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Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai

The main character Lu Chengxuan (陸承軒) killed his parents as a result of not being able control his mysterious power, and was about to die in the wilderness as an outcast when he was coincidentally brought to…

2 August 2006

Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai is an adventure developed by DOMO Studio, released 2 August 2006 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai is

Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai is an adventure game developed by DOMO Studio and released in 2006. It was published by Softstar Entertainment Inc.. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The main character Lu Chengxuan (陸承軒) killed his parents as a result of not being able control his mysterious power, and was about to die in the wilderness as an outcast when he was coincidentally brought to the World of Shanhai through a portal created by Huangfu Muyun (皇甫暮雲), a powerful wielder of sword energy and the avatar of the Xuanyuan Sword, using the Pangu Axe. There, he encounters Xia Rou (夏柔), second empress of the Kingdom of Women. The two traveled around the world, meeting with people from other kingdoms, and set out to accomplish a task given to them by the Elder of the Green Dragon Kingdom, leading to a confrontation with the exiled Princess of Heaven, Qing'er (青兒), who…
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How it plays

Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Xuan-Yuan Sword series

Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai is the seventh of 12 entries we hold in the Xuan-Yuan Sword series. It arrived 2 years after Xuan-Yuan Jiàn Wàizhuàn: Cāng zhī Tāo. The next entry was Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Han Clouds in 2007.

See all 12 Xuan-Yuan Sword games in release order →

What it launched against

Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai launched on 2 August 2006, within three weeks of Persona 3, Dead Rising, Civilization IV: Warlords and Virtua Fighter 5.

Released around the same time: Persona 3, Dead Rising, Civilization IV: Warlords, Virtua Fighter 5.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai — frequently asked questions

When did Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai come out?
Xuan-Yuan Sword 5: A Sword Above the Clouds and the Sentiments of the World of Shanhai was released on 2 August 2006 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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