Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 521 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 460 out of 521
  2. Mixed: 50 out of 521
  3. Negative: 11 out of 521
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  1. ShawnW
    Jan 5, 2010
    10
    The best game I've ever played, multiplayer is the best. Using the saber alone without force powers is tough enough I've been playing the game now for five years a half hour a night (recently) and it still has me hooked. Someday I hope they make an mmo with sword technique.
  2. AnastasiuA.
    Mar 18, 2006
    10
    This is one of my favourite games for multyplaying.
  3. MasterMarko
    Nov 4, 2003
    10
    It's simply perfect!
  4. DA
    Oct 15, 2003
    10
    This is a great Game.
  5. MikeS.
    Sep 14, 2003
    10
    I think it's better than JK2.
  6. Jackie
    Feb 12, 2004
    10
    This game is one of the best I've played in a long time, it's twice as good if your a star wars fan.
  7. [anonymous]
    Sep 17, 2009
    10
    jedi outcast gets an 89 but this gets an 81? thats a joke jedi academy was so much better for a number of reasons. 1: complete customization of your character make your lightsaber how you want it pick what force powers you want and choose how you want to look. 2: you got different endings depending on your choices 3: you have battles with tons of jedi at a time where in outcast you would jedi outcast gets an 89 but this gets an 81? thats a joke jedi academy was so much better for a number of reasons. 1: complete customization of your character make your lightsaber how you want it pick what force powers you want and choose how you want to look. 2: you got different endings depending on your choices 3: you have battles with tons of jedi at a time where in outcast you would at most have 2-3 enemies i had at one point 6 jedi coming to kill me 4: More multiplayer modes this game was overall much better then jedi outcast buy it play it and then decide if u want to go back and play a game that wasnt as good… Expand
  8. WilliamJ.
    Feb 12, 2004
    10
    Great Game! What else is there to say.
  9. GUARD!AN
    Sep 16, 2009
    10
    My favorite game of all time (And I've tried a hell of a lot of them) Siege gametype in multiplayer is one of the most unique gameplay experiences I have ever had (mostly due to the inclusion of lightsaber combat)
  10. 4lch3m1st
    Aug 9, 2011
    10
    This is a great game you can play for hours if you simply love light sabres. I passed on the sp part and went right for multiplayer and was happily slicing and slashing in free for all deathmatch servers. Use one lightsabre or two, customize your character and saber all you want and spend hours figuring out new moves and combos. I never bothered learning the game but it was by far the bestThis is a great game you can play for hours if you simply love light sabres. I passed on the sp part and went right for multiplayer and was happily slicing and slashing in free for all deathmatch servers. Use one lightsabre or two, customize your character and saber all you want and spend hours figuring out new moves and combos. I never bothered learning the game but it was by far the best non-restrictive free for all fps game I had played in a long time.… Expand
  11. CristianDorta
    Dec 21, 2018
    10
    Fue mi primer gran juego online. Me dio unos tres o cuatros años de vicio. En su momento había una gran comunidad y eso solo pasa en los grandes juegos.
  12. Aozz101x
    Apr 21, 2015
    10
    Star Wars: Jedi Knight Jedi Academy, is one of my favorite games on PC
    the game lets you make a jedi or sith(if you choose to the dark side in the story, or making one in multplayer)
  13. Inq
    Nov 7, 2014
    10
    Having played this game just when it released 11 years ago and having recently reinstalled and re-finishedit today, I have to say, it aged incredibly well. None of that **** modern gaming stuff where you get spoonfed every goal, no revamped levels ... every level has an interesting twist to it, the combat, while on the simplistic side, is genuinely entertaining and you'll finish theHaving played this game just when it released 11 years ago and having recently reinstalled and re-finishedit today, I have to say, it aged incredibly well. None of that **** modern gaming stuff where you get spoonfed every goal, no revamped levels ... every level has an interesting twist to it, the combat, while on the simplistic side, is genuinely entertaining and you'll finish the campaign without ever being bored.

    This game is truly a masterpiece and absolutely worth playing today if you can forgive the (by now) outdated graphics and mediocre draw distance.

    Just ... just get it. Do it. Now. NOW.    … Expand
  14. ComandanteJ
    Jun 5, 2015
    10
    What a wonderful game. I played it on the original XBOX back when it came out, and enjoyed every bit of it. Recently, i bought a Star Wars bundle, and it included this masterpiece. I dindn't install it, in fear of it being a let down compared with today's standards. Boy, was i wrong.

