<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
in	O
2015	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
1995	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Star	O
Wars	O
expanded	O
universe	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
film	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
follows	O
returning	O
protagonist	O
Kyle	O
Katarn	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
working	O
for	O
the	O
New	O
Republic	O
,	O
who	O
discovers	O
his	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Force	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Valley	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
"	O
,	O
an	O
ancient	O
source	O
of	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
his	O
father	O
having	O
been	O
murdered	O
years	O
prior	O
by	O
the	O
Dark	O
Jedi	B-Application
Jerec	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
over	O
the	O
Valley	O
's	O
location	O
,	O
Katarn	O
embarks	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
confront	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
killers	O
and	O
find	O
the	O
Valley	O
before	O
they	O
do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
makes	O
some	O
technical	O
and	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
the	O
Sith	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
3D	O
acceleration	O
using	O
Direct3D	B-Application
5.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
features	O
branching	O
paths	O
and	O
cutscenes	O
recorded	O
with	O
live	O
actors	O
as	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
the	O
lightsaber	O
and	O
the	O
Force	O
as	O
prominent	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
or	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
for	O
its	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
,	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
improvements	O
over	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Outcast	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
does	O
offer	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
fourteen	O
powers	O
in	O
total	O
,	O
four	O
of	O
each	O
type	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
power	O
in	O
each	O
light	O
and	O
dark	O
if	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
stays	O
true	O
to	O
that	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
endings	O
to	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
depending	O
on	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
plays	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
people	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
on	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
and	O
up	O
to	O
thirty	O
two	O
people	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
gaming	O
was	O
hosted	O
by	O
the	O
MSN	B-Application
Gaming	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
creates	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
within	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
and	O
selects	O
a	O
ranking	O
,	O
with	O
higher	O
rankings	O
having	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
Force	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
edit	O
their	O
avatar	B-Application
's	O
"	O
skin	O
"	O
and	O
lightsaber	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
game	O
in	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Jedi	B-Application
Training	O
"	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
deathmatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
5	O
ABY	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
and	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dark	O
Jedi	B-Application
Jerec	O
and	O
his	O
followers	O
capture	O
Jedi	B-Application
Master	O
Qu	O
Rahn	O
,	O
whom	O
they	O
interrogate	O
over	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
the	O
sacred	O
Valley	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
that	O
Rahn	O
's	O
old	O
friend	O
Morgan	B-Application
Katarn	I-Application
knew	O
the	O
Valley	O
's	O
location	O
,	O
Jerec	O
executes	O
Rahn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Kyle	O
Katarn	O
,	O
now	O
working	O
as	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
for	O
the	O
recently-established	O
New	O
Republic	O
,	O
meets	O
with	O
an	O
information	O
broker	O
droid	O
called	O
8t88	O
on	O
Nar	O
Shaddaa	O
for	O
information	O
regarding	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
asleep	O
,	O
Rahn	O
's	O
Force	O
spirit	O
visits	O
Kyle	O
and	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
disk	O
contains	O
information	O
to	O
lead	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
Valley	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
path	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Sulon	O
,	O
Jerec	O
's	O
Dark	O
Jedi	B-Application
remove	O
the	O
map	O
to	O
the	O
Valley	O
from	O
Morgan	O
's	O
workshop	O
just	O
as	O
Kyle	O
and	O
Jan	O
arrive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
he	O
can	O
retrieve	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
Kyle	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
Yun	O
,	O
the	O
youngest	O
of	O
Jerec	O
's	O
Dark	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
two	O
of	O
Jerec	O
's	O
Dark	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
Pic	B-Application
and	O
Gorc	O
,	O
Kyle	O
retrieves	O
8t88	O
's	O
head	O
,	O
which	O
still	O
contains	O
the	O
map	O
to	O
the	O
Valley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
boards	O
the	O
ship	O
again	O
and	O
battles	O
another	O
Dark	O
Jedi	B-Application
,	O
Maw	B-Application
,	O
killing	O
him	O
in	O
anger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Kyle	O
has	O
followed	O
the	O
Light	O
Side	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
captured	O
by	O
Jerec	O
's	O
remaining	O
Dark	O
Jedi	B-Application
:	O
Yun	O
,	O
Sariss	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Boc	O
Aseca	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Boc	O
destroys	O
Kyle	O
's	O
lightsaber	O
,	O
a	O
redeemed	O
Yun	O
tries	O
to	O
protect	O
him	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
killed	O
by	O
Sariss	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Yun	O
's	O
lightsaber	O
,	O
Kyle	O
defeats	O
both	O
Sariss	B-Application
and	O
Boc	O
before	O
confronting	O
Jerec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Kyle	O
has	O
followed	O
the	O
Dark	O
Side	O
,	O
he	O
executes	O
Jerec	O
and	O
takes	O
over	O
the	O
new	O
Empire	O
with	O
Sariss	B-Application
at	O
his	O
side	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Kyle	O
has	O
followed	O
the	O
Light	O
Side	O
,	O
he	O
spares	O
Jerec	O
,	O
having	O
overcome	O
his	O
desire	O
for	O
revenge	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Dark	O
Jedi	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
attack	O
him	O
from	O
behind	O
,	O
forcing	O
Kyle	O
to	O
kill	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
was	O
led	O
by	O
Justin	O
Chin	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
significant	O
developments	O
for	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
are	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Force	O
