Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
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 Raven software
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Windows, Xbox, GC LucasArts Switch, PS4 Aspyr
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| Senior Developer | Chris Foster | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
Windows March 26, 2002 GameCube, XBox November 19, 2002 November 22, 2002 Steam September 16, 2009 Switch, PS4 September 24, 2019 |
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| platform | Windows , Xbox , GameCube , Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 4 | ||
| Game engine | Quake engine | ||
| genre | First person shooter , third person | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | Mouse , keyboard , joystick | ||
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| medium | 1 CD-ROM , download | ||
| language | English , German , French, Spanish, Italian | ||
| Current version | 1.04 (Windows) | ||
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| information | In the new edition for Switch and PS4, the age classification is USK12 or PEGI16, before that it was USK16 or PEGI12. | ||
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (short: Jedi-Knight 2 ) is the official sequel to the game Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II and was released worldwide for Windows in March 2002. Publications for other consoles followed. It is the third game in the Jedi Knight series.
action
Kyle Katarn has turned away from the Jedi and the Force after the events in Jedi-Knight . He works with his girlfriend Jan Ors for the new republic against the survivors of the empire. During an assignment, Jan is surprised and captured by a dark Jedi named Desann. Kyle can't oppose the dark Jedi and has to admit defeat first. Frustrated by his failure, Kyle goes to the Jedi Valley to get support from Luke Skywalker . Desann anticipated these steps and so Desann managed to locate the Valley of the Jedi by having Kyle pursued. With his help, the adversary creates an army of dark Jedis with whom he wants to overthrow the new republic. Kyle has now allied himself with Luke and trained by him to regain his Jedi powers. Strengthened in power, Kyle Katarn faces the dark forces again and this time can defeat them.
Gameplay
Jedi-Knight 2 is primarily a classic first person shooter. Only in the later course and when you acquire the lightsaber does the third-person perspective gradually come to the fore, while the usual firearms are of secondary importance. In addition to the lightsaber, the character Kyle Katarn learns increasingly powerful powers. As in its predecessor, there are neutral, light and dark power forces.
Multiplayer mode
The game offers an extensive multiplayer mode to compete either in your own network or via the Internet together or against each other. The following game modes are provided for this:
- Deathmatch
- Team Deathmatch
- Capture the flag
- Capture the Ysalamiri
- Duel
- Jedi Master
While the first three modes are known from other games, Capture the Ysalamiri is a modification of Capture the Flag mode. Duel is a type of game that enables targeted 1 on 1 duels, and the Jedi Master mode is a kind of death match where a Jedi Master competes against numerous normal characters.
eSports
The multiplayer mode found many fans and is still played in tournaments today , based on the self-organization of some clans and communities.
reception
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Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast received an extremely positive response from the gaming press. In addition to very good ratings, the game received a gold award from PC Action, for example, and GameStar awarded a GameStar for special wit. The only thing that was consistently criticized was that some passages of the game were too tricky.
synchronization
The in-game cutscenes were dubbed by professional speakers. In the German version, the original voice actors for the characters Luke Skywalker and Lando Calrissian , Hans-Georg Panczak and Frank Glaubrecht , have been hired. In the US Version only Billy Dee Williams spoke Lando again.
continuation
The story of Kyle Katarn continued in the immediate sequel Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy just a year later.
Web links
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast at MobyGames (English)
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast for Nintendo Switch (DE)
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast for Nintendo Switch (AT)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nico Heister: One of the best "Star Wars" games is being reissued. metal-hammer.de, September 5, 2019, accessed on September 13, 2019 .
- ↑ GameStar.de: Star Wars: Jedi-Knight 2 - accessed on January 5, 2016.
- ↑ a b c PCGamesDatabase.de Jedi-Knight 2 - accessed on January 5, 2016.
- ↑ Effective-Media: Star Wars Jedi Knight II - accessed January 5, 2016.
