Jade Empire

Product Description:
Jade Empire is a new kind of role-playing adventure, set in a mythical, medieval China. You are a young martial artist, studying under your master's watchful eye and developing your mystical powers. When danger threatens from the ruling authorities, you must travel across the world and learn the secret martial styles & techniques. Use them to defeat the most powerful enemies and carve a place for yourself in the Jade Empire.

Amazon.com:
After the incredible success and acclaim of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, BioWare knew they had some serious shoes to fill. The wait is finally over! From BioWare and the Microsoft Game Studios comes the ambitious and head-turning role playing game, Jade Empire.

The game's designers have crafted an entirely new and unique world inspired by ancient Chinese myths and legends. In the primeval, arcane setting of the Jade Empire, you'll train under your master's watchful gaze and learn the mystical and magical powers of ancient martial arts. You'll travel widely -- from the rugged mountains of the Land of Howling Spirits to the luxuriant gardens of the Imperial City--as you make your way on your quest. Powerful human and supernatural foes will stand in your way, but with practice you'll learn to overcome your most powerful enemies. And as you venture forth through Jade Empire, you'll be challenged with questions that will ultimately lead you to discover the darkest secrets of the world.

The game begins when a series of sinister events disrupt the peaceful harmony of an isolated martial arts school. You'll be forced to confront a slew of shady characters, evil warlocks, demonic beasts, and other atrocious villains that protect the Jade Empire's deepest secrets.

Jade Empire offers you the chance to become a martial arts master. You'll assume the identity of one of six different characters and begin developing your skills. Each character has a unique appearance, voice, and fighting style. As you progress in the game, you'll decide whether to adopt the ways of good or evil, and your choices will affect your reputation.

Jade Empire matches the frenetic pace and fury of Hong Kong cinema. As you progress in the game, you'll upgrade your combat ability and learn new, specially tailored moves for your character. Only by mastering your moves and defeating the most powerful enemies will you earn your place as a master in the world of Jade Empire.

Features:

• Create your own character -- give him a unique appearance, a custom voice set, and a powerful combination of ability scores and fighting styles
• Develop your martial arts skills and test them in a world based on mythical China - flashing steel and supernatural terror are always around
• Become a leader and recruit followers to go on missions against the Jade Empire
• Your leadership decisions will decide the rewards you receive and which followers will share in the glory
• On the path to peace there is always conflict -- face terrible monsters using only your weapons, skills and courage

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - Have Not Received Yet.
I cannot appropriately rate this game, because i have not received it yet. But looks good. I hope it is NOT a 1st person character play.
Rating: - Oh, this is nice.
I'm going to be up-front when I say that Bioware could put their name on a box of rocks, call it something like 'GeoBreaker', and I would buy it and proclaim it genius.Planescape: Torment, Baldur's Gate (1 and 2), KoTOR... I just LOVE this company.So when I say that Jade Empire is incredibly awesome, please take it with a grain of salt.

But yeah, Jade Empire is incredibly awesome.

The plot and writing are novel-worthy, complete with a twist near the end that caught ... Read More
Rating: - My first xbox game
The short version: The story line is really good with an unexpected plot twist... The fighting is real-time, not turn-based... slightly linear gameplay... This is a great game overall, especially if you're looking for something that you can re-play.

This was the first xbox game I ever played, a couple of years ago. (It was also the first game on any platform that I ever actually beat/finished.) Jade Empire was the beginning of my love for gaming.

I've read some of the other ... Read More
Rating: - False Advertising is BAD
ok so right off the bat: this is a great game, I loved it. I beat it once and I'm goin in for seconds. But I have one major gripe. I am a big fan of being able to fully customize your character(Fable is one of the best examples of this), and according to the product description above, this is what Jade Empire offers. THIS IS A LIE. False advertising, I say. You get to CHOOSE between 5 characters. Yes you have control over their stats and what fighting styles they use, but you can't change their appearance, ... Read More
Rating: - Bioware does it again
I have to give Bioware another round of applause for yet another expertly crafted RPG. Jade Empire features a fully immersive world with its own history and culture and great characters that really jump out at you and become memorable. The story is great and of course, features one of Bioware's usual twist endings. I honestly did not want this game to end. Some people are saying that the combat is too simple but it works for me. I don't think that a rock/paper/scissors type system takes away from any of the ... Read More