<s>
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
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
1997	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
single-player	O
story	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Star	O
Wars	O
expanded	O
universe	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
follows	O
both	O
returning	O
protagonist	O
Kyle	O
Katarn	O
,	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
Master	I-Application
and	O
mercenary	B-Application
working	O
for	O
the	O
New	O
Republic	O
,	O
and	O
Mara	O
Jade	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
featured	O
in	O
numerous	O
Star	O
Wars	O
expanded	O
universe	O
works	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
being	O
trained	O
by	O
Katarn	O
in	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
as	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Sith	O
engine	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
several	O
technical	O
improvements	O
,	O
including	O
colored	O
lighting	O
,	O
new	O
textures	O
and	O
models	O
,	O
and	O
better	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
puts	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
lightsaber	O
combat	O
and	O
Force	O
powers	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
or	O
over	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
improvements	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
there	O
was	O
room	O
for	O
additional	O
improvements	O
and	O
criticized	O
its	O
inconsistent	O
difficulty	O
and	O
certain	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Outcast	I-Application
in	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
next	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
but	O
offers	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
dictate	O
whether	O
the	O
story	O
ends	O
with	O
the	O
light	O
side	O
or	O
the	O
dark	O
side	O
ending	O
,	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
has	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
morally	O
positive	O
course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
including	O
some	O
enemies	O
that	O
featured	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
adds	O
twenty	O
new	O
monsters	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
rancor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
includes	O
fifteen	O
multiplayer	O
maps	O
,	O
four	O
of	O
which	O
only	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
battle	O
with	O
lightsabers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
and	O
the	O
lightsaber	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
compete	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
other	O
players	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>
Multiplayer	O
mode	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
pre-set	O
characters	O
featured	O
in	O
both	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
films	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Luke	O
Skywalker	O
,	O
Darth	O
Vader	O
and	O
Boba	O
Fett	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
already	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Luke	O
's	O
home	O
on	O
Tatooine	O
from	O
A	O
New	O
Hope	O
,	O
the	O
carbon-freezing	O
chamber	O
on	O
Bespin	B-Application
from	O
The	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
and	O
the	O
Emperor	O
's	O
throne	O
room	O
on	O
the	O
Death	B-Operating_System
Star	I-Operating_System
from	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
multiplayer	O
mode	O
has	O
been	O
altered	O
since	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
10	O
ABY	O
,	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
and	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
continues	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Light	O
Side	O
"	O
ending	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
with	O
Kyle	O
Katarn	O
having	O
become	O
a	O
powerful	O
Jedi	B-Application
Master	I-Application
and	O
taking	O
Mara	O
Jade	O
as	O
his	O
apprentice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Katarn	O
,	O
Jade	O
is	O
a	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Galactic	O
Empire	O
,	O
but	O
joined	O
the	O
New	O
Republic	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Katarn	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
discovered	O
information	O
on	O
the	O
whereabouts	O
of	O
a	O
Sith	O
temple	O
on	O
Dromund	B-Application
Kaas	I-Application
,	O
which	O
he	O
goes	O
to	O
investigate	O
,	O
leaving	O
Jade	O
to	O
continue	O
her	O
studies	O
of	O
the	O
Force	O
alone	O
while	O
undertaking	O
new	O
assignments	O
from	O
the	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
her	O
missions	O
,	O
Jade	O
learns	O
that	O
contact	O
with	O
Katarn	O
has	O
been	O
lost	O
and	O
goes	O
to	O
Dromund	B-Application
Kaas	I-Application
to	O
find	O
what	O
has	O
happened	O
to	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
incident	O
causes	O
Katarn	O
to	O
distance	O
himself	O
from	O
the	O
Force	O
and	O
return	O
to	O
his	O
mercenary	B-Application
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
as	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysteries	O
of	O
the	O
Siths	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Stephen	O
Shaw	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
programmer	O
for	O
LucasArts	O
titles	O
Full	B-Application
Throttle	I-Application
and	O
Outlaws	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
commenced	O
immediately	O
after	O
Outlawss	O
completion	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
which	O
ensured	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
quick	O
release	O
following	O
that	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
an	O
expansion	O
to	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
requires	O
the	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
CD-ROM	B-Device
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
player	O
starts	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LucasArts	O
has	O
made	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
3D	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
by	O
including	O
colored	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
live-action	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
cutscenes	O
that	O
were	O
used	O
between	O
levels	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
scenes	O
that	O
were	O
rendered	O
by	O
the	O
3D	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
has	O
been	O
developed	O
further	O
to	O
produce	O
more	O
realistic	O
actions	O
from	O
the	O
NPCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
improvement	O
is	O
that	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
were	O
to	O
use	O
"	O
Force	O
pull	O
"	O
to	O
take	O
weapons	O
away	O
from	O
enemies	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
enemies	O
would	O
walk	O
around	O
doing	O
nothing	O
;	O
by	O
contrast	O
,	O
in	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
the	O
enemies	O
attempt	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
punching	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
expansion	O
includes	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
new	O
dialogue	O
was	O
recorded	O
for	O
Mysteries	O
of	O
the	O
Siths	O
scenario	O
,	O
including	O
recurring	O
background	O
characters	O
who	O
speak	O
similar	O
lines	O
to	O
their	O
counterparts	O
in	O
Dark	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
dialogue	O
was	O
authentically	O
translated	O
into	O
Huttese	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
language	O
used	O
in	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
and	O
elsewhere	O
in	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Star	O
Wars	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
by	O
John	O
Williams	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#10	O
on	O
PC	O
Data	O
's	O
monthly	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
February	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
good	O
quality	O
expansion	O
pack	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
worthy	O
addition	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
,	O
but	O
with	O
room	O
for	O
improvement	O
in	O
some	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
,	O
MOTS	B-Application
gives	O
notice	O
to	O
expansion	O
pack	O
designers	O
everywhere	O
:	O
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
exceptional	O
gaming	O
experience	O
within	O
the	O
creative	O
possibilities	O
of	O
an	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Mallinson	O
of	O
PC	O
Zone	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Mysteries	B-Application
Of	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
starts	O
off	O
brilliantly	O
and	O
gets	O
better	O
and	O
better	O
and	O
better	O
the	O
further	O
you	O
get	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
side	O
of	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
was	O
received	O
positively	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
completely	O
escape	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
was	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
with	O
particular	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
colored	O
lighting	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pagliarulo	O
stated	O
that	O
its	O
use	O
is	O
executed	O
very	O
well	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
right	O
piece	O
[	O
of	O
music ]	O
at	O
just	O
the	O
right	O
moment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
1998	O
"	O
Add-On	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
wrote	O
that	O
Mysteries	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
"	O
was	O
somewhat	O
uneven	O
,	O
but	O
what	O
was	O
good	O
was	O
very	O
,	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
