Gameplay - Unlike the original Dark Forces, Jedi Knight allows you to use the mouse to aim your crosshair over an enemy and let loose on him without any hassel. It also gives you the option to have the 'auto aim' of Dark Forces enabled just incase you want to play with just the keyboard if you want to play it like that. The multiplayer is quite fun, but the single player campaign is where this game truly shines. Its 15 mission campaign plus 6 lightsaber battles will provide countless hours of gameplay. The lightsaber is amazing and the weapons seem alot more useful than the original game's. You'll find yourself utilizing every weapon in your arsenal at least once throughout the game. Force powers are aquired ala RPG style where you spend points earned at key points of the game to get the powers you want. Graphics - While not as nauseating as Dark Forces, Jedi Knight's graphics are by no means pretty. With the resolution maxed out, there will be no problem with getting sick with rough textures and the like, but everything is still way too boxy compared to today's games. Still, they're not bad and the lighting effects are spectacular. Sound - No complaints here at all. The sound quality on everything is top notch. All the voice acting is excellent. Jason Court is the best actor to have potrayed Kyle Katarn and it's obvious that the actor who potrays him in Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy tried their best to imitate him. Value - The single player campaign's excellent and all the options you have in tactics (Force powers can't all be aquired to their full extent so you can replay it with several different combos of powers). There are two endings to the game, lightside and darkside, that while don't really alter any of the levels in any way (save for one of the duels in which your opponent will change), the cutscenes do and they're worth playing through the game twice. Multiplayer is quite fun, but most people probably would rather play Jedi Outcast or Jedi Academy. I personally enjoyed this alot more, but I won't bother convincing you all why. The numerous hackers I ran into while online turned me off eventually and it was hard to find mod-free games. MP was a bonus for me, not this game's shining point. Excellent game worth playing! It's only $10 or so today so go out and buy it! If you can snag its expansion, Mysteries of the Sith, with it, do so! That's also a great game.
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