<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
KOTOR	B-Application
or	O
KotOR	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
series	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
July	O
16	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
by	O
Aspyr	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
playable	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
via	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
must	O
venture	O
to	O
different	O
planets	O
in	O
the	O
galaxy	O
to	O
defeat	O
Malak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Casey	O
Hudson	O
,	O
designed	O
by	O
James	O
Ohlen	O
,	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Drew	O
Karpyshyn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
proposed	O
a	O
game	O
tied	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
II	I-Application
–	I-Application
Attack	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Clones	I-Application
,	O
or	O
a	O
game	O
set	O
thousands	O
of	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
prequels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
at	O
BioWare	O
's	O
suggestion	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	B-Application
 '	O
story	O
continued	O
with	O
the	O
2011	O
release	O
of	O
Star	B-Protocol
Wars	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
The	I-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Aspyr	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
;	O
Aspyr	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
Saber	O
Interactive	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
choose	O
from	O
three	O
basic	O
character	O
classes	O
(	O
Scout	O
,	O
Soldier	O
or	O
Scoundrel	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
later	O
choose	O
from	O
three	O
Jedi	B-Application
subclasses	O
(	O
Guardian	O
,	O
Sentinel	O
or	O
Consular	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
card	O
game	O
known	O
as	O
pazaak	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
blackjack	B-Application
,	O
to	O
gamble	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
approximately	O
4,000	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
,	O
and	O
covers	O
the	O
era	O
following	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
Tales	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
comics	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
early	O
years	O
of	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Jedi	B-Application
were	O
hesitant	O
to	O
get	O
involved	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
renegade	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knights	O
,	O
Revan	O
and	O
Malak	O
,	O
insist	O
on	O
leading	O
a	O
Republic	O
force	O
to	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malak	O
,	O
Revan	O
's	O
apprentice	O
,	O
eventually	O
succeeded	O
his	O
former	O
master	O
as	O
Dark	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Sith	O
after	O
Revan	O
was	O
seemingly	O
killed	O
in	O
an	O
ambush	O
by	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malak	O
's	O
aggression	O
has	O
left	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
scattered	O
and	O
vulnerable	O
;	O
many	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knights	O
have	O
fallen	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
have	O
sworn	O
allegiance	O
to	O
Malak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playable	O
locations	O
in	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
include	O
the	O
planets	O
Tatooine	O
,	O
Dantooine	O
,	O
Kashyyyk	O
,	O
Korriban	O
,	O
Manaan	B-Application
,	O
Rakata	O
Prime	O
,	O
and	O
Taris	B-Application
;	O
aboard	O
the	O
Republic	O
cruiser	O
Endar	O
Spire	O
and	O
Saul	O
Karath	O
's	O
ship	O
Leviathan	B-Application
;	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Star	O
Forge	O
space	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
space	O
station	O
near	O
Yavin	O
is	O
accessible	O
to	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Application
players	O
via	O
download	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joining	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
quest	O
are	O
veteran	O
human	O
Republic	O
pilot	O
Carth	O
Onasi	O
,	O
the	O
Twi'lek	O
teenager	O
Mission	O
Vao	O
and	O
her	O
Wookiee	O
companion	O
Zaalbar	O
,	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Bastila	O
Shan	O
,	O
'	O
Gray	O
 '	O
Jedi	B-Application
Jolee	O
Bindo	O
,	O
utility	O
droid	O
T3-M4	O
,	O
Mandalorian	O
mercenary	O
Canderous	O
Ordo	O
,	O
and	O
assassin	O
droid	O
HK-47	O
if	O
he	O
is	O
bought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Juhani	O
,	O
another	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
may	O
also	O
join	O
the	O
party	O
if	O
she	O
is	O
spared	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Republic	O
soldier	O
Trask	B-Application
Ulgo	I-Application
is	O
also	O
briefly	O
playable	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
opening	O
sequence	O
on	O
the	O
Endar	O
Spire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
antagonistic	O
characters	O
include	O
Black	O
Vulkar	O
gang	O
leader	O
Brejik	B-Application
,	O
crime	O
boss	O
Davik	B-Application
Kang	I-Application
,	O
bounty	O
hunter	O
Calo	B-Application
Nord	I-Application
,	O
Zaalbar	O
's	O
brother	O
Chuundar	B-Application
,	O
Sith	O
apprentice	O
Darth	O
Bandon	O
,	O
Admiral	O
Saul	O
Karath	O
,	O
Sith	O
Overseer	O
Uthar	B-Application
Wynn	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Rakatan	O
tribe	O
leader	O
The	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Czerka	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
,	O
an	O
unscrupulous	O
corporation	O
operating	O
on	O
several	O
planets	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
ally	O
of	O
Darth	O
Malak	O
's	O
Sith	O
forces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supporting	O
characters	O
who	O
assist	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
in	O
some	O
capacity	O
are	O
