Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a Star Wars video game played in first person and third person, and is part of the Jedi Knight series, although it is the first one in which Kyle Katarn is a non-playable character. Released September 16, 2003 (PC) and November 18, 2003 (Xbox), it was developed by Raven Software and published, distributed and marketed by LucasArts in North America and by Activision in the rest of the world. On September 4, 2019, it was announced that Jedi Academy would be remastered, and it was released for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on March 26, 2020.
It replaced the cancelled sequel Star Wars: Jedi Knight III: Brink of Darkness.
The game is powered by the Quake III Arena graphics engine, with modifications to give a third-person view and new lightsaber effects. Players now have the ability to construct their own lightsaber by choosing the hilt style and color. After completing certain objectives, new saber styles become available including the ability to wield dual lightsabers as used by Anakin Skywalker during the closing fight in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (but first seen in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II by the Dark Jedi Boc Aseca), or the double-bladed lightsaber made famous by Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace and first used by Exar Kun in Tales of the Jedi.