

you can not only use it as an offensive weapon, but you can also use it to deflect enemy laser fire(and block enemy sabers. As the Trivia page truthfully puts forth, this features, and was the first game to feature, a *fully* functioning Lightsaber. However, you will acquire a Lightsaber, and as you become more and more experienced in the ways of the Force, Force Powers will become available to you, making for what I can assure you is a *really* fun time. you do, indeed, start out in a fashion similar to such.

Jedi Knight can essentially be played as a First Person Shooter set in the Star Wars universe.

The game has you taking on the role of Kyle Katarn, known from the first Dark Forces game(which I, unfortunately, have yet to be able to play more than the demo of, and due to it being made for older systems, it's not as easily accessible, partially due to compatibility), a mercenary who finds himself the only real threat to the plans of a band of Dark Jedi, who seek the mystical and mythical Valley of the Jedi, a place of immense power. It's addictive, fun, and what it introduced when it came out is commendable. which is not to say that the sequel isn't good, but this is the better of the two), and, quite honestly, it can be downright *criminally* entertaining. It has aged quite well(searching for Star Wars on this very site, this came up before its sequel. Also, when Kyle joins the dark side, his mentor Rahn (a ghost) disowns him and stops giving introductory speeches at the beginning of the levels where Kyle fights Jerec's Dark Jedi henchmen (and ultimately Jerec himself). The only difference is, if he joins the dark side, Kyle fights Yun again instead of Sariss. Regardless of which side Kyle joins, the player must still go through the same levels and defeat Jerec in the end.

A "Morality scale" on the Force powers screen shows which side of the Force Kyle is resting on and he will automatically join that side at the end of the 14th level (where he fights Maw), after which he will only be able to use the Force powers of that side (Healing, Persuasion, Blinding, Absorb and Protection for the light side, Throw, Grip, Lightening, Destruction and Deadly Sight for the dark side). The player can determine which side of the Force that Kyle Katarn will eventually join by whether he kills innocent bystanders and harmless droids and how much of the light and dark side Force powers he uses.
