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'Jade Empire: Special Edition' Goes Gold

by Rainier on Feb. 7, 2007 @ 5:18 a.m. PST

BioWare is bringing an enhanced version, high-resolution graphics and new visual effects, of Jade Empire to the PC. The original, story of Jade Empire is injected with new monsters, weapons, combat styles, new challenges, and special items to discover.

In the ancient, mysterious world of the Jade Empire, players choose to act as a noble hero or treacherous villain by following the path of the "Open Palm" or the "Closed Fist." Players will face powerful human and supernatural foes, learn magical martial arts and weapons styles, and discover the darkest secrets of the world. Jade Empire: Special Edition engages users with its rich story line and optimizes the gaming experience for PC gamers with an additional difficulty level, graphical upgrades, enhanced resolution and ultra-crisp visuals. In addition, the PC version features an exclusive art book and poster.

"We are delighted that our partnership with 2K has allowed us to bring Jade Empire: Special Edition to the PC, where fans can explore the beautiful, lush world in higher resolution than ever before," said Ray Muzyka, Chief Executive Officer, BioWare Corp. "Throughout the epic storyline, players can interact with more amazing creatures and characters, and enjoy the challenge of combat through the all-new Jade Master difficulty level and improved enemy AI!"

"Our collaboration with BioWare has been a great success in bringing PC gamers a full throttle Jade Empire experience," said Christoph Hartmann, President of 2K. "The game takes full advantage of the latest PC hardware to provide incredible graphics and streamlined controls to further improve this already stellar product."

Features :

  • An incredible, engaging story that makes you the noble hero... or the treacherous villain!
  • A wealth of fascinating characters to interact with.
  • Beautiful, mysterious lands to explore, discover, and save... or conquer.
  • A rich blend of role-playing and exciting real-time combat.

PC Exclusive Features :

  • Customizable, intuitive controls including support for game-pads and keyboard/mouse.
  • Increased graphics resolutions and new visual effects.
  • New monsters and enemies.
  • New fighting styles.
  • Improved combat AI and difficulty levels.
  • New world map interface.

Jade Empire will be in stores in North America on February 27 and in Europe on March 2.

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