Jade Empire: Special Edition

Step into the role of an aspiring martial-arts master and follow the path of the open palm or the closed fist. In this multi-award-winning action-RPG, your choices and actions will determine the fate of the…

80 27 February 2007

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy

Jade Empire: Special Edition is an adventure developed by BioWare, released 27 February 2007 on Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 24 hrs to finish.

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What Jade Empire: Special Edition is

Jade Empire: Special Edition is an adventure game developed by BioWare and released in 2007. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Odyssey.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the ancient, mysterious world of the Jade Empire, you train under your master’s watchful eye and learn powerful martial arts and mystical powers. When danger threatens, you travel across the world, from the harsh mountains of the Land of Howling Spirits to the lush gardens of the Imperial City. In your adventures you face powerful human and supernatural foes, learn exotic and magical martial arts, and discover the darkest secrets of the world. Only by mastering the greatest fighting styles and defeating the most powerful enemies will you earn your place as a master of martial arts in the world of Jade Empire.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Jade Empire: Special Edition holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 83 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 24 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 60 hrs, roughly 2.5 times the length of the critical path.

What it launched against

Jade Empire: Special Edition launched on 27 February 2007, within three weeks of God of War II, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Peggle and Crackdown. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: God of War II, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Peggle, Crackdown.

Cheats and codes

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