<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	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
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
BioWare	O
's	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
4,000	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
Episode	B-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
d20	O
System	O
developed	O
by	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
first	O
began	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
development	O
began	O
in	O
October	O
2003	O
,	O
after	O
BioWare	O
offered	O
Obsidian	O
their	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
license	O
due	O
to	O
being	O
confident	O
in	O
their	O
previous	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
starts	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
The	O
Exile	O
,	O
a	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
who	O
was	O
exiled	O
from	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Order	O
has	O
been	O
almost	O
completely	O
wiped	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
Sith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
escapes	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
their	O
party	O
members	O
,	O
they	O
find	O
the	O
person	O
who	O
exiled	O
them	O
ten	O
years	O
ago	O
,	O
who	O
sends	O
the	O
protagonist	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
the	O
remaining	O
Jedi	B-Application
to	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Sith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
turn	O
based	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
view	O
that	O
features	O
pausable	O
real-time	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
and	O
interactions	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
non-player	O
characters	O
in	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
d20	O
System	O
as	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
30	O
new	O
Force	O
powers	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
manifestations	O
of	O
the	O
Force	O
,	O
in	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
of	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
identical	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
prestige	O
classes	O
"	O
,	O
add-ons	O
to	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
classes	O
that	O
were	O
established	O
in	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
and	O
4,000	O
years	O
before	O
Episode	B-Application
I	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Menace	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
have	O
been	O
nearly	O
exterminated	O
by	O
the	O
Sith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Jedi	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
exiled	O
from	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Order	O
,	O
is	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Exile	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Jedi	B-Application
Exile	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
playable	O
locations	O
in	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
include	O
Telos	O
,	O
Onderon	O
and	O
its	O
moon	O
Dxun	O
,	O
Nar	O
Shaddaa	O
,	O
Malachor	O
V	O
,	O
the	O
Peragus	O
Mining	O
Facility	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
starships	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
hijacked	O
Republic	O
cruiser	O
Harbinger	O
,	O
the	O
Sith	O
cruiser	O
Ravager	O
,	O
and	O
Goto	O
's	O
yacht	O
orbiting	O
Nar	O
Shaddaa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ebon	O
Hawk	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
ship	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
transportation	O
in	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Exile	O
's	O
backstory	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
served	O
under	O
Revan	O
during	O
the	O
Mandalorian	O
Wars	O
and	O
ordered	O
the	O
activation	O
of	O
a	O
devastating	O
weapon	O
in	O
the	O
climactic	O
battle	O
over	O
Malachor	O
V	O
.	O
The	O
deaths	O
that	O
ensued	O
created	O
such	O
a	O
substantial	O
"	O
wound	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
Force	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
sever	O
their	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Force	O
to	O
survive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Council	O
ordered	O
the	O
character	O
exiled	O
from	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
progresses	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
rebuilds	O
a	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
Force	O
and	O
creates	O
unusually	O
strong	O
Force	O
Bonds	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
and	O
places	O
,	O
while	O
unknowingly	O
sapping	O
Force	O
powers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
characters	O
who	O
join	O
the	B-Application
Jedi	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
are	O
Kreia	O
,	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
Exile	O
's	O
mentor	O
;	O
pilot	O
and	O
former	O
Sith	B-Application
assassin	I-Application
Atton	O
Rand	O
;	O
technician	O
and	O
Mandalorian	O
War	O
veteran	O
Bao-Dur	O
and	O
his	O
droid	O
remote	O
;	O
the	O
criminal	O
droid	O
G0-T0	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Sith	O
apprentice	O
Visas	O
Marr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
three	O
main	O
antagonists	O
:	O
Darth	O
Traya	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
assailant	O
who	O
remains	O
in	O
the	O
dark	O
through	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
Darth	O
Sion	O
,	O
an	O
undead	O
Sith	O
Lord	O
who	O
once	O
served	O
under	O
Exar	O
Kun	O
in	O
the	O
Great	O
Sith	O
War	O
(	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
Tales	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
)	O
;	O
and	O
Darth	O
Nihilus	O
,	O
a	O
Sith	O
Lord	O
whose	O
physical	O
being	O
was	O
destroyed	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
immense	O
affinity	O
to	O
the	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
three	O
Sith	O
Lords	O
are	O
leaders	O
of	O
a	O
loose	O
affiliation	O
of	O
warriors	B-Protocol
and	O
assassins	O
leftover	O
from	O
Darth	O
Malak	O
's	O
empire	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
between	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
and	O
this	O
one	O
,	O
the	O
Sith	O
have	O
launched	O
a	O
largely	O
successful	O
genocide	O
campaign	O
against	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
major	O
antagonist	O
is	O
Atris	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Council	O
whose	O
unethical	O
efforts	O
to	O
thwart	O
the	O
Sith	O
come	O
into	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
Exile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
hiding	O
on	O
the	O
Harbinger	O
,	O
a	O
Republic	O
cruiser	O
,	O
the	O
Exile	O
is	O
sedated	O
by	O
an	O
HK-50	O
assassin	O
droid	O
to	O
be	O
delivered	O
to	O
a	O
crime	O
syndicate	O
called	O
the	O
Exchange	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
put	O
out	O
a	O
bounty	O
on	O
live	O
Jedi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Exile	O
is	O
rescued	O
by	O
Kreia	O
,	O
with	O
whom	O
the	O
Exile	O
forms	O
a	O
Force	O
Bond	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
droid	O
T3-M4	O
on	O
the	O
Ebon	O
Hawk	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
three	O
flee	O
the	O
Harbinger	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
hijacked	O
by	O
a	O
squad	O
of	O
Sith	B-Application
assassins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
hiding	O
out	O
on	O
Telos	O
,	O
they	O
encounter	O
Atris	O
,	O
a	O
surviving	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Council	O
who	O
sentenced	O
the	O
protagonist	O
to	O
exile	O
ten	O
years	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
settling	O
a	O
dispute	O
regarding	O
the	O
Exile	O
's	O
past	O
sentence	O
,	O
Atris	O
forms	O
an	O
uneasy	O
alliance	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
instructing	O
them	O
to	O
seek	O
out	O
other	O
surviving	O
Jedi	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
rally	O
against	O
the	O
Sith	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Exile	O
then	O
travels	O
to	O
four	O
worlds	O
to	O
find	O
reclusive	O
Jedi	B-Application
Masters	O
and	O
either	O
beg	O
for	O
