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

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 | Assassination | Martial Arts | Fictional War | Android

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: [talking to the Exile about the threat of the Sith not being directed at the Republic] You see, the war, the true war, has never been one waged by droids, warships, or soldiers. They are but crude matter, obstacles against which we test ourselves.

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Great game, but some real problems...

This is an amazing game, full of side-quests and chances to choose your outcome in many ways, just like the last game. Unfortunately, the new developer, Obsidian, seems to have forgotten to ruthlessly weed out bugs in the game. For instance, in my experience I found that the game would freeze during the load repeatedly, an...unfavorable aspect of the game. Also, the game has an unkind tendency to do a random choose of what items are dropped by enemies, and what items are given to shops. This has a good side and a very very bad side. On the plus side, the game can randomly give you high-damage items, like weapons or armor, that are over-powerful until nearly the end. On the negative side, you are likely to go through the game and miss at least one thing. While these items are not related to any quest, they are still items that can be very useful. Another problem I had with it is that the new upgrade system is much more, and possibly too complex compared to the previous game, with up to 6 factors in upgrading certain objects. This does not mean that the game is bad. The game is a very fun RPG, and the characters are very funny, while at the same time very helpful. Some new twists actually encourage you to interact with your non-playable characters. There is also a nifty change in the level system which raises the bar of leveling from 20 to level 50, at least. I did find the plot rather confusing at times, but all-in-all it was worth the wait, and worth the money.