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Description

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic begins thousands of years before the events of the original Star Wars movies, and puts you in the role of an upcoming Jedi Knight. Will you choose the side of light and be kind, or choose the dark side, and be evil?

The game opens with two sides fighting each other; the Republic and the Sith, an imperial power that's trying to take over Republic space. As the game begins, your spaceship is attacked and destroyed. You manage to escape to the pod, but the pod lands on a planet that's under Sith control, so you must find a way to escape.

Throughout the game, you will visit many Star Wars locations that you'll recognize from the movies, such as Kashyyyk, the homeworld of the Wookiee, and the desert planet of Tatooine.

During your adventure, you will do various tasks. Some of these include investigating murders, taking up bounties, and find a cure for a vicious disease that is killing people left and right.

Eventually, you will have to train at the Jedi academy to earn your lightsaber and your force moves. Force powers at your disposal are your basic force stun, which stuns opponents, force pull, which pulls opponents or objects toward you, and the Jedi Mind Trick, which persuades people to see things as you do.

You will have various weapons at your disposal, from your lightsaber to a blaster to a grenade and all sorts of melee weapons. Your character (and your enemies for that) have the ability to duck and dodge and block your attacks, presenting with more of a challenge.

Knights of the Old Republic uses the Star Wars D20 rule system which is similar to the 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules.

Alternate Titles

  • "星際大戰:舊共和武士" -- Chinese title (traditional)
  • "星际大战:旧共和武士" -- Chinese title (simplified)
  • "Xingji Dazhan: Jiu Gonghe Wushi" -- Chinese title
  • "Star Wars: Caballeros de la Antigua República " -- Spanish title
  • "KotOR" -- Common abbreviation

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User Reviews

Powerful this one is. Terrence Bosky Bronze Star Contributing Member (5239) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Bioware – you can only admire those clever wizards! Daniel Steinbrück (335) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Spectacular. One of my top 5 of all time. Marty Bonus Bronze Star Contributing Member (41) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
The best roleplaying game I've played...ever Zack Green (1029) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
A New Hope... Zovni (9114) 4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars4.86 Stars
If you think all Star Wars games are bad, take a look at this Mattias Kreku (406) 4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars
Excellent Star Wars RPG Riamus (8150) 4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars4.57 Stars
Excellent, if not juvenile luciphercolors (62) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
After a long line of bad Star Wars games there is finally one that rivals any RPG on any system, this game is simply that amazing. Jester236 (39) unrated
Straddles that line between good and great. James Kirk (159) unrated

The Press Says

FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network Jan 22, 2004 97 out of 100 97
Game Freaks 365 2003 9.7 out of 10 97
ActionTrip Nov 27, 2003 93 out of 100 93
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Dec, 2003 91 out of 100 91
PC Gamer Feb, 2004 91 out of 100 91
Gamigo Dec 16, 2003 9 out of 10 90
Playback Jun, 2006 9 out of 10 90
Absolute Games (AG.ru) Dec 08, 2003 87 out of 100 87
Jolt (UK) Jan 06, 2004 87 out of 100 87
JeuxVideoPC.com Dec 17, 2003 17 out of 20 85

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Trivia

On Taris, you have an goal to capture Bendak Starkiller. "Starkiller" was the name that Lucas originally meant for Luke before changing it to "Skywalker."

Master Vrook Lamar is voiced by Ed Asner, of Lou Grant fame.

If you watch carefully, you can catch 'droids doing "The Robot" dance. They pivot at the waist and jerk their arms in a style that emulates the popular 80s dance.




This entry was contributed by Corn Popper (66128), Trunks (422) and JPaterson Bronze Star Contributing Member (9132)
 

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