Game information: features, system requirements, and reviews for the PC role playing video game Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (also known as SWKotOR2 and KotOR2).

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Game Features

Published by Lucas Arts

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Genre: RPG
Platform: Xbox, PC
ESRB: Teen - Blood, Violence

Five years after the events from the award winning Knights of the Old Republic, the Sith Lords have hunted the Jedi to the edge of extinction and are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. With the Jedi Order in ruin, the Republic's only hope is a Jedi Knight struggling to reconnect with the Force and faced with the galaxy's most dire decision: To follow the light or succumb to the dark side...

The Sith Lords is the next chapter to Knights of the Old Republic;

The Sith Lords is the next chapter to Knights of the Old Republic; winner of more than 35 "Game of The Year Awards" featuring an all-new and perilous storyline set approximately 4,000 years before Star Wars Episode I.

All-new Force powers, weapons, locations, characters and classes add to the richness of this next epic installment.

Choose from three different classes of Jedi to start the game with access to specific Jedi abilities.

Choose the light or the dark side of the Force based on your characters actions as you progress through the story. The choices you make not only affect your character, but also those in your party, and those who may join you in your quest.

Cameo appearances from memorable characters of the first game enhance the continuity and story flow through this unique time period.

Developed by Obsidian Entertainment, the development house founded by members of the Fallout, Icewind Dale, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, and Planescape: Torment teams.

PC System Requirements

Published by Lucas Arts

Computer:
100% DirectX 9.0c compatible computer.

Operating Systems:
Windows 98 SE, Millennium (ME), 2000, and XP.

CPU:
Pentium III or Athlon class 1 GHz or faster required.
Pentium 4 or Athlon XP class 1.6 GHz or faster recommended.

Memory:
256 MB RAM required.
512 MB RAM recommended.

Graphics Card:
32 MB OpenGL 1.4 compliant AGP or PCX 3D Graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting (T&L) Capability required.
ATI Radeon 9200 or NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti or better recommended.

Sound Card:
100DirectX 9.0c compatible audio device required.

CD-ROM:
Quad Speed CD-ROM drive required.
16 Speed CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive recommended.

Input Device:
Keyboard and mouse required.

DirectX:
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c is included on this CD. You will be prompted to install DirectX during the installation of this game if this or a more recent version isn't already properly installed on your system.

NOTE: DirectX may require the "latest" updates for your operating system. This may also include the latest drivers for your particular motherboard, sound and video hardware.

Here is the chipset list for the system specs:
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Video Chipsets Supported at Time of Release:
ATI Radeon 8500/9000/9200
ATI Radeon 9500/9600/9700/9800
ATI Radeon X300/X600/X700/X800
NVIDIA GeForce 2/3/4 Family
NVIDIA GeForceFX Family
NVIDIA GeForce 6 Family

Additional chipsets supported. For a complete list of supported 3D cards, please consult the Troubleshooting Guide, or visit the Technical Section of the LucasArts website at www.lucasarts.com.

Reviews

PC Review Site Links:
IGN - http://pc.ign.com/articles/586/586154p1.html?fromint=1
GameSpot - http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/kotor2/review.html
WORTHPLAYING - http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=23637
Game Revolution - http://gr.bolt.com/games/pc/rpg/star_wars_kotor_2.htm

XBOX Review Site Links:
IGN - http://xbox.ign.com/articles/569/569096p1.html
GameSpot - http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/rpg/kotor2/review.html
GameSpy - http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/star-wars-knights...