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Maw (Jedi)
''Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II'' is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. It was later re-released on Steam (service), Steam in September 2009, and again in 2015 on GOG.com. It is the sequel to 1995's ''Star Wars: Dark Forces'', and the second installment in the ''Star Wars: Jedi Knight'' series. The story, set in the fictional Star Wars expanded to other media, ''Star Wars'' expanded universe one year after the film Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, ''Return of the Jedi'', follows returning protagonist Kyle Katarn, a mercenary working for the New Republic (Star Wars), New Republic, who discovers his connection to the Force and "The Valley of the Jedi", an ancient source of power. With his father having been murdered years prior by the Dark Jedi Jerec and his followers over the Valley's location, Katarn embarks on a quest to confront his father's killers and find the Valley before they do. ''Jedi Knight'' makes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LucasArts
Lucasfilm Games (known as LucasArts between 1990 and 2021) is an American video game brand licensing, licensor that is part of Lucasfilm. It was founded in May 1982 by George Lucas as a video game development group alongside his film company; as part of a larger 1990 reorganization of the Lucasfilm divisions, the video game development division was grouped and rebranded as part of LucasArts. LucasArts became known for LucasArts adventure games, its line of adventure games based on its SCUMM engine in the 1990s, including ''Maniac Mansion'', the ''Monkey Island (series), Monkey Island'' series, and several ''Indiana Jones'' titles. A number of influential game developers were alumni of LucasArts from this period, including Brian Moriarty, Tim Schafer, Ron Gilbert, and Dave Grossman (game developer), Dave Grossman. Later, as Lucasfilm regained control over its licensing over the ''Star Wars'' franchise, LucasArts produced numerous action game, action-based ''Star Wars'' titles in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |