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Bring it on, Jedi style....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 76 / 86
Date: July 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

After a healthy wait, the third installment of the Jedi Knight saga continues in this latest release. Fans of the earlier games will be at home with the basic setup: run around lovingly crafted Star Wars locales, zwapping Storm-Troopers with a lightsaber and generally spoling the Evil Galactic Empire's plans. Where this latest installment differs from the older games is that for the first time you WON'T be playing as spy-turned-Jedi, Kyle Katarn.

"Horror," you gasp, "don't tell me he's gone forever!". Well no, he'll be making a special guest appearance, but this time as one of your Jedi instructors. As the title suggests, the game offers players the chance to join Luke Skywalker's Yavin IV Jedi academy - a sort of Hogwarts School of witchcraft and wizardry, but for Jedi. Instead of playing as a familiar Star Wars character, the game allows players to create their own, unique, Jedi apprentice by customizing your species, sex, clothing etc, allowing for literally thousands of configurations.

Even better, as you progress through the non-linear missions that you'll be dispatched on by your instructors, you'll be able to specialise in a particular saber style...the basic single-saber, the Anakin-inspired two-saber approach or the pyrotechnic staff-saber, of Darth Maul fame. Saber combat is the main focus of the game, but you can still grab a handy blaster to zap things with.

After you've sufficiently honed your skills in the one player game you can take the fight online (with your custom character, naturally). New multiplayer modes include an objective-based team game called 'Seige', and the ability to re-enact the climactic Qui-Gon/Obiwan/Darth Maul threesome from Episode One in the new 'Power Duel' mode - its a two against one saber showdown...what better way to prove your force mastery than by thwapping 2 birds with 1 stone?

So, loads of new tricks up the Lucasarts' sleeve, no doubt all wrapped up in the usual gorgeous graphics and sound. If Jedi Outcast is anything to go on, this game will be a must-have in any Star Wars fan's collection.

It's all about the lightsaber

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: November 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I don't really consider myself a gamer, but I do consider myself a major Star Wars geek. One day I spotted "Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy" in a list of upcoming games. That was it -- no detail, just the name of the game, but I *knew* I had to have it.

This game was a good buy -- I'm very happy with JA. Players can customize their character, build their own lightsaber (and later decide between dual sabers or a saber staff), choose their Force powers, and take on numerous enemies on different worlds. The early levels are easy, but the last tier of missions gets harder. All those Sith groupies get pretty hard to take down! (Force Grip works really nice, though -- just drop 'em off a nice, high ledge. *evil grin*)
I do have a few quibbles with the game -- for instance....
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The Force powers you choose don't actually have an impact on if you choose the light side or dark side. As far as I know, you can go all dark powers and still choose the light side, and vice versa. I prefer a sampling of all powers, except Drain and Rage.
Also, I'm annoyed by a certain bounty hunter's invulnerability. I blasted away at him with rockets and lightning and he *would not* die. I even tested this by putting on cheat codes (and there are some fun codes, btw), pulling out the heavy guns, and blasting him until his health bar went completely down, and he still didn't die. Fair warning, y'all. Use Force speed or something.
In addition, let me just say that the story line is pretty lame, and some of the voice acting is awful. But hey, it's Star Wars...remember that acting isn't what it's all about. You're nodding your head -- yeah, you know what I'm talking about.

It's all about the lightsaber. The color, the hum, the screams of the enemy as the blade slashes through them...most satisfying, indeed. Although I beat JA soon after I got it, I still play the game. If you call yourself a SW nerd, you must get Jedi Academy. My quibbles are minor; my enjoyment is off the chart.

Love that 'saber.

Awesome

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is game is unbelievibly fun i have played many many games and game systems but I love the xbox. I just got done beating Star Wars Knights Of the Old Republic and that is by far the single greatest game of all time. But for second place would definately have to be jedi Academy it has awesome star wars sounds and truely you feel like a jedi when your slicing through storm troopers and dark sith. The graphics are good but where this game really shines is its gameplay. i would give this game on a scale to 10 on gameplay an 11, Its that good! The multiplayer is really good too. I love being Luke Skywalker and using dual lightsabers and do a power dual were two enemies attack you in an enclosed room, its incredible. The controls are little bit tricky to learn when you get started but when you learn them you be dominating as you take on multiple eniemies and even the dark jedi. The story line is alright but its definately NO Knights Of the Republic. If you want a straight up action game where your a jedi knight and you hack and slice your way through levels than jedi academy is a star wars fan or non star wars fan's MUST HAVE! i kid you not. Now if you prefer more stratagy or anything else get Star Wars Knights Of the Old Republic. What the hell am i saying just get them both their both great. Also ditch the ps2 its totally inferior compared to the xbox. well i hoped this review helped trust me jedi academy is a great buy!

Lots of fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I think that this is one of the better jedi action game that's out there. While the graphice are so-so, the jedi abilities and light saber action is perrrrrfect. Try the game if you haven't played it yet. You'll have a lot of fun.

awesome game if you dig SW. read on and i'll explain

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game has awesome graphics and even better gameplay. it has tons of multiplayer combinations including, free for all, capture the flag, one on one, and more. it is also online enabled for Live. play single player and you are a student at the acadamy to train and become a jedi master. you can pick your species for your character, human male or female, rodian and 2 or 3 more but i forgot. sorry. also you can pick its face, style of shirt, style of pants, and color of its outfit.

pick from multiple combinations of your lightsaber: color of the blade, hilt style (handle), and later on in the game you can choose from a double lightsaber like darth maul's in the movie Star wars I phantom menace. or you can wield 2 standard lightsabers in both hands. lots of missions and excitement. you feel like and actual jedi because you can controll about 20 different force powers including speed, jump, heal, lightning, rage, sense, and protect to name a few. you also have a choice of weapons to choose from. including a mini-portable rocket system, an imperial repeater, and a fletcher weapon, and a wookie bocaster to name a couple. also choose 1 of 3 explosives: trip mines, hand gernade, and detanation packs. and when you run out of weapons and explosives, there are lots of pickups during the game.

fight imperials, robots, sith lords, rancors and many other enimies. this game is moderately chalenging. nothing too hard or easy. a very enjoyable game. if you like the star wars movies or just really dig the games, this is a perfect game to add to your collection.

a great arcade starwars game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: June 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game is so mutch fun.i like it so mutch becuase im
a big fan of fighting games!

BETTER THAN DARK FORCES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

HAS ENY1 HERE PLAYED JEDI KNIGHT:DARK FORCES(THE FIRST JEDI KNIGHT GAME) WELL WHEN THAT WAS MADE(96) THE THERE WERE LIKE BLOCK 3-D GRAPHICS AND THIS GAME KICKS ASS

asomwe

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: August 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

the game is short and fun even whean you beat the game you can play hores of mutiplayer

Gone to website, best looking game since Halo!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

O.K. I have gone to the website for this game and seen all the screenshots and trailers and this game should, in every aspect, be SWEET!!!!! The graphics are insanely good, the customization process is incredible, the attacks are finely tuned for perfection, and you can be on the light or dark side. If you dont think this game is great... then there is something wrong with your head. Don't believe me? Then go to www.swJEDIACADEMY.com and find out for yourself!

A Jedi must have patience

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

As long a wait as it was for this game, more patience is required while playing. You're playing for jedi training, so be prepared to be given tasks to fullfill. Learn the ways of the Force in order to master the game, padawans...and this game will take you through it.

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