So last year there was a game called Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, which if you can’t tell is a game set in the Star Wars universe. It was pretty good and got me my Star Wars Geek fix. Well now a sequel is on the way to stores and a demo is out for it. The game is called Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy and it improves on last years game in a few areas.

The demo weighs in at a 187mb’s and can be downloaded from a number of sites. Head over to this Blue’s News page for a listing of mirrors.

Graphics more or less are the same as in the last game. You can check out a few screenshots from it here. The biggest addition to the game is how you can tweak your in game character. You can pick different head, torso, and leg models so your guy in game looks sorta unique. You can also choose different saber hilts and whether you use a single saber or duel wielding two sabers. You can also use a double bladed saber if you want to be like Darth Maul.

Homeworld 2 went gold not to long ago. It’s the sequel to one of the great games of 1999. It is an innovative real time strategy in space type game that is totally 3d, both in graphics and in the game world. I’m talking space as it’s meant to be. You really have to play it to appreciate it. As always here are some screenshots:

The demo weighs in at 141mb and it includes one tutorial, two single player missions, and two multiplayer maps, and of course your standard multiplayer options and skirmish’s vs the cpu. Here are the minimum requirements:

Intel Pentium III 833MHz or AMD Athlon 833MHz
256 MB RAM
32 MB OpenGL supported hardware, GeForce or better (with Transform and Lighting), ATI Radeon 7500 or better (with Transform and Lighting).
Requires DirectX 9.0 and a compatible driver.
250 MB Hard Drive space, plus space for DirectX 9.0 Drivers, saved games, and Windows SWAP file.
16X or Faster CD-ROM/DVD drive
Windows compatible sound card
Windows compatible keyboard and mouse.
Required for Multiplayer:
Broadband (DSL, Cable Modem, or faster) for multiplayer online (internet) game.
TCP/IP Compliant Network required for Network Play.

You do need DirectX 9 for the demo to play, so grab it if you don’t have it yet. You can get DirectX 9 right here.

Rekkaturvat-Truck Dismount is a second little game in the Dismount category. If you remember me talking about the first game Porrasturvat and you tried it, this second game will be just as pleasing.

Lots of fun. This dismount game will also save the replays of your high scores. Which is nice then you can watch the mayhem you create over and over. Head over to the Dismount website to get this game.

Depending on if you paid attention to this little news story from July this screen shot may surprise you.

Thats a shot from an as yet untitled EverQuest real-time strategy game. Sony has a teaser site up right here.

**Update**
The game is called Lords of EverQuest. The website for the game is up and can be found here. They have some info on the game, a faq, and more screenshots.

Galactic Civilizations is the game Master Of Orion 3 should have been. If you made the mistake of buying MOO3 let me tell you that a true successor to MOO2 is this game, not that piece of shit that is called MOO3. Here are some shots showing off this great game:

Galactic Civilizations is one of those strategy games that are referred to as a 4x type of strategy game. I never can remember what the four x’s stand for, so don’t ask me. It is a fun space empire kind of game and it is tons of fun. Check the link up above for more info than you’ll know what to do with.

Another neat thing about Galactic Civilizations is that you can buy it directly from the developer and download it as soon as your credit card clears. You also have an option to pay five to ten bucks more to get a cd shipped to you.

Unreal 2 has been out for a couple of weeks and I finally picked it up. I was hesitant because I heard it needs a hefty system. But apparently my computer is still hefty enough to get around 30 fps at 1024×768 with almost all settings on high. Sure 30 fps isn’t the best, but it’s playable. Here are six shots showing off the amazing graphics of Unreal 2:

Yeah I’m a guy. Isn’t it amazing how advanced these games get, the more advanced boob computer generation gets. Look at those boobs man. Those are some high tech computer generated boobs. But really did you see them? What is it with computer games and women with big breasts? I’m not complaining. It’s just a thought.

I’ve been playing the piss out of Dungeon Siege again. It’s just a fun mindless kind of rpg. Hack and slash is it’s bread and butter. This one has even been eating into my Dark Age of Camelot time. The last time I showed shots of this game they were very boring. So here are six screens that are not so boring.

And I still love that packmule!