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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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Adrenaline Vault
The massive environments are a joy to explore, and the fact that combat and exploration take place on the same screen prevents even the most frequent of encounters from becoming a burden.
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CNN.com
Each single-player game features mainstays of traditional role-playing game play, including epic nonlinear quests and characters whose abilities increase over time, but these new RPGs also pull and twist the genre into new directions.
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Games First!
The developers over at BioWare have already distinguished themselves with their impressive foray into the Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale series. When it comes to PC RPG’s you know where to look. Console RPG’s have traditionally been another matter,
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Four Fat Chicks
GamerDad
Star Wars had an impact on the lives of most contemporary GamerDads. The epic adventure, simple mythological themes, heroism, feminism, and dark vs. light morality make it appealing to kids and the kid in all of us. How we hungered for the prequels a few
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at GamerDad
Games Asylum
There’s a small shake up in the top 5 this week, the most noteworthy going on being Canis Canem Edit moving up from #8 to #5. In mid-December it was right down at #23, so it’s good to see it spring back into the top 5. Of course, this is down to it
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Gameplanet
IN A GALAXY FAR, far away... chances are good you are familiar with the story by now - good vs. evil, in a futuristic environment, with some supernatural powers thrown in to the mix. It's a tale as old as time, first introduced to us some 20 odd years
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UnderGroundOnline
Glide Underground
Jive Magazine
Finally, an entertaining Role Playing Game on the Xbox. Gamers and Star Wars fans far and wide have been anticipating the release of a Star Wars RPG. Bioware, most notable for their work on Neverwinter Nights and the Baldur’s Gate series, was graced
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Extreme Gamer
It has the feel of an action game and the depth of an RPG. My advice: Don’t bother renting it. Just buy it.
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Into Liquid Sky
If you're a fan of Star Wars, you NEED to purchase this title. The gameplay experience proves to be as deep as the engrossing story and wonderful script.
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PGNx Media
The game changes dramatically whether you’re male, female, light or dark, or even try to stay on a neutral path. Anyway you look at it; there are LOTS of reasons to play this many times.
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Thunderbolt
It isn’t one thing that makes Knights of the Old Republic such a masterful RPG, but a remarkable amalgamation of brilliant gameplay elements, jaw-dropping presentation and a huge helping of that special Star Wars magic.
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at Thunderbolt
Game Revolution
A rich single-player experience with one of the most developed storylines ever seen in a game. And best of all,
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Gaming Age
One of the most amazing aspects of this game is how the world responds to your actions. It is very open ended, and the decisions that you make during the course of your adventures directly affect the outcome of the entire game... One of the greatest RPGs
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at Gaming Age
MS Xbox World
Massive ruins, and expansive forest. The water is top-notch, and the character animation is
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Worth Playing
There is no question that 2003 is the year of Star Wars in terms of videogames, assaulting the gaming world first with the excellent MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies, followed up by the Xbox RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. While Galaxies caters to
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at Worth Playing
GamingWorld X
a console or PC, and speaks volumes about the talented and passionate people making games at BioWare. While not without a few minor faults, the game is head and shoulders above the competition and offers, to anyone who enjoys a well-crafted game, an exper
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at GamingWorld X
RPGFan
Environments look absolutely stellar with BioWare's new 3D engine for Knights of the Old Republic.
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GamersMark
When it comes to console gaming, Microsoft's big black box is not known for commanding too many genres, and that especially holds true when it comes to RPG's. Had you asked 100 gamers in the month of June 2003 which console comes to mind when the word
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Gaming Target
The Star Wars films have always had a deep feeling of history to them. Like you’d been dropped into the middle of an epic conflict that’s lasted (in one form or another) for thousands of millennia. The huge cast of colorful alien characters, the
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at Gaming Target
Jaded Gamer
The hype for Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) started early on, but I never bought into it. For several years, there's been a ton of games based on Star Wars, and most of them have been fairly disappointing. Taking into account my feelings towards the
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at Jaded Gamer
Next Level Gaming
The complete package. It is without a doubt one of the finest single player games put together. Solid graphics, and exceptional voiceover work. And bar none, the deepest gameplay I think I have ever come across.
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Game Rankings
Rejoice, Star Wars fans! After a seemingly endless night filled with one mediocre action title after another, Lucasarts and Bioware have done you right with Knights of the Old Republic. Rest assured if heaven itself presided over the development of
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Gamerz-Edge
I am a Jedi, like my father before me.Ó These words have haunted us since Luke spoke them in Return of the Jedi. Come on, who wouldn't want to be a Jedi ? The Force, the powers, the lightsaber, getting to wear your bathrobe in public - it would be a
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Armchair Empire
The one factor of the game that can be deemed perfect, revolutionizing, unique, fun, addictive, and challenging, has to be the gameplay system. Bioware has created a different type of RPG, for the non-RPG types.
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GameZone
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away … a good friend and fellow reviewer named Aceinet and I were discussing how cool it would be if they put out a Star Wars RPG title. Not just another action game by LucasArts mind you, but an actual
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at GameZone
XBox Exclusive
Mark this up as yet another success by LucasArts. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic exemplifies what every game should be. I will go as far to say that this is the greatest game in Xbox history. I loved this game and I can tell you that you will too.
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TGSN
In my opinion, Knights of the Old Republic is easily the greatest Star Wars game ever made.
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XGP Gaming
When it comes to video games based on the Star Wars universe, gamers have often been disappointed by games that lack compelling stories, interesting characters and sub-plots, and truly enthralling gameplay. Not to fear, Star Wars: Knights Of The Old
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at XGP Gaming
Inside Gamer Online
GamingTrend
A long quest, replay value and the ability to ride either the Light or Dark Side of the Force make this game something you have possibly never seen before on consoles. The story is phenomenal and the fact that every line is spoken just makes my jaw drop.
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Xbox World Australia
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…A Star Wars fan slept fitfully, his sleep disturbed by dreams of a role playing game set in his favourite universe. Elsewhere on the same planet, a fan of Bioware’s brilliant PC games longed to see the
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at Xbox World Australia
Console Gameworld
Games Xtreme
Star Wars games are usually pretty hit and miss, sadly a lot of the time they’re mostly misses and there have been, to my knowledge, no Star Wars RPG’s until now. Say the name Bioware and you will instantly think of Neverwinter Nights and the hoards
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IGN
Impressive....most impressive. And with fresh movies too.
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Cyber Gaming Net
Daily Game
Another cultural phenomenon has been born on Xbox, and its name is Knights of the Old Republic. The first-ever Star Wars role-playing game, KOTOR accomplishes the seemingly impossible on many levels, from resuscitating a franchise to creating an epic
...read the complete Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic review at Daily Game
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