Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
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Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is a 2002
Jedi Outcast was developed using a more powerful game engine, id Tech 3. The hack and slash combat introduced in Dark Forces II was heavily reworked, becoming the main focus of the gameplay instead of the shooter elements, which are prominent only during the first few missions of the game. Players may wield blasters, lightsabers, and Force powers to engage enemies, with the latter being recommended in later stages of the game, as numerous lightsaber-wielding enemies are introduced.[11] Jedi Outcast also features a multiplayer mode that allows players to compete in several different game modes online or over a local area network.
Upon release, the game received generally positive reviews from critics, with its story and lightsaber combat being the main praised elements. A sequel and the final installment in the Jedi Knight series, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, was released in 2003. In September 2009, the game was re-released onto Steam and Direct2Drive alongside the rest of the Jedi Knight series.[12] A Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 port with no multiplayer mode was released in September 2019.[9] In 2021, Jedi Outcast was made backwards compatible on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.[13]
Gameplay
Jedi Outcast allows the player to wield a variety of firearms from the Star Wars franchise, as well as lightsabers and Force powers. The player can choose whether to use first or third-person perspective for each weapon, including the lightsaber. Combat is standard for the shooter genre, offering players an array of energy and projectile weapons, plus a variety of explosives. Players have
Jedi Outcast places a strong emphasis on lightsaber combat. As in the films, lightsabers can be used to deflect shots from blasters. The game offers three lightsaber styles; fast, medium and strong, with each style differing from the others in terms of the speed of attacks and damage dealt. There are also a number of
Force powers (such as Push, Jump, and Lightning) are available in both single-player and multiplayer modes, but more powers can be used in the latter. The use of powers is restricted by a "Force Meter", which depletes with each use and gradually refills over time. The "level" of a Force power determines the strength of that power and the amount depleted from the Force meter during its use.
Single-player
The single-player campaign follows Kyle Katarn as he moves through the levels in a linear manner, meeting friendly and hostile non-player characters (NPCs). Friendly NPCs will occasionally assist the player in combat. In addition to combat, the campaign features a variety of puzzles.
When the game starts, Kyle has forsaken The Force after the events of the previous game, and as such, the player has no access to a lightsaber or any Force powers. However, after the first two missions, Kyle regains his Force abilities. As the game progresses the number of powers available, and their strength, increase. Progression of Force abilities is fixed, and cannot be customized. Having previously fallen to the Dark Side, Kyle has access to both Light Side powers (such as Force Heal and Jedi Mind Trick) and Dark Side powers (such as Force Lightning and Force Grip), along with neutral ones (such as Force Speed, Force Jump, Force Pull and Force Push).
Multiplayer
Jedi Outcast features a set of multiplayer modes. In the PC and Macintosh versions, these can be played over a LAN or the Internet, but combat is limited to two players on the console versions.[15][16] Multiplayer works by allowing members of the community to run their own dedicated servers that players can join via the in-game Multiplayer Server List, with server owners being able to dictate custom mods, maps and player models for their server. There are a variety of standardized game modes in Multiplayer (such as "Free-for-All", "Team Deathmatch" and "Capture the flag") which can be played with other players, bots, or both.[17] Server owners can also build their own game modes for their server if they wish to do so. Players have limited customization control over their avatars, however there is the ability for players to import custom models on participating servers. They can choose the player model (with access to nearly every character in the game, as well as some characters from the films not seen in the single-player mode) and lightsaber color. Before a match, the server specifies the game rules, including "Force ranking", which controls how many points the players have available to allocate into Force powers. Players then customize their powers for the match. The server can also choose to disable normal weapons so as to create lightsaber-only matches.
Synopsis
Setting and characters
The single-player story is set in 12 ABY, eight years after the events of
Over the course of the game, Kyle is joined by several characters that assist him in varying measures, including his mercenary partner and love interest
The story features four major antagonists and
Plot
The game begins with Kyle Katarn and Jan Ors investigating a supposedly abandoned Imperial outpost on
An enraged Kyle travels to the Valley of the Jedi (a major plot element in Dark Forces II) to regain his Force powers, and then to the Jedi Academy to reclaim his lightsaber, which he had left with Luke Skywalker. Luke reveals Desann's origins to Kyle, and senses his anger through the Force, so he requests that Kyle complete a series of trials to prove he will not succumb to the Dark Side again.
