Jade Empire: Special Edition Preview

Hooked Gamers has put together a quick preview of BioWare’s upcoming PC version of Jade Empire.

There is a new type of sword, a new character: Monk Zeng (who, admittedly, was available on the Limited Edition version of Jade Empire), and two new fighting styles and a new power. The two fighting styles, Iron Palm (using heavy palm thrusts – a style rather heavily laced with offensive techniques) and Swift Viper (very fast attacks, which seem to poison your opponents – a move set tied very closely to the “Closed Fist” path), offer something new, even for those who have played the original inside out. The new power is a transformation into a “rhino demon” form, adding to the other shapes still present from the Xbox version.