Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (includes Mysteries of the Sith)
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Video Game Reviews of Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (includes Mysteries of the Sith)
Customer Review: An excellent buy!
Summary: 5 Stars
The thing that's realy great about this set is that you get three CDs worth of games. You get the original Dark Forces II game that has quite a bit of gameplay, PLUS the Mysteries of the Sith game that is almost as long as Jedi Knight. For the price you get a LOT of playing time.Jedi Knight follows the path of Kyle Katarn, an ex-Imperial soldier turned rebel. His father was murdered and as the game progresses you learn the truth about your family and learn the ways of the force.
One of the interesting twists of Jedi Knight is that your alignment towards the dark side or the light side is determined by how many innocent people you kill or by certain moral decisions you make as the game progresses. You shape your own destiny and at the end of it all your decisions determine how the story turns out.
On the second game, Mysteries of the Sith, you primarialy play Mara Jade... although you also spend time in Kyle Katarn's shoes once again. Much likes its predecessor you find yourself once again going against the Empire before they destroy a Rebel base and ruin all hope the Rebellion has against defeating the Imperial forces. From there you embark on a search to find the lost Kyle Katarn and find your way through an amazingly twisted and trap ridden Sith Temple.
The thing that sets these games apart from most first person shooters is that you do more than run around and kill things. You have to make moral decisions, solve puzzles, and use tactics to your advantage. By the first hour or so of gameplay you'll easily lose yourself.
And finally, as an extra special bonus there is a hidden level on the Mysteries of the Sith CD of Cloud City that allows you to follow in Luke's footsteps from Empire strikes Back.
Customer Review: Good, typical "Star Wars"
Summary: 4 Stars
I've never been a big fan of the 3D shooter genre. So many of them boil down to nothing more than a quick reflexes, and practically none of them have any sense of coherent plot. Jedi Knight, however, remains among one of my favorite games. It is, in essence, the next evolutionary step of games like "Doom" or, of course, "Dark Forces." But its real strength lies in its ability to keep a strong sense of plot and location, and to balance its action with puzzle elements that never seem gratuitous.The plot is not particularly original, but it's functional. Seven dark Jedi are seeking the sacred "Valley Of The Jedi" (a Jedi burial ground with infinite power.) It's your job, as Kyle Katarn, to stop them. In a sense, the plot is a mix of "Star Wars" with a trace of "Indiana Jones." A side plot involves the fact that Kyle's father was murdered by the dark Jedi, and so the quest becomes more personal.
The story unfolds through a series of cutscenes after each level, with actors filmed against computer-generated backdrops. At times the performances and dialogue will make you cringe, but then so will much of the dialogue in the actual movies. The computer-generated scenery, however, is quite impressive throughout.
Gameplay is like most other 3D shooters. You run about a 3D world shooting almost anything that moves before it can shoot you. If you're hoping to become a "good" Jedi, however, you'll want to avoid shooting civilians. The pace in "Jedi Knight" never gets as frantic as it does in games such as "Quake." You'll rarely face large hordes of enemies in a single room. Mostly, you'll be picking off stormtroopers from a hiding spot, or stumbling into a security room and being faced with two or three imperial officers. A couple well aimed shots will take them out easily. Nevertheless, there's a good arsenal of weapons available to you to keep things interesting.
Eventually, you'll confront each of the seven Jedi in a light saber battle. The duels, unfortunately, are one of the more irritating points of the game, and are often won through rapid sword swinging, rather than through any sense of strategy. Fortunately, you can view the battles in a third person perspective, which at least helps you get a better sense of your proximity to the enemy.
The third person view is also useful for some of the platform jumping sequences. In typical Star Wars fashion, each location is infested with bottomless pits for the unwary.
Despite the annoying sword fights, Jedi Knight is the most immersive Star Wars game I've played, and truly gives you a sense of playing a movie-- something many games aspire to do, but rarely succeed in doing.
Customer Review: use the force
Summary: 5 Stars
the grghics are good the filmclips are cool. you get to use a lightsaber its like doom with a story line and one more thing a morality scale you must do good to have light side powers but if you want to go crazy you can use dark side powers. motsit better in one way no morality scale and just as fun.Customer Review: jedi
Summary: 5 Stars
two of the coolest games from lucasartsCustomer Review: A couple of years old, but still fantastic to play!
Summary: 5 Stars
Jedi Knight is a first person shooter game, like Doom, or Quake, but with a Star Wars twist. To me the familiar Star Wars aliens and even the new ones make this game a true joy to play. Jedi Knight easily has one of the best game soundtracks ever with the booming symphony sounds in the backgroud. The graphics and gameplay are also a sight to be seen. A truely fantastic game, anyone who enjoys first person shooters should try this one out.