
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II is a first-person shooter that, like its predecessor, constantly displays the player's status in the bottom corners of the screen. The game will support a mouse with up to four buttons, and the Y axis can be modified as well. The player can also configure the mouse and joystick. During game installation, the player will be prompted to choose low-resolution or high-resolution sounds the Steam version automatically uses high-resolution sounds.įrom this screen, the player can change the keyboard's default keys it is possible to assign every action to a hotkey if desired. The sounds screen allows the player to adjust the music:sound effects ratio as well as to select the number of digital sound channels. As the screen resolution increases, the size of the HUDs decreases. 3D acceleration is recommended because without it, the game is extremely pixelated. From this screen, the player can also enable/disable crosshairs, the automatic targeting system, and automatic third person when using the lightsaber.įrom the display screen, the player can adjust the resolution and enable/disable 3D acceleration. Gameplay mostly deals with the way weapons are mounted, and can be modified for both single player and multiplayer modes. "General" allows the player to enable/disable cutscenes, cutscene subtitles, and overlay map rotation. The different parameters that can be modified are gameplay, display, sounds, and controls. The game's parameters can be modified at any point. Jedi Training is very similar to deathmatch, and features the ability to limit Force powers and to play in teams.īefore the player begins playing, they can open the setup screen and configure different aspects of the game.

While multiplayer mode doesn't include co-op, it is possible to play Capture the Flag or Jedi Training. Multiplayer mode allows up to eight players to play together over a LAN connection. Please note that the player cannot view cutscenes that they have not yet unlocked. However, choosing the dark side unlocks a different end-game cutscene. Choosing the dark side causes the cutscenes not to play between levels, due to the fact that Rahn abandons Kyle and doesn't provide information on the remaining Dark Jedi. In order to unlock them all, the player must choose the light side. As the player progresses through the storyline, cutscenes are unlocked.

The game features both single player (campaign) mode and multiplayer mode. Once the player has created their account, they can choose the playing mode. The difficulty level cannot be modified once the game has begun. When the game is first launched, it requires the player to create a very basic account by entering their name and selecting the desired difficulty level.
