Star Wars Knight of the Old Republic II (KOTOR 2), a sequel to the award winning Knight of the old republic (KOTOR), picks up after 5 years from the KOTOR’s events. The Sith Lords have hunted the Jedi to the edge of extinction and are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. With the Jedi Order in ruin, the Republic’s only hope is a Jedi Knight struggling to reconnect with the Force and faced with the galaxy’s most dire decision: To follow the light or succumb to the dark side. In this review, we’ll take a look at graphics, sounds, multiplayer and gameplay.

Graphics:

Even though KOTOR2’s graphics haven’t changed enormously from its predecessor, its still looks all right. The models, the lighting, effects and the environment can sometimes look dully and lack details. In contrast, the cut-scenes are well appreciated and beautifully assembled.

Score: 7/10

Sounds:

The sound feature is way much better handled as expected. Every music note or sound effect will evoke the magnificent sensation of Star Wars. The sounds effects are crisp and crystal clear. In addition, the voice acting is marvelous and very well set. Furthermore, the music score is one of the best seen in gaming industry and suite the gameplay.

Score: 9.5/10

Multiplayer:

The multiplayer aspect is not available.

Score: N/A

Gameplay:

The player’s initial character, which he starts with in KOTOR 2, has amnesia. Most of the game the player will spend some time trying to unlock the mysteries of his or her past in which he or she will meet up with a mixture of numerous characters that will join his or her party depending the player’s character moral alignment. As for the new elements of KOTOR, the game includes all new Force powers, weapons, locations, characters and classes. A highly remarkable new feature is influence. Influence is a feature you gain or lose over your party members through your words and actions. In addition to work benches, lab- station have been added allowing the player to assemble, break or upgrade their weapons. Furthermore, the game storyline is satisfying, enjoyable and one of the best seen so far in PC games industry.

Score: 9.5/10

System Requirement:

CPU: Pentium III or Athlon class 1 GHz or faster required.

Pentium 4 or Athlon XP class 1.6 GHz or faster recommended.

Memory: 256 MB RAM required.

512 MB RAM recommended.

Graphics Card: 32 MB Graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting (T&L) Capability required.

ATI Radeon 9200 or NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti or better recommended.