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  Jedi Academy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jedi Academy, or Praxeum was first housed in the Great Massassi Temple and had 12 original students, including Kyle Katarn, Brakiss, Corran Horn, Dorsk 81, Gantoris, Kam Solusar, Kirana Ti, Streen, Tionne, and eventually Cilghal, Mara Jade and Kyp Durron.
One of the trials the Academy came up with, was when Desann planned to use an army of Reborn Jedi, and Shadowtroopers to invade the Academy and restore the Galactic Empire.
The Jedi Academy, wherever it is, tends to be a base of operations for the Jedi, and sometimes a home when they are not performing other jobs for Luke or going about their personal lives.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jedi_Academy   (390 words)

  
 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As a Jedi Apprentice, the player is dispatched to accompany Kyle on various peace-keeping missions across the galaxy, many of which involve battling an emerging Sith cult known as the Disciples of Ragnos who are stealing Force energy from Force-rich locations across the galaxy.
Seeking to restore the Sith and destroy the Jedi, Tavion plans to resurrect the ancient Sith Lord Marka Ragnos by fueling his long dead body with a massive concentration of stolen Force energy.
Tionne is referred to by Luke Skywalker in a mission briefing as "the resident Jedi scholar".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jedi_Knight:_Jedi_Academy   (1523 words)

  
 WORTHPLAYING - - All about games !
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest Star Wars game to come down the pipeline and like its Jedi Knight predecessors it manages to up the watermark substantially.
Jedi Academy features plenty of interesting ranged weapons, but the focus here is on mastering the light saber.
Jedi Academy uses the aging Quake III engine to render its non-stop action, which means that the control is spot-on but also that the graphics are somewhat lacking when compared to newer technology.
www.worthplaying.com /article.php?sid=13330   (1258 words)

  
 Science Fiction Game Reviews
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is set in the days after the Emperor's fall, and villains are remnants of the Imperial forces who are currently serving a group of dark Jedi who call themselves the Cult of Ragnos.
Jedi Academy is at least two games and possibly three, with elements of a fourth.
Jedi mind trick is really powerful in this game; at level three it makes the stormtroopers and other scum change sides and shoot at their fellows.
www.scifi.com /sfw/issue340/games.html   (718 words)

  
 Frictionless Insight - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Jedi Academy tries to avoid the curse of “that linear feeling” by allowing you, at times, to choose your next mission from a list.
The differences between Jedi Academy's style and that of Outcast may be no more than cosmetic, but the changes are still welcome.
Jedi Academy is shorter than Outcast but in many other ways an improvement.
www.frictionlessinsight.com /PC_Reviews/JediAcademy/JediAcademy.htm   (2027 words)

  
 Featuring Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Review at ActionTrip
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy successfully builds upon the gameplay in Jedi Outcast, offering a variety of new features, an involving and masterfully presented plotline, on top of many new planets to explore throughout the far regions of the galaxy.
Reaching the rank of Jedi Master, Kyle Katarn, the main character from the previous installment, joined Luke Skywalker at the prestigious Jedi Academy to teach upstart force users how to harness their powers and become formidable Jedi Knights.
Jedi Academy has everything you'd expect from a Star Wars action game: brilliant character voicing, rich sounds that stay true to the movie trilogy, and an extensive range of classic tunes done by composer John Williams.
www.actiontrip.com /reviews/jediknightjediacademy.phtml   (2328 words)

  
 Featuring Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy First Look at ActionTrip
To begin with, you'll be placed in the boots of a young Jedi, who enrolls into the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 to study the ways of the force under Luke Skywalker himself (an everlasting Star Wars icon).
The main difference between the Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast is the innovative character creation system, which will allow players to customize their characters before they can begin their journeys.
Jedi Academy, along with titles like SW: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars Galaxies, really gives Star Wars fans something to look forward this year.
www.actiontrip.com /previews/jediknightjediacademy.phtml   (1225 words)

  
 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy - ESCMag Review
The biggest knock against Jedi Academy is that it came hot on the heels of the excellent Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR).
Jedi Academy is the latest in the Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series.
The thing is, Academy could have used some more time off the shelves to fix a few problems and to give some distance so as to avoid comparisons like mine.
www.escmag.com /v5/reviews/review.cfm?rv=365   (752 words)

  
 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Review at Next Level Gaming!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Posted by Chris Wilson on 10/8/2003 1:15:54 PM Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the follow-up to last year’s hit Jedi Outcast, and the fourth game in the Jedi Knight series.
Your character is a student at the Jedi Academy, and Kyle is the Jedi Master that is assigned to you.
Jedi Academy is presented to the user in groups of 5 missions.
www.nlgaming.com /nl/asp/id_697/nl/reviewDisp.htm   (1230 words)

