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Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast

Vicarious Visions, Raven Software, Westlake Interactive

2002•Shooter•PEGI 16•About 14 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, expansive shooter: straightforward and glossy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

79 / 100

328 ratings

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About This Game

In the tradition of the highly acclaimed Star Wars: Jedi Knight series, Star Wars: Jedi Knight 2, Jedi Outcast features rebel agent Kyle Katarn in exhilarating first-person action. Several years have passed since Kyle avenged his father's death and saved the Valley of the Jedi from Jerec and his band of Dark Jedi. Allowing his Force powers to languish for fear of falling to the dark side, Kyle entrusted his lightsaber to Luke Skywalker, vowing never to use it again. But when a new and menacing threat to the galaxy emerges, Kyle knows he must reclaim his past in order to save his future. Explore breathtaking Star Wars locales such as Cloud City, the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4, Nar Shaddaa, and the smugglers' moon. Multiplayer options include deathmatch, saber-only deathmatch, and team capture the flag.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Mercenary Kyle Katarn and his partner Jan Ors investigate a supposedly abandoned Imperial outpost on the planet Kejim, only to find it swarming with Imperial forces and home to a secret research center studying crystals like those used to power lightsabers. Tracing the crystals' origin, the pair travel to Artus Prime, a mining colony where the workers have been enslaved and experimented upon. There, Kyle uncovers a sinister operation overseen by the Dark Jedi Desann and his apprentice Tavion, but he is easily overpowered and suffers a devastating personal loss at their hands. Consumed by grief...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questComplex relationshipHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Keywords

AliensRobotsSwordplayStar warsFuturisticJediBased on - movieCapture the flag

Where to play

Details

Developers: Vicarious Visions, Raven Software, Westlake Interactive
Publishers: Activision, LucasArts, CyberFront, Aspyr Media
Released: 26 March 2002
Series: Star Wars
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 4, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 10h rushed, 14h normally
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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