We've all been playing this great flight-sim for a while now and enjoyed it immensely. Yet, something at the back of our minds keep it from being as good as it should be: the '95 Collector's CD-rom version, the version that combines the best of both the '94 and '98 releases into one amazing package is nowhere to be seen! Well, we don't have to think about that anymore, because the '95 version was JUST added to GOG! So, what are 'ya reading this for? Go buy it!
Jedi knight 2: Jedi Outcast stand to this day as the best Jedi simulator in existence. It really is quite simple: you press a direction in combination with the attack button to do different swings that you can chain together a certain number of times depending on the stance you're in. To block, simply don't attack and keep your opponent in sight and you automatically block any non-.explosive attacks. The light style fashions itself on the prequels with high speed, flashy spinning and infinite chaining. The medium style is your average Luke Skywalker-esque solid and defensive style. The heavy style brings to mind Darth Vader's heavy, powerful single strikes without any chaining whatsoever. Combat between force users basically revolve around catching your opponent in a missed swing or a particularly slow recovery to get in a clean hit. But what is a Jedi without his force abilities? You got Push, Pull, Grip, Lightning, Heal, Speed and Mind trick along with more passive abilities like jump and saber throw. Somewhat disappointingly, only push and speed are truly essential in duels thanks to push's ability to send jumping foes slamming down to the ground and break attempts at using grip. Speed. well, it kind of speaks for itself. That does not mean that using pull to send your enemy straight into your range instantly or Lightning to get in extra damage is worthless, it's just not something you want to to use your precious energy on over speed and push when in combat with force wielders. If any of this sound interesting, get this game! Just beware that the game is a proud bearer of hard and confusing old-school FPS design. If you decide to take on the challenge and not use a guide, be prepared to be annoyed more than once. On the positive side, the game becomes a lot more fun on repeated playthroughs where you know exactly what to do.
I was initally disheartened when firing up the game as I saw my X-Wing fly off into the distance. Luckily, switching the camera view to either the up-close or internal one fixed the issue and the game has performed perfectly from then on.
Though far from an arcade perfect port, riddled with cut animations and the likes, the game itself is a classic. While I normally wouldn't, I bought this to show support so we can hopefully get other old Capcom PC ports like the Mega Man X games on here eventually.