and	O
the	O
lightsaber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
uses	O
both	O
3D	O
graphics	O
and	O
surround	O
sound	O
through	O
the	O
Sith	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
used	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
engine	I-Application
was	O
a	O
sector-based	O
"	O
2.5-D	O
"	O
engine	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Doom	O
and	O
Build	O
engines	O
,	O
the	O
Sith	O
engine	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
true	O
"	O
3D	O
engine	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Quake	O
and	O
Unreal	O
engines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
games	O
to	O
adopt	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
3D	O
graphics	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
acceleration	I-General_Concept
using	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Direct3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
levels	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
features	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cutscenes	O
included	O
the	O
first	O
lightsaber	O
footage	O
filmed	O
since	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
LucasArts	O
developed	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mysteries	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
technical	O
improvements	O
over	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
including	O
colored	O
lighting	O
,	O
new	O
textures	O
and	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
developments	O
to	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
story	O
in	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
is	O
set	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#3	O
on	O
PC	O
Data	O
's	O
monthly	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
October	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
14th-place	O
finish	O
in	O
December	O
,	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
reached	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
247,036	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
and	O
became	O
its	O
21st-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
placed	O
20th	O
in	O
January	O
and	O
16th	O
in	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combination	O
of	O
puzzles	O
and	O
action	O
drew	O
praise	O
from	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Daily	O
News	O
,	O
who	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
builds	O
upon	O
the	O
qualities	O
found	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gary	O
Whitta	O
of	O
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
has	O
little	O
to	O
no	O
faults	O
;	O
one	O
could	O
nitpick	O
about	O
the	O
overacting	O
or	O
the	O
rushed	O
look	O
of	O
the	O
menu	O
interface	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
to	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
what	O
sliced	O
bread	O
is	O
to	O
wheat	O
products.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
perfect	O
5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
categories	O
(	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
fun	O
factor	O
)	O
,	O
summarizing	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
add	O
much	O
more	O
to	O
the	O
corridor-shooter	O
mix	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
once	O
again	O
infuse	O
the	O
genre	O
with	O
familiar	O
Star	O
Wars	O
characters	O
and	O
lots	O
of	O
laser-blastin	O
'	O
excitement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bottom	O
line	O
is	O
that	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
is	O
probably	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
you	O
'll	O
have	O
with	O
a	O
corridor	O
shooter	O
this	O
season.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
enemies	O
received	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpots	O
Ron	O
Dulin	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
is	O
realistic	O
,	O
helping	O
the	O
suspension	O
of	O
disbelief	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chi	O
Kong	O
Lui	O
of	O
Gamecritics.com,	O
however	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
opposite	O
view	O
:	O
"	O
Enemy	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
is	O
still	O
pretty	O
mindless	O
and	O
blasting	O
them	O
does	O
n't	O
require	O
much	O
skill.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
likewise	O
held	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
should	O
be	O
commended	O
for	O
playing	O
at	O
a	O
high	O
speed	O
even	O
without	O
3D	O
acceleration	O
,	O
while	O
warning	O
that	O
"	O
playing	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
without	O
graphical	O
enhancement	O
is	O
like	O
watching	O
Star	O
Wars	O
on	O
a	O
nine-inch	O
black-and-white	O
TV.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphical	O
presentation	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
received	O
specific	O
praise	O
from	O
IGN	O
:	O
"	O
No	O
other	O
first	O
person	O
shooter	O
has	O
come	O
close	O
to	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knights	I-Application
dizzying	O
sense	O
of	O
scale	O
and	O
its	O
vast	O
levels.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
to	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
was	O
met	O
positively	O
,	O
though	O
Dulin	O
questioned	O
why	O
there	O
are	O
so	O
few	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
and	O
why	O
single-player	O
maps	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
Chick	O
of	O
IGN	O
believed	O
this	O
was	O
corrected	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
named	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
the	O
best	O
first-person	O
action	O
game	O
of	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1997	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
did	O
Diablo	B-Application
the	O
year	O
before	O
,	O
Jedi	B-Application
rose	O
above	O
the	O
crowd	O
in	O
appealing	O
to	O
gamers	O
across	O
all	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Force	O
was	O
definitely	O
with	O
LucasArts	O
when	O
they	O
made	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
Dark	O
Forces	O
II.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
nominated	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
action	O
game	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
"	O
Computer	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
inagural	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Quake	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
number	O
28	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
More	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
LucasArts	O
game	O
,	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
makes	O
you	O
feel	O
like	O
you	O
are	O
actually	O
operating	O
in	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
universe.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
getting	O
the	O
lightsaber	O
in	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
at	O
the	O
92nd	O
place	O
of	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
Unforgettable	O
Video	O
Game	O
Moments	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