    The graphics, once you write a little .cfg file to set the resolution and FOV of your screen... hold up    What a wonderful game. I played it on the original XBOX back when it came out, and enjoyed every bit of it. Recently, i bought a Star Wars bundle, and it included this masterpiece. I dindn't install it, in fear of it being a let down compared with today's standards. Boy, was i wrong.

    The graphics, once you write a little .cfg file to set the resolution and FOV of your screen... hold up VERY good!. Physics are awesome, too, with geometry based combats, including blasters and such-not only lightsaber. Illumination is very nice, textures are better than some of today's AAA games (those Witcher 3 rocks or cobblestones...), and most importantly.... game is just as fun as it was when it came out. Storyline it's it's lowest point, but it's enjoyable enough. Magnificent, timeless game.    … Expand
  15. Ebinski
    Aug 24, 2014
    10
    This game has the best lightsaber dueling to date and it´s simple RPG elements, Character customization and awesome environments make it one of the best Star Wars games to date and my personal favorite game of all time.
  16. pknowles
    Jan 1, 2016
    10
    The best PVP lightsaber game there is. If only it had a sequel. Great single player too.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
  17. WailingPuma
    Dec 15, 2016
    10
    I am 22 years old, only played this master piece a few months ago. I always thought that the old games were so great because I was a child and was impressed by anything really. But playing JKJA recenly just showed me I was wrong by a far cry: This is a great game, and they just don't make them like this anymore.
  18. Demon2017
    Jun 19, 2022
    10
    Лучшая игра по звёздным войнам. В ней просто всё сделано как надо: офигенная боёвка на световых мечах, тривиальный, но интересный сюжет с выбором сторон силы, разнообразный геймплей и полноценное ощущение себя джедаем. Это шедевр, который я советую всем фанатам звёздных войн.Лучшая игра по звёздным войнам. В ней просто всё сделано как надо: офигенная боёвка на световых мечах, тривиальный, но интересный сюжет с выбором сторон силы, разнообразный геймплей и полноценное ощущение себя джедаем. Это шедевр, который я советую всем фанатам звёздных войн.
  19. Venomyo
    Dec 18, 2017
    10
    best star wars game ever. lightsaber combat is so complex there are people perfecting it for over 10 years now.

    150 characters? best star wars game ever. lightsaber combat is so complex there are people perfecting it for over 10 years now.best star wars game ever. lightsaber combat is so complex there are people perfecting it for over 10 years now.best star wars game ever. lightsaber    best star wars game ever. lightsaber combat is so complex there are people perfecting it for over 10 years now.

    150 characters? best star wars game ever. lightsaber combat is so complex there are people perfecting it for over 10 years now.best star wars game ever. lightsaber combat is so complex there are people perfecting it for over 10 years now.best star wars game ever. lightsaber combat is so complex there are people perfecting it for over 10 years now.    … Expand
  20. Wineneeder
    Dec 20, 2020
    10
    Lightsaber combat could have had more depth, but I still deeply love this game.

    NOTHING will ever come close to being as cool as completing singleplayer and then going to multiplayer with all the duelists. Loading up the young emperor Palpatine clone model mod I downloaded for the last game* and DESTROYING literally everyone who came at me, in a 32 players a server, while looking twice    Lightsaber combat could have had more depth, but I still deeply love this game.

    NOTHING will ever come close to being as cool as completing singleplayer and then going to multiplayer with all the duelists. Loading up the young emperor Palpatine clone model mod I downloaded for the last game* and DESTROYING literally everyone who came at me, in a 32 players a server, while looking twice as cool anyone else. (*robed and disrobed versions! remember when games let you do this? Amazing.)

    I couldn't even believe it, I wasn't an accomplished duelist in the last game, JK2, but I distinctly remember thinking they were all 'reborn' to me... referring to the basic lightsaber enemy. The truth is, they were a lot easier!

    Something clicked with the double bladed saber for me, you could really mix it up with it, switching from super heavy combos and swings, to single bladed quick action. I was the big buck for a month before anyone was close to competition.

    Multiplayer was weird, but fun, at least up until everyone just started spamming the instakill double lightsaber spin. It basically created a sphere of one hit kill around them, no finesse at all, no controlling flip combos and spins into your enemy, trying to perfectly hit your enemy with the tip of the saber in their FACE, just press button for instant kill, ruined it when people figured out how do to that and everyone started it, four months after release.

    But being malicious to stormtroopers was pretty fun too. Loved the singleplayer. I would highly advise playing it for that, it can't be an expensive game now.

    This is from a time when LucasArts was royalty gaming and you could count on a Star Wars game.