On Bespin, Lando drops Kyle off at the bottom of Cloud City, and while making his way up the city structure, the latter has his first encounters with the Reborn, Desann's Force-wielding soldiers.[28] After helping Lando's men reclaim control of the city, Kyle finds and defeats Tavion, who, fearing for her life, reveals that Jan is alive and onboard Galak Fyyar's Star Destroyer, the Doomgiver. Jan's faked death was just a ploy to trick Kyle into going to the Valley of the Jedi, which allowed Desann to follow him there and tap its power. Kyle spares Tavion and takes her ship to infiltrate the Doomgiver, which is docked at the Cairn Installation, an Imperial base hidden on an asteroid in the Lenico Belt.[29]
At the base, Kyle runs into Luke, who informs him that Desann has used the Valley's energy to empower an army of Reborn which could number in the thousands. After fighting several Reborn together, Kyle and Luke split up to find the Doomgiver. Along the way, the former has his first encounter with the Shadowtroopers, and discovers that the base is actually an assault ship construction facility, which is preparing for a full-scale planetary assault. As Kyle boards the Doomgiver, he sees Luke fighting Desann outside the ship, but can't intervene because the Star Destroyer jumps into
Kyle and Jan arrive on Yavin IV, in the middle of the Imperial invasion, and split up: the latter goes to assist the New Republic starfighters, while the former makes his way to the Jedi Academy on foot. After helping the Jedi students and Republic soldiers fend off the assault, Kyle ventures into the Academy's underground maze, and confronts Desann as he tries to absorb the power from the Force nexus at the centre. Kyle informs Desann of the Doomgiver's destruction and the Imperial army's defeat, and offers him the chance to rejoin the Jedi, but an enraged Desann refuses and attacks him.[31] Kyle kills Desann and returns to the surface, where he reunites with Jan, as the New Republic arrests the surviving Imperial forces. Later, Luke thanks Kyle and Jan for their assistance, and offers to safeguard the former's lightsaber once more, but Kyle politely refuses, saying he is not ready to forsake the Force again.[32]
Voice cast
- Kyle Katarn, Stormtrooper Officer 1
- Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian
- Mark Klastorin as Desann
- Jan Ors
- Kath Soucie as Tavion
- Nick Jameson as Bartender, Imperial Worker 3
- Gregg Berger as Bespin Cop 1, Shadow Trooper 1, Stormtrooper 2
- Charles Martinet as Bespin Cop 2, Civilian Male, Imperial Officer 2
- Steven Jay Blumas Galak Fyyar, Reborn 1
- Jess Harnell as Gran 1, Rogue Leader
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Gran 2, Reelo
- Guy Siner as Imperial Officer 1, Imperial Worker 2
- Roger Jackson as Imperial Worker 1, Rebel Shock Troop 1
- Dominic Armato as Jedi 1, Prisoner 1, Protocol Droid
- Milton James as Jedi 2
- Bob Bergen as Luke Skywalker
- Carolyn Seymour as Mon Mothma
- Jacob Witkin as Morgan Katarn
- David Berón as Prisoner 2
- Michael Sorich as Prisoner 3, Rebel Shock Trooper
- Tom Kane as Reborn 2, Rodian 1, Shadow Trooper
- Aron Kincaid as Reborn 3
- Michael Gough as Rodian 2, Stormtrooper Officer 2
- Fred Coffin as Stormtrooper 1
Development
On May 17, 2001, at
On July 17, 2001, multiplayer developer Pat Lipo made a post on his
On January 16, 2002, LucasArts launched a new
Release
Jedi Outcast shipped on March 26, 2002, and was released on March 28, 2002.[41][2][3][1]
The game's
At E3 2002, LucasArts announced that Jedi Outcast would be released on the GameCube and Xbox.
