Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

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  1. AlienSpaceBats
    Jul 22, 2011
    8
    I originally completed this when it first came out and remember enjoying it thoroughly, six or seven years down the line and I picked it up on Steam for a bargain £3 to replace my knackered CDROM copy, and decided to give the game a replay. Initial thoughts: the years have not been kind to KOTOR, however perseverance opened up a truly brilliant (Star Wars) game - the datedI originally completed this when it first came out and remember enjoying it thoroughly, six or seven years down the line and I picked it up on Steam for a bargain £3 to replace my knackered CDROM copy, and decided to give the game a replay. Initial thoughts: the years have not been kind to KOTOR, however perseverance opened up a truly brilliant (Star Wars) game - the dated visuals haven't done the game any favours but they don't hinder one's enjoyment of the title either, this kept me hooked for a full 22 hours.… Expand
  2. DrownedDrone
    May 15, 2012
    8
    Ok this game doesn't deserve a 10, since its 2012 now and its old a relatively small. But what time doesn't improve (Like graphics, financial support) is simply perfect in this game. This is the ONLY game I've known that actually give you choices that you need to think about. The star wars ultimate Dilemma, Dark Side or Light Side, come in this game stronger then ever- You will faceOk this game doesn't deserve a 10, since its 2012 now and its old a relatively small. But what time doesn't improve (Like graphics, financial support) is simply perfect in this game. This is the ONLY game I've known that actually give you choices that you need to think about. The star wars ultimate Dilemma, Dark Side or Light Side, come in this game stronger then ever- You will face situations when you actually think- "hey, The Jedi code is to tense, Nothing will happen if I just use my force for little personal gain this one time" And you actually feel the burden of being a Jedi. (Why pay 500 credits for parking when you can just "convince" someone you don't need to un-violently?, This is one tiny example). Until today I have never seen choises in games so real and also effect the story line so deeply. Dialogue in this game is very advanced. Most of the times there are actually right and wrong answers and failing them will not come unforigiven. (Ever been put on trial in a RPG? this is one true masterpiece!) Plus it's Brilliant idea to use the Jedi ability to understand foreign language to cut off text acting- Personally I don't mind if the voice is total rubbish to me as long as the actual text is rich and developed. Character building in this game is great- you decide for you and your companions what are they going to be good at (Jedi are divided into three classes- depending on the light sabre skill and their force manipulation skill). There are many options and you are not going to use them all in one go. Plus the inventory allows many more modification for your weapons gadgets and robots. And of course- The storyline, which make this game a MUST for anyone who really loves star wars, even you ignore the effect of your choices on the plot.… Expand
  3. scottymcroth
    Feb 17, 2014
    8
    This game was fantastic. The storyline is very interesting and strong enough to keep you trucking through the low points of the game. Recommended for anyone who likes good stories, BioWare or Star Wars. Not Recommended for anyone who cannot tolerate the "press button to attack" system or someone who wants a Gameplay > Story star wars game (see Star Wars Battlefront if so)
  4. Lupa999
    May 13, 2015
    8
    This was my favorite game when I was a kid. The story is worthy of a star wars trilogy movie and with many new but familiar things to the star wars universe have been added to the game. The characters you meet, while are cliched but are well written , with one of video games best plot twist of all time.

    The game play is decent. It plays like a D&D game, with real-time, rolls,crits, and    This was my favorite game when I was a kid. The story is worthy of a star wars trilogy movie and with many new but familiar things to the star wars universe have been added to the game. The characters you meet, while are cliched but are well written , with one of video games best plot twist of all time.

    The game play is decent. It plays like a D&D game, with real-time, rolls,crits, and hits with abilities and items. You play as three different classes, soldier,explorer and infiltrator. The controls will feel off and confusing.

