The singleplayer is divided into three parts, each consisting of 5 levels plus a boss level. You may choose what order you wish to complete them in and even skip one of the levels in each of the three parts. This makes it virtually impossible to become stuck on a certain level. I should note that you are rewarded with force powers after each level, so skipping levels is not always a good idea. As you may assume, you of course do play as a Jedi. You are not forced to use a lightsabre on all enemies though, before each level you may select two guns and an explosive. The game is rather fast paced and I do not imagine that you will become bored with the combat in it. As far as force powers go, there are neutral, light, and dark powers. You get the neutral powers automatically as you continue through the game, and you can select any combo of light and dark powers that you would like. I should also mention that you create your own character. Custom species/gender, head, clothing, lightsabre color, lightsabre handle, and you may unlock new lightsabre techniques and styles later in the game. The graphics and sound are very good, and even though the game is now over a year old it still looks great. The story is fairly interesting, not as good as the previous Jedi Knight games but it should be enough to keep you interested. The multiplayer in this game is great, it is very fast paced and if you can find a good server you can spend hours slicing up other players as a lightsabre wielding Tusken Raider. Overall, this is an amazing game and even if you are not a fan of Star Wars this game is still very fun. The only really bad thing that I can say about it is that the singleplayer won't take you that much time to complete but it is still worth doing more than once. I also suggest the previous Jedi Knight game, Jedi Outcast which is one of the best games I have ever played. I hope that this review has helped you and may the force be with you always.
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