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This is a mission pack for Jedi Knight. The
single-player story is set five years after the events of Dark Forces II.
The player controls Kyle Katarn, protagonist of Dark Forces II, and later
in the game, Mara Jade, one of the most popular Star Wars Expanded Universe
characters. There
are much more diverse and better levels. There's also cool sniper weapons,
and better puzzles. Cutscenes use in-game graphics. It contains 14 new
levels, one new player character, 4 new weapons, 5 new force powers, 20 more
enemies and multiplayer enhancements. Some non-hostile NPCs may help the
player by attacking enemies. It includes fifteen multiplayer maps, four of
which only allow players to battle with lightsabers which are very irritating.
The player can choose an avatar and the lightsaber color, and compete with up
to seven other players over the internet or a local area network. The game
includes a ranking system that tracks the player's experience. The multiplayer
mode allows the use of pre-set characters featured in both Mysteries of the
Sith and Dark Forces II. There is the choice of characters from the Star Wars
films, such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Boba Fett. A great new feature
is the improved 3D graphics engine, which now is able to display coloured light
via 3D acceleration. The artificial intelligence has been developed further
to produce more realistic actions from the NPCs. The hostile and non-hostile
NPCs can fight amongst each other with little or no input from the player. |