    Despite the flawed controls and slow gameplay, the writing, characters and content are well worth purchasing.I highly recommend buying if you like rpgs or if your a star wars fan.    … Expand
  5. Steeldude
    Apr 15, 2015
    8
    OK, in no way am I a Star Wars fan, but nevertheless, I actually enjoyed this game quite a bit, the combat is well-done, the planets are completely different and fun to explore, there are romance options, the story is interesting. A good game.
  6. Sanastusa
    Jul 2, 2015
    8
    The first of many Bioware role playing games that I will always love. Knights of the Old Republic stands as one of the best Star Wars games ever. With a immersive story, planets to explore and the choice of what happens as you go along. Light side. Dark side. Or maybe a little in between. All within your choices of wielding a lightsaber and force choking peons. With the original XboxThe first of many Bioware role playing games that I will always love. Knights of the Old Republic stands as one of the best Star Wars games ever. With a immersive story, planets to explore and the choice of what happens as you go along. Light side. Dark side. Or maybe a little in between. All within your choices of wielding a lightsaber and force choking peons. With the original Xbox release back in 2003 I was only 11 when I first enjoyed this game and playing through it now 12 years later I still love diving in to play with different party members or a different class. As I was younger I thought this game was a perfect 10/10 in every aspect but just playing through it again Ive noticed some flaws.
    Not to knock it down from its very high mantel but things that were bugging while playing. Numerous times while playing my character would get stuck on nothing, sometimes just opening a box and it would glitch/stutter and then couldn't be moved. Only way to move him was to switch to a party member to move the group away or reload the game. Also ran into the issue of the character not following through with a command during battle. The command would sit idle in the action bar but never follow through. Could have a enemy smack you four-five times with you standing still like a punching bag. Same games with the AI party members.
    That is just me searching out for the flaws on a otherwise remarkable game.
    Tip for anyone who plays.......SAVE OFTEN    … Expand
  7. Nuker
    Jul 10, 2015
    8
    - Good: Story, Manaan, Ending (Dark Side), Companions, Character progression, Setting, Pacing
    - Mixed: Combat system, Atmosphere/Mood, Exploration
    - Bad: Hitboxes, AI, Slow and boring start Very solid game with a few negatives. Very enjoyable story line with great ending. Some great locations like mannan, imo best location in the game. Character progression is good but combat system    - Good: Story, Manaan, Ending (Dark Side), Companions, Character progression, Setting, Pacing
    - Mixed: Combat system, Atmosphere/Mood, Exploration
    - Bad: Hitboxes, AI, Slow and boring start

    Very solid game with a few negatives. Very enjoyable story line with great ending. Some great locations like mannan, imo best location in the game. Character progression is good but combat system is lacking mostly because bad enemy AI and bugs. Exploration/Movement/Camera work is mediocre, hitboxes are broken, UI is mess, u cant find **** in this game. Start of the game is pretty boring story wise but after Taris is much much better.    … Expand
  8. GregPauline
    Jan 4, 2016
    8
    I love this game. It's clear. BUT. This is a piece of **** as RPG. The Story is Fantastic, but with this gameplay...
    I think in an other Universe it's only 2 points, but in SW 8
  9. CriticNamedZack
    Jun 23, 2019
    8
    Story: 4,000 years before the rise of the Galactic Empire. Darth Malak, a former Jedi, Dark Lord of the Sith and Darth Revan's former apprentice, has unleashed a Sith armada against the Republic. Malak's aggression has left the Jedi scattered and vulnerable; many Jedi Knights have fallen in battle and others have sworn allegiance to Malak....

    Pros: • This game really does an excellent    Story: 4,000 years before the rise of the Galactic Empire. Darth Malak, a former Jedi, Dark Lord of the Sith and Darth Revan's former apprentice, has unleashed a Sith armada against the Republic. Malak's aggression has left the Jedi scattered and vulnerable; many Jedi Knights have fallen in battle and others have sworn allegiance to Malak....

    Pros:
    • This game really does an excellent job in telling the story of a conflict within the Star Wars universe in a time in the universe Star Wars fans really didn't know much about in 2003. With many twists and turns you don't see coming and interesting characters with their own fascinating stories too.
    • Multiple endings depending on the decisions you make and they are great endings.

    Cons:
    • You really need to be nit-picky about cons with the story. But if I had a little one, it would just be the story is a little slow to start and takes it's time to get going.

