Everyone loves KOTOR right? (Well everyone but John). This was the game that really put Bioware in the big time with console gaming and garnered critical acclaim from all directions and went on to pick up several awards including Game of the Year 2003. It was a great game for sure with an epic plot, complex character development and lots of Lightsabers. It wasn’t without its flaws and was laden with glitches and other issues but the strengths of the game gleamed through and Bioware hit the big time. After KOTOR everyone expected Bioware to move on to the rumoured sequel KOTOR2 but the big shock was that another developer was to handle that game whilst Bioware were working on an original IP using the KOTOR engine. Jade Empire was born and received a great amount of attention from the gaming community.