IGN placed him as their 22nd top Star Wars character, praising him as "a gamer's reliable blank state," a feature which they felt made him one of the most "human" Star Wars characters. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. We had to keep it simple and instinctive for the player, but at the same time make it versatile. His father, Morgan Katarn, had discovered the location of "The Valley of the Jedi", a source of great Force power, but a Dark Jedi named Jerec murdered Morgan in an attempt to find the location.

Sign in to add this item to your wishlist, follow it, or mark it as not interested. Katarn believes Desann to have killed Ors, and so he returns to the Valley of the Jedi in an attempt to reconnect to the Force so as to stop Desann. Good for its time, but still kinda meh... Not only a must own to Star Wars fans but to PC gamers as well, this game is awesome.

Minimum / Single Player: 100% Windows 95 DirectX-compatible computer required. When you switch to the third-person view you really get a sense of the scale and enormity of some of the levels, especially when you venture outside. The Jedi Knight series began in 1995 with the release of Star Wars: Dark Forces for DOS, Macintosh, and PlayStation. Not exactly complex or intriguing on its own, but suitable enough to frame a video game around. GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. ", "Re-release rides movie's coattails on PC Data charts", "Do the PC Data figures prove lower is better? In the prologue, a dark Jedi named Jerec interrogates Jedi Master Qu Rahn and learns that Morgan Katarn, Kyle's father, knows the location of the sacred Valley of the Jedi. The magazine nominated Jedi Knight as the best action game of 1997, but it lost to Quake II. From the moment I shot the first blaster shot, I fell in lo... Read Full Review, The Good Great gameplay.

The players can customize the settings to play a deathmatch the way they desire; for example, by limiting the use of Force powers or playing on teams.[4]. [26] After a 14th-place finish in December,[27] Jedi Knight reached lifetime sales of 247,036 units in the country and became its 21st-best-selling computer game of 1997. Horizontal becomes vertical, visa versa, and so on.

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[27] The method of allocating credits to Force powers was designed with an RPG style in mind, allowing the player the choice of which powers to improve. Filter reviews by the user's playtime when the review was written: When enabled, off-topic review activity will be filtered out. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire the lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight. [25], Kyle Katarn has also received a positive reception. The designers have done a commendable job of creating an immersive environment and have come up with what is arguably the best single-player first-person shooter since Doom. Sign in to see reasons why you may or may not like this based on your games, friends, and curators you follow. issues exist in t... Read Full Review, I used to love this game, as well as most of the series, when they first came out, but I think now the only reason why I liked them to begin with is because I was once a huge Star Wars fan. The only exceptions are the PlayStation version of Dark Forces, which was perceived to have graphical problems[80] and the GameCube version of Jedi Outcast, which was seen as considerably inferior to the PC and Xbox versions. "[33], Tom Chick of IGN criticised the layout of the levels: "The levels can be awfully linear, throwing you up against some frustrating brick walls where you don't know where to go or what you're supposed to do next. This style of gameplay has remained constant in all Jedi Knight games. They contain enormous environments and some truly dazzling feats you must perform.

It's not real role-playing, but it adds a nice dimension to the game. LucasArts, the LucasArts logo, STAR WARS and related properties are trademarks in the United States and/or in other countries of Lucasfilm Ltd. and/or its affiliates. The Tusken Raiders even do a little victory dance when they kill you, throwing their arms in the air and roaring with glee. [54] Original plans for the game had Luke Skywalker as the main character, but due to the limitations this would impose on the story, the developers designed a new character, Kyle Katarn.[49]. Multiplayer: Supports up to 8 players via IPX or TCP/IP Local Area Network. If Kyle has followed the Light Side, he crashes the Moldy Crow and is woken up by the remaining of Jerec's Dark Jedi: Sariss, Boc, and Yun.

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[62] Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy are both powered by the Quake III: Team Arena game engine, with modifications for the use of a lightsaber and The Force.

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The Force plays an integral role in how the player plays the game and shapes the way the game is played. [14], Jedi Knight uses both 3D graphics and surround sound through the Sith game engine, an updated version of the Jedi game engine used in Star Wars: Dark Forces.

[17] Between levels Jedi Knight features full motion video cutscenes.

The look and sounds of the game - from the Imperial gray of walls, to the elephantine squeal of a TIE Fighter engine, to the squeaky "pew, pew" of a blaster shot - are already set in stone, so designers just need to think of a genre and use the existing elements to build a game. For example, when you jump, you actually feel like you are jumping (and not the sort of wimpy, twelve-inches-in-the-air jump of Quake or Hexen II) and when you walk backwards, the rate of movement changes to a slower, more cautious gait. [49] However, Katarn still does not join the Jedi Order, instead using his powers for the New Republic, and taking on an apprentice with a similar history to himself; Mara Jade.

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Just like Mario64, it's a game that's almost as good to watch as it is to play. Jedi Knight was very well-received by critics.

Lucasfilm Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Jedi Knight is primarily a first-person shooter, although it does offer the choice of a third-person view. [24][36] In Jedi Knight, the player creates an avatar, and then selects a ranking, with higher rankings having access to more Force powers.

If he choses the Dark Side, he kills Tavion, fights and defeats (but does not kill) Katarn, and then flees with Tavion's staff, which is capable of absorbing the Force. [18] The cutscenes included the first lightsaber footage filmed since Return of the Jedi in 1983. Katarn's father had been murdered by a Dark Jedi over the location of "The Valley of the Jedi" and the game follows Katarn's attempts to find the Valley and confront his father's killers. Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Review Arguably the best single-player first-person shooter since Doom. [12] Chi Kong Lui of Gamecritics.com, however, gave the opposite view: "Enemy artificial intelligence is still pretty mindless and blasting them doesn't require much skill.