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Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.

Release DateSep 16, 2009
Price$ 5.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.6% (mostly positive) / 78.9%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.5% / 75.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.5K  Top 10% / 1.9K  Top 10%
Curators85 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time7.9 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar1.3 hour  Top 15%
Followers3.7K  Top 20%
Owners± 1.1M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 124.9K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 437.4K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II's Steam rating and reviews from December 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 97.1% (October 2011) to 70.3% (October 2016).

The 1.9K reviews Top 10% suggest that STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (75%), followed by Spanish - Spain (4%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 23 languages represented. The game is translated in 4 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is adequate, reaching 17 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 12 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 50 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • + Well-applied combination of first- and third-person elements; both are well-designed and practical in their implementation
  • + Plethora of story-advancing cinematics; all include live action with actors, as well as some basic CGI work
  • + Great soundtrack that is well-utilized
  • + Excellent and franchise-friendly plot, helped along by competent writing; much improved from Dark Forces
  • + Massively improved visuals compared to first installment
  • + Level design, though still a bit convoluted at times, is nevertheless much improved; feels considerably more modern and refined than its predecessor
  • + Unlockable force abilities, as well as an adequate weapon selection makes for slight variations in gameplay
  • + Midway through the narrative, there is an option to persue either Light or Dark side; both affect playstyle and the nature of the narrative's conclusion
  • + Lightsaber combat
  • + Well developed characters
  • - Terrible compatibility with modern systems
  • - Known issues with 3D acceleration
  • - Some mission objectives and level designs prove a bit counterintuitive
  • - Lightsaber combat and some decidedly overpowered force abilities make combat much too easy in many areas
  • - Bad compatibility with modern systems in general
  • - Painful mouse controls on modern systems
  • - Several mechanical problems with the game
  • - Bad steam port
  • - Tiny GUI and HUD when playing on higher resolutions
  • - Missing music.

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 78.6% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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