Returning to the Academy, Jaden finds that Rosh did not return from his mission to Byss. After completing several more missions, Jaden accompanies Kyle in an investigation of Darth Vader's fortress on Vjun. There, Jaden discovers that Rosh has joined the Disciples of Ragnos, having fallen to the dark side to avoid being killed.
At this point, the leader of the cult, who is revealed to be Tavion Axmis Kath Soucie arrives. She was the former apprentice of Kyle's nemesis Desann from Jedi Outcast. Tavion has recovered the «Scepter of Ragnos», which has the power to drain and release Force energy. Tavion disables Jaden and Kyle, causing the room to cave-in as she escapes with Rosh.
Kyle and Jaden narrowly escape and return to the Academy. Jaden is promoted to Jedi Knight, and constructs a new lightsaber. Luke comes to the conclusion that Tavion plans to restore the Sith to power by using the stolen Force energy to resurrect the ancient Sith Lord, Marka Ragnos.
As the Jedi prepare to battle Tavion and her followers on Korriban, Kyle informs Jaden that he has received a call for help from Rosh. Though skeptical, Jaden agrees to help. Fighting through a mining facility on Taspir III, Jaden is again confronted by Alora, who continues to taunt him as he chases her through the complex. Eventually, Jaden finds Rosh, who asks for help and claims to have seen the error of his ways. Gripped by anger, Jaden is goaded by Alora to kill Rosh and join Tavion.
At this point, the player can choose to either kill Rosh and turn to the dark side or let him live and thus stay on the light side. On the dark path, Jaden kills Rosh but refuses to join the Sith or help resurrect Marka Ragnos, instead killing Alora and heading to Korriban.
Jaden leaves a trail of destruction behind him, killing Jedi and Sith alike before he confronts Tavion. Killing her, Jaden steals the Scepter only to be confronted by Kyle.
Jaden defeats and apparently kills Kyle escaping with the scepter. Kyle is found to have survived the duel by Luke, and laments losing both Rosh and Jaden, vowing to hunt Jaden down. Luke, wishes Kyle good luck, and notes that although Jaden has turned to the dark side, there is always hope and Jaden may not be beyond redemption. Jaden is then seen on the bridge of a Star Destroyer beginning a campaign of conquest. Tavion has recovered the 'Scepter of Ragnos', which has the power to drain and release Force energy.
Tavion disables Jaden and Kyle, causing the room to cave-in as she escapes with Rosh, destroying Jaden's lightsaber in the process.
Kyle and Jaden narrowly escape and return to the Academy. Jaden is promoted to Jedi Knight, and constructs a new lightsaber. Luke comes to the conclusion that Tavion plans to restore the Sith to power by using the stolen Force energy to resurrect the ancient Sith Lord, Marka Ragnos Peter Lurie. Though skeptical, Jaden agrees to help. Fighting through a mining facility on Taspir III, Jaden is again confronted by Alora, who continues to taunt him as he chases her through the complex.
Eventually, Jaden finds Rosh, who asks for help and claims to have seen the error of his ways. Gripped by anger, Jaden is goaded by Alora to kill Rosh and join Tavion, while Kyle telepathically tries to dissuade him. At this point, the player can choose to either let him live and thus stay on the light side or kill Rosh and turn to the dark side.
On the light path, Jaden spares Rosh and saves him from Alora, who cuts off Rosh's left arm. Jaden kills Alora and heads to the Tomb of Ragnos to confront Tavion, fighting his way through her followers alongside his fellow students. Jaden defeats her; however, she uses the scepter to invoke Ragnos's spirit, who possesses her body. Jaden defeats Ragnos and destroys the Scepter, banishing Ragnos' spirit back into its tomb and killing Tavion.
On the dark path, Jaden kills Rosh but refuses to join the Sith or help resurrect Marka Ragnos, instead killing Alora and heading to Korriban. Jaden leaves a trail of destruction behind him, killing Jedi and Sith alike before he confronts Tavion. Killing her, Jaden steals the Scepter only to be confronted by Kyle. Jaden defeats Kyle and escapes with the scepter. Kyle is rescued by Luke, and laments losing both Rosh and Jaden, vowing to hunt Jaden down.
Luke wishes Kyle good luck, and notes that although Jaden has turned to the dark side, there is always hope and Jaden may not be beyond redemption. Jaden is then seen on the bridge of a Star Destroyer beginning a campaign of conquest. Production began and Raven was given a one-year development cycle. An early decision made during development was whether or not to have Kyle Katarn as the playable character.
This was due to the character already being a powerful Jedi Knight, and, as such, starting off with the Force skills would affect the gameplay. By using a completely new character, the developers were able to insert features that allowed the player to customize the character, including race and gender, as well as the lightsaber color, hilt, and type. The Kyle Katarn character was then made an instructor in the academy so as to remain integral to the plot, to ensure Jedi Academy built upon the existing Jedi Knight series storyline.
This was done with the intention of giving freedom to choose the way and style the game is played. Another decision made early on was to include locations and aspects from the Star Wars movies. Level Designer Justin Negrete says that Hoth was one of the most challenging areas to design.
These ideas were then 'fleshed out' to get the size and flow of the level. Once this had been done, features of the Quake III engine were used to add more detail such as lighting effects. The final stage of level design was adding aspects that improved the gameplay and fun of the level.
The mission based format of Jedi Academy was used by Raven to reduce the linearity of the game, allowing the player to progress through levels mostly in the order they desire.
