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THIS GAME ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 18
Date: December 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game was incredibly fun and the graphics were excellent! The best thing to do is type in cheats and spawn stormtroopers over endless pits or in front of giant mutated rancors. You can spawn enemies hundreds of feet in the air and drop them with noclip and npc spawn stormtrooper at the cheat screen.

If you are wondering about these cheats, you hold the Left Shift + ~ botton and a dialouge box will appear. Type in
helpusobi 1 or devmapall to be able to type in cheats.
Then type...
god For god mode
undying for 999 health and at 1 health you still don't die
give all for everything
iknowkungfu for kick a** kung fu moves
saber sith_sword for the dreaded SITH SWORD
npc spawn stormtrooper to spawn a killable stormtrooper
npc kill all to kill everything but yourself
npc spawn (any enemy in this space will spawn that enemy)
kill to kill yourself
devmapall (level name) brings you to that level. Like Devmapall Vjun. Darth Vaders castle! (Cue music and evil laugh)
saber single (1-9) single (1-9) to lightsabers
Saber double 1-5 for a double lightsaber
playermodel (anyone) to become that person Note: you can use characters from Jedi Outcast also like Desann
Setforce(any force power) 1-3 sets force power to desired level
Setforceall 1134 sets all forcepowers at level 3 Note: If you are in a level and type in this code, you will not be able to get anyfarther because to begin a new level you must choose a new force power.
And last but not least...
Noclip Lets no one hit you and you can fly and go through walls and the ground. To go faster hold Shift or Control while flying.

I beat this game and countless other star wars games and this was one of the best Star Wars games Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very good - yet not great - leap over Jedi Outcast

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: September 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

"Jedi Academy" is the latest in a long-line of Star Wars shooter games that began with "Dark Forces" (1994) and followed the adventures of Kyle Katarn and other new Jedi Knights. As with "Jedi Outcast", "Academy" has you fighting various enemies across the Star Wars universe as rendered by the QuakeIII engine. Rather than play Kyle, you lead the fight as Jaden Kors, one of his assistants - an acolyte jedi (who ya' callin' Padawan!?). Looking and sounding little different than Outcast, Academy stands apart in more flexible gameplay. You can alter the appearance of your race, gender, skin color, dress and (before this becomes less a game than some Supreme Court case) your lightsaber. Choose the color and style of your saber - single or double sabers, or the double-bladed saber-staff made famous by Darth Maul in "Episode 1". A semi-centralized mission/level structure allows you to play various unconnected levels - each with its own unique challenges and styles - in the order that you choose. You play a set of small-level missions, then one big-compulsory mission which ramps up the running story of the game.

The problem? While it's always fun to play "Star Wars", I spent much of my time just reminding myself that this was supposed to be a sequel to Outcast, with all the improvements that sequels should be expected to have. Using the same graphics engine as Outcast means that the game overall looks the same. Gameplay is new, but the differences aren't really big improvements. Levels are typically shorter (enhanced by the fact that the levels don't form a single, compelling story as they had on previous "Jedi Knight" games, or even the original "Dark Forces"). Puzzles are simpler, and enemy AI seems less overwhelming. Sabre battles seem much easier than on "Outcast", though the evil Jedis will still be at least incredibly challenging. The levels themselves fall into two categories - traditional Dark Forces-style fighting and shorter gimmicky missions. (One mission has you fighting from car-to-car on a huge flying train; another has you salvaging components needed to repair your ship while your stranded on a desert planet inhabited by gigantic and voracious sandworms; another has you battling your opponents while riding "speeder bikes" ala "Return of the Jedi; still another has you infiltrating a floating Imperial fortress, leaving marker-beacons for attacking X-Wings.) Just as in "Outcast", there's a point where the story becomes more compelling and sharply broadens the scope of the game - In "Outcast", it was the Imperial prison planet where you went from navigating hallways to fighting for your life in a warzone in the canyons above. In "Academy", the "Money Mission" sends you & Katarn to Vijun, home to a fortress once owned by Darth Vader and now infested with vicious evil Jedi known as "reborn". Unfortunately, Academy then reverts back to "choose your next generic SW mission" with missions that are probably better than the first ones, but don't measure up to the complexity and sophistication of Vijun.

Being able to customize your appearance and your missions seems niftier than it plays. It doesn't really add to the experience - you're just a generic character in a generic Star Wars story (young and untrained Jedi students against former imperial forces and darker jedis who try and kill you with their fast moves and taunts). Anyway, players have been able to "mod" their appearance and play user-designed missions since the days of "Dark Forces", so even that feature isn't so new (I played that game as Boba Fett). Though a technological leap over the first "Jedi Knight" game of 1997, neither "Academy" nor "Outcast" match it in making you feel like you're inside a Star Wars movie. Even forgetting about narrative, Academy is still less of a leap in technology over "Jedi Knight" than that game was over "Dark Forces". I'm not sure why it was even released at all (the only real effect is that the on-line communities that craft mods for Star Wars games stopped working on Outcast mods, and turned to Academy exclusively).

