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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is BioWare Corporation’s hit Star Wars game. Originally released in July 2003 for the Xbox and November 2003 for the PC, it is the first Star Wars RPG. It is an Xbox Platinum Hit, and has sold over one million copies. It has also won these awards:
 
  • GameSpy
    • Xbox Game of the Year 2003
    • Overall Game of the Year 2003, across all platforms
  • 2004 Game Developers Choice Awards
    • Game of the Year
    • Original Game Character (HK-47)
    • Excellence in Writing
  • IGN
    • Best Sound (Xbox category)
    • Best Story (PC category)
    • Xbox RPG Game of the Year 2003
    • PC RPG Game of the Year 2003
    • Xbox Game of the Year 2003
    • PC Game of the Year 2003
    • Overall Game of the Year 2003, across all platforms
  • Gamespot
    • Best Game Based on a TV or Film Property
    • Xbox Game of the Year 2003
    • RPG Game of the Year 2003, across all platforms
  • Computer Gaming World - Game of the year
  • PC Gamer - Game of the year
  • Interactive Achievement Awards - Best story/character development
  • Official Xbox Magazine Game Of The Year 2003
 The game’s combat system is turn based and all combatants attack/defend at the same time, however the player can stop/pause at certain times to give commands or view the carnage.
 
Awards taken directly from Wikipedia.

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
MSRP $19.99
Release date July, 2003
Brand LucasArts
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Pros & Cons

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6 reviews
83
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mixed
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5 positive
1 mixed
0 negative

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Pros:
Do you agree?
Thrilling stroy.
+5agreedisagree

Unexpected Twist.
+4agreedisagree

Over 40-50 hours long on your first playthrough.
+4agreedisagree

Your desicions affect the story and results in two different endings.
+4agreedisagree

You choose to follow the light or dark.
+4agreedisagree

Funny and enjoyable dialouge.
+4agreedisagree

Combat involves your characters attributes, clothing, and weapons you give them. Not mindless button mashing.
+4agreedisagree

Has a lot of replay value.
+4agreedisagree

You can dowload mods off the internet for free to add more things to this game which adds to the replay vale.
+4agreedisagree

Over 40 Game of the Year Awards
+3agreedisagree

All kinds of different side missions you can do
+3agreedisagree

Thrilling Adventure.
+2agreedisagree

You can change the difficulty setting (easy, medium, and hard).
+2agreedisagree

You can gamble and win credits
0agreedisagree

Cons:
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Decisions are too often contrived and simplistic
+3agreedisagree

Favored combat-oriented characters
+1agreedisagree

Combat system better suited to turn-based play
+1agreedisagree

The graphics were good when it was released, but now that it's the next-gen the graphics are obsolete.
-1agreedisagree

Even on hard the game is fairly easy, although its biggest strength is its story.
-1agreedisagree


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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Xbox

• Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic

• Star Wars: Knights of Old Republic (XBox)

UPC: 023272319755

EAN: 023272319755

MPN: 31975

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Comments

1.  avatar HK-47m4 said:

This game rocks.
Jun 06, 2007 2:32pm
2.  avatar Omar said:

Agreed! I played this game for a week straight staying up until 4AM and destroying my sleeping schedule. But it was worth it. Awesome story. Awesome gameplay. Just a fantastic experience.
Jun 06, 2007 2:39pm
3.  avatar dialupinternetuser said:

I got bored halfway in and come back about once a month. But it's cool though.
Jun 06, 2007 8:51pm
4.  avatar HK-47m4 said:

Well I think every gaming website disagrees with you, though your probably a fan of action games? So I guess you play what you like.
Jun 06, 2007 10:24pm
5.  avatar dialupinternetuser said:

Never mind, I know rank this game as #3 ever. After Halo 3 and Mass Effect.
Feb 20, 2009 7:23pm
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HK-47m4

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June 17, 2007
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
80
negative
mixed
positive
12 pros
3 cons

Pros

  • Thrilling stroy.
  • Unexpected Twist.
  • Over 40-50 hours long on your first playthrough.
  • Your desicions affect the story and results in two different endings.
  • You choose to follow the light or dark.
  • Funny and enjoyable dialouge.
  • Combat involves your characters attributes, clothing, and weapons you give them. Not mindless button mashing.
  • Has a lot of replay value.
  • You can dowload mods off the internet for free to add more things to this game which adds to the replay vale.
  • Over 40 Game of the Year Awards
  • Thrilling Adventure.
  • You can change the difficulty setting (easy, medium, and hard).

