When did Prince of Qin come out?

Prince of Qin was released on 9 August 2002 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

Prince of Qin (2002) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Prince of Qin

Action-RPG set in the last years of the Qin Dynasty in China 2,200 years ago -- a real historical setting with a number of characters who actually lived at the time. The game balances team-fighting, with up to…

9 August 2002

What Prince of Qin is

Prince of Qin is an adventure game developed by Object Software Limited and released in 2002. It was published by GMX Media. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Fusu, the Crown Prince of the Qin Empire, is ordered to commit suicide according to an imperial decree by his father, the First Emperor. General Meng Tian suspects something is wrong with the order and stops Fusu. Fusu flees from Shangjun with Meng Tian's help and arrives in the nearby Zhaocun Village. He makes a long and perilous journey back to the capital, Xianyang, to uncover the truth. Fusu is shocked to hear that his father had died and that his youngest brother, Huhai, has ascended the throne as the Second Emperor. He meets his childhood friend, General Huan Feng, and learns that there is something fishy about his father's death. He decides to enter his father's tomb to investigate.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.