STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy vs STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy is a fighting FPS game from Raven Software (2009) while STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition is a platformer RPG game from LucasArts (2009).
Quick answer: STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy rates higher, 8.0 to 6.6 on the GamingPickz Score, and STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy is the cheaper at $9.99.
What each one is
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy is filed under Fighting and FPS. In contrast, STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition under Platformer and RPG.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
A game that will show gamers the deepest, darkest side of the Force in a story that puts them on a collision course with Luke Skywalker himself.
At a glance
| STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy | STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.0/10 | 6.6/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 13,821) | Mostly Positive (76%, 12,235) |
| Critic aggregate | 81/100 | 65/100 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
| Install size | — | — |
| Steam Deck | unsupported | unsupported |
| Released | 2009 | 2009 |
| Developer | Raven Software | LucasArts |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy vs STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition, 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 Jedi Knight - Jedi AcademyFighting FPS gameSTAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith EditionPlatformer RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi AcademyAction, Sci-fi, Third PersonSTAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith EditionAction, Hack and Slash, Third PersonThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy ✓Score 8.0 · 96% on Steam · 81 criticSTAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith EditionScore 6.6 · 76% on Steam · 65 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy13,821 reviewsSTAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition12,235 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy ✓$9.99STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition$19.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi AcademyUnsupportedSTAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith EditionUnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueSTAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy and STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy (GamingPickz Score 8.0)
- The cheaper right now: STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy ($9.99)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
ActionSci-fiThird PersonMultiplayerClassicSingleplayerAdventureRPG
Where they differ
SwordplayCharacter CustomizationModdableFPSShooterFirst-Person
ControllerQuick-Time EventsBeat 'em upSpacePlatformerMultiple Endings
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy and 1 for STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy and STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition in scope?
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy has drawn 13,821 Steam reviews. STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition has drawn 12,235 Steam reviews.
Is STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy or STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition better?
By the GamingPickz Score, STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy rates higher (8.0 to 6.6). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy or STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition?
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy is cheaper right now at $9.99, against $19.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Should I get STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy or STAR WARS - The Force Unleashed Ultimate Sith Edition?
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy rates higher, 8.0 to 6.6 on the GamingPickz Score, and STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy is the cheaper at $9.99. 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.
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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.