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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Game » consists of 9 releases. First released on Jul 15, 2003

Star Wars: KOTOR is a role-playing game set 4000 years before "A New Hope". You fight to stop Darth Malak and the Sith fleet from destroying the Republic. The game sports such innovations as turn-based combat that appears to run in real time and light or dark side alignment.

Concepts

Active Ability

This is an ability that requires input from the user to be used.
Alien Languages

A foreign language natively spoken by extraterrestrial biengs from another planet or galaxy
Aliens

Extraterrestrials appear in many, many video games in a massive variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil bloodthirsty invaders, sometimes they're adorably cuddly sidekicks, and sometimes they're very much like us.
Alignment

Gameplay system where choices in actions and dialogue affect the alignment of the protagonist on a spectrum toward opposite poles. Changes in alignment often modify the course of the narrative, player abilities, and gameplay options.
Alternate Costumes

Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
Amnesia

An often used plot device where the main character wakes up and has lost all their memories. The game usually centers around getting your memory back or uncovering the events that lead to your confusion.
Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology

This concept occurs in many RPGs and Sci-Fi games. The Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology is often a giant weapon (Halo Rings, Giant of Babil, etc.) that becomes a major plot focus in the stories of these games.
Attachments

Attachments are objects in video games that augment the user's abilities.
Attributes

Attributes are a numerical representation of a character's abilities who have their roots in RPGs. Today, attributes have spilled over to a wide range of game genres.
Battle Meditation

Battle Meditation is a central plot point in KOTOR, as it is a very rare ability possessed by Bastilla, which leads to Malak and the Sith hunting her down ruthlessly, because they fear her Battle Meditation.
Betrayal

Betrayal is when a person breaks the trust and faith that others have placed in them.
Bink Video

A proprietary video codec (.bik extension) developed by RAD Game Tools and used in a very large number of video games.
Bomb Disposal

To render explosive devices safe.
Boss Fight

A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Branching Story Line

Games that let you choose you path you take through through the story-line.
Breaking the Fourth Wall

In video games, breaking the fourth wall occurs when a game becomes aware of it is game-nature or when a character directly acknowledges you, the player.
Can't Swim

It can't be helped; some game characters just don't know how to swim! This usually means automatic death as soon as they hit the water.
Changing Sides

Whether someone has a villainous meltdown or a heroic epiphany, their alignment shift is usually unexpected and will bring a whole new moral dimension to the story.
Character Creation

Character Creation refers to characters created by players themselves, rather than developers.
Chosen One

A character who is destined to save or destroy the world. Often seen in RPGs.
Classes

Classes are different archetypes and playstyles that players can choose to play their game with.
Critical Hit

An attack that does more damage than usual, usually affected by random chance and some sort of modifier.
Currency

Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
Customizable Characters

Some games let players customize their character (or characters). Degree of customization may vary, with some games simply allowing to choose between different types of clothes, while others provide more detailed tinkering of features such as the distance between a character's eyes or hair color.
Customization

Customization in games that allow users to change various parts of their equipment or moves to fit their gaming style.
Cutscene

All of KOTOR's cutscenes are done in-engine, and the player is given control of any dialogue their character has, although often it will not significantly change the scene.
D20

D20 is a rule system used in several modern RPGs like Knights of the old republic and Neverwinter Nights.
Damage Numbers

A specific number that briefly floats above an enemy after an attack which displays the exact amount of damage the attack has done.
Death

The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Dialogue Trees

Dialogue trees are a feature through which the player selects responses from a list of choices, eliciting reactions from NPCs and determining the path of the conversation and story.

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Game details

Name	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
First release date	July 15, 2003
Platform	Mac Xbox PC
Developer	BioWare
Publisher	LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC
Genre	Adventure Role-Playing
Theme	Sci-Fi
Franchises	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Star Wars
Aliases	KOTOR

Specific release details

Release Date	July 15, 2003
Rating	ESRB: T
Supported Resolutions	N/A
Surround Sound	N/A
Widescreen Support	No
Features Camera support Voice control Motion control Driving wheel (native) Flightstick (native) PC gamepad (native) Head tracking (native)
Multiplayer Local co-op LAN co-op Online co-op Local competitive LAN competitive Online competitive Local splitscreen Online splitscreen Pass and play Voice chat Asynchronous multiplayer