Cons

  • Decisions are too often contrived and simplistic
  • The graphics were good when it was released, but now that it's the next-gen the graphics are obsolete.
  • Even on hard the game is fairly easy, although its biggest strength is its story.

Comments

"This game rocks."
"Well I think every gaming website disagrees with you, though your probably a fan of action games? So I guess you play what you like."
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justafire

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July 20, 2009
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
14 pros
0 cons
love itlove it
have ithave it

Pros

  • Thrilling stroy.
  • Unexpected Twist.
  • Over 40-50 hours long on your first playthrough.
  • Your desicions affect the story and results in two different endings.
  • You choose to follow the light or dark.
  • Funny and enjoyable dialouge.
  • Combat involves your characters attributes, clothing, and weapons you give them. Not mindless button mashing.
  • Has a lot of replay value.
  • You can dowload mods off the internet for free to add more things to this game which adds to the replay vale.
  • Over 40 Game of the Year Awards
  • All kinds of different side missions you can do
  • Thrilling Adventure.
  • You can change the difficulty setting (easy, medium, and hard).
  • You can gamble and win credits

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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dialupinternetuser

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February 20, 2009
approved
reviewer
ProSCORE
86
negative
mixed
positive
12 pros
2 cons

Pros

  • Thrilling stroy.
  • Unexpected Twist.
  • Over 40-50 hours long on your first playthrough.
  • Your desicions affect the story and results in two different endings.
  • You choose to follow the light or dark.
  • Funny and enjoyable dialouge.
  • Combat involves your characters attributes, clothing, and weapons you give them. Not mindless button mashing.
  • Has a lot of replay value.
  • You can dowload mods off the internet for free to add more things to this game which adds to the replay vale.
  • Over 40 Game of the Year Awards
  • Thrilling Adventure.
  • You can change the difficulty setting (easy, medium, and hard).

Cons

  • Decisions are too often contrived and simplistic
  • Favored combat-oriented characters

Comments

"I got bored halfway in and come back about once a month. But it's cool though."
"Never mind, I know rank this game as #3 ever. After Halo 3 and Mass Effect."
Did you find this review helpful?
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SJBenoist

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Today, 5:27 AM
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ProSCORE
50
negative
mixed
positive
3 pros
3 cons

Pros

  • Your desicions affect the story and results in two different endings.
  • You choose to follow the light or dark.
  • All kinds of different side missions you can do

Cons

  • Decisions are too often contrived and simplistic
  • Favored combat-oriented characters
  • Combat system better suited to turn-based play

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Omar

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June 6, 2007
approved
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ProSCORE
67
negative
mixed
positive
4 pros
2 cons
love itlove it

Pros

  • Thrilling stroy.
  • Unexpected Twist.
  • Funny and enjoyable dialouge.
  • Has a lot of replay value.

Cons

  • Decisions are too often contrived and simplistic
  • Favored combat-oriented characters

Comments

"Agreed! I played this game for a week straight staying up until 4AM and destroying my sleeping schedule. But it was worth it. Awesome story. Awesome gameplay. Just a fantastic experience."
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listener

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October 7, 2009
approved
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ProSCORE
100
negative
mixed
positive
5 pros
0 cons

Pros

  • Thrilling stroy.
  • Over 40-50 hours long on your first playthrough.
  • Combat involves your characters attributes, clothing, and weapons you give them. Not mindless button mashing.
  • You can dowload mods off the internet for free to add more things to this game which adds to the replay vale.
  • All kinds of different side missions you can do

Cons

Did not agree with any cons

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