Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004) (VG)

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

One choice can change your life. One choice can change many lives.....

Plot:

You play an exiled and depowered Jedi Knight who has returned to the Republic and must restore both your powers and the devastated Jedi Order to challenge the Sith.

Plot Keywords:

Space | Multiple Ending Game | Fictional War | Hologram | Based On Cult Film

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Sara Kestelman	...	Kreia (voice)
Kelly Hu	...	Visas Marr (voice)
Nicky Katt	...	Atton Rand (voice)
Kristoffer Tabori	...	HK47 / HK50
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Bao-Dur (voice)
John Cygan	...	Mandalore (voice)
Grey DeLisle	...	Handmaiden / Brianna (voice)
Louis Mellis	...	Darth Sion / Additional Voices (voice)
Greg Ellis	...	Disciple (voice)
Daran Norris	...	G0-T0 / Additional Voices (voice)
Emily Berry	...	Mira (voice)
Elizabeth Rider	...	Atris (voice)
Rafael Ferrer	...	Darth Malak (voice)
Jennifer Hale	...	Bastila Shan (voice)
Edward Asner	...	Master Vrook Lamarr (voice)

Also Known As:

Star Wars: KOTOR II (USA) (short title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:T

Company:

Obsidian Entertainment

Trivia:

Was given a 12 month development timeline by LucasArts, an extremely short development time for a computer game.

Quotes:

Kreia: [about Mandalore] Many battles does that one have left in him... as Revan intended. A general needs an army, as he needs those he trusts. And Canderous is a loyal beast, no matter how much he is broken upon Revan's will. But you know this.They will die a death that will last millennia, until all that remains is their code, their history, and in the end, the shell of their armor upon the shell of a man, too easily slain by Jedi.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) (VG)

Brilliant, but different

KotOR II, eh? I'm sure most fans of the series were a tad surprised when they heard a sequel would be coming out so soon after the first. We've all heard the horror stories about the "expensive expansion pack" kinds of sequels. KotOR II does NOT fit into that category.

KotOR II's storyline is set 5 years after the event of the original KotOR. While you do not play the same character as the first game, you play a new one that is just as (or maybe even more) interesting. The plot itself can be viewed many ways. While the dialogue is rich and very well written, the plot itself doesn't have much structure (though that's more or less intentional).

Your party characters interact much more, and this time they don't just stand there and do nothing. However, their stories can't be fleshed out as much as the first game, and you may find yourself loosing interest in some of them later on in the game.

Overall this is a fantastic game. Its smartly written, and carries a really groovy "fantasy-esque" feel the changes the star wars experience (for the better). The game starts out magnificent, but towards the end you will start really seeing the holes (the game's development schedule was far too ambitious). Really, the only way to form a fair opinion of this game is to play it yourself.