Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

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Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight

HIGH POINTS:
-21 levels
-6 Jedi-to-Jedi levels
-12 Force Powers
-Internet connection
-Super good graphics
-Great sound
-10 weapons
-play on Dark Side or Light Side
-cheat codes

LOW POINTS:
-not long enough
-to hard in some spots

STORY: The story of the game starts where Dark Forces left off. You play as Kyle Katarn, mercenary hero. You are on your way to learn the ways of the force. The stroy takes place after the Return of the Jedi. The empire is rising. So are Jedis. There are seven Dark Jedi, lead by Jerec, who have plans of unlocking the force energy of thousands of dead Jedi. Jerec killed your father and your out to get Jerec before he reachs the secret Valley of the Jedi.

GAMEPLAY: The controls are really smooth. There are many different keyboard functions, like hot keys for different force powers, etc. Jumping is easy, and there are no awkward views.

SOUND: One word, realistic. From different footstep sounds depending on what your walking on, to laser blasts. The lightsaber sounds sound like there taking from the movie. The FMV scenes have great sound and the music from the movies are all here. The sound sometimes does a broken record, gets stuck and keeps repeating, but not to many times though.

GRAPHICS: You can play the game in many different resolutions. You can play in LOW-RES or HIGH-RES graphics. The stormtroopers look as real as the movies. The FMV movies look, (or are) like they're made using real people and spaceships.

FORCE POWERS: As a Jedi Knight, you also have force powers, with are like magic spells in a way. There are force powers for what-ever side your on, plus neutral powers you can have on both sides. The light side powers are: Healing, Persuasion, (for the weak minded) Blinding, Absorbtion, and a secret Protection one. The Dark side Powers are: Force Throw, The Grip (if there's a disturbing lack of faith), Lightning Bolts, Destruction, and a secret DeadlySight one. The neutral powers are: Force Jump, Force Speed, Force Pull, and Force Seeing.

If you love Star Wars, this game is for you. If you love first person shooters, you'll also like it. If your one of these genres fans, this game is for you.

Total Score: 10

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 11/01/99, Updated 07/05/02