#34
'STAR WARS: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast'
for the PC released in 2002.
Awesome game that stood the test of time. Still looking more than decent today, especially if you have a video-card capable of hardware anti-aliasing, 'Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast' hasn't lost it's appeal and fun-factor at all. There's a billion Star Wars games out there, and sadly they're more often miss than hit. Luckily, the Dark Forces series was a definite hit. This is, with the exception of another Star Wars game further down the list, the single best game to be a Jedi. And who doesn't want to be a Jedi? The lightsaber is probably the coolest thing ever invented after all.
The game starts out as a first-person shooter, but due to issues the protagonist, Kyle Katarn, goes out of his way to regain his affinity with the Force and gets to wield a lightsaber once more to save the Galaxy from a Dark Jedi and his allies. After that, the game shifts to a third person perspective and the player slashes his way through the hordes of enemies. Naturally, as a Jedi, Kyle is quite profient in using the Force, gaining more powers as his experience grows throughout the game. The game actually includes some clever puzzle sections where use of the Force is required.
The player is able to keep playing the game in first-person shooter mode, after gaining the lightsaber because you get to keep all your regular weapons (and at some points actually still need them). But to me personally, that's no fun. Having played through it more than I can count, I often start it up again just to fight all the Dark Jedi that try to ambush Kyle during the game. Fights often fought in some of the most epic, typically Star Wars-styled locations.
#33 Hint
This game was credited for actually doing something better than the game on the same platform that was later widely regarded as the greatest game ever made.
