The single-player game is set approximately two years after the events of Mysteries of the Sith. As with the previous game in the series, the player controls the protagonist Kyle Katarn, a former Jedi who cut his link 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.

Kyle is joined by other characters throughout the game. Three of the most prominent are Jan Ors, a fellow mercenary and love interest; Lando Calrissian (voiced by Billy Dee Williams), the sophisticated baron-administrator of Cloud City seen in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi; and Luke Skywalker, protagonist of the original film trilogy and leader of the Jedi Academy on Yavin IV. The player also receives help from Jedi and other New Republic soldiers. Mon Mothma, Chief-of-State of the New Republic, gives Kyle and Jan objectives during the game.
The primary antagonists of Jedi Outcast, Desann (right) and Tavion

There are four main antagonists: Desann, a former Jedi who killed a fellow student before leaving the Jedi Order; Tavion, Desann's apprentice; Galak Fyyar, one of the leaders of the Imperial Remnant; and Reelo Baruk, a crime lord posing as a "respectable garbage collector" on Nar Shaddaa. They are supported by Imperial stormtroopers, numerous thugs and Dark Jedi.

Requirements:

· OS: Win XP
· CPU: Pentium II 350 MHz or faster CPU required
· RAM: 128 MB
· 16 MB OpenGL compatible AGP or PCI 3D Hardware Accelerator
· 16-bit sound card required
· DirectX 8.0a

Limitations:

· Limited game play