Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ app review: an epic Star Wars role-playing adventure

Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ app review: an epic Star Wars role-playing adventure
 

Price: $9.99

 

Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic™ by Aspyr Media, Inc is an awesome role-playing game, now available on the iPad. It is a new release: it just came out at the end of May, 2013. It is available in English only at this point and is recommended for kids 12 and up.

You’ll have to have an iPad 2 or newer. You must have a WiFi connection to download the app, and it takes up approximately 2GB of storage space.

Don’t have an iPad? Hardcore Star Wars fan may want to go out and buy one.

 

User Experience
You’re the last hope for the Jedi Order: it is thousands of years before the Galactic Empire and so far the Sith have killed hundreds of Jedi Knights. You’ll have to harness the power of the Force and save the Republic – or will you become a villain? Your decision will determine the destiny of the galaxy, so choose wisely!

 

Features
This is truly an epic game, with tons of unique vehicles, characters, planets, and creatures. You’ll get to build your own light saber, and you will travel to eight different worlds in in starship the Ebon Hawk.

The app will require you to learn to use more than 40 different powers. You’ll see iconic Star Wars locations like Kashyyyk and Tatooine. You’ll get to choose from among nine customizable character to play, including droids, Wookiees, and Twi’leks.

In-App Purchases
This app costs $9.99 and has no in-app purchases.

 

The app already has 46 customer ratings with an average of 4.5 out of five stars. Feedback comments are all extremely positive, with users praising its classic gameplay and price.

 

Personal Comments by Reviewer
I have to admit that I was a little cautious. I wasn’t sure that I would enjoy it as much as my mouse-and-keyboard version, but I was completely won over.

This is the full version of the game, which is awesome, and really makes it worth the price tag. You’ll get emotionally involved, that’s for sure!

The animations and other visuals aren’t fantastic, but what can you expect? The voice acting is great, the storyline is fantastic, and will keep you occupied for hours.

I normally play as a good guy, because I just can’t bear to go dark – but I’m sure it would be just as awesome played on that side of the fence.

As for the controls, they feel a bit clumsy, but nothing terrible. They’re certainly a lot better than a lot of other games I’ve played. I found it was the worst in cramped spaces.

Another positive thing about the game I like is that when enemies come on to your screen, the game pauses, so you have time to pick your target and select which actions you’d like to take. Then you have to touch “Go” and your character will follow out your instructions. After that, you can tell it to do more or let auto-attack take over.

 

Pros

• It’s the full version of the game
• Great classic storyline and characters
• Choice to play for the light or dark side
• Lots of time to plan attacks

Cons

• Controls are clumsy
• Animations could be better
• This is a huge game: almost 2GB!

For: iPad with iOS 6.0 or later