  
 Jedi Academy
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is an easy win for longest game title of the year.
Jedi Academy puts you in the role of a new student under the tutelage of Luke Skywalker at the, surprise, Jedi Academy.
Jedi Academy is all about action, and it delivers in spades.
www.ebabble.net /html/jedi_academy.html   (599 words)

  
 3D Gamers :: Game Listing :: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
For the first time in a Jedi Knight series game, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy allows players to create and customize their own characters by choosing various characteristics including species, gender, clothing, and physical attributes such as hair and facial features.
Players create a Jedi apprentice character and join the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 to learn the ways of the Force under the tutelage of Luke Skywalker and Kyle Katarn.
Until order is restored, the fate of the Jedi Academy -- and the future of the Star Wars galaxy itself -- hangs precariously in the balance.
www.3dgamers.com /games/jediacademy   (294 words)

  
 Action Vault - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Interview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In the upcoming Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, he is at this facility again, now in the position of an instructor.
It was one of the main design goals of Jedi Academy was to provide the player with the opportunity to go to a larger variety of places thank in Jedi Knight II, and to that end, there are over twice as many locations in this game than in the last.
Jedi Academy is primarily an action game, and while there are some puzzles, they aren't as complex as those found in Jedi Outcast.
actionvault.ign.com /features/interviews/jediacadint.shtml   (1140 words)

  
 Gamehelper PC/Mac   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The story for Jedi Academy is entertaining, to say the least, and fit right in with the Star Wars expanded universe we’ve come to know and love thus far.
When Lucasarts announced yet another Jedi Knight title in the works at E3 2002, and that it would once again be developed by Ravensoft of Jedi Outcast fame, it was hard to not get excited.
The one thing missing from Jedi Outcast that was available to the gamer in the first Jedi Knight, was the ability to choose the path Kyle would take — the path of the light side, or the destructive road of the dark.
pcmac.gamehelper.com /articles/457.htm   (760 words)

  
 Boomtown
On board is Jaden, a promising new Jedi student (with the gender and appearance of your choosing) that before even becoming a Jedi has made his/her own lightsaber.
Jedi Academy looks the part from the very beginning, with colourful and imaginative scenery.
Jedi Academy offers a highly polished first person shooter experience with great production values and varied and often original levels.
boomtown.net /en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=1979   (924 words)

  
 DailyGame Review: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy [PC]
In Jedi Academy you play the role of Jaden (the name’s the same for male or female characters) a new enlistee into Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Academy.
As fate would have it you are assigned to "now" Jedi master Kyle Katarn (the main character from previous Star Wars Jedi games) who aims to show you the ways of the Jedi and teach you to resist the evil temptations of the dark side.
The biggest and most obvious improvement in Jedi Academy is the multiplayer game.Not only have the new lightsaber types been added (dual sabers and the double bladed saber) there are also some new game-modes and combo moves.
www.dailygame.net /Articles/Reviews/jediacademy.html   (1369 words)

  
 Galactic Hunter.com - Special Reports
Jedi Academy has been in development since shortly after we finished Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy has the player assume the role of a Jedi apprentice of his or her own creation.
The apprentice joins the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 after the events of A New Hope in order to learn the ways of the Force.
www.galactichunter.com /special_reports/jedi_academy.asp   (478 words)

  
 Gaming Nexus
Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast was LucasArts’ first foray into a Dark Forces game with an engine other than one built in house.
Jedi Academy follows a young student named Jadan as he or she studies to become a Jedi knight at the Mark Hamill school for the Jedi.
It’s kind of funny that with you being a Jedi, you’ll be killing so many people in these missions that you’ll probably rival the Death Star’s death count.
www.gamingnexus.com /Review.asp?ID=345   (723 words)

  
 GameRaiders.com Review of Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy for the PC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the third, and easily the best, installment in the Jedi Knight series.
In Jedi Academy, you play the role of Jaden, the most promising student at the academy.
Jaden not only is the most gifted Jedi apprectice at the academy, but also the only student ever to craft their own lightsaber before even joining the academy.
www.gameraiders.com /reviews.asp?reviewid=848   (602 words)

  
 Forsaken Jedi @ www.ezboard.com
The life of a Jedi is a hard one, espceially when you are running from an Empire...
These are the archived Knowledge Day posts (an annual Academy event) and editions of the Academy's two defunct newsletters, the Holonet and the Jedi Difference.
For the discussion of what it means to be a Jedi in body, mind and spirit; the nature of the Force and energy work; and how the Jedi way of life compares to similar paths.
p209.ezboard.com /bjediacademy   (477 words)

