The light saber, although visually neat, seemed little more than a typical melee weapon found in other FPS titles. While things are more interesting once you receive your Jedi powers, it’s nowhere near the level of improvement that I had been led to believe. I’ve often heard that even though the game is really lame in the first few levels (and they are indeed extremely lame), things improve greatly once you acquire the lightsaber and Force powers. Needless to say, the frustration level ran pretty high with this game and if it weren’t for my proficient use of the “insta-save/insta-load” tactic, I would have given up at about level 3. If the inane level/puzzle design wasn’t holding me back, then the cheap shots by the enemies or the irritating jumping obstacles were. While playing through the game, it seemed like I would get seriously stuck every 15 minutes or so on just about every level.
All too often you’ll hit switches and have no idea which door or item you’ve just activated, as most of the puzzle elements are spread out in the most convoluted of ways. To make matters worse, the ill-conceived levels are absolutely littered with cheap, insta-death jumps and unnecessarily mind-numbing puzzles. Hey, I remember that dude!įor starters, the level design is extremely generic, and for what seems like 99% of the time, all you’ll be doing is running through corridor after corridor looking for switches and keys to open doors.
I’ll give credit where it’s due and admit that the story, voice-acting and implementation of “Force” powers in Jedi Knight II are all pretty nifty, but when you get right down to it, the dismal gameplay makes an otherwise good game a serious disappointment. However, after much play, I can quite easily say that this game has been considerably overrated. Much like a moth to a flame, I bought the hype and expected an exciting and unique experience from this latest entry in the large Star Wars-themed line of video games.
Yeah yeah, I know… according to the opinions of my web related peers, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is supposed to be the greatest thing since Britney Spears’ implants. THESE AREN’T THE DROIDS YOU’RE LOOKING FOR
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