![]() ![]() I found that the choppiness was very much overstated by MacWorld’s review. The only time I really noticed dropped frames was in one area about half-way through the game where there happened to be a lot of enemies on screen in a large setting. After taking it down a notch, I was able to get it to run without any problem. You can, however, turn down the resolution, and that worked well for me. There isn’t much you can do if your hardware is lacking. They recommend at least a 2.6 Ghz quad-core processor, and a video card with 512 MB of VRAM. My year-old MacBook Pro is on the low end of supported hardware. Sadly, all of this beauty comes at a cost. Action games often fall into the trap of repetitive scenery, but each area has a very unique variation on the theme of the planet you’re on currently. The models look very good, and the environments are all very distinct looking. Audiovisual Graphicsįor the most part, this is a very pretty game. If you are dying to play as Obi-Wan, Luke, or Darth Maul, the world is your oyster. You can also skin yourself as characters from other Star Wars games and movies. You can swap between any of your outfits from previous levels, but that’s not all. ![]() Your character will appear in new duds in every new level, but you can change how you look if you so choose. If you want to alter how your laser sword will appear and function, you’ll need to go hunting for Holocrons. Interestingly, Jedi Holocrons provide you with both “Force Points” (for leveling up) and light saber crystals. In each level, there are hidden “Holocrons.” Sith Holocrons will provide you will replenished health, and the like. If you prefer to take out your foes with force lightening, then by all means upgrade your force abilities. If you prefer to focus on light saber melees, you can focus on upgrading your light saber skills. You then use these spheres on different aspects of your character’s abilities. In order to upgrade your character, you are awarded “Force Spheres” when you level up. You have to constantly be dragging in one direction. You can’t just drag upwards once, and then rest your finger there. The only other issue I’ve really found with the controls is that using the track pad doesn’t quite give the same sort of input as the game is expecting. If you prefer, you can play the entire game with an Xbox 360 controller. It is somewhat clumsy to change your target in a crowded room, but there is a solution. This is the one area where the keyboard and mouse controls really falls short. Instead of selecting your targets by clicking on them, you have to be facing them. It certainly feels more fast-paced, but you lose a lot of granular control that you got with the pseudo turn-based system from KotOR. When you press “Q,” you conjure forth lighting from your finger tips. If you click the left mouse button, you swing your light saber. The attacks are one-for-one with your input. Unlike Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, this is a full-out action game. ![]()
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