80
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4.0
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Description

Jade Empire (Special Edition) is an enhanced version of Jade Empire.

No changes have been made to the game's storyline. Gameplay-wise, this version features a number of additions. Among those are two new fighting styles (Iron Palm and Viper), additional weapons in sword and staff branches, ultimate versions of stat-enhancing gems, and two new monsters (Rhino Demon and Ghost Lord). Enemy AI is slightly improved; enemies tend to block more often, and a few of them have additional immunities.

This release also includes a Jade Master mode, available after the player has completed the game once; it allows the player to keep all the styles and techniques mastered from the previous playthrough, but with the character level reset to the lowest, and the combat difficulty level increased. A new world map feature allows the player to access previously visited areas.

The interface has been improved, allowing quicker access to various fighting techniques. Up to ten styles can be bound to quick keys (as opposed to four in the original version). The graphics feature more detailed textures and resolutions up to 1600x1200, as well as some other DirectX 9.0c features.

Alternate Titles

  • "翡翠帝国" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "Jade Empire: Edycja Specjalna" -- Polish title

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User Reviews

There are no white people in this game lasttoblame (393) 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars
Knights of the Old Republic meets the Far East Rambutaan (391) 4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars4.29 Stars

The Press Says

Pelit Mar, 2007 95 out of 100 95
Fragland.net Apr 17, 2007 85 out of 100 85
PC Games (Germany) Mar 22, 2007 84 out of 100 84
GameBanshee Apr 04, 2007 8.2 out of 10 82
IGROMANIA Apr, 2007 8 out of 10 80
JagoGame.com Apr 26, 2007 8 out of 10 80
Power Unlimited 2007 80 out of 100 80
Eurogamer.de Mar 26, 2007 8 out of 10 80
GameSpot Feb 23, 2007 7.8 out of 10 78
TTGamer May 07, 2007 7 out of 10 70

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Trivia

While the game was being ported to PC, the developers nicknamed it 'Jade Empire on Steroids' as the game was modified to take advantage of modern hardware and also running at ridiculously high resolution(ie 1600 by 1200) at full speed.


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