Hidden	O
Bek	O
gang	O
leader	O
Gadon	B-Application
Thek	I-Application
,	O
Jedi	B-Application
Masters	O
Vandar	O
Tokare	O
and	O
Zhar	O
Lestin	O
,	O
game	O
hunter	O
Komad	O
Fortuna	O
,	O
Zaalbar	O
and	O
Chuundar	B-Application
's	O
father	O
Freyyr	O
,	O
Uthar	O
's	O
Sith	O
apprentice	O
Yuthura	O
Ban	O
,	O
Republic	O
representative	O
Roland	O
Wann	O
,	O
the	O
Rakatan	O
tribe	O
"	O
The	O
Elders	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
Republic	O
Admiral	O
Forn	B-Application
Dodonna	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
,	O
whose	O
background	O
,	O
gender	O
,	O
appearance	O
,	O
and	O
name	O
are	O
player	O
determined	O
,	O
awakening	O
aboard	O
a	O
Republic	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Endar	O
Spire	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
under	O
attack	O
by	O
Malak	O
's	O
forces	O
over	O
the	O
city	O
world	O
of	O
Taris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Republic	O
soldier	O
Trask	B-Application
Ulgo	I-Application
soon	O
arrives	O
and	O
informs	O
them	O
that	O
they	O
must	O
abandon	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crashing	O
on	O
the	O
surface	O
of	O
Taris	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
knocked	O
unconscious	O
,	O
and	O
Carth	O
pulls	O
them	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
wreckage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
suffering	O
a	O
strange	O
vision	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
awakens	O
in	O
an	O
abandoned	O
apartment	O
with	O
Carth	O
,	O
who	O
explains	O
that	O
Taris	B-Application
is	O
under	O
martial	O
law	O
by	O
Malak	O
's	O
forces	O
who	O
are	O
searching	O
for	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	O
Bastila	O
Shan	O
,	O
known	O
for	O
her	O
mastery	O
of	O
battle	O
meditation	O
,	O
a	O
Force	O
technique	O
that	O
strengthens	O
one	O
's	O
allies	O
and	O
weakens	O
one	O
's	O
enemies	O
during	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
utility	O
droid	O
T3-M4	O
and	O
Mandalorian	O
mercenary	O
Canderous	O
Ordo	O
,	O
the	O
group	O
escapes	O
Taris	B-Application
aboard	O
the	O
star	O
freighter	O
Ebon	O
Hawk	O
,	O
moments	O
before	O
Malak	O
's	O
fleet	O
decimates	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
surface	O
in	O
a	O
vain	O
effort	O
to	O
kill	O
Bastila	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
taking	O
refuge	O
at	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Academy	O
on	O
Dantooine	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
trains	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
discovers	O
a	O
"	O
Star	O
Map	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
learns	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Star	O
Forge	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
probable	O
source	O
of	O
Malak	O
's	O
military	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
and	O
their	O
companions	O
then	O
search	O
planets	O
across	O
the	O
galaxy	O
—	O
Dantooine	O
,	O
Manaan	B-Application
,	O
Tatooine	O
,	O
Kashyyyk	O
,	O
and	O
Korriban	O
—	O
for	O
more	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
Star	O
Forge	O
,	O
gaining	O
new	O
companions	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Cathar	O
Jedi	B-Application
Juhani	O
,	O
assassin	O
droid	O
HK-47	O
,	O
and	O
'	O
Gray	O
 '	O
Jedi	B-Application
Jolee	O
Bindo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
discovering	O
three	O
more	O
Star	O
Maps	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
party	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
Darth	O
Malak	O
and	O
brought	O
aboard	O
his	O
flagship	O
,	O
where	O
Malak	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
in	O
truth	O
an	O
amnesiac	O
Darth	O
Revan	O
;	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Council	O
wiped	O
their	O
memories	O
after	O
their	O
presumed	O
death	O
at	O
Malak	O
's	O
hands	O
in	O
the	O
hopes	O
that	O
Bastila	O
could	O
lead	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Star	O
Forge	O
through	O
her	O
bond	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2000	O
,	O
BioWare	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
with	O
LucasArts	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
Star	O
Wars	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
next-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
at	O
E3	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
thousand	O
years	O
before	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Episode	I-Application
I	I-Application
–	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
made	O
known	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
LucasArts	O
came	O
to	O
us	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
we	O
could	O
do	O
an	O
Episode	B-Application
II	I-Application
game	O
,	O
"	O
BioWare	O
CEO	O
Raymond	O
Muzyka	O
said	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gallo	O
said	O
that	O
BioWare	O
and	O
LucasArts	O
were	O
aiming	O
for	O
a	O
gameplay	O
time	O
of	O
around	O
sixty	O
hours	O
:	O
"	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
was	O
100	O
hours	O
of	O
gameplay	O
or	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
200	O
hours	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
critical-path	O
play	O
through	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
75	O
hours	O
...	O
We	O
're	O
talking	O
smaller	O
than	O
that	O
[	O
for	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic ]	O
,	O
dramatically	O
,	O
but	O
even	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
60	O
percent	O
smaller	O
,	O
then	O
it	O
's	O
still	O
100	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
We	O
wanted	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
that	O
combined	O
the	O
strategic	O
aspects	O
of	O
our	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
series	B-Application
and	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
but	O
which	O
presented	O
it	O
through	O
fast	O
,	O
cinematic	O
3D	O
action	O
