This time he receives an important message from Mon Mothma, who tells him, that the New Republic intelligence intercepted an Imperial Remnant message, mentioning some Reborn and the Valley of the Jedi incident. Together with his long-term partner Jan Ors he completes different missions around the galaxy. Plot Īfter defeating Dark Jedi Jerec at the Valley of the Jedi (as seen in Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight) and almost falling to the dark side of the Force (a story told in Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith), Kyle Katarn abandons the Jedi ways and becomes a mercenary again.

With his longtime partner, Jan Ors, Kyle continues to aid the Republic in the fight against the Imperial Remnant.Īs the Remnant launches its latest gambit to regain control of the galaxy, Kyle and Jan have been sent by the New Republic to investigate the planet Kejim, home to a long-dead Imperial outpost. Eight years have passed since the Empire's defeat at the Battle of Endor, but the New Republic still struggles to restore order and vanquish its enemies.Īfter defending the Valley of the Jedi from the evil Jerec and nearly falling to the dark side himself, former Jedi Knight Kyle Katarn has severed his connection with the Force and returned to his mercenary ways. It is a time of relative peace in the galaxy. Jedi Outcast received a sequel in Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. The Xbox version of the game is not compatible with the Xbox 360. The first game in the Jedi Knight series to be powered by a Quake III: Team Arena-based engine, the game featured overhauled graphics compared to Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight, and a heavily redone lightsaber combat system which would serve as the backbone and appeal for the later entries in the Jedi Knight series. Publishing for Xbox and Nintendo GameCube was controlled by Vicarious Visions.

It was developed by Raven Software and published by LucasArts in North America, and by Activision for other regions.

Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is a first person shooter/third person action game hybrid released in March 2002 for PC, and November 2002 for Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, and Mac OS X.

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