Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (aka "JK2") is a Star Wars computer game released in 2002. It was developed by Raven Software and published, distributed and marketed by LucasArts in North America and by Activision in the rest of the world. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft Xbox. It is powered by the Quake III Arena engine. This game was followed by the very similar game Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. The game was generally well received and is praised for its advanced lightsaber dueling.

Plot synopsis
The game takes place a few years after the end of Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith. Like its predecessors, it is based around the character Kyle Katarn. Since nearly being taken in by the dark side, Kyle has given up his lightsaber and the Force. He once again works with his partner (and now love interest) Jan Ors doing missions for the New Republic. On one particular mission on the planet Kejim, Jan is kidnapped by two powerful Dark Jedi, Tavion and Desann. Kyle embarks to the Valley of the Jedi to regain his force powers and then to Yavin IV to retrieve his lightsaber from Luke Skywalker. Upon further investigation, however, Kyle discovers that he was set up and that Desann had followed him to the Valley, using its power to infuse the force into soldiers, making an army of Dark Jedi. He plans to use this army to invade the Jedi Temple on Yavin IV and restore the Galactic Empire. Through his efforts, though, Kyle is able to stop most of the invasion and kill Desann. He is also reunited with Jan, who he had believed to be dead. The game ends with Kyle stating that he will now keep his lightsaber.

Cameos by major characters from Star Wars

 * Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams supplies the voice)
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Mon Mothma
 * C-3PO and R2-D2

Visited locations

 * Artus
 * Bespin
 * Kejim
 * Nar Shaddaa
 * Yavin IV
 * An asteroid in the Lenico Belt

Other Star Wars Jedi games

 * Star Wars: Dark Forces &mdash; (1995)
 * Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II &mdash; (1997)
 * Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith &mdash; (1998)
 * Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy &mdash; (2003)