The first thing you notice (if you read the manual) is that KOTOR is set thousands of years before the events in the Star Wars movies. Apart from this tidbit in the introductory information, you'd never know this wasn't the good old Star Wars universe we all know and love -- or "knew" and "loved" if you're one of those anti-prequel types. It appears the timeshift is just a gimmick to explain why you won't bump into Lando in some bar (giving Billy Dee Williams a nice royalty check) as this game includes Wookiees and Banthas and Twi'leks, oh my! Nearly every Star Wars race and creature is seen and the technology and devices seem better than the ones available in the later, um earlier films.