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Very Entertaining

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoy this game. The ability to choose how you character looks and the lightsaber he/she uses makes you feel like you are part of the story.
The only problems are that you have to reset the game settings EVERY TIME you turn it back on and that if you don't have the right equipment in your computer, there are some annoying glitches.

fun, fun fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Based on the Quake 3 engine and following in the success of Ravens near masterpiece Jedi Knight 2: Jedi outcast comes Jedi Academy. I spent a lot of time in Jedi Outcast and has a few ideas which I would have loved to included in a Lightsaber Slash fest. And indeed they read my mind. All of em are here.

From reading the other reviews here im sure you have the general gist of things, however this game is wonderful, graphics are basic enough placed side by site with the likes of Hitman 2 and up and coming Games like Judge Dredd et al, however this game is terrific !!!!
Force powers, lightsabers from the beginning of the game, loads of enemies and a slightly silly but compelling story line makes this game one of the top games of 2003. A good one for a star wars fan, but I was never a big fan, loved the lightsabers though.

Combat is a lot of fun, you can take on multiple saber wielding enemies, and indeed I have found myself loading from my last quick save to fight the same enemies again and again. Also you can pick the order to play the levels in , they are bridged by a mandatory level which reveals much of the story line. I am not near the end of it yet though I have got a saber staff , a la Darth Maul. I hear there is a moral question that branches the game later in play, hmmm, Dark side perhaps ???

Buy this, you will not be disappointed.

Exceptional but limited

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: August 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Got this already :)

Exceptional just like Outcast and more streamlined. None of those silly items you never use, just weapons and powers. Which is much better.

The levels are varied and original, I paricularly liked the one with the giant worm that tries to eat you from underground whilst you try and repair your ship as well as the one where you're chased by a rampaging unkillable mutant cyborg rancor beast whilst fighting evil jedis. Excellent stuff.

Trouble is there's not much of it. From the character selection screen onwards I felt shortchanged. 4 different races? That's all? I wanted to be a Wookie! :( Not enough maps, not enough new powers, 1 or two new guns, only a couple new enemies.

Good story tho, the bits that are there are excellent. Just not enough meat on the strong bones. 4/5

Great Game, great story

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

i borrowed jedi academy from my friend and i beat it about 11 times and it was so much fun each time. I like how you can make your own lightsaber and character. The story is really good to. It will make you think you are a jedi!

Jedi Academy

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: April 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

As other people have said, the plot for one-player mode is very...Well, almsot pathetic. It left me confused, it didn't explain alot. But the game is still enjoyable, the graphics are OK.

In Multi-Player, you can fight other players. You can choose what you want you charecter to look like and change it as much as you want and pick your light saber. My only complaint about Multi-player mode is everyone there is rude. Well, almost everyone. There are certain clubs and "cults" where they go around calling non-members of their club/cult "Lamers".

Overall, it's a pretty good game.

A good MULTIPLAYER game...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Yeah yeah yeah, it runs on the Quake engine, who cares? It is pretty fun single player game, though you'll get tired of it quickly after playing it once. However, the multiplayer option is really fun. Lightsaber and forcepower action galore, this game is a must have for anyone who needs to yield the force. I found this much better than Star Wars Knights of the Old Replublic, where you don't actually control your powers, you get a , "what would you like to do... 1.)hit 2.)punch 3.)use force" prompt. I'm sure the new Episode III game is similar.

Review of my purchase

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 10
Date: January 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Besides the fact that Amazon.com bungled the first order horribly and had to zer-charge a second order to get the item out to me, I am satisfied.

Better than Outcast. Just.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Well, I must say this is a little better than Outcast. There are certainly many points which made this game more enjoyable for me. But there are some other points which I thought were not so good.
On the good side: Academy has a much wider variety of choice than Outcast. Here you get to choose almost every mission from a menu screen. You also get to design your own character at the start of the game. And, as you progress through the game, you can add force powers to your inventory as you see fit. In other words this isn't just a romp through some tough levels that you can beat by simply getting to the end. You actualy have to think on this game and make the right decisions as you go. It makes all the difference at the end. You even get to choose between the Dark side or the Light. Another great point about Academy is the wider variety of planets to visit. One of the dullest points about Outcast was the monotany of the environments that you played in (the first 5 levels being the worst of all). In Acadmey though, you get deserts, jungles, cities, asteroids and even an 'Aliens' style planet with acid rain. So theres always somthing to see on the next mission. Then there's the addition of Speeder Bikes, Tauntauns and Walkers to ride on. Great playing experience on those bikes that reminds me of Return of the Jedi.
On the bad side: the game, for the more experienced of Jedi Knight gamers, is over too quick. Which isn't too bad, considering that you can play it again in a different way and get different results. But still, you think that they could have put more complex puzzles in, like they did in Outcast. The other bad point is the weak and predictable storyline. I understand that with a game that allows this much choice in playing, the story can't be too pre-determined. But it could have been better than this. Perhaps some better interaction with other characters would have helped, or at least some different enemies. How come I havn't seen a game yet involving the Yuzaan Vong that feature in the SW story books. That make a change.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed trolling through it, and I will be playing it again in a different order to see what happens. I'll go for the Dark Side this time, he he.

Jedi Acadamy: Much Better than expected

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Jedi Acadamy is third game of the Star Wars: Jedi Knight series. It uses the same old Jedi Outcast Engine but it's developed and way better than JK2. The Game is costomisable and it's the coolest part. You can design your player and the Lightsabertoo. The story line is great and there are many extra stuff like more force powers, duel lightsabers and double-bladed lightsabers. It's way cooler and Lucasarts has done a neat job on it. It even has Kyle Katarn, the hero of JK2. It ports good graphics, sound and rich game play. Let's hope Knights of the old-republic is even better.

Sets New Jedi Knight Standards

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The JK Series began with Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (Dark Forces wasn't too fun), which was pretty fun, I mean, it holds you attention with some fun things to do (Lightsaber!). It was fun - at the time. Now, it's really not that great of a game. The graphics stink now. Same with Mysteries of the Sith, the expansion. If you want to play the earlier ones, get the demo from Lucasarts.Com. The Series moved on 5 years later with Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, which I am currently playing. It is very challenging with puzzles and mazes that keep you trapped at the computer for a while. It's a really fun game so far. The only dumb thing is that in the beginning 5 or 6 levels, you don't have your lightsaber, and that makes it extra hard. The Series then moves on with Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. This is BY FAR better than the other ones. It kills the first one. The second one almost matches up to it, but lands a little ways short. But this one is SO fun. It can be hard at some parts, but not as hard as Jedi Outcast. You design your character and your lightsaber, take them out, train, go on a few missions (You even get to pick the order of your missions!) and towards the end, you have an option to have a double-bladed lightsaber or two lightsabers. Then, at the very end, choose your character's destiny by deciding to follow the path of good... or evil. Excellent game, worth your money!

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