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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

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First release
Jul 15, 2003
Developer
BioWare
Engine
Odyssey
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Open world, Action, Science fiction, Stealth
Platforms
iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox, Mac, Android, Nintendo Switch

Choose Your Path! Set 4,000 years before the Galactic Empire, you are the last hope for the Jedi Order and the Republic - can you master the ways of the Force to become their savior? Or will you fall to the dark side and achieve ultimate power? Hero, villain, peacekeeper, or chaos-bringer... you and your party will determine the fate of the galaxy! Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a role-playing video game. Players will be able to create their own characters and be able to choose what gender, appearance, class, skills, attributes, and feats they have throughout the game - no two characters will be the same!

Also known as Star Wars: Caballeros de la Antigua República, 星际大战：旧共和武士, swkotor.exe, SW: KotOR
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Storyline
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side? Hero or villain, savior or conqueror... you alone will determine the destiny of the entire galaxy! Former Jedi Darth Malak, a Dark Lord of the Sith and Darth Revan's former apprentice, has unleashed a Sith armada against the Republic. Malak's aggression has left the Jedi scattered and vulnerable; many Jedi Knights have fallen in battle and others have sworn allegiance to Malak. The game opens with the player's character - the player can choose a face and be male or female (canonically a male) - awakening aboard the Republic ship, Endar Spire, which is under attack by Malak's forces. The player's character gradually gathers companions and pieces together their past while attempting to stop Malak. The game is a part of the Star Wars Legends Universe.Read more

It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side? Hero or villain, savior or conqueror... you alone will determine the destiny of the entire galaxy! Former Jedi Darth Malak, a Dark Lord of the Sith and Darth Revan's former apprentice, has unleashed a Sith armada against the Republic. Malak's aggression has left the Jedi scattered and vulnerable; many Jedi Knights have fallen in battle and others have sworn allegiance to Malak. The game opens with the player's character - the player can choose a face and be male or female (canonically a male) - awakening aboard the Republic ship, Endar Spire, which is under attack by Malak's forces. The player's character gradually gathers companions and pieces together their past while attempting to stop Malak. The game is a part of the Star Wars Legends Universe.

Release dates
Xbox
Jul 15, 2003
Xbox
Sep 12, 2003
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 19, 2003
All 12 release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 05, 2003
Mac
Sep 07, 2004
Mac
Nov 02, 2004
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 05, 2009
Mac
May 15, 2012
iOS
May 30, 2013
Android
Dec 22, 2014
Nintendo Switch
Nov 10, 2021
Nintendo Switch
Nov 11, 2021
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
20h
Main + Extras
39h
Completionist
71h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Where to buy
Keywords
aliens, disease, character customization, murder, minigames
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At a Glance

Critic Score
94
Main Story (IGDB)
20h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
39h
Completionist (IGDB)
71h
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