Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14038 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Lucas Arts
• Platform: Windows 95

Manufacturer's Description
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces left off, but with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsabre and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight. Confront old foes - Greedo, Bossk and stormtroopers and new enemies, seven Dark Jedi who plan to harness the power of an ancient burial ground for unsurpassed evil. But take heart, your 10-weapon arsenal and over 12 Force powers make you a force to be reckoned with. Play for either the Light or Dark side.

Customer Reviews

The force will be with you......
Jedi Knight is the follow up to the hugely succesful Dark Forces for the PC. Set in a beautifully created Star Wars universe this game sees you playing the role of Kyle Katarn, a smuggler in the stlye of the original Han Solo. When Katarn's father is murdered by a dark and sinister new Sith Lord, Kyle sets out to find the Valley of the Jedi before Jerec, the dark Lord can harness the ultimate power in the force and become the new Emperor. Jedi Knight boasts impressive graphics on a par with Quake 2 as well as surround sound capability and an intuitive control system by either mouse and keyboard or joypad. An impressive array of weapons litter the levels in single player mode and the introduction of 'force powers' gives the game an interesting twist. Powers such as force speed and jump make avoiding confrontation a viable option where stealth is preferred. As Katarn the player also has the option of going to the light or dark sides of the force, a choice which results in differing powers as the game progresses. The multi-player mode allows players to pick their Jedi skill level, powers and weapons as well as the usual character customisations. Setting teams of Jedi Knights against each other in power battles without conventional weapons, but only a lightsaber can be a fascinating test of strategy and control. All in all Jedi Knight is a joy to behold. Long and difficult enough to sustain the interest of even the most picky of gamers and with a solid multiplayer engine it is well worth the budget price. Include the add-on 'Mysteries of the Sith' with even more weapons, powers and levels and this becomes an epic package which should be in the collection of any die-hard Star Wars fan or hardcore gamer. Are there any drawbacks? Well, the graphic quality, while excellent isn't quite up to Quake 3 or Unreal Tournament level and the gameplay can get a little confusing when force running or jumping (think Descent on speed!) but this is just nit-picking. This is an excellent game with some nice presentation, good storyline and plenty of punch. Definitely the best Star Wars license to date.

Step back in time folks!
I brought this game about a year ago for a personal project on how the world of gaming has changed over the past decade or so. Having played a lot of the newer Star Wars games such as Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy, KOTOR 1 and 2 and Republic Commando, its kind of refreshing and amazing to see how game technology has advanced in the 10 years or so since this game was released.

The graphics...well when you're used to high definition and clarity, you'll find that this game isn't that great. Some items are difficult to see because the number of polygons is very lax, making the world seem a little square rather than the smoothness of today's games. The lighting is lot to be desired (get your shades out...no really do!) as alot of areas are far too bright no matter how many times you turn the brightness down. Still, if you're willing to forsake the lack of graphics and less than desirable lighting for a blast from the past then this is a pretty good game to have a go, just don't have high expectations on the graphics as we are talking about a mid 1990s game when PCs were pretty much in its infancy compared to todays standards.

A word of warning though. A lot of the old games won't necessarily play on todays high spec PCs so its hit or miss if you decide to buy the game. It worked on my end though some of the scenes didn't handle it very well (think chipmunks on dope and you'd understand).