Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

Video Game
1997
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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

1.5K

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Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II (1997)

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You play as Kyle Katarn, a mercenary whose skills progress into becoming a Jedi knight, to stop a team of dark Jedis from taking the valley of the Jedi's power.You play as Kyle Katarn, a mercenary whose skills progress into becoming a Jedi knight, to stop a team of dark Jedis from taking the valley of the Jedi's power.You play as Kyle Katarn, a mercenary whose skills progress into becoming a Jedi knight, to stop a team of dark Jedis from taking the valley of the Jedi's power.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

1.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Qu Rahn
(as Bennett Gilory)

Valerie Wildman

Sariss

Time Winters

Morgan Hunter

Denny Delk

Pic
(voice)
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Rafer Weigel

Jacob Witkin

Morgan Katarn

Daniel Bloom

Bounty Hunter 1
(as Dan Bloom)

Dylan Haggerty

Bounty Hunter 2

Roger Jackson

Rodian
(voice)
(as Roger L. Jackson)
…

Director
- Scott Ewers
Writers
- Justin Chin
- Garry M. Gaber
All cast & crew
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Storyline

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Trivia
The player can determine which side of the Force that Kyle Katarn will eventually join by whether he kills innocent bystanders and harmless droids and how much of the light and dark side Force powers he uses. A "Morality scale" on the Force powers screen shows which side of the Force Kyle is resting on and he will automatically join that side at the end of the 14th level (where he fights Maw), after which he will only be able to use the Force powers of that side (Healing, Persuasion, Blinding, Absorb and Protection for the light side, Throw, Grip, Lightning, Destruction and Deadly Sight for the dark side). Regardless of which side Kyle joins, the player must still go through the same levels and defeat Jerec in the end. The only difference is, if he joins the dark side, Kyle fights Yun again instead of Sariss. Also, when Kyle joins the dark side, his mentor Rahn (a ghost) disowns him and stops giving introductory speeches at the beginning of the levels where Kyle fights Jerec's Dark Jedi henchmen (and ultimately Jerec himself).

Goofs
After the player confronts Gorc and Pic, the droid 8t88 is standing in a different position with the right arm removed (shot off by Katarn early on, but was shown that it had been replaced).

Quotes
[Kyle Katarn has been captured by Sariss, Boc and Yun. Sariss raises her lightsaber above Kyle but as she swings it down, Yun, who Kyle previously spared after defeating him in a dual, uses his lightsaber to block it, so she swings it across and strikes Yun, who falls to his knees]
Sariss: [loud whisper] Why?
Yun: He is a Jedi. He deserves a battle.
[he falls down dead]

Crazy credits
"Gorc - As Himself'". Gorc is an entirely computer generated character and doesn't speak.

Connections
Featured in Icons: LucasArts (2003)

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Review

Featured review

9/10

My favorite first person game and Star Wars game!

Even 3 years after it's release, this is still my favorite first person game and my favorite Star Wars game. Nothing else has captured the feel of being a lightsaber-wielding Jedi in the Star Wars universe as well as this game has. While the engine is a little dated, most people will find the graphics still look good (in 1024X768 mode) and the gameplay is very well done. Numerous add-ons and skin packs greatly enhance the fun of gameplay.

One of the biggest complaints about the game is the limited multi-player options. The only kind of multi-player game seems to be a deathmatch where players try to kill each other the most number of times. While that is fun for a while, it quickly gets dull.

The only other problem I have is that the cut-scene videos in the single player game could have been made better. The soundtrack seems to be a second or two off with the lips of the actors and the acting in general is very amateur. At the time the game was made, however, video game cut-scenes were still fairly new and not perfected yet, so I let some of these faults slide.

Overall, the game is excellent and I highly recommend this title to any Star Wars fan. I just wish a sequel would come out with an updated game engine.