    Gameplay: The player choose from three basic character classes at the beginning of the game, and later choose from three Jedi subclasses. Each character has "skills" stats, tiered "feats", and later on, tiered Force powers.. Feats and Force powers are generally unlocked upon level-up, while the player is given skill points to distribute among their skills every level. Combat is round-based (like D&D) for most of the game you can have up to two companions with you.

    Pros:
    • The choice making and stat progressing system was very ground breaking for the time and the first time Bioware (or most western gaming companies) really were ambitious to make it work. It still holds up well and is an addictive aspect of the game.
    • Many different playstyles with your characters, so you can really make your character your own person with branching dialogue options, skills, blaster, swords, lightsabers and many force powers to choose from.
    • Exploring the planets has you engaged with the world with plenty of activities to get yourself immersed with it's characters, conflicts, quests and environments. With little mini games such as Pazak and Swoop Racing as well.
    • This game has a lot of replay value.
    • Took roughly 45 hours to beat the game, which is an excellent amount of playtime, especially with how you can get this game cheap these days.

    Cons:
    • Combat feels very simplistic. Plays a bit like D&D where you take turns to attack enemies and they attack you. Just feels very basic, underwhelming and compared to what Bioware does later on with other games. It functions alright, just overly simple.
    • The Ai can be really dumb or act weirdly. Such as getting stuck in a wall without you realising until you are forced to switch to them to fix it. Sometimes giving them a command can take ages for them to pull off and during dialogue or in-game cutscenes they can be in strange positions.
    • Sadly once you beat the game, it's over. No endgame or second playthrough with your cool equipment.

    Sound and Music:

    Pros:
    • The voice acting is top notch. With lots of really good dialogue and writing that actually feel unqiue to each character and adds to the the experience.
    • The sound fx just breaths Star Wars.
    • The music is really good. It captures each of the surroundings and settings very well and for original music, captures to vibe of Star Wars to a respectable degree. Of course we get some good old John WIlliams scores as well, but not many.

    Performance and Graphics:

    Pros:
    • Visually this game looks good for 2003 and good for Star Wars.
    • Frame rate was for the most part smooth.

    Cons:
    • Found many glitches during my time playing KOTOR. Most were harmless, but some caused certain save files to corrupt... this happened a good few times too.
    • The game crashed on me a good few times as well... which caused more save file corruptions...
    • Sometimes areas in the game world feel a little too empty with not enough scenery or objects around.

    Verdict:
    I'm surprised I didn't played this game sooner. I love Bioware games, Lucas Arts and Star Wars, but never played the game that they made happen. This is a great RPG that tells a compelling and epic story with excellent characters, moral choices, character customization, and ones of the best Star Wars games ever made in a time where we were already getting some other great Star Wars games. It's has some flaws here and there with the performance issues being the real annoyance, But, at the end of the day, this game is completely worth every minute of your time.

    Story: 9.5/10
    Gameplay: 8/10
    Sound and Music: 9/10
    Performance and Visuals: 6.5/10
    Overall Rating: 8.8/10    … Expand
  10. DreamEaglr
    Mar 1, 2017
    8
    Сказочная атмосфера оригинальной трилогии, туча отсылок к ней, неожиданные повороты, интересный сюжет, персонажи и диалоги. В итоге одна из лучших рпг, одна из лучших игр по ЗВ и одна из последних хороших рпг от биоваров.
    Стим версия отвратительна, вейлв как всегда насрала на все    Сказочная атмосфера оригинальной трилогии, туча отсылок к ней, неожиданные повороты, интересный сюжет, персонажи и диалоги. В итоге одна из лучших рпг, одна из лучших игр по ЗВ и одна из последних хороших рпг от биоваров.
    Стим версия отвратительна, вейлв как всегда насрала на все
  11. RagingPoet
    Dec 20, 2017
    8
    8.5 out of 10.
    SW:KotOR is pretty much Neverwinter Nights in Star Wars universe. If you like any of those two components then you should try this game. The only serious flaw is very slow and boring Prologue, first hour of the game. The rest is great.
  12. Danil_Shtangeev
    Jan 15, 2019
    8
    I've spent many hours playing this game with my brother when I was a child.
  13. Soullex
    Nov 29, 2022
    8
    Harbiden de ışın kılıcını almak çok zormuş. Sen gel saatlerce uğraş ışın kılıcını al. Bide tam bir jedaya yakışan yeşil ışın kılıcını sonra ne mi olsun. Oradan dışarığı her çıktığında oyun çöksün. Üzdü.
  14. edxtan
    May 16, 2022
    8
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic's morality system is great for role-playing and the segmented structure of its worlds makes it fun and easy to explore.
  15. Ympero
    Dec 20, 2020
    8
    Game: 7/10
    Story: 9/10
    Playability: 9/10
    Graphics: 7/10
    Music: 8/10
    Stability: 6/10

