A new Star Wars game is has just been officially announced! It is
called Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy! Continuing the epic
legacy of the critically and commercially acclaimed Jedi Knight
action game series, LucasArts, a Lucasfilm Ltd. company, announces
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy for Windows PC and the Xbox.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a dynamic single and
multiplayer action experience featuring an all-new epic story.
Players are immersed in the role of apprentice at Luke Skywalker's
Jedi Academy where they learn the power – and danger – of the
Force. Amidst a multitude of complex and richly detailed Star Wars
environments, including twice as many unique locales as those in
Star Wars Jedi Outcast, players face a variety of powerful and
insidious enemies.
For the first time in a Jedi Knight series game, Star Wars Jedi
Knight: Jedi Academy allows players to create and customize their
own characters by choosing various characteristics including
species, gender, clothing, and physical attributes such as hair and
facial features. In addition, players can create a custom
lightsaber, selecting from hilt and blade color. As apprentices
progress in their training, different lightsabers will become
available, such as the double-bladed lightsaber or dual lightsabers.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy begins shortly after the
conclusion of events in Star Wars Jedi Outcast. Players create a
Jedi apprentice character and join the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 to
learn the ways of the Force under the tutelage of Luke Skywalker and
Kyle Katarn. While the young apprentice embarks on various missions
to hone their skills and abilities, a mysterious group is discovered
creating havoc throughout the galaxy. Until order is restored, the
fate of the Jedi Academy – and the future of the Star Wars galaxy
itself – hangs precariously in the balance.
While players will be able to accomplish more by using the
lightsaber in Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, they also will
have a variety of weapons - new and old - at their disposal
including a blaster, blaster rifle, Wookiee bowcaster, Imperial
repeater, and a Destructive Electro-Magnetic Pulse gun.
A unique level selection system allows players to choose their own
path through the game as well as the missions they undertake to
improve their Jedi skills. The game will add new multiplayer modes
and bring back the most popular modes from Star Wars Jedi Outcast.
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is expected for release in the
fall 2003. Be sure to visit the Star
Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Official Site today!