,	O
"	O
Hudson	O
said	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gallo	O
compared	O
some	O
situations	O
to	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
"	O
You	O
have	O
several	O
ways	O
to	O
get	O
through	O
an	O
area	O
and	O
you	O
might	O
need	O
a	O
character	O
who	O
has	O
a	O
specific	O
skill	O
to	O
do	O
that.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
and	O
BioWare	O
settled	O
on	O
developing	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
over	O
other	O
consoles	O
because	O
of	O
BioWare	O
's	O
background	O
of	O
developing	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
and	O
greater	O
familiarity	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
than	O
other	O
consoles	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
could	O
do	O
the	O
things	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
without	O
as	O
much	O
effort	O
as	O
we	O
'd	O
need	O
to	O
do	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
"	O
Gallo	O
said	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
factors	O
included	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
recent	O
success	O
and	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
release	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
's	O
first	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
MDK2	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Having	O
experience	O
in	O
developing	O
for	O
other	O
consoles	O
gave	O
us	O
the	O
proper	O
mindset	O
for	O
implementing	O
this	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
and	O
,	O
by	O
comparison	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
was	O
relatively	O
easy	O
to	O
develop	O
for.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Odyssey	O
Engine	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Aurora	O
Engine	O
(	O
previously	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
)	O
but	O
completely	O
rewritten	O
for	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choreography	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
was	O
done	O
using	O
3DS	B-Language
Max	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
differences	O
between	O
consoles	O
and	O
PCs	B-Device
mean	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
modified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
You	O
typically	O
play	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
on	O
a	O
TV	O
across	O
the	O
room	O
while	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
are	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
monitor	O
only	O
inches	O
away.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Console	B-Application
games	I-Application
put	O
effort	O
into	O
close-up	O
action	O
and	O
overall	O
render	O
quality	O
;	O
PC	B-Device
games	O
emphasize	O
what	O
can	O
be	O
done	O
with	O
high	O
resolutions	O
and	O
super-sharp	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
features	O
an	O
additional	O
location	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
visit	O
and	O
more	O
NPCs	O
,	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
weapons	O
;	O
these	O
additions	O
were	O
later	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
supports	O
higher	O
display	O
resolutions	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
1600x1200	O
)	O
and	O
has	O
higher-resolution	O
textures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
contains	O
three	O
hundred	O
different	O
characters	O
and	O
fifteen	O
thousand	O
lines	O
of	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
One	O
complete	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
script	O
fills	O
up	O
10	O
5-inch	O
binders	O
,	O
"	O
voice	O
department	O
manager	O
Darragh	O
O'Farrell	O
noted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
would	O
typically	O
take	O
seven	O
weeks	O
to	O
record	O
;	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
recording	O
all-day	O
and	O
all-night	O
meant	O
LucasArts	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
record	O
all	O
voices	O
in	O
five	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soule	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
full	O
orchestral	O
score	O
for	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
due	O
to	O
technical	O
limitations	O
:	O
"	O
At	O
the	O
time	O
we	O
only	O
had	O
an	O
8	O
megabit	O
per	O
second	O
MIDI	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2001	O
,	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
late	O
2002	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2002	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
forums	O
that	O
its	O
release	O
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
:	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
spring	O
2003	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
in	O
summer	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
went	O
gold	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
July	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
250,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
days	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
making	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
free	O
downloadable	O
content	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
gold	O
on	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
The	O
Best	O
of	O
PC	B-Device
collection	O
in	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
Aspyr	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
re-released	O
digitally	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	O
version	O
includes	O
the	O
Yavin	O
Station	O
DLC	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
's	O
Google	O
Play	O
Store	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
made	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
console	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
13-game	O
curated	O
catalogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2021	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
