Buy Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast by Aspyr Media, Inc. for Nintendo Switch at GameStop. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the latest game in the canon, is one of the better offerings specifically because it tries to look beyond the trappings of Star Wars. As difficult as it could be to imagine, Jedi: Fallen Order is an exceptionally good Star Wars game. From Dark Forces II onwards, the games have included lightsaber combat and the use of Force powers, which have been tweaked and modified as the series has progressed. The lightsaber charted at number 7 in UGO Networks's countdown of the 50 best weapons in video games. Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy. [27] Another aspect that has remained the same since Dark Forces is the use of John Williams' soundtrack from the Star Wars films. Desann, in league with the Imperial Remnant, uses the power of the Valley to endow his troops with Force power, before using them to launch an attack on the Jedi Academy. Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast demo. Even before the release of Dark Forces, Justin Chin had planned out Katarn's role in Dark Forces II, indicating that Katarn would face a "big trial" in a game that would be a "rite of passage. [32], Jedi Academy features very similar gameplay to Jedi Outcast, although one new feature is that the player may customize their lightsaber at the outset of the game. In the first game, Dark Forces, the focus is on combat against various creatures and characters from the Star Wars universe, and includes environmental puzzles and hazards, whilst following a central storyline outlined in mission briefings and cutscenes. 1.619226316899E12 Chin said in an early interview that progress through the game is based upon the abilities the player develops. The games may be played as first person shooters or as 3rd person games. 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