Accomplished everything a sequel should when following a great a game.Kept everything that worked and changed what didnt

User Rating: 9.5 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords XBOX
By vargazm23 | Review Date:
KOTOR II: The Sith Lords takes place a few years after the events which occured in the first game. It also means it takes place thousands of years before any of the movies. This time around, the character is a Jedi who was exiled from the order because of the decisions he made involving war and malachor V. Your character will come into his/her own as the game progresses. The "exile" as your usually referred to as, will learn about his/her past and why he/she was exiled. Not only will you struggle to find out who you are; your also considered to be the last remaining Jedi in the galaxy, which means the Sith as well as every bounty hunter will hunting you down and confronting you throughout the game. As you journey across familiar planets such as Dantooine and Korriban, and even unfamiliar ones such as Onderon and its moon Dxun, you discover your not the only remaining Jedi still alive. The remaining Jedi have been hiding since your exile on scattered planets strong within the force to mask their powers. Your party will grow and consist of different party members depending on if you choose the light or dark side. A lot has stayed the same from a year ago with some small but game enhancing changes thrown into the mix. This isnt so bad though right? After all, the original is considered to be one of the best RPG's ever made. KOTOR II wont knock your socks off as far as graphics are concerned. The improvements if any......made to the graphics are minimal. It would have been really nice to see them a little more pollished, but they're still good. The loading actually got a little worse. In some areas where I expected to experience some loading, I didn't, which was nice. But overall, the loading times seemed to take much longer than the first game. It doesnt really kill the flow or experience but it can be a little annoying if you have to travel between two close areas a lot for one small side quest. The game could have been a little more difficult, especially towards the end of the game. Your character and your party develope a lot of skills and powers throughout the game, it seems the final people you fight just cant compete. Hopefully next time they can make a system where your enemies level up with your character. The interface of KOTOR II is virtually the same as its predecessor. The menus, battle system controls are all the same. So for all of you loyal KOTOR fans, your going to feel right at home the minute you start a game. But the game is user friendly enought and the storyline doesnt lay heavely on the past events for somebody new to the series to enjoy the game. You'll spend a lot of your time running and traveling around different planets. You'll come across vast desert areas, lush jungles, and a planet crowded by huge sky scrapers. So during this 50+ hour long game, take a minute and enjoy the environments and scenery because they're pretty impressive. Other than exploring, you'll spend a great deal of time talking to different people. In my opinion this is where the game really improves over last years game. Depending on the exiles attributes, different coversation and dialogue options will be available; allowing you to dig deeper into the story and really make you feel like an exile. KOTOR series really shines when it comes to actions and the consequences for your actions. Every conversation, every choice you make can ultimately sway you to the dark or light side as well as gain or loose influence over your party memebers. You'll constantly be faced with choices, some good, some evil, and some will even be a bit tricky. Helping somebody will not automatically grant you light side points. So becareful what you do and who you talk to, because not every situation has a clear cut answer or way to go about it. Part of finding out about your past consists of contstructing a new custom lightsaber. After about 15 hours of gamelpay, I finally had all the essential parts needed to make my lightsaber. With 6 slots for upgrades, this weapon can really become a force. Combine that with the 11 new lightsaber forms, 7 of which you'll learn and there wont be a soul in the universe that can stand in your way and live to talk about it. The added force powers are a nice treat and mastering the right ones is a key to succeding in the game. The feats and force powers you wish to learn, greatly depends on how you make your character at the begininning of the game. With different classes, each offereing something new, different and helpful; your sure to be forced with a tough decision on who to pick. Just another reason why you should play this game more than once. Depending on the skills your character has aquired, he/she can create various items at workbenches or labstations. Anything from computer spikes to wrist mounted rockets up to advanced medpacs can be created. With the proper skills the workbench and labstation can be very useful at times. Not only can you creat items, you can also break them down. Breaking down a few plasma mines can go a long way if you need a medpac before a tough battle. There were some disappointing glitch problems with the game. Overall the deep and fierce storyline, brilliant battle system and the Star Wars theme will conquer everything. The game will leave you wanting more and pushing you to play it again. The sequel did exactly was its suppose to do when following an already great game with little room for improvement. Keep what worked and change what didnt and thats exactly what was accomplished in this game. Great game!!

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