Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast - The Star Wars game!

The Story

Kyle Katarn is a man who has seen all sides of the Force. He has served in the special operations division of the Imperial Army, as a Rebel Alliance agent, and also as a Jedi Knight. Born on Sulon, the moon of Sullust, Kyle came from farmer stock and had a close-knit family. But while training at the Imperial Academy, he was dealt a crushing blow: An Imperial notification tricked him into believing his parents were killed in a Rebel Ambush.

Vowing for revenge against the Alliance, Katarn joined the special ops division of the Imperial Army; however, he soon learned the true face of the Empire and his hatred grew for its underhanded ways. Katarn ended his Imperial service when he elected to help Jan Ors escape from their clutches.

Freed from his Imperial post, Katarn turned into a mercenary-for-hire. Along with Ors he vowed to help the Alliance fight against the Empire.

His cause took on a greater importance when he learned of the true fate of his father, who was killed by a Dark Jedi named Jerec. This revelation led Kyle on a journey to the hidden Valley of the Jedi, where he learned of his powerful Jedi destiny. Kyle grappled with the rigid duality of the force and nearly fell to its dark side.

Suspicious of the Force's true power, Kyle decided to give up the Force in order to protect himself and others from its Dark Side. He turned over his lightsaber to Luke Skywalker and returned to his old post as a spy and saboteur for the New Republic. Now, Kyle's ability to use the force has weakened to the point of non-existence. Kyle now travels in the Raven's Claw, a powerful and fast light carrier that replaces his old ship, the Moldy Crow.

And this is where the story begins. The story itself is just awesome displayed and brought to the gamers attention through the always praised music, sounds and the awesome graphics that really do look stunning! The story develops step by step and introduces more conspiracies throughout the game that contributes to the overall great look of the game.

Using the Force and the Light Saber
Even though you (Kyle Katarn) don't know anything about the force or even how to fight with a light saber, you will eventually relearn those abilities. After that you will have to improve your skills by advancing throughout the game. This means that on the beginning you force powers are not as strong as in the end.

For example: The level 1 Jump lets you jump twice as high as normal but level 3 lets you jump 8 times as high as normal.

This power is accompanied by many more.

Fighting with the light saber is a lot of fun and lets you want to have one yourself at home ;). Something really interesting is that you can directly influence the movement of the saber by pressing into the direction you want the saber to swing and then the attack button. You can even do special jumps and turns with it, that just look great!
In combination with the force the light saber is mostly the best choice to fight with in the game (you can even throw your saber with the force!!)!

Multiplayer
The multiplayer mode is just awesome and makes a lot of fun. Not at least because of the great maps (you can download or create many more) and the interesing modes, characters, different sides of the force (which includes different abilities of the force) and various weapons.

Fighting explicitly with the light saber combined with the powers of the force evokes the most fun of course ;)

Overall I can say that this is on of the best Star Wars games to date that completely reflects the mood and the feeling of the Star Wars universe.

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