Here are some of the most recent
Jedi Knight II previews:
"Locales include many familiar and some never-seen-before sights in the
Star Wars universe. You can chill out and have a Colt 45 with Lando in
Cloud City. You can goof off in levitation class at the Jedi academy on Yavin.
The adventurous types can mix and mingle with the seedy characters on Nar Shadaa
-- the Smuggler's Moon. Other maps include streets of Bespin and the Death Star.
" -- [ GameSpy
]
"They also dropped in some NPC jedi into the duel and at one point
had three independant duels going on. Each of the NPC's seemed very
intelligent as they all used the force powers, the all blocked attacks,
and took advantages of openings in their opponent. Also shown to use
was part of a new level that had never been seen before. It was the
Hangar on Yavin 4 complete with war room This is what the new screenshot
is from." -- [ JediKnightII.net
]
"The storyline follows on from the original Jedi Knight, and following
his heroic defeat of Jerec and the Dark Jedi at the Valley of the Jedi,
Kyle Katarn has abandoned the Force, fearing that he may succumb to
the temptations of the dark side. Yet when Kyle learns of a powerful
new Dark Jedi who is developing technology that can harness the power
of the Force, Kyle takes up his lightsaber once again, determined to
foil this latest challenge to the order of the Star Wars universe."
-- [ GameSpot
UK ]
"During the demo, Katarn threw the lightsaber at a group of Stormtroopers,
killing them all and then the lightsaber magically returns to him, sort
of like a boomerang. How cool is that!? "Also we want players to use
the lightsaber for other purposes as well," says Tosti, "like cutting
through doors to escape through." At this point we're grinning from
ear to ear. In addition, to lightsabers, players will have access to
other more traditional weapons such as laser blasters, thermal detonators
and compulsion weapons. Each weapon will have primary as well as secondary
functions." -- [ GameSpy
]
"Jedi Outcast takes place almost a decade after the events of Jedi
Knight, and while the plot is still a closely guarded secret at LucasArts,
Tosti told us to expect some of the series' memorable characters to
make a return appearance. Specifically, Katarn's faithful sidekick and
pilot, Jan Ors, will play a significant role in Jedi Outcast, and like
the two games that preceded it, Jedi Outcast will be very character-driven.
However, unlike Jedi Knight, this game won't have quite so many RPG
elements, including the ability to choose between the light and dark
force paths. That's not to say that your actions won't have any consequences
throughout Jedi Outcast--quite the opposite." -- [ GameSpot
]
"I am a Jedi Knight fanatic, so I was very pleased to see its sequel
at the first LucasArts Editor's Day. Unfortunately it wasn't around
for the hands-on sessions. I guess LucasArts didn't want us editors
rumbling for a turn in their offices. However, I did pick up some new
screenshots and some more facts about this game, which instantly made
it to the top of my Most Anticipated List the first time I saw it."
-- [ Gamesmania
]
"I know it's usually not proper to make definite opinion-based
statements in previews, but Jedi Knight II is going to kick ass. There,
I said it -- and I'm happy about it. Unless everyone working on the
project at developer Raven Software gets abducted by aliens or their
brains all simultaneous explode, the project is on track to be an instant
hit." -- [ PC.IGN
]
"What I saw of Jedi Knight 2 was very early in development. Rick Johnson
of Raven software told me this: "I want to tell you now, when you see
Jedi Knight, remember, it's only a month's worth of work. I'm not saying
that as an excuse, but because I'm boasting." And he has every right
to boast. I'd easily put the pre-alpha, one level build of JK2 in my
top five coolest things I saw at this year's E3." -- [ JediKnight.net
]
"Raven Software, one of the best first-person developers in the biz
and the team behind such first-person hits as Heretic, Soldier of Fortune,
and Elite Force, have been enlisted to help create Jedi Knight II. With
the departure from LucasArts of Justin Chin, one of the major forces
behind the original Jedi Knight, we couldn't think of a better team
to entrust the Jedi Knight franchise to." -- [ PC.IGN
]
"PC gamers may be feeling a little abandoned since LucasArts announced
that Obi-Wan was defecting to the Xbox. Since then, the Star Wars PC
line-up has consisted of console hand-me downs. That all changed at
E3 2001." -- [ Gamesmania
]
"The most popular station at LucasArts' public booth at E3 was undoubtedly
the one that was demonstrating Jedi Outcast: Jedi Knight II, the recently
announced sequel to 1997's Jedi Knight. As we mentioned earlier, the
game is currently in development at Raven Software, and it's powered
by id Software's powerful Quake III technology. " -- [ GameSpot
]