their	O
aid	O
or	O
kill	O
them	O
in	O
revenge	O
for	O
being	O
exiled	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
player	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
aided	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Masters	O
,	O
they	O
prepare	O
to	O
strip	O
the	O
Exile	O
of	O
their	O
Force	O
connection	O
permanently	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Masters	O
fear	O
that	O
these	O
teachings	O
could	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
actual	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
Force	O
,	O
but	O
Kreia	O
reveals	O
herself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
former	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Sith	O
and	O
murders	O
them	O
all	O
in	O
retribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
killed	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
Masters	O
,	O
Kreia	O
attacks	O
the	O
Exile	O
and	O
leaves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
being	O
released	O
two	O
months	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
multiple	O
unfixed	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
preparation	O
to	O
write	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
lead	O
designer	O
Chris	O
Avellone	O
tried	O
to	O
learn	O
as	O
much	O
about	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
read	O
many	O
books	O
,	O
guides	O
,	O
modules	O
,	O
and	O
graphic	O
novels	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Obsidian	O
team	O
also	O
relied	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
for	O
inspiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
d20	O
System	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
with	O
some	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
level	O
cap	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
music	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
symphony	O
orchestra	O
would	O
work	O
best	O
for	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Mark	O
Griskey	O
,	O
who	O
developed	O
music	O
and	O
themes	O
for	O
characters	O
and	O
places	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
's	O
theme	O
,	O
Darth	O
Sion	O
's	O
theme	O
and	O
Darth	O
Nihilus	O
's	O
theme	O
(	O
which	O
both	O
have	O
many	O
similarities	O
with	O
the	O
Emperor	O
's	O
theme	O
from	O
Return	O
of	O
the	O
Jedi	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
crawl	O
utilizes	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
John	O
Williams	O
 '	O
main	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
theme	O
that	O
was	O
re-recorded	O
for	O
the	O
prequel	O
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Obsidian	O
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
present	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
at	O
E3	O
2004	O
,	O
they	O
tried	O
to	O
fit	O
as	O
much	O
information	O
as	O
they	O
could	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
duration	O
of	O
30	O
minutes	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
E3	O
event	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
showcased	O
at	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
limited	O
time	O
frame	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
cut	O
it	O
down	O
to	O
a	O
five	O
-	O
to	O
ten-minute	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
trailer	O
for	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
later	O
unveiled	O
in	O
July	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
looking	O
back	O
at	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
a	O
2013	O
interview	O
,	O
Avellone	O
said	O
that	O
because	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
forcing	O
Obsidian	O
to	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
frame	O
of	O
14	O
to	O
16	O
months	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ended	O
up	O
being	O
in	O
an	O
"	O
unfinished	O
"	O
state	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
went	O
gold	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2004	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2004	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
on	O
the	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
support	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
and	O
other	O
Steamworks	O
features	O
,	O
controller	B-Device
input	O
,	O
and	O
modern	O
widescreen	O
resolutions	O
up	O
to	O
5K	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
several	O
official	O
patches	O
,	O
a	O
notable	O
fan-made	O
mod	O
called	O
The	O
Sith	O
Lords	O
Restored	O
Content	O
Modification	O
or	O
TSLRCM	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
unofficial	O
patch	O
by	O
fixing	O
around	O
500	O
remaining	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
along	O
with	O
restoring	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
content	O
that	O
was	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
methods	O
found	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
for	O
improving	O
compatibility	O
on	O
modern	O
PC	B-Device
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
sold	O
458,000	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
December	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
entered	O
their	O
chart	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
at	O
number	O
11	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
number	O
3	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox-only	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
it	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
2	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
chart	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
weekly	O
chart	O
,	O
beating	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
much-anticipated	O
online	O
game	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
reported	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
sold	O
much	O
more	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
than	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
website	O
speculates	O
was	O
helped	O
by	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
initial	O
Xbox-only	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2005	O
alone	O
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
version	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
60,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
2006	O
,	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
almost	O
1.5	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
;	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
85/100	O
and	O
86/100	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
versions	O
respectively	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
echoed	O
this	O
statement	O
,	O
also	O
saying	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
good	O
things	O
and	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
are	O
present	O
in	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
The	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
film	O
trilogy	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
the	O
best	O
story	O
in	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
since	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
easy	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
alone	O
without	O
controlling	O
the	O
party	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
's	O
reviewer	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
encountered	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
combat	O
AI	B-Application
that	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
;	O
several	O
players	O
reported	O
having	O
problems	O
with	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
bugs	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
reviewer	O
condemned	O
Knights	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
having	O
the	O
same	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
his	O
party	O
"	O
still	O
had	O
a	O
tendency	O
to	O
warp	O
and	O
skip	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
at	O
times	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
are	O
"	O
hard	O
to	O
forgive	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
these	O
issues	O
did	O
not	O
occur	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