    Great game!
  16. Yaav13
    Apr 7, 2022
    8
    My truthful honorable incorruptible conclusive rating of this considered game: 8.
  17. johnny__a
    Nov 23, 2021
    8
    Nice RPG with a fantastic story in an immersive world. Some outdated gameplay elements, but still holds up today.
  18. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    8
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  19. Dalek
    Dec 7, 2009
    7
    It was an ok game, but not my type. I hated how it just pushes you into the game and it seems confusing, they kind of seem like The Movies characters. This is like World of Warcraft except Star Wars style and it's free. But I like the dueling arena and how you can go into peoples 'apartments' and steal their stuff. Evil or good?
  20. Marc
    Mar 21, 2004
    7
    Awkward control and pretty clunky graphics detract from an otherwise sound and deep game. Not a big Star Wars fan...so the story bored me too.
  21. HashamA.
    Dec 21, 2003
    7
    Very little can be faulted about this game in terms of gameplay or storyline. The voice acting in particular is truly genuine. However, due to the massive amount of bugs in this game it can be incredibly frustrating. If i said a crash every five minutes (at certain points in the game, not throughout) I would not be exaggerating. Having said that I eagerly await KOTOR 2 (and sincerely hope Very little can be faulted about this game in terms of gameplay or storyline. The voice acting in particular is truly genuine. However, due to the massive amount of bugs in this game it can be incredibly frustrating. If i said a crash every five minutes (at certain points in the game, not throughout) I would not be exaggerating. Having said that I eagerly await KOTOR 2 (and sincerely hope they release something stable this time round).… Expand
  22. roboticsun
    Oct 7, 2011
    7
    I have to say it first this is not my type of game. I appreciated Bioware creating such a great story and awesome characters after the absolutely dull neverwinter nights, but the gameplay of this game is really bad. The problem I have mostly lies in the combat system. I've played D&D based games, so I understand this kind of RPG system however the combat in this game is boring,I have to say it first this is not my type of game. I appreciated Bioware creating such a great story and awesome characters after the absolutely dull neverwinter nights, but the gameplay of this game is really bad. The problem I have mostly lies in the combat system. I've played D&D based games, so I understand this kind of RPG system however the combat in this game is boring, repetative, slow and unrealistic. You end up selecting attack actions, and waiting for your character to do them over and over again. On the good side though this is an extensive role playing story line with a real cool light side/dark side choice system in place that lets you really develop a character.… Expand
  23. mrnice
    Nov 8, 2012
    7
    Good epic. It fills a lot of its time with combat, fetch quests and walking from A to B, so it cannot reach the highest game rating. But the story and the use of the license are outstanding and worth 10$ and 10 hours. But in my eyes not worth the 40-50 hours for campaign completion. It felt like transportation and fetching made up at least 20% of the game. That's about 10 hours of yourGood epic. It fills a lot of its time with combat, fetch quests and walking from A to B, so it cannot reach the highest game rating. But the story and the use of the license are outstanding and worth 10$ and 10 hours. But in my eyes not worth the 40-50 hours for campaign completion. It felt like transportation and fetching made up at least 20% of the game. That's about 10 hours of your time spent taking a virtual character from one side of a map to the other. Not deeply stimulating or exciting.… Expand
  24. p360assassin
    Mar 14, 2013
    7
    Now I am not gonna say its the best game ever made, it really isn't, its a good game, but nothing incredible. The story is decent, aside from the big twist (which I won't spoil, but is literally the greatest twist ever in a video game, and I mean that, its better then the Spec Ops The Line twist, the To The Moon twist, the black ops twist, seriously, its amazing) the story is a standardNow I am not gonna say its the best game ever made, it really isn't, its a good game, but nothing incredible. The story is decent, aside from the big twist (which I won't spoil, but is literally the greatest twist ever in a video game, and I mean that, its better then the Spec Ops The Line twist, the To The Moon twist, the black ops twist, seriously, its amazing) the story is a standard good vs evil, which compared to the sequels awesome shades of grey comparison of the different sides to the force, its nothing special. It runs fine on Windows 7 after some tinkering (its nowhere near as hard to get running as KoToR 2). The combat is ok, most people insulting the game seem to be because they were expecting an action shooter with melee combat. In reality, its a simplified D&D turn based RPG (yes, it has a under the bonnet D20 rolling your hit chances) with a small party of 3. The graphics are bearable modern day, and were nothing special when they came out. The animations in combat are incredible, with the enemy actually moving to parry attacks and attempt to block enemy shots, instead of just standing still when the enemy attacks, but outside of combat, it gets pretty meh, sometimes falling to bethesda level bad. It has a good amount of gameplay despite almost being linear (24 hours). You do have choices, but rarely do you get the best kind of choice where both options have significant downsides and upsides, making the choice difficult. The skills are ok, although security is completely useless (you can break every storage container open without breaking items inside like in the sequel). Jedi powers are powerful...if your character is completely based around them which can cause early game to be an ass since your not a jedi at the start. Even the immune to force final boss can have his immunity nuetralized. There is some character development, but it is nowhere near at the level of Bioware's later series Mass Effect. In summary, its a good game, but its nothings special. I do recomend it tho, since that twist is in fact something special, and you don't get the same shock value if you just look it up. (Seriously, its one of those incredible twists where its both completely unexpected, even tho the game CONSTANTLY hinted on it)… Expand
  25. Zarniwooop
    Mar 5, 2014
    7
    A good story, but its just shy of passive entertainment.

