Heart of China

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Description

Kate, the daughter of a wealthy businessman named E.A. Lomax, is abducted by a Chinese warlord named Li Deng near Chengdu, where she was volunteering as a nurse. Lomax recruits the former World War I fighter pilot Jake "Lucky" Masters for a dangerous mission: travel to Hong-Kong, locate a mysterious ninja, and find a way to infiltrate Li Deng's fortress and rescue Kate.

Heart of China is an adventure game with a romantic theme somewhat reminiscent of films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark. The game is set during the 1930's in China as well as a few other locations. It uses a simple point-and-click system for interaction and object manipulation, and is very similar visually and gameplay-wise to Rise of the Dragon.

Some of the tasks in the game have multiple solutions, allowing the player to pursue different methods and choose different responses in branching dialogues. However, some choices may lead to the protagonist's death or bring the investigation to a dead end. There are also a few arcade sequences, which can be skipped if the player fails to complete them after several tries. The game utilizes digitized photos of live actors superimposed on hand-painted graphics.

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Alternate Titles

• "בלב סין" -- Hebrew spelling
• "Shanghai Surprise" -- Working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Dynamix Game Development System (DGDS) games
• Setting: 1930s
• Setting: Chinese
• Setting: City - Hong Kong

User Reviews

A good adventure for it's time that holds up well.	DOS	RussS (819)
Dynamix's excellent farewell to the adventure genre	DOS	Katakis | カタキス (43211)
This game was too short	DOS	OceansDaughter (109)
A short, but sweet adventure. Worth playing at least once.	DOS	Eurythmic (2694)

Critic Reviews

Dragon	DOS	Dec, 1991		100
Amiga Computing	Amiga	May, 1992	93 out of 100	93
CU Amiga	Amiga	Jan, 1992	83 out of 100	83
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	DOS	1993	77 out of 100	77
Datormagazin	Amiga	Feb 27, 1992	75 out of 100	75
Joker Verlag präsentiert: Sonderheft	Amiga	1993	70 out of 100	70
All Game Guide	Macintosh	1998		60
PC-Spiele '92	DOS	1991	5 out of 10	50
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	DOS	Oct, 1991	Unscored	Unscored
Alle PC Spiele	DOS	1993	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Cast

With a cast of nearly 100 actors, Heart of China was ahead of its time in some respects. Dynamix hero Damon Slye can be found among the cast members.

EGA version

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.

Related Web Sites

• Heart of China - FAQs & Guides (from Gamefaqs.com)
• Heart of China Hints (These hints will help you solve the game on your own without spoiling it for you.)
• Heart of China Walkthroughs (on The Spoiler Centre)
• Walkthrough (Step by step solution to the game)