Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo vs Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo is a game from Lucasfilm Games (2000) while Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is an FPS game from Raven Software (2002).
Quick answer: Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast has the higher Metacritic, 89 to 84.
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo
What each one is
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo is filed under . In contrast, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast under FPS.
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo is an arcade-style action game co-developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts. It is a spiritual successor to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron released two years earlier. Despite the similarities between the two games, the development team designed a new game engine for Battle for Naboo and included land- and water-based combat in addition to aerial combat. The player can control various air, land, and water vehicles; each offers a unique armament arrangement, as well as varying degrees of speed and maneuverability. Bonus power-ups that improve these crafts' weapons or durability are hidden in different levels throughout the game. The player's performance is checked against four medal benchmarks after the completion of each level. Acquiring these medals promotes the player's rank and helps unlock hidden content.
The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.
Story, characters and reception
Plot
Setting Battle for Naboo takes place in the fictional Star Wars galaxy. The overarching conflict is an escalating battle between the Trade Federation and the people of Naboo . All 15 missions occur during the events depicted in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace . (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Many reviews compared Battle for Naboo to Star Wars: Rogue Squadron . GamePro remarked that the games share the same "exciting aerial combat, sturdy controls, and ... absorbing story line", and IGN s Fran Mirabella III wrote, " Battle for Naboo proves to be a worthy follow up to Rogue by improving on nearly everything that held it back from perfection. (Wikipedia)
Plot
Setting and characters The single-player story is set in 12 ABY, eight years after the events of Return of the Jedi and around two years after Mysteries of the Sith . As with the previous installments in the series, the player controls Kyle Katarn (voiced by Jeff Bennett ), a former Jedi who has cut his links with the Force after almost succumbing to the Dark Side. At the start of the game he is a mercenary working for the New Republic . (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception PC Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast received "universal acclaim" from critics. The PC version holds an aggregate score of 89 out of 100 on Metacritic , based on thirty-five reviews. Game Informer scored the game 9. (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo | Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | — | 7.7/10 |
| Steam rating | — | Very Positive (91%, 4,951) |
| Critic aggregate | 84/100 | 89/100 |
| Price | Unknown | $9.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | Untested | unsupported |
| Released | 2000 | 2002 |
| Developer | Lucasfilm Games | Raven Software |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo vs Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for NabooGameStar Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastFPS gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for NabooNo descriptive tagsStar Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastAction, Classic, Sci-fiThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for NabooMetacritic 84Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast ✓Metacritic 89Metacritic's critic aggregate, from the game's Wikipedia reception where it was never on Steam.
Content and scale
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo—Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast4,951 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for NabooUnknownStar Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast$9.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The better reviewed of the two: Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (Metacritic 89)
Where they differ
ActionClassicSci-fiFPSMultiplayerThird Person
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 0 accessibility features for Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo and 1 for Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
If you like one, also try
Common questions
How different are Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo and Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast in scope?
Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo lists little scope data. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast has drawn 4,951 Steam reviews.
Is Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo or Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast better?
Neither carries enough reviews for us to score it reliably, so we do not call a winner. The table above shows what each does have.
Which is cheaper, Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo or Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Should I get Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo or Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast?
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast has the higher Metacritic, 89 to 84. It also depends on what you want: the "which to pick" section above calls out which is cheaper, lighter on storage, better on a Steam Deck and the safer bet by weight of reviews.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
Related comparisons
All comparisonsHow we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.