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Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy

Raven Software, Vicarious Visions

2003•Shooter•PEGI 16

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionhistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalself destruction/implosionsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA fantastical shooter that is sweeping, stylish and fast-moving. 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: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

77 / 100

428 ratings

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About This Game

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a first- and third-person action game that combines shooter gameplay with lightsaber melee combat and Force powers. Set in the Star Wars universe, it lets players customize their character's species, gender, and appearance, as well as their lightsaber and fighting style, choosing between single, dual, or double-bladed configurations. As missions are completed, players upgrade Force abilities along either a light or dark path, which shapes later events. Alongside its single-player campaign, the game offers online and local multiplayer with several competitive modes.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Set years after the fall of the Empire, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy follows Jaden Korr, a new student who builds a lightsaber and travels to Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy to train in the ways of the Force. Jaden studies under veteran Jedi Kyle Katarn alongside a fellow student, Rosh Penin, but their arrival coincides with an attack in which a mysterious figure drains energy from the site using a strange staff. As Jaden takes on peacekeeping missions across the galaxy, the threat is traced to a Dark Jedi cult seeking to harness Force energy for its own ends. Throughout the journey,...

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 questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalSelf destruction/implosionSocial commentary

Keywords

RobotsSwordplayStar warsFuturisticJediMultiple endingsCapture the flagSnow

Where to play

Details

Developers: Raven Software, Vicarious Visions
Publishers: CyberFront, Activision, LucasArts, Aspyr Media
Released: 16 September 2003
Series: Star Wars
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 16h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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