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

Director:

Casey Hudson

Writers:

David Gaider (writer)
Michael Gallo (manual)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | 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) (informal title)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:T

Company:

Bioware

Trivia:

The name Bastila was originally given to the Cathar character. When Bastila became one of the primary characters, the Cathar Jedi was named Juhani.

Goofs:

Continuity: When you first see Mission in the Undercity of Taris she will ask you for help because her friend has been captured. If you refuse to help her Carth will say "Gadon said this girls the only one who can get us into the Bek base" but you need Mission's help to get you into the Black Vulkar base.

Quotes:

[after giving him a tach gland, Griff wants you to give him money for his wine business]
Griff: You don't know much about business, do you? When you see an opportunity like this, you've gotta go for it. Now, will you give me a thousand credits?
Revan: If you ask me one more time, that tach gland won't be the only freshly-harvested organ around here.

Movie Connections:

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

Simply a great RPG.

Another fine product from Bioware. The people who brought you the Baldur's Gate series, Icewind Dale and Neverwinter Nights have struck again. In fact the game is remarkably like Neverwinter Nights but excels in so many different areas than it's counterpart. And the fact that it is Star Wars, which has so much more appeal to the regular joe than a D&D game, just adds to the factor.

Let's talk about plot. Yessir, please. This is the greatest plot ever put into an RPG game. The major plot twist ranks up there with the Usual Suspects. To those readers out there who haven't played the game, I am not exaggerating. To you newbies, pay attention to the dialog in the game and the unfolding plot rather than concentrating on the action. You will smile at the coolness of it all when IT occurs.

Not to say the action won't keep you salivating. From the get go, you are thrown into battle with a whole series of choices for your character to make. The character creation is reminiscent of the third edition D&D game, but is still not too overwhelming for a newbie. Plus half the fun is juggling your choices on leveling to see what the outcome might be. This gives it major replay value. If you have a high end computer, sit back and watch in glee as the battles unfold especially aboard the bridge of an Imperial ship. Your character somersaults, twists, turns, ducks as sparks fly when lightsabers crash all while laser blasts criss cross in the background. Great stuff! Another advantage this game has over Neverwinter Nights is the choice of two henchman whom you can level as you please. There are a lot of choices for henchman, each with their own engaging story and quests. Play them all. I am sure you will.

The game has a variety of planets from the Star Wars world to visit on your Millennium Falcon like spaceship, the Ebon Hawk. Visit Kashykk, the jungle like planet of the wookies, the desert world of Dantooine, the waterworld of Manaan or the barren wasteland of Korriban, home of the Sith.It has mini games such as Pod Racing (great fun) and gambling in the cantinas with a game called Pazaak. It has a huge variety of armor, weapons and items. Then there's the lightsaber. You can find various crystals in the game that increase the power of your saber which I found very exciting as my character explored his surroundings. My choice to dual wield made the game that much more fun.

Play this game soon. Immerse yourself in the Star Wars world for at least 24 (maybe more) solid hours of game play. I am sure you will be swept away into the epic of it all and make you cry out for more.