Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (PC)

The story line goes like this, you play a soldier of the Republic who is a crew member of a Republic ship that is destroyed by the Sith. After you escape to a Sith planet you must find another survivor of the doomed ship called Bastila, a Jedi. After you find her in the game you very shortly find out that your main character is very force sensitive, and you must then learn to embrace your new powers to stop the evil Malak. About the graphics, while some look really stunning, with flying flocks of birds in the backgrounds, flying space ships, swaying grass, etc. other locations you visit are bland, featureless and boring. Which I may conclude that the visuals ...  Read the complete review

A game that was a breath of fresh air in PC gaming on time of release. For some reason there is something about playing a Jedi that always makes me smile. This game has you develop a character from the beginning, you can either choose to be good or evil. You receive XP that allows your character to level when a certain amount is received. Along the way you find yourself picking up weapons/armour/and other items of use. You can use or sell them depending on your gaming style. You can also get characters to help you, they join your party and offer a lot more than just firepower to your team. They offer to the story with dialogue and their own ...  Read the complete review

For me, good computer games provide a near-total emersion experience. I get to control characters as they strive for their objectives, I feel their frustrations and their triumphs. When I finally have to walk away from the computer for such irritating needs as food, toilet and sleep, I find that six hours or more has passed in a flash. Great computer games need to give me more. The most satisfying are those where I get to dip my toe into well-loved worlds from TV (Star Trek), Film (Blade Runner) and even literature (Discworld: Noir). The universe I most like to pitch my cyber-tent in has to be Star Wars. I bought 'Star Wars: The Best of PC' in ...  Read the complete review

4,000 years before the films is the setting for this game. The Republicans having defeated the Mandalorians are under attack from the Sith and the knights are being wiped out. You take the role of a human, male or female and choose to be a scoundrel, soldier or scout. When you become a Jedi you choose between guardian, sentinel and consular. To build yourself up you must allocate your points to any of 6 attributes - dexterity, intelligence, strength, constitution, wisdom and charisma. There are also 8 skills for you to allocate points between - demolitions, awareness, stealth, computers, treat injury , persuade, security and repair. The final point ...  Read the complete review

Knights of the Old Republic is a party based RPG set in the Star Wars universe. So a long time ago in a galaxy far away. In fact its set before the films so it's a very long time ago indeed. As such you won't be meeting any of the character from the films although some of the locations will be familiar. As you would expect you get the chance to play a jedi (or sith), but I'll tell you now that you will be waiting for a while before you get your hands on a lightsaber. The game doesn't start you out as a powerful force master with exciting skills and weapons at your disposal. It's an rpg, so you have to earn levels and abilities before you finally progress to the point ...  Read the complete review