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(More customer reviews)Aspyr gave the Mac gaming community an unexpected, but pleasant surprise with the re-release of some classic Star Wars games optimized for Intel Macs. The Jedi Knight Gold Pack includes Jedi Outcast (Jedi Knight II) and Jedi Academy on a single DVD. These are not Universal Binary games playable on older PowerPC systems -- they are Intel-only and play smoothly when tested on a 2009 MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard.
If you're a fan of Star Wars gaming and haven't tried these titles, they are definitely worth picking up for a retail price that's significantly lower than most Mac games. You'll get a combination of FPS and third-person lightsaber-wielding action wrapped up in two solid 20-30 hr. campaigns featuring the expanded universe hero Kyle Katarn. Many other familiar characters, alien species, and locales make appearances throughout both games, and the graphics and authentic Star Wars environments are still pretty impressive after seven years. It's amazing how much detail Activision and Raven were able to squeeze out of the Quake 3 engine at the time.
Even with Intel native support, there are still a few missing features that would have made this package feel more "updated" for contemporary gaming. The first is a lack of widescreen support from within the games. You can tinker with the config files to achieve the desired resolutions and aspect ratios (instructions on most widescreen gaming forums), but it would have been more helpful for novice users to have widescreen settings available in the game menu.
The more glaring omission is the lack of online compatibility with PC servers. Aspyr's Mac ports of Call of Duty 4 and Quake Wars ET are also Intel-only and allow you to play on PC servers for some great online multiplayer action. I was hoping the Jedi Knight games would also enjoy this luxury with the Intel update, but you can still only play online with other Mac users. This is unfortunate because (as of this writing) there are still 250+ active PC servers for Jedi Knight at any given time. The Mac server list is practically empty and it would have been nice to tap into a larger online community.
Overall, this is an excellent update to a classic franchise that new generations of Mac owners are sure to enjoy. Hopefully, this will lead to more entries in the Jedi Knight series and more Mac ports of popular games.
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Star Wars: Jedi Knight Gold Pack includes both Star Wars : Jedi Knight: II: Jedi Outcastand the hit sequel Star Wars : Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. This excellent value combines both games on one disc and is still one of the only series where you can lightsaber duel with your friends online!
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