  
 XboxAddict | 360.Xboxaddict.com - Your home for all of your Xbox, Xbox 360 Games, Cheats, Review and Previews | Xbox, ...
Overview: Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a dynamic single and multiplayer action experience featuring an all-new epic story.
Players are immersed in the role of apprentice at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy where they learn the power - and danger - of the Force.
Jedi Academy does not reach the level of, say, Knights of the Old Republic (released several months before this game), but manages to recreate the visually stimulating Star Wars universe to the degree that it does not diminish the game’s overall value.
www.xboxaddict.com /products/profile/product.php?Product_ID=603   (637 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Preview
One of the biggest changes in store for Jedi Academy is that you won't be playing mercenary-turned-Jedi Kyle Katarn this time around, as in the previous three installments (not counting the Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith expansion pack).
Jedi Academy will also have lots of special moves available, including spins, tumbles, saber throws, and a unique move accomplished by pressing the primary and secondary fire modes at the same time.
With more of the same action that helped make Jedi Outcast a hit, advanced lightsaber combat and plenty of new mission, we'll be looking forward to Jedi Academy when it's scheduled to be released this September.
archive.gamespy.com /previews/july03/jk3japc   (849 words)

  
 The Jedi Academy- Jedi Academy Interview with Raven Software
We were very happy to see what the mod community did with Jedi Outcast, but the mods were not an influential factor in Jedi Academy’s development.
One of the main fissures in the Jedi Outcast community is between the "gamer" who's concerned with fragging and the "Star Wars fan" who's concerned with dueling, honor, and other Jedi-like concepts.
We are simply big fans of the games and the movies, and Star Wars, Jedi Academy, Jedi Outcast, Jedi Knight, and content directly from the game, along with the Jedi Academy name, are their copyrights and should be credited to them and no one else.
www.thejediacademy.net /articles_detail_page.php?f_id=1   (1460 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy for Windows at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Jedi Academy is the sequel to Jedi Outcast, which was the sequel to Jedi Knight, which was the sequel to Dark Forces.
Academy has several major advantages over Outcast, and this meant that playing Outcast second was kind of a bust.
The actual mission objectives are varied and usually involve some kind of humanitarian mission-- prevent the Remnant from blowing up a power station, stop the speeding train from crashing into the city, destroy a cache of dangerous weapons, etc.-- but predictably, you generally have to wade through hordes of enemies to reach your objective.
www.epinions.com /content_130669514372   (2861 words)

  
 Jedi Outcast - Jedi Knight II / Jedi Knight 2 by Jedi Knight II .Net! Welcome!
It has a few interesting bits about Jedi Academy that may interest our readers, such as the fact that the dual and double bladed lightsabers in JA each have their own special stance (whereas the single saber has the three familiar stances).
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is currently scheduled for a mid-September release on the PC and a November release on the Xbox.
DJ Sith of the Jedi Academy sends word of their recent taste of new screenshots.
www.jediknightii.net   (2219 words)

  
 The Entertainment Depot - PC / Mac / Console Gaming : PC - Reviews - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Having built a lightsaber on his own, thought to be impossible, he is brought to study at the academy and to fully develop his powers so that he may become a true Jedi Knight.
Going back to the academy advances the story, and since you also get more training through the missions, going through all of them is advised.
The game does tend to become a little monotonous towards the end, when there are so many dark Jedi running around that the lightsaber combat begins to feel redundant and it isn't so cool anymore to pull of a nice combo in tandem with force powers.
www.entdepot.com /pc/swjediacademy/review.php   (1427 words)

  
 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Cheats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
You are a cadet at a school run by Master Jedi Luke Skywalker and Kyle Catarn, and your studies include hunting down crimelords, tangling with sandpeople and dropping vicious wampas.
There is plenty of challenge in becoming a Jedi, and that's where we come in.
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cheats.gamespy.com /pc-cheats/star-wars-jedi-knight-jedi-academy   (668 words)

  
 Apple - Games - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Encounter foes old and new as you assist the New Republic, which is still plagued by the Imperial Remnant and the Dark Jedi known as the Reborn.
Unlike Jedi Outcast, in which Katarn had to regain his Force powers as well as his lightsaber, you begin Jedi Academy as a character adept in the Force and already equipped with a saber.
While many other adventure games place you on a linear path, Jedi Academy allows you to choose your missions as you help Kyle and Luke figure out who is behind the latest threat to the New Republic.
www.apple.com /games/articles/2003/12/jediacademy   (824 words)

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