The first game had a deeper storyline, but that won't stop this game for being the ultimate Jedi experience
User Rating: 9.7 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords PC
The first KOTOR was a smash hit. It did great when it came to sales and it was the biggest Star Wars game of its time. When other Star Wars games, like Battlefront, took away some of its popularity, LucasArts and Obsidian bring forth KOTOR II: The Sith Lords. The game starts you off in the battle-worn Ebon Hawk. Your character lies in critical condition in the medical bay and there isn't any life, besides a small T3 droid, left on board. After doing a few things in the prologue, the real game begins. KOTOR II did a really good job to give out the Star Wars feeling. You will see tons of Rodians, Ithorians, and maybe a few Zabraks. The thing that I liked is that the game isn't depending so much on which mission you take, it's how you complete it. You can go off and force some gang boss out of office, or you can take the 'fun' way by slashing and killing your way in order to slit his throat. A new feature in the game is the ability to make items. Throughout the game, you will run into work benches and lab benches where you can make items from weapons, to armor, to health, etc. Also, the Force alignment has become more harsh on your choices. You can easily plummet to the Dark Side from just telling someone to take a hike. There are occasions where you can kill an innocent person and then, your party members will react. Oh yes, I almost forgot about them. You get to team up with other characters, all with their own history, secrets, and goals. Yet, if you want a strong team, you need to make them trust you so that you can seduce them to the Dark Side or become a band of heroes as you fight your way to the goal of being a great Jedi. The gameplay is fairly simple. You control your character with the keyboard and can select people from your party using the mouse and clicking on their portraits. Also, leveling up isn't as hard as it was in the first game. In the first level, you can reach level 3 in no time, if you have the right feats and skills. Combat is not a problem at all. You will never have enemies coming up behind you and stabbing you in the butt with a sword. The game will pause itself and give you the best view on your enemy, so now you just need to select from four different styles of attacks, depending on if you are a ranged or melee character. The graphics are great for a game of its quality and the voice acting, music, and sound effects make you want to say "Bravo, LucasArts, bravo!" The only thing I would say that was a downside was that the first level can get ridiculously hard if you don't have the right items equipped. Camera? No problems what so ever. It usually hangs out behind your character and only shifts when you enter a door way or when an enemy tries to ambush you from behind. Even when it shifts, it isn't a problem. Star Wars fans will be able to go to a variety of different locations, like Dantooine, that weren't really explored in the other Star Wars games. Now, what are you doing, sitting there reading this review? Shouldn't you be at Game Stop, buying this game? Go on and have fun. Kill a few Rodians and earn some credits. Oh! And also, may the Force be with you, like it is strongly with this game. 
