a lot about you. Are you on the light side, where you can only absorb the dark side, protect, and heal, or the dark side, where you electrify, choke, and steal?

The sabers make this game. You have three fighting styles, and no one can ever forget the backward stab after they've impaled an opponent. In combination with your force powers, the saber is UNBELIEVABLY COOL!

Peep this: You can force pull your enemy's weapons out of their hands. You can force push grenades or missiles BACK at the person who launched them! You can throw people off ledges, you can choke someone, pick them up, and drop them off a cliff. You can force push someone onto the ground, then shoot them as they try to get up. You can force pull someone to you, and saber them as they try to stand. You can drop detonation charges in a busy area, and blow them up remotely. (More than one way to kill a Jedi!) If someone force chokes you, you can push them away, or whip out a blaster and empty a clip into them! I can go on and on...

And the saber fights aren't just random swinging. You definitely have a well-built melee design in this game.

All in all, I would say this is one of the most enjoyable first person shooters ever made. Go Lucasarts!...

Thank you LucasArts

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Jumping 30 feet straight up I take out my enemy by throwing my lightsaber at the stormtroopers head, accomplishing this only after I had master the force.

One of the addicting features of this game is that your force abilities increase in power as the game progresses (you start out with none). There are definitely some difficult puzzles (a couple that if you miss one key component you could spend an hour trying to complete at no end). The story line is decent, but the rewards (weapons and force powers) are the reason I could not stop playing.

There is an automatic defense against blaster fire and other evil Jedi when you're wielding the lightsabar, that is real handy during a multi-person attack. You will be forced to use your lightsaber when fighting Jedi that have gone to the dark side, which can be very intense fights (I found myself literally swearing at my opponent on the screen more than once). The re-playability did not rate high in my book. The graphics were exceptional, sound track was entertaining, and game play was user-friendly.

Some Star Wars purist might have a problem with some of the story line, but my hat goes off to LucasArts and Raven for make a truly gratifying game. If you go ahead and purchase this game I hope will enjoy it as much as I did.

Fun Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Jedi Knight:Jedi Outcast was really a fun game to play. I picked it up from the library and enjoyed playing it for the two weeks I had it. It was much better than Jedi Knight:Dark Forces 2; you get lots of cool weapons and the graphics are great. In this game Kyle Katarn is trying to stop fallen Jedi Desann who has found the Valley of the Jedi and is trying to empower others with the Force.

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