The game once again follows the adventures of Kyle Katarn and his partner Jan Ors. Though abandoning the path of the Jedi, Kyle still undertakes missions for the Republic. The game begins with Kyle and Jan infiltrating an Imperial stronghold. Though they lost to the Rebellion, pockets of ex-Imperial forces, called "Remnant" remain formidable threats to the order of the Republic. After fighting an impressive array of stormtroopers Kyle and Jan find that an imperial scientist called Galak Fyarr has been experimenting with artusian crystals hoping to infuse troopers with the power of the Force. Having wanted to delve into this further the republic send the duo to a planet called Artus Mine - which uses slave labor. Kyle releases the slaves and saves them from a massive armored assault on