Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

Graphics: This is the primary difference from the Console versions. The graphics are infinately better. It's like comparing a mid 90's game to Halo. They definately aren't the best graphics, but they are better than whatever you're comparing it to.

Gameplay: Gameplay again the same as the consoles which is to say highly immersive and definately has a Star Wars feel to it. There is also mentions to the 80s movies.

Controls: If you've played the console version you'll be extremely confused, but if you are also an avid First and Third Person Shooter on the Computer you sould have little difficulty. It is easier to do some thigs with a keyboard rather than a controller.

Sound: Pretty immersive sound, especially if you have 7.1 Dolby, which I had the pleasure to play this on. You can only get anywhere near this experience with the Xbox. You'll definately notice the difference if you play it on Xbox or the COmputer and then play it on the Playstation....

THE GOOD:
Character Customisation: You choose your race, clothing and (in some cases) skin colour.

Saber Customisation: Rather than sticking with just the one blue saber, you can choose whether to have a single saber, dual-wield or saber staff (double-ended saber). You can also choose a hilt and colour.

Great Multiplayer: I found the online multiplayer aspect of JA much better than Jedi Outcast; the game is a lot smother (provided you've got a good Internet connection) and the actions seem a lot more fluid.

Mods: There are some great modifications out there, one of which in particular (Movie Battles) I had a mountain of fun with.

THE BAD:
Combat system: The original combat system is a little difficult to get along with at times, especially after using a mod which massively improves things.

Storyline: I would have liked to see a more detailed and open storyline, and maybe *SPOILER* the choice of the Light or Dark...

THE GOOD:
The Lightsabers and lightstaff, being able to create you own character, being Kyle Katarn's student, the force powers, jedi acrobatics (some remind me of the matrix)

THE BAD:
I would've liked a little more variety in the character making process

SUMMARY:
This game is a definite buy, it has a great mix of action and puzzles to keep your mind ticking, not to mention all the cool jedi moves you can pull off. You start off as a student on his way to the jedi academy who's ship crashed, so you and a fellow padawan (jedi student) have to make way to safety.

You go on a variety of missions that go from rescue missions to searching or just slicing whoever you see with your lightsaber. You start off with a lightsaber you can design yourself (SWEET!) and later on can use one in each and or a dobule-ended lightsaber (a.k.a. Lightstaff)