
In both single-player and multiplayer, the player character is a Force-user, who has access to a variety of Force powers in addition to their lightsaber(s). Players have a health meter and a shield meter, which are replenished separately. The shooter aspects of the game are standard, including a variety of projectile and energy weapons and explosives. The player can choose perspective for every weapon except for the lightsaber, which must be wielded in a third person view. There is also a multiplayer mode that allows players to play against other people over the internet or via a LAN.Īs a first and third-person shooter set in the Star Wars expanded universe, Jedi Academy puts the player into combat wielding a variety of firearms from that universe, as well as lightsabers and Force powers. The player must complete various missions across the galaxy assigned to them by Kyle and Luke, all the while investigating the appearance of a new mysterious Sith cult, who intend to resurrect the ancient Sith Lord Marka Ragnos. In single-player mode, the player takes control of the character Jaden Korr, a new student at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy under the tutelage of Kyle Katarn. In a new feature to the series, the player can modify the character's gender and appearance, and can construct a lightsaber by choosing the hilt style and blade color. Jedi Academy is powered by the Quake 3 engine, the same engine used by Jedi Academy's predecessor, Jedi Outcast. These two ports were also ported and published by Aspyr. Additionally, ports for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 were announced on September 4, 2019, and were released on March 26, 2020. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X (published by Aspyr) in September 2003 and for Xbox (developed by Vicarious Visions) in November 2003, and received positive reviews.

It was developed by Raven Software and published by LucasArts in North America and by Activision in all other territories worldwide. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a 2003 first- and third-person shooter action video game set in the Star Wars universe, and is the final entry in the Star Wars: Jedi Knight game series.
