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GameBanshee
Previewed by Tyson McCann. "With all of the new content, redesign of the interface, and graphical upgrades, those looking for the ultimate RPG this year should look no further..." Includes screen shots. [Windows]
http://www.gamebanshee.com/previews/kotorpc.php

Gaming Trend
Reviewed by Loren Halek, score: 96% and RPG of the year and Game of the Year for 2003. Includes screen shots.
http://www.gamingtrend.com/Reviews/review/review.php?ReviewID=42

RPGDot
Review, score: 84%. Includes screen shots. [Windows] (March 29, 2004)
http://www.rpgdot.com/index.php?hsaction=10053&ID=922

ic-games
Reviewed by Thomas Petersen, score: 91%. Includes screen shots. [Windows] (March 10, 2004)
http://www.ic-games.co.uk/index.php?location=1&&articleid=1281

Wicked Toast
Review of Windows version by Marcin Manek, with screen shots. Score: 5 out of 5. (January 27, 2004)
http://www.wickedtoast.com/article.php?id=139

Boomtown
Review of Windows version by Niels Callesøe, with screen shots and reader comments. Score: 10 out of 10. (January 26, 2004)
http://boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=4055

Armchair Empire
Review, with screen shots. "An easy learning curve, excellent presentation and a story that will keep you coming back (multiple times), make [this] a worthy purchase." Score: 9.1 out of 10. (January 24, 2004)
http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/PC%20Games/star-wars-knights-old-republic.htm

GameGuru Mania
Review, with screen shots. Score: 92%. (January 20, 2004)
http://www.ggmania.com/full.php3?show=5617

Gaming Voice
Reviewed by Kevin L. Kitchens, score: 4.5 out of 5. Includes screen shots. [Windows] (January 12, 2004)
http://www.gamingvoice.com/gvmain/reviews/pc/kotor.asp

Worthplaying
Review with screen shots by Mark Crump. Score: 9.8/10 (December 12, 2003)
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=15021

GameBanshee
Reviewed by Tyson McCann, score: 9.7 out of 10. Includes screen shots. [Windows] (December 1, 2003)
http://www.gamebanshee.com/reviews/software/kotorpc1.php

TeleFragged
Reviewed by Jeff Buckland, score: 93%. Includes screen shots. [Windows] (December 1, 2003)
http://www.atomicgamer.com/article.php?id=129

GameZone
Review by Steven Hopper with screen shots. Score: 9.5/10 (November 24, 2003)
http://www.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15857.htm

GameSpy.com
Previewed by Allen Rausch, with screen shots. "BioWare's fantastic Xbox RPG has made the transition to the PC in grand style, and we couldn't wait to offer some first impressions." (November 18, 2003)
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic/6381p1.html

GameSpy.com
Previewed by Raymond Padilla. "LucasArts reveals more details about its enhanced, PC version of KoTOR. The results so far are really impressive, but a few questions remain." (October 23, 2003)
http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/october03/kotorpc/

Boomtown
Reviewed by Leanne Chown, score: 9 out of 10. Includes screen shots. [Xbox] (September 26, 2003)
http://boomtown.net/en_uk/articles/art.view.php?id=1781

GameGossip.com
Reviewed by James Long, score: 92%. Includes reader comments. [Xbox] (August 25, 2003)
http://www.gamegossip.com/article.php?id=24

The Entertainment Depot
Reviewed by Matt Hart, score: 9 out of 10. Includes screen shots. [Xbox] (August 6, 2003)
http://www.entdepot.com/xbox/knightsoftheoldrepublic/review.php

Something Awful
Reviewed by Zack Parsons, with screen shots. Score: 44 out of 50. (August 6, 2003)
http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=1604

GameZone
Review, score: 9.6 out of 10. "Not just a Star Wars game...not just an action RPG...but also one of the best Xbox games yet." (August 5, 2003)
http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r15857.htm

Gaming Nexus
Reviewed by Charles Husemann, score: 9 out of 10. [Xbox] (July 31, 2003)
http://www.gamingnexus.com/Review.asp?ID=297

Armchair Empire
Reviewed by Eric Lahiji, score: 9.6 out of 10. "[E]asily one of the best Xbox games to ever be released, game of the year nominee, and possibly, the best RPG to ever hit any console." (July 30, 2003)
http://www.armchairempire.com/Reviews/XBox/star-wars-knights-old-republic.htm

ESCMag
Reviewed by Andy Grieser, score: 9 out of 10. [Xbox] (July 30, 2003)
http://www.escmag.com/v5/reviews/review.cfm?rv=353

GameSpy.com
Reviewed by Raymond Padilla, score: 5 out of 5. "BioWare delivers the best RPG for Xbox to date and a contender for Xbox game of the year." (July 22, 2003)
http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic/6028p1.html

GamePro.com
Reviewed by Fennec Fox, score: 4.5 out of 5. Includes screen shots and cheats. (July 15, 2003)
http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/30205.shtml

GameSpot
Xbox review by Greg Kasavin, 91%. "It's one of the only Star Wars games to truly make you feel at times as though you're a key player in and a part of this unique and beloved sci-fi setting." (July 15, 2003)
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/rpg/starwarsknightsoftor/review.html

GameSpot
Reviewed by Greg Kasavin, score: 9.1 out of 10. Includes screen shots, news, gameplay movies, game guide, cheat codes, and forum. [Xbox] (July 15, 2003)
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/rpg/starwarsknightsoftor/

IGN
Xbox review by Aaron Boulding, 95%. "Knights of the Old Republic is an outstanding game because it covers every single angle in terms of audience expectations. It's got enough Star Wars to satisfy the fans and enough pure fun to draw in people who normally wouldn't get into role-playing games." (July 14, 2003)
http://xbox.ign.com/articles/428/428645p1.html

GameSpy.com
Xbox preview by Raymond Padilla. "Even though I've been looking forward to [the game's] release and have been following it for quite some time, I'm still very surprised at how good it is." (July 4, 2003)
http://archive.gamespy.com/previews/july03/starwarskotorxbox/

Game Industry News
Reviewed by Chris Richards, score: 5 out of 5 and Xbox Game of the Year. (2003)
http://www.gameindustry.com/review/item.asp?id=62