IGN KOTOR II Review

8.5 Presentation
The load times are pretty frequent and pretty long, but no other franchise does Star Wars as well as KOTOR.

8.5 Graphics
The Force powers look prettier and the snow areas are quite nice, but it's essentially last year's game. The framerate issues don't hurt the turn-based gameplay, but they do hurt the eyes.

9.5 Sound
An hour of original music is mixed in with some pieces from the first KOTOR to create one of the best Star Wars scores to date. Most of the voice acting is top-notch.

9.5 Gameplay
The combat engine remains brilliant and the morality choices are everywhere. Good story, smart dialogue options, and better interactions with NPCs make for an improvement over the original.

10.0 Lasting Appeal
It's 40 hours long and you get different results being Light or Dark, male or female. Plenty of replay value and lots of incentive to go through a second time just to see what you might have missed.

9.3 OVERALL:
(out of 10 / not an average)
 
Knights of the Old Republic II may look and feel like the original, but considering the first is among the best RPGs of all time, that's not such a bad thing at all. Obisidan has delivered with an interesting story, great dialogue, and strong morality system. There are aspects of KOTOR II that are stronger than the first and one or two things that are perhaps a little weaker, but overall The Sith Lords is one of the best RPGs on Xbox. Though it seems more rewarding to be Dark Side (who could resist using Force Crush to destroy their victims?), playing Light Side offers a different experience and can be just as satisfying. Star Wars games are plentiful, but none come close to the KOTOR series in feeling like the good ol' Star Wars universe, even if it all takes place 4000 years before the movies. KOTOR II is the perfect holiday treat and shouldn't be missed.

:D :D :D
 
2 of the best rpgs this gen in 1 year. not bad

cant wait for this, im gonna start good. 2nd time bad, 3rd female nutral :D

Edit: WELL DONE OBSIDIAN
 
Prine said:
2 of the best rpgs this gen in 1 year. not bad

Yes. SMT + KOTOR II = own.

Prine said:
cant wait for this, im gonna start good. 2nd time bad, 3rd female neautral :D

Same here. Except probably not female.

Hmm... I've gotta think of a new name for my character...
 
3rd time through on KOTOR as female felt pretty fresh. Dialogue was different as were the jokes. Cant belive the amount of stuff BioWare packed into that game
 
Prine said:
3rd time through on KOTOR as female felt pretty fresh. Dialogue was different as were the jokes. Cant belive the amount of stuff BioWare packed into that game

I played 1st time good asian guy, 2nd time evil chick. The second time through I was amazed at how much I didn't see the first time around. These games demand to be played twice.
 
I'm actually playing the first one right now, just started it today. Seems pretty decent so far...glad the sequel is just as good though
 
And that pretty much puts the embossed seal on it. It's official. 2004 most definately is the year of the Xbox.
 
COCKLES said:
And that pretty much puts the embossed seal on it. It's official. 2004 most definately is the year of the Xbox.

With what? Ninja Gaiden, Halo 2 and KOTOR2?

PS2 has GTA SA, MGS3, R&C3, SMTIII, etc, etc... JUST GIVE UP MAN! :P
 
"FFX-2 scored better than KOTOR2 ;P"

Is this trying to tell us all that reviewers gave FFX-2 higher ratings because of the name on the box? I think so.
 
Pikmin 2, Paper Mario 2, Metroid Prime 2, Mario Tennis, Tales of Symphonia, Viewtiful Joe 2, Baten Kaitos, Zelda FSA, Wario Ware, and Donkey Konga.
 
Littleberu said:
BUT LUKE WINS AT THE END!

Does he. From what I can see, Vader fucks Natalie Portman....goes on cool Jedi killing sprees....controls the galaxy in his iron grip and then turns back into Hayden Christenson while poor Yoda and Ben are collecting their etheral Jedi pensions. A winner is Vader!
 
COCKLES said:
Does he. From what I can see, Vader fucks Natalie Portman....goes on cool Jedi killing sprees....controls the galaxy in his iron grip and then turns back into Hayden Christenson while poor Yoda and Ben are collecting their etheral Jedi pensions. A winner is Vader!


Light Side = pwned
 
COCKLES said:
Does he. From what I can see, Vader fucks Natalie Portman....goes on cool Jedi killing sprees....controls the galaxy in his iron grip and then turns back into Hayden Christenson while poor Yoda and Ben are collecting their etheral Jedi pensions. A winner is Vader!

Yeah, but he can't breath for 30 years. Dark Side = LOSE.
 
Haha, they can release Hydlyde 1 for Xbox and still people will lap it up since they're so RPG starved. Star Wars? Give me a break!

These games wouldn't nearly get as high score if they were on a system with more than 3 RPGs... like PS2...
 
djtiesto said:
Haha, they can release Hydlyde 1 for Xbox and still people will lap it up since they're so RPG starved. Star Wars? Give me a break!

These games wouldn't nearly get as high score if they were on a system with more than 3 RPGs... like PS2...
keep telling yourself that. KOTOR > any of the JRPG shit published on the PS2 except for maybe SMT3.
 
keep telling yourself that. KOTOR > any of the JRPG shit published on the PS2 except for maybe SMT3.


IAWTP, but only because this generation of rpgs on a Sony console, PS2<<<<<<<<PS1.
 
djtiesto said:
Haha, they can release Hydlyde 1 for Xbox and still people will lap it up since they're so RPG starved. Star Wars? Give me a break!

These games wouldn't nearly get as high score if they were on a system with more than 3 RPGs... like PS2...
If you had actually played KOTOR, you would know that it's the great dialogue, excellent story, and well executed gameplay that makes it great, not the franchise.
 
Word,it's either this or Baten Kaitos for me,and Im leanin more towards this cuz BK will likely drop in price fast.
 
Ironclad_Ninja said:
If you had actually played KOTOR, you would know that it's the great dialogue, excellent story, and well executed gameplay that makes it great, not the franchise.

I can't stand the movies, so why the hell would I want to play a game based on it, no matter how good you think the story and the gameplay are?
 
djtiesto said:
I can't stand the movies, so why the hell would I want to play a game based on it, no matter how good you think the story and the gameplay are?


Because I didn't care about the movies either, and I loved KOTOR. As a matter of fact, I felt the game transcended the quality of the movies. It's certainly better as a game than the recent ones are as movies.
 
djtiesto said:
I can't stand the movies, so why the hell would I want to play a game based on it, no matter how good you think the story and the gameplay are?


Then maybe you should shut up about something you obviously know nothing about instead of making foolish statements that everyone else can see right through?
 
djtiesto said:
I can't stand the movies, so why the hell would I want to play a game based on it, no matter how good you think the story and the gameplay are?

you = winner. AM I RITE?
 
djtiesto said:
Haha, they can release Hydlyde 1 for Xbox and still people will lap it up since they're so RPG starved. Star Wars? Give me a break!

These games wouldn't nearly get as high score if they were on a system with more than 3 RPGs... like PS2...

Haha, let's make a deal.

You keep playing Xenosaga, and I'll keep playing KOTOR1/2. Deal?
 
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