Thanks to Jakob from Boomtown for letting us know about their review of Obsidian's/LucasArts' 'Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic' sequel for XBox. Rating: 9/10.KOTORII still offers the same in terms of graphical sophistication, cinematic cut-scenes, combat system and basic gameplay. Planet-hopping, exploration, group battles and character advancement still feature prominently and the plot is set four years after the events of the previous game. Character advancement has evolved with six new prestige classes available to you (depending on the path you choose to tread) and no experience cap (yay), which allows for seriously powerful characters. But at a superficial level, the game isn’t radically different from the first. The Ebon Hawk even makes a comeback. |