—	O
Remake	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Aspyr	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
timed	O
console	O
exclusive	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
before	O
releasing	O
on	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
speculation	O
that	O
the	O
remake	O
will	O
actually	O
include	O
parts	O
of	O
both	O
KOTOR	B-Application
1	O
and	O
2	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
establish	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
lore	O
from	O
those	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
official	O
Star	O
Wars	O
canon	O
,	O
something	O
Disney	O
seems	O
keen	O
on	O
as	O
it	O
spins	O
Star	O
Wars	O
off	O
into	O
new	O
books	O
,	O
TV	O
shows	O
,	O
movies	O
,	O
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
first	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
shipment	O
of	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
sold	O
out	O
within	O
four	O
days	O
on	O
shelves	O
,	O
which	O
amounted	O
to	O
250,000	O
sales	O
during	O
that	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ultimately	O
sold	O
270,000	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
initial	O
two	O
weeks	O
and	O
was	O
ranked	O
by	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
as	O
the	O
#2	O
best-selling	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
sold	O
1.3	O
million	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$44	O
million	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Total	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
and	O
computer	O
releases	O
surpassed	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
February	O
2005	O
and	O
2.5	O
million	O
by	O
May	O
and	O
reached	O
nearly	O
3	O
million	O
by	O
March	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
had	O
sold	O
3.2	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
and	O
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
 '	O
2004	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
BAFTA	O
Games	O
Awards	O
 '	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
for	O
best	O
console	O
RPG	O
and	O
best	O
computer	O
RPG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Xbox	B-Application
game	O
of	O
July	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
November	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
has	O
seen	O
success	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
from	O
many	O
sources	O
including	O
IGN	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
Gamer	O
,	O
GMR	O
,	O
The	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
G4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
received	O
an	O
average	O
score	O
of	O
93	O
based	O
on	O
33	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
KotOR	B-Application
additional	O
awards	O
in	O
Best	O
Sound	O
(	O
Xbox	B-Application
category	O
)	O
,	O
Best	O
Story	O
(	O
PC	B-Device
category	O
)	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2003	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2003	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2003	O
,	O
PC	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
Overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2003	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
IGN	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
#3	O
on	O
its	O
Best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Decade	O
(	O
2000	O
–	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
beaten	O
by	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Colossus	I-Application
and	O
Half-Life	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
plot	O
twist	O
in	O
KotOR	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
number	O
two	O
in	O
Game	O
Informer	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
video	O
game	O
plot	O
twists	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
and	O
number	O
10	O
on	O
ScrewAttack	O
's	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
OMGWTF	O
Moments.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Times	O
listed	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
works	O
of	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
Expanded	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2017	O
,	O
plot	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
referenced	O
in	O
the	O
animated	O
TV	O
series	B-Application
Star	O
Wars	O
Rebels	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Mandalorian	O
Wars	O
and	O
the	O
ancient	O
Sith	O
planet	O
Malachor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Darth	O
Revan	O
LEGO	B-Language
minifigure	O
(	O
5002123	O
)	O
was	O
free	O
from	O
shop.LEGO.com	O
and	O
LEGO	B-Language
Stores	O
with	O
qualifying	O
LEGO	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
purchases	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2014	O
"	O
May	O
the	O
Fourth	O
"	O
promotion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
Kathleen	O
Kennedy	O
was	O
asked	O
by	O
MTV	O
News	O
about	O
a	O
potential	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	B-Protocol
Old	I-Protocol
Republic	I-Protocol
adaptation	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Yes	O
,	O
we	O
are	O
developing	O
something	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
The	O
Rise	O
of	O
Skywalker	O
-	O
The	O
Visual	O
Dictionary	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
guide	O
to	O
the	O
2019	O
film	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
The	O
Rise	O
of	O
Skywalker	O
,	O
contained	O
a	O
reference	O
in	O
which	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
legions	O
of	O
Sith	B-Application
troopers	I-Application
of	O
Palpatine	O
's	O
Final	O
Order	O
is	O
named	O
after	O
Darth	O
Revan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Application
Platinum	O
Series/Classics	O
for	O
sales	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
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