As well as including some enemies that featured in Dark Forces II, Mysteries of the Sith adds twenty new monsters, including a rancor. Within each level the player can encounter both hostile and non-hostile non-player characters (NPCs). The player progresses through the game in a linear fashion there are fourteen levels and each has set objectives that the player must complete before being able to continue to the next level. Unlike Dark Forces II, where the player's actions within the game dictate whether the story ends with the light side or the dark side ending, Mysteries of the Sith has a single, morally positive course. Mysteries of the Sith is primarily a first-person shooter, but offers the choice of a third-person view. See also: Gameplay of Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Single-player
It was followed by Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast in 2002, the next main installment in the Jedi Knight series. Critics praised its story and AI improvements, but felt there was room for additional improvements and criticized its inconsistent difficulty and certain gameplay elements. Upon release, the expansion received generally positive reviews. The multiplayer mode allows up to eight players to play online or over a local area network. The expansion puts more emphasis on lightsaber combat and Force powers, introduced in Dark Forces II. Mysteries of the Sith uses the same game engine as Dark Forces II, the Sith engine, but features several technical improvements, including colored lighting, new textures and models, and better AI. After Katarn goes missing while investigating an ancient Sith temple, Jade continues her studies on her own while undertaking missions from the New Republic, eventually leaving to find Katarn.
The single-player story, set in the fictional Star Wars expanded universe five years after the events of Dark Forces II, follows both returning protagonist Kyle Katarn, a Jedi Master and mercenary working for the New Republic, and Mara Jade, a character featured in numerous Star Wars expanded universe works, who is being trained by Katarn in the Jedi arts. The expansion includes a new single-player story mode and fifteen multiplayer maps.
It was later re-released on Steam in September 2009.
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Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith is an expansion pack for the 1997 first-person shooter Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows in 1998. First-person shooter, third-person shooter