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Heart of China

Description

This romantic adventure is somewhat reminiscent of films such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark". Guide former WWI ace Jake Masters through 1930s Asia as he attempts to rescue the beautiful Kate Lomax, the kidnapped daughter of a ruthless American land baron. The game uses a point and click system for interaction and object manipulation. The storyline twists and turns throughout the game's 72-hour timespan, and many puzzles have multiple solutions. There are also optional short arcade sequences.

Alternate Titles

• "Shanghai Surprise" -- Working Title

Part of the Following Groups

• Chinese setting
• Dynamix Game Development System (DGDS) games

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User Reviews

Shuo zhongwen ma?	Unicorn B. Lynx (60371)
A good adventure for it's time that holds up well.	RussS (390)
The floppy-only game that feature live actors, but it should have been available on CD-ROM	Black Wolf (37231)	unrated
This game was too short	OceansDaughter (105)
A short, but sweet adventure. Worth playing at least once.	Eurythmic (2657)

The Press Says

Just Adventure	Apr 28, 2004	B+	83
Abandonia	Apr 04, 2005	4 out of 5	80
Adventure Classic Gaming	Feb 19, 2008	3 out of 5	60
Aventura y Cía	Oct 10, 2002		60
Adventure Gamers	Feb 01, 2008		60
Power Play	Sep, 1991	55 out of 100	55

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Trivia

A 16-color EGA version (and, included, 2-color CGA/MCGA version) was produced but rarely distributed. Screenshots of said versions are included in MobyGame's Screenshots section for this game.