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Star Wars - KOTOR Rated, Raved

Posted by simoniker on from the excited-yet? dept.

Thanks to IGN Xbox for their full review of Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic, the ravenously-awaited Xbox RPG from BioWare, which has gone gold and ships on the 16th July (Wednesday) in the U.S. The review gives the game 9.5 out of 10, and concludes that KOTOR is "..an outstanding game because it covers every single angle in terms of audience expectations. It's got enough Star Wars to satisfy the fans and enough pure fun to draw in people who normally wouldn't get into role-playing games. You'll see this on several Game of the Year nomination lists." There's also a mini-review at Unlimitedlives.com which is similarly effusive, if a little brief.

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  1. PC port. by aculeus · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'm just glad they have a PC port planned as I don't own an x-box. I don't plan to get one either.

  2. Re:Let's Hope by Decaffeinated+Jedi · · Score: 2, Informative

    For what it's worth, there's also a new Sam and Max game on the way. And it looks pretty spiffy, too. Also, let's not forget the classic Monkey Island series. And Grim Fandango.

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  3. Re:Let's Hope by Matchstick · · Score: 3, Informative

    The creators of all those games have left lucasarts a long time ago. Steve Purcell's involved with LucasArts' new Sam and Max game; however, Tim Schafer (having started his own company) has nothing to do with Full Throttle 2. Guess which game looks cool and which one looks crappy.

    It doesn't really make sense to blame (or praise) LucasArts for games done by other development houses. They supply the IP, but in the end the designer is responsible for making a game fun.

    Disclaimer: I work for Tim.

  4. Gamespot Review of KoTOR by empedocles · · Score: 2, Informative
    Gamespot has reviewed KoTOR and gave the game a 9.1 and their Editor's Choice award.

    "It's apparent from playing Knights of the Old Republic that a remarkable amount of effort, work, and talent went into this game. It's one of the only Star Wars games to truly make you feel at times as though you're a key player in and a part of this unique and beloved sci-fi setting. You'll get to do all the sorts of stuff that you've seen and enjoyed in the Star Wars movies, and you'll get to emulate any of your favorite characters' personalities and actions over the course of the game. You'll also experience a much more morally complex version of Star Wars than what you get from the movies. Along the way, you'll find a few aspects of the game that you'll wish were better, but that's mostly because the vast majority of Knights of the Old Republic is so exceptionally good. You don't need to be a fan of Star Wars or of RPGs to appreciate all the impressive qualities of this game--but if you are, all the better."

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