| Legend Of Power Book, The [K] | Soft-World International | 1992 | |
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This was the second Gold Award winning diskette games in China, to commercialize the world through software package. After the launch of this game, it was the first with a background in Chinese martial arts adventure game which mixed some action elements. The protagonist Lin Yun seeks revenge for his father. He must go into the arena of the Tathagata King boxing tournnament in order to eliminate the White Evil. Behind the bookcase in his teacher's room hangs a half sheet of an ancient map. The other half is stored in the Shaolin temple. This map indicates the position of scrolls texts about Diamond Fist of Buddha, which are, in modern terms, the intellectual property of the teachings of the sect Wudang. Lin Yun also has to find the sacred relics of the Buddha. Entire sections of the game screen are drawn with pen and ink rendering. This is truly a masterpiece of Asian RPGs with wonderful historical and artistic motifs. The graphics format was quite revolutionary for the time. All the action takes place continuously as in a 2D-stage in a conventional side-view like a picture, scenery or fighting game genre. You can go to houses, taverns, gates, etc., in and out of different buildings and corridors, buy horses, gamble... Interactivity is very rich. Commands in your RPG-menu are quite a bit: you can search - for example, the contents of your opponent's pockets (perhaps already unconscious), use an item, keep or give items, talk to a person, and change settings. In addition to fighting games, the game will teach little lessons in geography of ancient China. You consistently visit four Chinese provinces of Jiangxi, Hunan, Sichuan, Qinghai. There are also 10 musical themes. | ||
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