Ok, when I rented this game, I thought it just looked cool. But, man! It's way over cool!
As I said, the graphics were like the ones on the back cover. They were expected to be great, and it was! The Stormtroopers (the white guys that have white armor and look depressed if you have seen the SW Trilogy) armour looks shiny. The Reborn (Dark Jedi you see later in the game) look cool and it looks like a real world. The enviroments looked like they were taken from the movies! Players who appreciate the movie graphics will definitely appreciate the game graphics. The only thing bad about the entire graphics is in multiplayer, at times there seems to be a bit of slow down, when fighting against another player. This is not good, when you are in the heat of battle, and the game is hardly moving, as people can die by a stupid mistake, not knowing what is happening because of the slowness. Other than this simple gripe, the game looks really good! And, multiplayer doesn't matter. It's the single player game that does.
Kyle Katarn, who has been on both sides of the force. He has been a farmer, a Special Ops in the Imperial Army, a Rebel Alliance mercenary, and a Jedi Knight, an impressive resume needless to say. He started off life as a farmer, like his father, but had great ambitions and joined the Imperial Army. While training at the Academy he was told that his father was killed when a group of Rebels attacked his farm. Hatred filled every pore in his body, so he hurriedly finished his training and joined the Imperial Army. After seeing the ways the Emperor goes about doing his business, Kyle became disgusted and decided to leave. While escaping, he decided to help Jan Ors escape from her prison cell.
Kyle and Jan then become allies while working for the Rebel Alliance as mercenaries. On one of their missions, he found out that his father was actually killed by a Dark Jedi named Jerec. From that point on he made it a point to become a Jedi Knight. He succeeded in doing so, but the Force powers took a toll on him and he almost fell completely into the dark side. Fearful of the Force, he gave his light saber to Luke Skywalker and returned to being a mercenary. The question remains, will the force call upon him again, and will he be able to take up light saber once more? The answer to that question lies upon the gamers hands
The game offers smooth controls that take complete advantage of the Xbox controller. It might take a few minutes to get adjusted to the controls, but once you do you will be fighting like a Jedi in no time. The game is part first-person shooter and third-person action. In the beginning Kyle doesn’t have any Jedi powers, he has to rely on any gun he may come across to complete his missions. As the game progresses, he gets re-acquainted with his Jedi ways, including handling a lightsaber again. The thing is, once players have the light saber, they will be reluctant to use convention firearms again. Lightsabers will not only kill enemies, but also deflect any shots fired at you. An advantage. The force powers that players will get to use are really awesome and taken directly from the movies as well.
This game is easy or hard, depending on what difficulty you choose. But, whether playing easy, medium or hard, make sure you have a printed out walkthrough from the internet. You'll need it to solve puzzles, finish levels and that sort of stuff. As I said in my first paragraph, I sort of hated the Audio. Well, yeah, once you hear the same track played over again and again and again and again and again and again again and again. Trust me, you would NOT like it. Otherwise, the music is great because it is directly taken from the movies. The sounds of blasters, lightsabers, grenades and so on, is just like the sounds from the original movies itself. Great job, LucasArts. This is one game that definitely belongs in your Xbox collection! Besides having a wonderful storyline, the game offers wonderful multiplayer options, but why is it missing Xbox Live support? The price of this game is definitely worth it. If you love anything Star Wars related, or are a fan of games that are fun to play, check out Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, because you will not regret it!