Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 518 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 449 out of 518
  2. Mixed: 57 out of 518
  3. Negative: 12 out of 518
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  1. Trixmay
    Dec 31, 2012
    6
    Jedi Outcast has its rough parts and its good parts. The story is very good, I can't really say much before spoiling anything though. The graphics are good for its time and the voice acting is great as well as some characters from the movies such as Lando which is awesome! If all that stuff is great then why did you only give it a 6 out of 10 you ask? Because it's repetitive and theJedi Outcast has its rough parts and its good parts. The story is very good, I can't really say much before spoiling anything though. The graphics are good for its time and the voice acting is great as well as some characters from the movies such as Lando which is awesome! If all that stuff is great then why did you only give it a 6 out of 10 you ask? Because it's repetitive and the puzzles are frustrating and the gun play isn't the best I've seen and the level design is bad and Kyle looks ugly. The first few levels is just guns and shooting Stormtroopers which I thought was pretty fun at first. Then after only a little while you get a lightsaber. But just because you finally get the epic lightsaber which is a blast to use it doesn't mean the game gets much better. The game makes you rage in so much ways but mostly because of the horrible puzzles which really lets the game down. The puzzles on its own takes 3 points away from me giving the game 9/10. The game has its fun moments from time to time as well as funny moments but most of it isn't very fun. Then the Multiplayer isn't amazing which took away 1 point. The Multiplayer is good but I find it to get boring after about two matches. There isn't much lightsaber customization or force power customization nor is there much game modes. You get to pick the classic Team Free For All and normal FFA as well as CTF and Duel mode. Duel mode is great, CTF isn't as fun as Duel Mode but is still fun but FFA and Team FFA get boring very quickly. You get to pick any character you want in Multiplayer which is cool and there is a lot of maps to play on but not all work very well when playing with bots. Often on maps with huge endless pits to fall down into the bots just walk off the edge. The bots are pretty smart though and are as much fun as playing with real people, unfortunately not much people play this game online any more. This game can be good at times but it has a lot of down falls that take away from me giving the game a perfect 10. I suggest getting Jedi Academy which is the game after this one because I think it is MUCH better especially on Multiplayer but I think Single-Player is much better too. I give Jedi Outcast 6/10-OK.… Expand
  2. Gampy
    Jul 14, 2015
    5
    You know what? This game is **** I don't even want to choose more polite worda, this is **** Not because of combat system, graphics or something, no, it was actually good, but what KILLS this game is level design. That's it. Level design is so bad, it crushes all the good things in Jedi Outcast.
  3. J42Hmusic
    Apr 5, 2011
    5
    For me, it was a low budget version of Star Wars Battlefront, with appalling graphics, hundreds of glitches and confusing gameplay. It was excrutiatingly boring and I was disappointed with the whole layout of the game.
  4. birdman3
    Apr 26, 2015
    6
    This is an example of a game that has not aged all that well. I'm sure that when it came out in 2002 that it was solid and lots of fun. These days, the mechanics are pretty aged. I didn't like the way that the crosshairs on the guns would shift based on where they thought I wanted to shoot. The lightsaber mechanics are miles ahead of where they were in Jedi Knight, but I was a bitThis is an example of a game that has not aged all that well. I'm sure that when it came out in 2002 that it was solid and lots of fun. These days, the mechanics are pretty aged. I didn't like the way that the crosshairs on the guns would shift based on where they thought I wanted to shoot. The lightsaber mechanics are miles ahead of where they were in Jedi Knight, but I was a bit intimidated by the complexity of the moves. I couldn't quite figure out how to get my lightsaber to swing the way I wanted it to. I also found the storyline to be very straight forward and not too interesting. The character animations and voice acting were pretty bad by modern standards as well.

    I found the levels to be a little too nitpicky, similar to Jedi Knight. Too often, you find yourself backtracking and trying to find switches that you overlooked. When the action gets going in a straightforward manner, the game is at its best. When you're annoyed because you don't know what the game wants you to do is when the game struggles.    … Expand
  5. jackhunter
    Mar 9, 2015
    6
    The game is decent despite its age, but suffers from difficulty peaks. The level design, complex, is a bit too confusing and an automap would have been helpful.Jedi Academy fixed those flaws providing a much more intuitive level design and a fairer difficulty.
  6. Kattsylt
    May 7, 2013
    5
    Im not sure what to think of this game, when i bought it on release i liked it even if it had some frustrating elements. Such as:
    * The map designs are awful and you occasionally get stuck wandering about trying to find your way only to realize that you were suppose to go in a direction that doesnt make any sense at all (appearently i wasnt suppose to walk out on the lenghty bridge that    Im not sure what to think of this game, when i bought it on release i liked it even if it had some frustrating elements. Such as:
    * The map designs are awful and you occasionally get stuck wandering about trying to find your way only to realize that you were suppose to go in a direction that doesnt make any sense at all (appearently i wasnt suppose to walk out on the lenghty bridge that looks like its leading on the right direction, instead you have to jump out of a window in a dark corner).
    * Enemy snipers are ridiculously accurate and fast on the trigger even on normal difficulty.
    * Scripted ambushes, get used to them.
    * Hitting enemies with laser pistols and rifles can be a tedious business. Trying to hit constantly strafing foes with laser lights that travel at the speed of small rodents gets old pretty quickly. Instead I just run in a straight line towards them holding down the fire button. Doesnt sound like an intresting gun fight at all now does it.
    * Grenade throwers, they are everywhere. Strangely enough often in tiny rooms.
    * Did i hit with my light saber or not? Maybe, who knows. The light saber fights are often just a shiny mess.