    This was (for me) the beginning of the end of Bioware as a great RPG-maker. Baldur's Gate 2 is their final epic masterpiece. This was a good story, with prototype-level gameplay. When I was told about it by colleagues (console players), I expected the greatest game experience of my life. I was stunned to see how pathetic the    A good story, but its just shy of passive entertainment.

    This was (for me) the beginning of the end of Bioware as a great RPG-maker. Baldur's Gate 2 is their final epic masterpiece.

    This was a good story, with prototype-level gameplay. When I was told about it by colleagues (console players), I expected the greatest game experience of my life. I was stunned to see how pathetic the gameplay was and how great the story was.

    No doubt about it, its one of the most wonderful stories ever made into a game. And one of the most awful "games" ever made from a gameplay standpoint. I'll move it a bump over average based on the excellent story, but regardless of how much this generation enjoys passive entertainment, this game began a downward spiral in RPG gameplay that ruined the genre for almost a decade (with a few notable exceptions).    … Expand
  26. Absynce
    Feb 25, 2015
    7
    was a great game good story, somewhat clunky mechanics but worth your time. I spent a lot of time doing side quests and reading about things, worth your time.
  27. hulmej
    Aug 22, 2015
    7
    I thought this game was very good but I encountered many glitches playing this game like getting stuck and not being able to move and the game kept always returning to the desktop just before playing a cut scene which was frustrating.
  28. BerserkSM
    Jan 15, 2016
    7
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  29. Traxillion
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    Despite being a great game even now there are too many features in the game that just do not pass the test of time.

