Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review – The best Star Wars game in ages

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This week, EA and Respawn will launch Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the long-awaited sequel to 2019's Fallen Order game. We're pleased to report that Jedi Survivor is comfortably the best Star Wars game in absolutely ages. Cameron Monaghan is back with a bang in the role of Jedi hero Cal Kestis, and this time he isn't wearing a poncho.

In fact, Cal's clothing is a good place to start this review, as the enhancements to his Jedi wardrobe are emblematic of the upgrades that have been made across the board. This sequel is richer and deeper than its predecessor in all sorts of ways, and this is a prime example.

While Fallen Order was quite limited in terms of its customisation options, with the developers later admitting that the different colour ponchos were a late-in-the-day addition, Jedi Survivor offers oodles of ways for players to tailor Cal's look to their tastes. You can change his hair and his beard, and there are loads of different outfits to collect, combine and customise.

Clearly, Respawn took the mandate of 'bigger and better' seriously, and that commitment to adding value can be found in every facet of the game. The combat, for example, has changed in a number of ways for the better. (Don't worry, there are still multiple difficulty options if you don't want to get brutally bested by every random creature you run into.)

The first game let you swap between a single and double-bladed lightsaber, but here you also have the option to dual wield – you can have one lightsaber in each hand, or you can have a saber in one and a blaster gun in the other (so uncivilised). There's also a new lightsaber stance that we won't spoil here. It's unlocked late in the game and became one of our favourites quickly.

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