Being little advanced over Outcast, the same system specs should apply. I played this on my P4-2ghz, GeForce3, WinXP system (remember when that sounded like more horsepower than you'd ever need?) and had no problems. Remember to check LA's website to make sure your graphics card is on the approved list - though I was able to play it flawlessly on a 2.4 ghz notebook equipped with GeForceGo. Whatever your specs, make sure you have some kind of gamepad - the Rotten Review has sworn by the Nostromo Speedpad since 2002. In short, if you missed on Outcast, get Academy. If you got Outcast, Academy is still a worthy game, but not one that will rock your universe.

A Fun Game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: March 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game was fun. I just thought it was a good RPG. I loved that you could customize your character and weapons and that you could decide what side of the force you joined at the end of the game. All in all... A fun game.

Good action game, not a great RPG

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

NOTE: Amazon seems to have combined reviews for many separate games in one area. This review is for Jedi Academy.

In yet another chapter of the ongoing Star Wars gaming empire, you are a young trainee in the Jedi School of Lightsabers and Force Powers.

It seems that every new scene in this game has you running into one of the Classic Heroes of the storyline - Luke Skywalker, Kyle Katarn, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, etc. And each of the characters quotes their traditional lines - "I've got a bad feeling about this" ... "I sense a disturbance in the force" ... etc.

I'm a big, big fan of the Star Wars saga but I have to admit that it would have been nicer if they left those cameos as special treats, instead of making you feel like, even though you're a brand new trainee, you were plunked right into the middle of the most important characters in the rebel alliance!

The graphics are really great, with a lot of detail on faces and weapons. While it was nice that you could customize your main character, they only had 3 presets for male and another 3 for female - and they didn't match up. So while you could be a male Rhodian, you couldn't be a *female* Rhodian which is what I really wanted to be. There were only 3 faces to choose from and a few shirts. Most role playing games out there nowadays give you much more flexibility so this was disappointing.

You start out with simple training sessions to learn about lightsaber use, force pushes and pulls, and so on. Your master is Kyle, and soon you and Kyle are heading off planet to do various tasks for the Jedi.

While the game gives you a good mix of combat and puzzle, I have to admit I felt very much like Super Mario at times, working to jump-jump-jump up a series of blocks ... falling down if the jump wasn't timed just right and starting over again. The combat gets better in later levels but at the beginning it's easy for it to turn into a button mashing contest.

Definitely a good game for any Star Wars fan to get, but I recommend the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies for anyone looking for a real RPG experience. The character creation, development and combat feels much more rewarding in Galaxies. But those looking for a quick fix will find it here!

Best game I ever played!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: September 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is THE best game I have ever played! I love STARWARS and this game is a great adition to it's universe. It is a game where you custom build your character, you custom build your lightsaber, choose your force powers, decide which missions to undertake, and eventualy choose your destiny. You have your choice of gender and even species. Choose your cothing, and your ready for an adventure.
This game displays all the aspects of the STARWARS universe, as it takes you to key locations such as Hoth, Tattoine, Yavin 4, and Coruscant.

You start out as a promising initiate to Luke Skywalker's jedi academy on Yavin 4. Your name is Jaden Corr
At this time the tables are on the verge of being turned between the Rebel Allience and the Galactic Empire. Now the Empire is refered to as the Imperial Remnant and the Rebel Allience is now the New Republic.
As your shuttle is reaching the planet's serfice the engine gives out. On the ground, you hike to temple with your friend Rosh, and run into something that will change your life.

This game is full of action and intreague. It also offers many multiplayer games. If you are a true STARWARS fan, I gaurante you'll like this game. Maybe even love it.

PROS:

Lots of action

A good story line

Well organised multiplayer games

Customisable characters

Realistic lightsaber combat

CONS:

Non realistic in your character's laying of charges (Bombs)

You only see the weapon your character is currently using

Main villain (female) could have a little more cloths on

Too many options in some of the female character clothing types. Especially twilech girls.

All in all an excelent game.

Let the battle begin!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: October 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have to confess that, even though I played the earlier Star Wars themed games like Dark Forces and Jedi Knight, I just couldn't get into them. The main problem I was having was that it all seemed too familiar. I know they were all well made games, but with all the blaster fire, puzzle solving, and platform jumping, it just felt like I was playing "Doom with Stormtroopers." Enter the battles of Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.

From the outset, you realize this game is all about light saber battles. This may or may not be a big plus for you, but it's what I expected from the very first Star Wars themed game. Even as an inexperienced jedi, you can easily deflect blaster fire like it "ain't no thang." Since most of your opponents can do the same, your blaster quickly becomes second fiddle. You start off the game as a new student on the way to the academy to learn the ways of the force when you are thrust into battle against a cult of jedi (outcasts?) who seem to have developed a way to drain force power from the universe. Your training turns into trial-by-fire as you are sent to investigate this mysterious cult and learn what their plans are.

