Jade Empire for Xbox Reviews by Gamers

This is just one of those games that, when you get it, you can't put it down until it's over. You could easily lose 30 hours and a week of your life to this game and not feel at all bad about it. Incredible real-time combat, amazing story, open ended gameplay, beautiful soundtrack, anything and everything you could want in a great RPG, this game has it and more.

Let's start with the combat system. If you are one of those people who get bored with RPG's because of the long, dull, turn-based combat, then have no fear, because this game uses real-time combat. That translates into fast and exciting action that puts the battles in your hand instead of leaving what many consider to be the meat of any good game, the fighting, up to random number generators in the game. Which is a very good thing because, if you are going to have a game that takes place in a land where martial arts and magic are the only ways of fighting, it would be a huge mistake to not let the player experience that.

This game's world is not as big as say, Morrowind, or even maybe KOTOR, but it is easily one of the, if not the most beautiful game worlds I have ever seen. Not only is it stunningly gorgeous, but it also has the ability to be incredibly dark and creepy, which is probably just as important a feature. This game also has a superbly well written story. Bioware certainly lives up to the standards they gave us with KOTOR, because as great as the story is, it has just as great a cast of voices to populate it, notably, those of your companions. As you make your way through the game, you will find all sorts of interesting side-quests, from something small like helping a man find his wife, to something big like becoming the champion of the imperial arena.

This is a wonderful game that will provide hours of fun for any gamer. If you're looking for a quick action fix, go play Halo 2. But if you want to feel like you are a part of something bigger than yourself, play Jade Empire.

From start to finish this game is quite near to perfect, which is reserved for a very small elite group. This game is a member of that group. The game keeps you intrigued and interested the WHOLE game, which is often hard to find. The graphics are great, not awesome, but this is understandable consider the long length of the game. The best part of the game is the story. The story is very original with excellent ending. The control of each character is perfect.

You do not need to love Chinese culture or the Knights of the Old Republic atmosphere to truly have a blast with this game.