Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) (VG)

User Rating:

9.7/10   

Director:

Casey Hudson

Writers:

David Gaider (writer)
Michael Gallo (manual)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Choose your path

Plot:

Four thousand years before the fall of the Republic, before the fall of the Jedi, a great war was fought...

Plot Keywords:

Jedi Knight | Sequel | Moral Choice | Star Wars Game | Sword Fight

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jennifer Hale	...	Bastila Shan (voice)
Rafael Ferrer	...	Darth Malak (voice)
Raphael Sbarge	...	Carth Onasi (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Jolee Bindo (voice)
John Cygan	...	Canderous Ordo (voice)
Kristoffer Tabori	...	HK-47 / Additional Voices (voice)
Courtenay Taylor	...	Juhani (voice)
Catherine Taber	...	Mission Vao (voice) (as Cat Taber)
Edward Asner	...	Master Vrook Lamar (voice)
Tom Kane	...	Master Vandar Tokare / Additional Voices (voice)
Bill Martin	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Bill E. Martin)
Brian George	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Cam Clarke	...	Sith Diplomat / Kono Nolan / Trewin / Junior Czerka Scientist / Sith Student / Additional Voices (voice)
Carolyn Seymour	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Charity James	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Also Known As:

Star Wars: KOTOR (USA) (short title)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:T

Company:

Bioware

Trivia:

There are two different endings, based on the choices your main character makes.

Goofs:

Plot holes: On Dantooine Master Dorak can tell you some history of the Jedi. Towards the end of his story he will tell you that Bastila was sent to capture Revan one year before the events of the game. Carth will also explain that the Sith attacked his home world, Telos, four years before the events of the game. However, after you and your party escape the Levaithan and you find out that you were once Revan, Carth will slowly begin to hate you for bombing Telos. Canderous then tells Carth that it was Malak who attacked Telos and not Revan but Telos was attacked almost three years before Revan was captured and so he/she would still be the leader of the fleet. Malak would not have lead the Sith in the attack

Quotes:

[Talking about Juhani's past]
Juhani: The Jedi, they were almost... like gods...
Revan: Damn straight! I DO look divine!

Movie Connections:

Featured in Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards (2003) (TV)

Best RPG of 2003

As an avid Star Wars geek,it is easy for me to say this game is incredible. But as a hardcore gamer, I have no problem saying it is incredible also, not for it's license but for it's acheivements. I purchased KoTOR for PC in January, having heard about it's prestige on the Xbox. Being a giant Star Wars fan, and hoping this would revive the games, (Galaxies [aside from the bugs] and the Jedi Knight series don't count, they're solid) which had really started to lack in the past few years. I am pleased to announce KoTOR does just that. I'll break it down:

Graphics- Star Wars: KoTOR's visuals are nice, but not beautiful. The lighting (unfortunately no real time lighting 'ala Splinter Cell) is it's strong point, once you weild a lightsaber and spin it around, it's amazing to see. The Game also has some impressive bump mapping, when it comes to alien species and droids. 7/10

Sound- Sound is ultimate in the Star Wars universe, and KoTOR does not disappoint. Whether it be the voice acting, which is really great (a rare thing in videogames), the sound of the lightsabers or blasters, or the score, KoTOR sounds like a Star Wars movie, as it should. Aside from the same recycled alien voice for many species (which in fact are supposed to sound different), the sound is spot-on. 9/10

Plot- KoTOR is as close to a playable Star Wars movie as you'll get. While not as open ended as Galaxies, (although you can choose a lot of things and mold your destiny, so to speak, there is really only one major outcome changing issue in the game) it still comes off as a very polished narrative.The chooseable conversation paths (like Deus Ex) and the fact that you can align with the Dark Side or the Light Side (and change appearance accordingly) is great. 8/10

Fun Factor/Replay Value- This game is a blast, I've shown it to people who aren't even Star Wars fans OR RPG fans, and they've taken interest. It's a very easy to get into RPG and the compelling story keeps it going along. It's rumored to have 3 endings, I've completed 2, I'm assuming there's one for light, dark, and neutral...but aside from the different endings the game does lose Replay Value fairly fast, as most RPGs do. Initial Fun Factor: 9/10 Replay: 5/10

Aside from some console conversion interface issues (non dragable inventory, etc. Only an issue on the PC) Overall it is the best Star Wars Game to come out in a while and the best single player RPG of 2003.

Overall Rating: 9/10