As you are assigned to different missions, you are given a choice of light sabers and various force powers to can add points to. These include Light powers such as Push, Pull, Protection, and Heal, and Dark powers like Lightning, Grip, Rage, and Drain. As you complete each mission, your skill levels increase and your force powers increase their effectiveness as a result. While this is a nice touch, you start to wonder what the purpose of the academy is, considering you're not learning anything there.

No matter, the focus of this game is on jedi battles, and that is where this game shines. We're not just talking one-on-one battles either, but against multiple opponents at times and Jedi Academy really blows the roof off close quarter fighting. You have multiple fighting styles you can specialize in, such as Fast (to defeat your enemies through sheer speed) or Strong (used to overwhelm an opponent's defenses.) Your fighting moves vary dramatically depending on which type of saber you select and, most importantly, the battles have the same intensity as they do in the movies. Blades crashing make the screen explode in color and kills cause a slow motion camera spin around the victim which adds a cinematic effect to the battle. As you progress through the game, the enemies get much tougher so it pays to learn combinations of force powers you can use with special saber moves. Simply hacking away at an enemy may work at the beginning, but it'll get you killed later on.

The story itself is a little ho-hum, but at least the levels are a treat to look at. Depending on which mission you select, you'll find yourself battling opponents on Hoth, Corsucant, or Tatooine and you'll even run into some familiar characters from the movies and earlier games.

Finally, I run this on a fairly dated 1Ghz Athlon with 512MB Ram and a Geforce2 Ultra without problems at 1024x768. If you do run into problems, turning the dynamic glow to off, turning the shadows to simple, and turning the anisotropic filter to low or off will give you the most dramatic performance gains.

As a quirky side note, it was a programmer at Raven Software who gave the cinematic effects to the now infamous Star Wars Kid video while this game was in development. While there is no official endorsement I'm aware of, I'm sure Ghyslain would be proud of this game.

Hope the review helped.

Jedi Academy Fixed all the problems

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'll be brief, I played Jedi Knight 2 a lot. A lot of single and multiplayer.
I got this game just to be fair, as JK2 was getting old.

HOLY CRAP. This game is awesome. It fixed everything I disliked about JK2. The slow motion add on scenes are the coolest thing in any video game ever.
The plot rolls along smooth enough, pretty linear, but hey thats what multi player is for.

To those of you who aren't convinced.
Dual lightsabers.
Double sided light saber.
And new cool shock gun.

One of THE BEST star wars games yet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: June 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is the best of the JK series yet! Custom lightsabers and people. Debug commands (as most JK games). And driable space
craft and more!

(...)

So Jedi Academy is a good buy, others say it sucks because the
either got it taken away or got upset. Or perhaps they only
played the demo, which is only a drop in the Cosmos compared to
the actual game. The Duel and Siege mode are VERY cool.

Duel: fight 2-1 batlles and re-inact the Darth Maul vs. Qui Gon
and Obi Wan.

Siege Mode: Play a different role in overtaking an enemy base
while being a Jedi, Technician, or just a person with gun
A.K.A. Innocent Bystander.

either way, i prefer this JA to the X-Box one because you have
to have X-Box Live to play multiplayer. But if you have XL then
Get this for Xbox.

JUST BUY IT AND I SWEAR YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT.

btw: i dont want you to play one level and say you hate it...
play the WHOLE game through.

Thats all and enjoy!

Hey, Your Very Own Lightsaber!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game for those with limited time to play, who want to be able to use force powers (and choose which ones they want) design a lightsaber to use from the get-go, and use a character template to design how you want your character to look (albeit with limitations).

May not be as interesting to those who want a more 'Knights of the Old Republic' experience to their game, with KOTOR being considerably more textured in story and possibilities, but great for those of us who want an easy to handle adventure in a comfortable universe, complete with a lightsaber to swing!

This game rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I first started playing this game when I was little. And a few months ago, I said, "I can't remember anything about Jedi Academy, so I think I'll play it." To make a long story short, this game is awesome. But I think you would probably rather hear my entire opinion about this game, so here we go.

This game had an enjoyable (if not unpredictable) storyline with fairly realistic characters. The levels were cool, and the creators of the game did an excellent job in making the planets and objectives different each time. The boss levels were really cool as well, and I thought that they did an especially good job with Vjun. I thought it was neat how the character creation was made. You can choose a main outfit color, a hairstyle, and the torso and legs of your character's outfit.

However, I'm not crazy about the fact that you can't choose your own name. I understand that this is for good dialogue in the cinematic parts, but I like making up crazy new names. The battles are a bit repetitive, with the mercenaries and stormtroopers the easiest. Although I have to admit that it was a nice change when they introduced the big stormtroopers. I found that there were two extremely difficult levels (the one with the sandworms and the one with the mutated rancor), but other than that, the levels were fairly easy. I especially enjoyed the level with the swoop bikes.

In short, I loved this game! I love to replay it over and over again. Plus, I found that it was cool that it works on Windows Vista. You see, my dad switched my computer over to Vista when I had just finished the game for the first time. I highly recommend this game. I also think it was good that there was no blood in the fight scenes.

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