Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

 PlayStation 4
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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 6 out of 19
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  1. Mindkiller7522
    Nov 15, 2021
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    Having played the PC version of this game almost 20 years ago, I was excited to revisit it. Apparently, it really doesn't hold up and getting through it without cheat codes (which is how I did it as a kid) was brutal!

    For the first few levels there are no force powers/lightsaber, which makes sense in the story (kind of?) but for a game with the word "jedi" in the title twice is    Having played the PC version of this game almost 20 years ago, I was excited to revisit it. Apparently, it really doesn't hold up and getting through it without cheat codes (which is how I did it as a kid) was brutal!

    For the first few levels there are no force powers/lightsaber, which makes sense in the story (kind of?) but for a game with the word "jedi" in the title twice is completely nuts. So I thought "once I get a lightsaber this game is going to be way more fun!"

    So I clawed my way through the first two chapters dying every five minutes because the shooting in this game is really difficult for you and easy for the enemies. And then (finally) they set you up with a bunch of force powers and your lightsaber! Here's the problem-All of the enemies have a habit of backpedaling when you get close and your lightsaber animation takes just long enough that you wind up swinging at the air, or the enemies are holding bombs that explode when you kill them up close (and throwing those bombs 200ft with laser precision to kill you in one hit), or there are snipers that you can't kill with your lightsaber so you have to switch weapons and snipe them back. All in the first level with your lightsaber! The developers didn't even build up to the difficult parts!

    And so I thought "The game will be better once I get the fast-style lightsaber swings and the Rank 3 Force Powers". So I slogged and slogged, dealing with the lame story and many instant death platforming sections (complete with floaty controls). And then once you get all your rank 3 force powers, they start to throw rocket launchers and swimming in to the mix! (Swimming is apparently difficult because you automatically shut off your lightsaber when submerged-so you can't attack or defend against quite a few of the enemies in one of the later chapters)

    Throughout all this, just figuring out how to progress through the level is crazy. I eventually caved and started reading walkthroughs so I wouldn't pull my hair out-only to find that I needed to hit one little switch that was hidden somewhere eight rooms back or find a hidden vent by climbing up on some pipes or use night vision goggles (that they never mention as being in your inventory, let alone a crucial item to progress).

    I think the main takeaway is that, with older games, the developers didn't care if you had fun with it once you paid your money. And at the time we didn't know any better. Not a good game to revisit, unless you are willing to cheat your way through.    … Expand

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  1. PlayStation Country
    Oct 1, 2019
    70
    If you've not got the kind of patience to deal Jedi Outcast's dismal level design and dull first few hours, then you'd be missing out on some of the best combat to grace a Star Wars game ever. Even 17 years later, Jedi Outcast is still a lot of fun to play even if it really tries hard to not be.
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  2. DualShockers
    Sep 27, 2019
    70
    Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast still provides the best lightsaber combat in any Star Wars game to date.
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  3. PlayStation Universe
    Sep 25, 2019
    50
    Jedi Outcast then is still capable of delivering modest morsels of Star Wars infused fun, it's just a shame that while the lack of effort which has been made with the port justifies its budget price, it does not make magically make a 2002 title equally as compelling in 2019. Here's hoping that next year's remaster of Star Wars Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy is better, because the force is not quite so strong with this one.
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