    So there are alot of frustrating issues with the game, but for some reason i keep getting back to it. I turn it off with a sigh but i still start it a few hours again later. So there is obviously some appeal in it, i dont know what it is though =P.    … Expand
  7. SupaChigga
    Nov 19, 2013
    7
    Single Player/Multi Player (2/2)

    (If the single player is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no multplayer) (If the multiplayer is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no single player) Gameplay (2/2) Visuals/Story (1/2) (If the visuals are better than the story, review this section as if it had no story) (If the story is    Single Player/Multi Player (2/2)

    (If the single player is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no multplayer) (If the multiplayer is better than the multiplayer, review this section as if it had no single player)

    Gameplay (2/2)

    Visuals/Story (1/2)

    (If the visuals are better than the story, review this section as if it had no story) (If the story is better than the visuals, review this section as if the visuals didn’t matter)

    Accessibility/Longevity (1/2)

    (Review this section only on Accessibility if the game has no longevity) (Review this section only on longevity if the game isn’t accessible)

    Pricing (1/2)

    Wildcard (0)

    This is a guideline for how to properly review games. Many reviewers like to get a “feel” for a game, and arbitrarily give a game a score that they believe it deserves. This results in wildly different scores between different reviewers, and vastly different scores between similar games. This guideline addresses these problems and scores games fairly and consistently. This guideline also gives scores that are usually similar to the metacritic score.

    The review score is based out of 10 points. There are no “half” or 0.5 increments. It is impossible to have a score above 10 or below 0. The review score will change as the game gets new dlc, drops in price, or if more secrets are found through the game increasing its appeal.

    The scoring is split into 6 sections. The first five sections can add a possible 2 points to the final score. The first 5 sections are Single Player/Multi Player, Gameplay, Visuals/Story, Accessibility/Longevity, and Pricing.

    Notice that 3 of these sections have two parts. These particular sections will be scored based on the stronger part of the game of the two. For example, if a game has a lousy single player campaign, but an excellent multiplayer component, that section will be based solely on the multiplayer as if the single player did not exist. This allows games to be based on their own merits, as many unnecessary features are shoehorned into video games by publishers to reach a “feature quota”. Games that excel in both areas of a section don’t receive should be noted in the written review, but cannot increase the score past 2 in that section. However, it can be taken into account in the final section

    The final section can add 1, add 0, or subtract 1 to the final score. This final section is the “wildcard” section. This section is for how the reviewer “feels” about the game, but limits this only to this section, rather than the entire 10 point review. This section can include any positive or negative point that was not covered in the previous 5 sections.    … Expand
  8. AnonymousMC
    Sep 17, 2009
    7
    A Very good game once you get past all the annoying missions before you have your lightsaber and even then not getting to customize force powers was annoying but its saving graces were a great storyline and amazing multiplayer Personally i liked jedi Academy better because it had the same multiplayer with more modes and it had force power customization so i could fight my own way insteadA Very good game once you get past all the annoying missions before you have your lightsaber and even then not getting to customize force powers was annoying but its saving graces were a great storyline and amazing multiplayer Personally i liked jedi Academy better because it had the same multiplayer with more modes and it had force power customization so i could fight my own way instead of using what it gave me after i completed a mission the lightsabers were also better in jedi academy i loved having a double bladed lightsaber… Expand
  9. Demon2017
    Jun 24, 2022
    6
    Хоть это и приквел моей любимой академии, но сама игра очень слабая. А беда именно в левел дизайне. Я конечно не самый лучший следопыт, но заблудиться в этой игре легче, чем моргнуть глазами. Я постоянно блуждал на каждом уровне. Это сейчас есть интернет и можно посмотреть прохождение, но в детстве я даже первый уровень пройти не мог, учитывая что я очень сильно хотел дойти до световогоХоть это и приквел моей любимой академии, но сама игра очень слабая. А беда именно в левел дизайне. Я конечно не самый лучший следопыт, но заблудиться в этой игре легче, чем моргнуть глазами. Я постоянно блуждал на каждом уровне. Это сейчас есть интернет и можно посмотреть прохождение, но в детстве я даже первый уровень пройти не мог, учитывая что я очень сильно хотел дойти до светового меча, но вы его получаете после двух наискучнейший уровней, в которых опять же, заблудиться, как нефиг делать.… Expand
  10. Axilley
    Jul 22, 2021
    7
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Awards & Rankings

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#9 Best PC Game of 2002
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#11 Most Discussed PC Game of 2002
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#17 Most Shared PC Game of 2002

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 35 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 35
  3. Negative: 1 out of 35
  1. Games Radar
    92
    As pleasurable to gaze on as Leia, as cheekily charming as Solo, and as ingenious as Lando's moustache. [PC Gamer UK]
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  2. Maxim Online
    80
    The Force is strong with this polished first-person shooter.
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  3. PC Gamer
    91
    If you can make it through the uninspired first third, you'll be treated to one of the prettiest, coolest, most compelling shooters released in the past year. [June 2002, p.65]
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