Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Succeeding where the film prequels failed, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast makes Star Wars cool again.

Even if you're not a fan of the original Star Wars trilogy, you owe it to yourself to kick down the coin for Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, a devastator of a game that captures the essence of the films unlike any other. Vicarious Visions' port of the PC epic is indeed a heroic accomplishment, and with retina-bending graphics, unreal sound design, and a slew of multiplayer modes, it is arguably the best Star Wars game ever made.

Jedi Sniper
As New Republic mercenary Kyle Katarn, you'll learn the ways of the Force when you run afoul of a Sith lord named Desaan who has aligned himself with the swelling remnants of the Galactic Empire. The first quarter of Outcast is a straight-up FPS and as such, it owns. Sure, a controller will never match the precision of a mouse and keyboard, but Outcast compensates with a forgiving auto-aim feature and adjustable thumbstick sensitivity, resulting in the most elegant console FPS controls since Halo. And just when the action feels like it?s getting tired, you undergo Force tutelage under Luke Skywalker and the game opens up into a whole new level.

I'm Just a Guy with a Lightsaber and a Few Questions
After you carve up your first few Greedos with the lightsaber and Force-push them to their screaming dooms off Nar Shadaa rooftops, you?ll never want to use a gun again. Not only do your powers grow more powerful as you progress, but you also learn new abilities like the Jedi mind trick?an excellent reward system that will keep you hooked until the very end. By the time you get to Bespin, you'll be flipping over people's heads at super-speed, throwing your saber through imperial officers before they can lift their pistols and strangling storm troopers from several yards away. With your lightsaber and an arsenal of weapons and force abilities, the number of ways you can grind the evil mothers of the universe to dust is inspiring.

Ultimate Jedi Punisher
No game is perfect, and some of Outcast's massive amounts of platform-hopping get forehead-smackingly frustrating. The huge level designs can be confounding, and below Jedi Knight difficulty the A.I. is weaker than Lobot. Don't let these things discourage you?this game will keep you enthralled until the very end, at which point you're likely to start all over again. A true destroyer.

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sjingles12

This game is the bomb!!!! Definetly my favorite Star Wars game. It couldn't be better. I have it for Xbox but I've played the PC version before. I thought the PC version was more fun becuase of the cheat "realistic combat".

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