    Now? lmbo, no. Even the movies are worse!    … Expand
  21. Azazator3000
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    Лучшая игра по зв всех времен, даже спустя 15 лет в неё хочется вернуться и нагнуть Роша Пенина.
  22. XXMarkD
    Jan 9, 2020
    10
    Truly the all time best Star Wars game. Force powers, Saber + wielding styles, choosable character, choosable ending. Tons of different enemies etc etc. Everyone should play this game at least once.
  23. tuxpingviini
    Jul 14, 2023
    10
    best star wars game, and the multiplayer is still alive, by the way. check out OpenJK or EternalJK.
  24. SrHusky
    May 1, 2021
    10
    El juego es toda una maravilla,desde que el inicio te hace sentir un enganche con el modo historia,el uso de poderes de la fuerza,estilos de combate y la variedad de armas significa el gran esfuerzo que le han dado a este juego.Lo único que me hubiera gustado es que la historia haya sido más larga ya que aún me deja mucho que desear, pero aún así yo lo considero un juego perfecto paraEl juego es toda una maravilla,desde que el inicio te hace sentir un enganche con el modo historia,el uso de poderes de la fuerza,estilos de combate y la variedad de armas significa el gran esfuerzo que le han dado a este juego.Lo único que me hubiera gustado es que la historia haya sido más larga ya que aún me deja mucho que desear, pero aún así yo lo considero un juego perfecto para todo fan de Star Wars.… Expand
  25. Orange-A
    Dec 19, 2020
    10
    A classic with consistently amazing sword fighting mechanics. If one pursues the multiplayer (perhaps challenging in 2020 but there are a few servers still up), then it can promise hundreds of hours of content, with communities as tight knit as they were when I first played it in 2005.
  26. RecebiSpam
    Jul 5, 2021
    10
    Este jogo é ótimo! Provavelmente é meu jogo favorito de Star Wars. Parece ótimo, e os detalhes fazem o ambiente ganhar vida. Exemplo: Quando você fica perto de uma parede, e seu sabre a toca, ele deixa uma marca de queimadura laranja exatamente onde a lâmina estava, e ela desaparece após alguns segundos. Pequenos detalhes, como o vento na grama, e luz de fogo cintilante tornam seusEste jogo é ótimo! Provavelmente é meu jogo favorito de Star Wars. Parece ótimo, e os detalhes fazem o ambiente ganhar vida. Exemplo: Quando você fica perto de uma parede, e seu sabre a toca, ele deixa uma marca de queimadura laranja exatamente onde a lâmina estava, e ela desaparece após alguns segundos. Pequenos detalhes, como o vento na grama, e luz de fogo cintilante tornam seus arredores muito agradáveis aos olhos. Os tempos de carregamento são quase inexistentes, e este jogo se abre em questão de segundos. Seu personagem e seu sabre de luz, e você começa a fazer uma escolha no final do jogo. Eu recomendo isso para qualquer um que seja fã de Star Wars!
    Este jogo também tem multiplayer, e se você clicar em "Nova Lista" depois de ir para a página do servidor, você verá que existem DIVERSOS servidores ativos!    … Expand
  27. Sami_Steen
    May 2, 2021
    10
    if you play this game with koft mod the game becames masterpiece
    +okay story
    +very good combat
  28. Jackie_Jackson
    May 26, 2022
    10
    Хотел бы Я сказать что если бы учился в такой академии то учился точно бы не на одни тройки но зачем мне врать самому себе а
  29. RockerMike
    Mar 13, 2023
    10
    Jedi Academy is the best 3rd person melee game I've ever played period. Playing the multiplayer portion of the game gave me more hours of enjoyment than I can count. Literally as good as it gets.
  30. armadonpower
    Jun 9, 2023
    10
    Jedi Academy's combination of customizable combat, engaging story, and multiplayer options make it a true Star Wars classic.
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Awards & Rankings

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#46 Best PC Game of 2003
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#15 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#7 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. GMR Magazine
    70
    With the exception of battling other Jedi, you'll be slicing your way through this game in no time. [Dec 2003, p.80]
  2. games(TM)
    70
    Taking out several Stormtroopers with one sweeping flash of neon is a gratifying sight, but the fun really starts as more and more Saber-wielding Dark Jedi are introduced into the fray and the scene becomes awash with multiple blades. [Nov 2003, p.116]
  3. Gaming Age
    91
    The amount of control you have over your character in Jedi Academy is one of those things we all asked for while we were playing "Jedi Outcast."
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