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Title: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Platform: Windows Based PC
Media: Windows CD-ROM
Minimum Requirements Windows 98/98SE/ME/2K/XP, 100% DirectX 9.0a Compatible Computer, Pentium III or Athlon Class 450Mhz Or Faster CPU, 128MB RAM Required, 256MB RAM Recommended, 32MB Open GL 1.4 Compatible PCI Or AGP 3D Hardware Accelerator Required, 16-Bit DirectX 9.0a Compatible Soundcard Required, Keyboard And Mouse Required. Joysticks Supported. Microsoft DirectX 9.0a Is Included On This CD. 1.3 GB Of Free Hard Disc Space Required. Additional Free Space Required After Game Installation For Windows Swap File And Saved Games.
Multiplayer Support: CPU Pentium III Or Athlon Class 450MHz Or Faster CPU Required, Pentium III 700Mhz Recommended For Multiplayer
Local Area Network Play: Supports Up To 16 Players VIA Local Area Network.
Internet Play: Supports 16 Players Via 56Kps Or Faster Connection To The Internet.
Dedicated Server: DSL/Cable Modem Required For Internet Hosting.
3D Accelerator Card Required: A 100% OpenGL 1.4 Compatible 3D Accelerator Is Required.
Voice Cast: Phil Tanzini, Jennifer Hale, Jason Marsden, Jeff Bennett, Bob Bergin, Kath Soucie, Grey Delisle, Tom Kane, Chris Cox, Roger L. Jackson, Peter Lurie, Nick Jameson, Larry Cedar, Jess Harnell, Gregg Berger, Dee Boker, Cam Clarke, Alastair Duncan, and Kris Zimmerman
Raven Software Project Leads: Steve Raffel and Jon Zuk
Raven Software Lead Designer: Chris Foster
LucasArts Producer: Brett Tosti
Activision, Inc. Senior Producer: Graham Fuchs
ESRB Content Rating: T – Teen – Videogame Violence
Software Distributor: LucasArts Entertainment Company
Reviewer: Mark A. Rivera
Ten years have passed since the Battle of Endor and the New Republic has driven the remnants of the Empire back to a point that the Empire is prepared to take drastic measures in order to get a foothold in the galaxy once more. Jedi Master Luke Skywalker has begun his Jedi Academy on Yavin 4. You have been invited to attend because you have demonstrated the ability to build a lightsaber without prior training. No one has done this before. So begins your adventure when your ship crashes and you must use your blossoming Jedi skills to complete the first of various missions.
“Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy” is an intense gaming experience with phenomenal graphics and sound, but it is a bit cumbersome at times when it comes to navigation because of the variety of keyboard and mouse controlled combinations of character action required just to make a character do rather simple movements. Players can choose between being either a male or female Human, Twi’lek, Rodian, Zabrak, or Kel Dor and customize the look somewhat for some choices of head, torso, and legs as well as a change in color, texture, and style. Once you create your lightsaber, the action begins in a full color and beautifully animated 3-dimensional environment. You can see your character and navigate it in and around the area using the onscreen interface or HUD, which is not unlike other games of this manner. I guess the hard part of this game for a novice like myself was to just learn the various keystroke commands and attacks. You will definitely want to keep the manual close at hand for this game. Once one gets used to the action of the game, it can be beautiful, but I found it a bit too hard to get used to it personally and would have preferred something more straight forward and dare I state easier. However players used to this kind of game should have no problem getting the hang of the game as one or more (depending on the playing mode) interact and make it through the academy curriculum.
The choices in setting up how one chooses to have the game set up are quite extensive for a setup menu, but I found the game was a bit taxing on my system despite meeting the requirements for single player games. I also think that in a time where DVD-ROM drives are so prevalent in PCs, that LucasArts should seriously consider translating and developing their PC games to take advantage of the format. They already have produced DVD-ROM games for the X-Box and PlayStation 2 so why not PCs?
If you have the time and the patience, “Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy” is a great game to explore, but if you are more into something more generic or perhaps an old school (easier) styled video game then look elsewhere. One other quick note to LucasArts, one should not have to bring a magnifying glass with them to read the system requirements. If I picked this up as a consumer and preceded to read the requirements to make sure I could play the game, I would have put this box back down and moved on because the print is too darn small.
© Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
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