Brett Tosti, a producer for LucasArts, stated that the customization of the player that is provided by the game out of the box will mean that people are less likely to need to create their own 'skins'.
The game was published and distributed within North America by LucasArts. Activision took control of publishing and distributing the game in all other territories worldwide. SourceForge later explained to media outlet Kotaku that Raven Software had requested its removal. Kotaku speculated this was due to the presence of licensed code, such as for the Bink Video format from Rad Game Tools, that was not intended to be made public.
Both the PC and Xbox versions of the game were well received. The PC version holds an aggregate score of 81 out of on Metacritic, based on thirty-five reviews, [30] and Positive reviews praised the fact that, unlike in Dark Forces II and Jedi Outcast , players could use a lightsaber from the beginning. Ernie Halal of Gaming Age gave the game an A-, writing, 'You choose not only the gender and race of your character, but also which powers and fighting styles to develop [ Based around multiple objectives and player classes in the vein of Wolfenstein or Team Fortress , the new game will let you play as a demolitionist, medic, infantry, Rebel trooper, or, of course, a Jedi.
The exact nature of the gameplay is yet to be revealed, but the mere idea of a Star Wars version of Enemy Territory is enough to convince us.
Determined to bring the Jedi Order back to their original glory, series protagonist Luke Skywalker invites the player to his prolific Jedi Academy. Playing as Jaden Korr, a young student, the player must battle through a series of exciting missions as a new Jedi recruit. Along with your trainer Kyle Katarn and your friend Rosh Penin, you'll explore new worlds and further your training as a true Jedi Knight.
Before you start the game in earnest, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy allows you to customize Jaden to fit your preferences. You can pick various facial presets, as well as costumes and color variants. In addition to personalizing Jaden's avatar, you can also craft your very own lightsaber! You get to choose not only the color of your saber, but the style of hilt as well. This upfront customization makes your experience with Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy feel more personalized.
It's also awesome to see your personal Jedi in action, as your powers begin to grow. Gameplay in Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is mixture of third-person and first-person action, depending on which weapon you are wielding. After a brief tutorial mission that teaches you the ropes, you're free to choose from a list of assignments.
As part of your Jedi training, you're required to travel to various planets and help those in need, which usually requires a hefty does of Jedi powers. In this way, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy gives the player a welcome choice in which mission they want to select first. The missions offer a good variety in objectives and settings, including recognizable planets from the film series. Before starting a mission, players are able to choose between a handful of blasters to equip, as well as a gadget of their choice.
Each gun provides a unique playstyle, and the gadgets add a fun boost in utilty. Missions are fun and exciting, mainly due to the quick-paced combat. As previously mentioned, the game switches between third-person and first-person action, which is an interesting feature rarely seen in the shooter genre. When you're wielding your custom lightsaber, you'll battle in third-person mode. Lightsabers can be upgraded, and additional fighting styles can be learned as well.
Slashing down troops makes you feel super powerful, and engaging in one-on-one lightsaber duels are consistently entertaining. The first-person perspective comes up whenever you switch to a blaster or grenade, making aiming a bit easier. It's fun to experiment with the various weapons and gadgets, striking a balance between gunfire and lightsaber use.
In addition to these tools of destruction, you can also employ the use of force powers. There are over 10 different force powers to unlock and use, and include both dark force and light force powers. For example, you can enter a buffed state using the dark Force Rage, or choose to heal yourself with the light Force Heal. The choice is entirely yours. In addition to the main single player adventure, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy also has a nice suite of multiplayer options. There are a slew of modes and maps to battle on, and multiplayer can be enjoyed locally, on Xbox Live, or with computer-controlled bots.
Multiplayer matches are fast and frantic, and tons of fun to experience. Overall, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is an awesome action title that really puts the power of the force at your fingertips. The lack of a map or guidance system and occasionally confusing objectives only slightly mar the experience on an otherwise fantastic Star Wars romp.
If you dream of becoming a true Jedi and undertaking the grueling training required, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy will let you live out that fantasy in full. It's a fun and quick-paced game that's excellent in short bursts or extended play, and will have you returning time and time again. This time around however, you'll be controlling a new Jedi recruit and Kyle will be the Jedi Master training you.
Unfortunately, there are far too many similarities between Jedi Academy and its predecessor. There have been improvements and tweaks made, but the gameplay and graphics in particular seem tired. Although the gameplay in Jedi Academy doesn't have any major changes there are a number of small improvements that add some separation between the two titles.
In Jedi Academy , you have the ability to build a character ranging across five species and two genders. Other options are available as well such as light saber handle and blade color. Unfortunately, this feature is small is scope compared to other games and is almost a waste of time.
You can rarely see the handle of the light saber in any detail for instance during the game so selecting one is rather useless. The biggest disappointment is the lack of significant changes to the gameplay and graphics. It plays almost identically to Jedi Outcast and looks similar as well.
Had I not played Knights of the Old Republic , this might have been less of a factor but Jedi Academy feels like Jedi Outcast repackaged with a different story line. The other issue is that the story line isn't near as engrossing as Jedi Outcast which is also disappointing.
That may sound bad, but Jedi Outcast was a great game with solid gameplay and graphics. Just don't expect anything revolutionary and be prepared for dated graphics. Overall, Jedi Academy is a solid game that will appeal to those who wanted more from Jedi Outcast.
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