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Jade Empire

Jade Empire
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Xbox cover art
Developer(s) BioWare
Publisher(s) Microsoft Game Studios
Composer(s) Jack Wall
Engine Odyssey Engine
Platform(s) Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, OS X, iOS, Android
Release date(s)
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 89/100
Metacritic (XB) 89/100
(PC) 81/100
Review scores
Publication Score
1UP.com A
CVG 9/10
Eurogamer 8/10
GamePro 4.5/5
GameSpot 8.4/10
GameSpy 5/5
GamesRadar 9/10
IGN 9.9/10
TeamXbox 9.7/10
X-Play 4/5

Jade Empire is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Microsoft Game Studios, originally released worldwide for the Xbox. A Microsoft Windows version, developed by LTI Gray Matter and published by 2K Games, was released in North America on February 26, 2007, as a Special Edition.Jade Empire was released as an Xbox Original on Microsoft's Xbox 360 on July 21, 2008. The Special Edition became available for Mac OS X on August 18, 2008.

The game follows an orphan who grew up under strict care of Master Li, a master who runs a school for martial and spiritual arts training. After a major event happens to the school, the main character begins on his or her travels to save Master Li. Followers met along the way accompany the main character to not only help save Master Li, but to also pursue on their own endeavors.

Jade Empire received very positive reviews upon its release both on its Xbox and PC editions.

Jade Empire follows the style of the Wuxia genre within a mythical setting inspired by Imperial China. The player character, who can be either male or female, progresses through an adventure based on traditional martial arts and can discover and develop new fighting styles: martial arts, weapon styles, magic styles, support styles, or transformation styles. Combat is not turn-based, but is in real time, granting players control over how and when characters dodge or attack.

Jade Empire uses a three primary statistics in its role-playing system, having levels for Body, Mind, and Spirit. These primary statistics control the secondary statistics Health, Focus, and Chi respectively, as well as the conversation skills Charm, Intuition, and Intimidation. Focus is used by fighting with weapon styles (such as a longsword or staff), or by choosing "focus mode", which slows the movements of other characters, allowing the player to attack at high speeds. Chi is a character's spirit energy. The player can use it to for self-healing, to charge up a powerful "chi strike" to deal large damage, or as "mana" when casting spells or transformations. Health, focus, and chi can be replenished by collecting power-ups left by defeated enemies in combat or by using Focus Shrines and Spirit Fonts found in the game world. Additionally, certain party members have the ability to add their power to the player's, increasing a player's statistics while the party members remain out of harm's way.


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