


Leopold’s mod for Star Wars: Jedi Knight II – Jedi Outcast includes a lot of minor hacks and adjustments to the third-person action videogame, including free-look during cutscenes and a first-person view enabled for Lightsaber action as default. Originally released in 2002 for Windows PC, GameCube and Xbox, the videogame remains available to download via Steam, currently priced at £6.99 GBP. One brave Star Wars fan by the name of Jochen Leopold has decided that it’s better to look back before pushing forward, taking it upon himself to develop a VR edition of the classic Star Wars: Jedi Knight II – Jedi Outcast. Enter the fanbase, taking Star Wars to places that the official rights holders wouldn’t dare to. While there have been superficial experiences such as Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine and the add-on content for the PlayStation 4 edition of Star Wars: Battlefront, there’s still nothing in the way of a fully-fledged gaming experience.

Bringing a deep, believable Star Wars experience to virtual reality (VR) is the holy grail of the new medium for many.
