Jade Empire: Special Edition Reviews

Another pair of favorable reviews for BioWare’s recently released Jade Empire: Special Edition have hit the web. The first is at GamingExcellence with an overall score of 7.6/10:

A unique setting, some interesting (sometimes clichéd) characters, and a decent combat system makes Jade Empire a pretty good game to play. The PC version is really only for those that haven’t played the one on the Xbox yet, since, aside from a couple new fighting styles and a minute amount of new content, little has been added to the game. Still, the Jade Empire makes for an interesting place and a very decent game.

And the second is at WorthPlaying with an overall score of 8.0/10:

As a martial arts epic, you can’t go wrong at all with Jade Empire: Special Edition. The combat, while repetitive, is easily approachable and manageable with the extras added to the PC version. The narrative is excellent, with enough plot points and well-veiled twists to make it a beautiful thing to watch. I do wish it were a longer, larger experience, with more room for character development, and the technical inadequacies brought on by relying on a three-year-old console game certainly try their best to diminish the experience. Those trying to find more of a “light-weight” RPG without the sheer overhead of World of Warcraft or Oblivion will find themselves right at home for a few hours, whirling about the beaches and mountainsides of Jade Empire.