On November 15, 2006, LucasArts announced that Jedi Outcast would feature with
A Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 port was announced on September 4, 2019; with a release date of September 24, 2019.[9]
Source-code release
Following
However, prior to the removal a fork called "OpenJK" was created on GitHub with the problematic code parts already excised.[52] The goal of the OpenJK community project is to "maintain and improve Jedi Academy + Jedi Outcast released by Raven Software."[53] This includes the unification of the Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy engines, maintaining the compatibility of previous releases, and providing source ports for Mac and Linux. Daily builds for Windows and early Linux builds are also available.[54]
Reception
Aggregator | Score | ||
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Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.83/10[57] | ||
Eurogamer | 7/10[58] | 6/10[59] | |
Game Informer | 8.75/10[62] | 9.5/10[60] | 9/10[61] |
GamePro | [65] | [63] | [64] |
GameRevolution | A-[66] | B+[67] | |
GameSpot | 8.2/10[69] | 9/10[17] | 8.3/10[68] |
GameSpy | [71] | [70] | |
GameZone | 7.8/10[74] | 9.6/10[72] | 9.2/10[73] |
IGN | 7.2/10[77] | 9/10[75] | 8.8/10[76] |
Nintendo Power | 3.7/5[78] | ||
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 9/10[79] | ||
PC Gamer (US) | 91%[80] | ||
Entertainment Weekly | A[81] | ||
Maxim | 8/10[82] | ||
PC PowerPlay | 90%[83] |
PC
The PC version holds an aggregate score of 89 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on thirty-five reviews.[84]
IGN were also impressed, scoring the game 9 out of 10 and giving it an "Editor's Choice" award. Reviewer Steve Butts lauded the "tightly written, mature plot," and wrote "not only is this one of the greatest Star Wars games I've ever played, it's one of the best action games period." He also commended the "fantastic" graphics and "intelligent" level design, although he was critical of the puzzles, the lightsaber interface, and complained that "the game starts too slowly."[75] GameSpot also scored the game 9 out of 10 and, like IGN, also gave it an "Editor's Choice" award. Reviewer Amer Ajami echoed IGN's criticisms of the "slow start" and "too much puzzle-solving." However, he was very impressed with the interface, arguing "never before has melee combat in a shooter been so effectively executed," and he concluded by saying "the game's strong points - especially its combat - overshadow whatever problems Jedi Outcast may have early on," calling it "simply one of the easiest games to recommend this year."[17]
Game Over Online gave the game 93%, calling it "an intriguing juxtaposition of pieces of incredibly intense FPS action that had me on the edge of my seat combined with puzzle-like sections of such opacity that they made me want to kill myself."[87] Entertainment Weekly gave it an A, stating that "the Force is strong with this one."[81] Maxim, however, gave it an eight out of ten and stated that "The Force is strong with this polished first-person shooter."[82]
In a negative review,
In June 2007, GameTrailers's list of the 10 best Star Wars games saw Jedi Outcast rank at number one, with the editorial commenting that "This was certainly not the first time players had the opportunity to play as a Jedi in a video game, it was the first time you actually felt like one." They also praised the lightsaber and Force combat systems, a story which they felt was consistent with the films, and the cameos from some key Star Wars characters (namely Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian).[89]
Jedi Outcast was nominated for Computer Gaming World's 2002 "Action Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Medal of Honor: Allied Assault. The editors wrote, "Jedi Knight II is a blast, and the force powers and lightsaber control are perfectly executed." However, they found it too lacking in originality and consistency to win the award.[90] During the 6th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, Jedi Outcast received a nomination for "Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.[91]
Xbox and GameCube
The Xbox version holds an aggregate score of 81 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on twenty-four reviews.[85] The GameCube version holds scores of 75 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on seventeen reviews.[86]
The Xbox version was described as "truly fantastic" by the
GameSpot scored the GameCube version 8.2 out of 10. As with the Xbox version, Ajami was critical of the cutscene graphics, but concluded that "Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast makes a fine addition to the Nintendo console's gradually growing list of action games."[69] GameSpy gave the same version three-and-a-half stars out of five. Reviewer Scott Steinberg was critical of the game's slow start and the nature of some of the puzzles. Of the port, he wrote "This game was an award-winning game on a prior platform, so you'd be in the right to demand more. But from the perspective of a GameCube owner just getting your first taste of the galactic goodie that is the Jedi Knight series, things could have been a lot worse [...] Jedi Knight II: Outcast stands as a respectable effort, but disappointing reminder that when you swap content from platform to platform, something often gets lost in the transition."[71] IGN scored it 7.2 out of 10, with reviewer Aaron Boudling arguing that the graphics and controls were significantly poorer than in either the PC or Xbox versions. Of the controls, Boulding wrote "While the Xbox version allows you to map your favorite moves to the black and white buttons for quick access, GameCube owners are out of luck and will have to fumble around with the D-Pad in the heat of battle." He concluded "It's obvious that no work at all went into trying to get this game to properly run on GameCube. The framerate is erratic and constantly alternates between smooth and choppy, further complicating the already clunky control system [...] If you're a multi-console owner, get the superior Xbox version to see a better realized port."[77] Nintendo World Report scored it 6 out of 10, also citing the inferior controls and poorer graphics than the PC and Xbox versions; "Jedi Outcast ends up being a pretty terrible port of an excellent PC title. The trick to enjoying the GameCube incarnation will be coming to terms with the control and graphic inadequacies in the game and then being able to make yourself get over the "hump" so that you can enjoy the meat and potatoes of the whole experience."[92]
It was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Shooter on GameCube" award, which went to TimeSplitters 2.[93]
Sales
In the United States, Jedi Outcast's computer version sold 390,000 copies and earned $17 million (~$23.9 million in 2023) by August 2006. At the time, this led
In the German market, Jedi Knight II debuted as the best-selling full-price computer game of April 2002.
See also
- List of formerly proprietary software
- List of open source games
Notes
- Vicarious Visions. 2019 re-release developed by Aspyr.
- ^ Aspyr published the Mac, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 versions. THQ Nordic published the retail Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 versions.[10]
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