    Still highly recommended for every RPG fan out there, just not masterpiece status.
  30. WilliamD.
    Nov 20, 2003
    6
    "The game's interface has been completely re-done for the PC." Lies. Where are the windows like in NWN? Did you guys know that the inventory/character screen/journal are all part of the same full-screen window and you have to use tabs to move around. You can't see all of those screens at once in "windowed transparent" mode nooo, that would be too hard to do. It gets better... I "The game's interface has been completely re-done for the PC." Lies. Where are the windows like in NWN? Did you guys know that the inventory/character screen/journal are all part of the same full-screen window and you have to use tabs to move around. You can't see all of those screens at once in "windowed transparent" mode nooo, that would be too hard to do. It gets better... I play at 1600x1200 and the inventory menu only takes up a quarter of the screen instead of stretching. Pure genius. "I've found that, so long as I equip my character's properly, I'm not using the pause functionality all that much." That's not a good thing... combat is supposed to have variety, a strategy of executing the right moves at the right time, and so far the only thing I see myself doing is changing to melee weapons when the enemy gets in point blank range of one of my party members. "While I haven't yet reached Jedi status, the atmosphere of the game manages to capture that 'Star Wars' magic than many other recent LucasArts games." Hmm, now should I buy a "Blaster" or a "Heavy Blaster?" What happened to the custom names that they have for armor or grenades (Cryoban Grenade sounds a lot better then Blaster to me). And of course there is also the fact that Darth Malak is completely made up -- Exar Kun led the Sith Insurrection of 4000 PBY. But why use something that was already beatifully created when they could make something absurd up? "it's that many of the models look similar to one another" Hmm, maybe it's because unlike many 2 year old RPGs or even the most recent Star Wars Galaxies you can't customize your face, AT ALL? You can't change your hair, or your hair color, or your ears, or anything like that. You choose a preset model and that's it. "Still, this may change once I escape from Taris and can travel to other worlds." Don't bet on it. "The new content and the PC-specific interface make Knights of the Old Republic feel like it was designed for the PC all along." Feels like an Xbox game with an Xbox interface to me. Why? Besides the facts already mentioned, you're also locked into "third person chasecam" whereas in Neverwinter Nights there was at least 3 perspectives you could play from, including the "Top down cam" that's missing in this game. To anyone wondering why I am mentioning Neverwinter Nights, it's because a) KOTOR uses the same engine (looks to be modified though), and b) the same company made KOTOR as NWN (BioWare). Of course there's a whole bunch of other things that Allen forgot to mention, but he probably didn't want to (Allen, did LucasArts buy you out?). Sadly, these are noticeable in the first hour of the game: There are only 3 classes (and 3 jedi classes which you can't unlock until far far into the game). As compared to NWN's 11. Sure, it's Star Wars, but Star Wars Galaxies has 20+ professions and at least 6-8 combat professions. You can only be human. Thought you could be one of those Twi'leks or Wookies? Well too bad, you can't even choose your race (NWN had 8). That's sad, because even in Jedi Academy there are 6 races you could choose from and that's an FPS. Maybe devs were too lazy to change some of the dialogue options... Haha! Pazaak? (Allen mispelled it as Pazzak) I wanted Sabacc...! This is a sad ripoff of Blackjack, playing like Blackjack except that you play up to 20 points, 3 rounds, and get a hand of 4 bonus cards that will lower or raise your total points per game. Like I already said, they didn't include Sabacc (and that's stupid too, because there is a free sabacc game out there so they wouldn't need to make up any rules). What about Dejarik (the chess game on Millennium Falcon) for playing with on interplanetary travels? Hahaha! In your dreams, KOTOR doesn't have this either. [Edit] Forgot to mention there is no multiplayer at all. Haha. Nor a construction set/module editor. Nor a 220 page manual (it's only ~75).… Expand
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#2 Best PC Game of 2003
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#1 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 33
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  1. Game Informer
    95
    The level of control that you have over your characters' actions is truly remarkable... Simply put, this is the best thing to happen to Star Wars since the original trilogy. [Feb 2004, p.112]
  2. Total Video Games
    90
    This is a class act that builds and extends the Star Wars game franchise and PC gamers are getting something their kindred XBOX owners loved to bits and will not be disappointed in any way.
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  3. GameZone
    95
    It offers some pretty fundamental improvements over the Xbox version and stands as one of the best PC RPGs out there.
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