Chinese New Year is the most important celebration for the Chinese. This celebration is usually also very thick with various Chinese cultures. Starting from the lanterns to the lion dance. In fact, almost all of the knick-knacks in the event were red. Now speaking of Chinese culture, it turns out that there are also several games that carry the Chinese background. What are they? Take a look at the following list.

1. Heart of China (1991)

Heart of China is a classic adventure game developed by a developer named Dynamix in 1991. This game was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console and became a game set in China in the 1930s. This game follows the adventure story of a character named Jake "Lucky" Masters who tries to save a nurse named Kate Lomax from the cruelty of a Chinese warlord. Heart of China even received praise as the game with the best interactive storytelling genre at that time.

2. Dynasty Warriors (1997 - Now)

Who doesn't know the Dynasty Warriors franchise? The title of the game owned by KOEI has graced gamers since 1997 until now. Initially, Dynasty Warrior was introduced as a fighting game using iconic characters from the Three Kingdoms story for PS1. Until the second series, Dynasty Warriors finally comes as a musou genre game to date.

3. Fear Effect (2000)

Then there is the game Fear Effect, an action game that was released in 2000. This game is the first game to use unshaded graphic effects and very interesting gameplay. Until the sequel Fear Effect 2 which was released the following year made this game so popular. Unfortunately, the third series for this game was canceled for some reason. Fear Effect itself tells about the adventures of a female character named Hana Tsu-Vachel who is involved in the dark world of the Hong Kong Triads.

4. Jackie Chan Stuntmaster (2000)

Jackie Chan Stuntmaster is one of the most memorable games for PS1 rental kids. Here you will play as the famous actor Jackie Chan who is shooting in various films, of course with the Kung Fu martial arts action he shows. Even though it was quite popular at that time, unfortunately the developer Midway did not continue the sequel for this game.

5. Shenmue II (2001)

Shenmue is a SEGA exclusive game with a Chinese background released in 2000. This game even became a pioneer of the open world genre when it was released for the Dreamcast console at that time. Shenmue II is the best series released by developer Yu Suzuki. This sequel tells the story of Shenmue's adventure which has become more exciting than the first series. But Shenmue's adventure was made hanging because SEGA did not approve of the large development costs of a third series. Until finally, the third series was only released back in 2020 with fresh graphics and gameplay mechanics under the auspices of the YS Net developer.

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6. Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon (2002)

Next up is Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon, which is a beat 'em up game developed by Ronin Entertainment in 2002. This game tells the story of the legendary Bruce Lee, who fought with many enemies to save his father and retrieve the Mystical Golden Relic from his family. Black Lotus, an organized crime organization. Unfortunately, this game did not get good reviews from critics when it was released at the time.

7. Stranglehold (2007)

Stranglehold is an action-adventure genre game by presenting actor Chow Yun Fat as the main character. In this game, Fat continues his role in John Woo's 1992 film Hard Boiled. Players will play as Tequila Yuan, a police officer from Hong Kong who is tasked with completing several rescue missions. The uniqueness of Stranglehold is the gameplay that combines action and shooter.

8. Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (2003)

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb is an action-adventure game developed by The Collective Inc. under LucasArts. The game's storyline takes place in 1935, between the events of Indiana Jones and the Shrine of Sea Devil and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Interestingly, several levels in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb also take place in the mountainous region of Penglai, Hong Kong, the Great Wall, and in the tomb of the emperor Qin Shi Huangdi.

9. Jade Empire (2005)

Jade Empire is an action-rpg game set in China developed by BioWare. In this game, players will play as a "Spirit Monk" who undergoes several missions. The background of this game is based on the fictional story of the eastern kingdom taken from ancient history and Chinese mythology.

10. Sleeping Dogs (2012)

Sleeping Dogs is an action adventure game developed by United Front Game and published by Square Enix. Set in Hong Kong, the game follows Wei Shen, an undercover Chinese-American police officer assigned to infiltrate the Sun On Yee Triad organization.

The gameplay focuses on combat, shooting, parkour action and gadgets that can be used for exploration. Players must complete missions to unlock all content and continue the story. But you are also free to explore the existing world because this is an open-world game.

So, those are some of the best Chinese-based games ever released. Actually there are several other games, such as Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China (2015), Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019), and Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (2010). Stay‌ ‌tuned‌ ‌on ‌Dunia‌ ‌Games‌ ‌for‌ ‌more‌ ‌articles‌ ‌about‌ ‌anime‌ ‌and‌ ‌games.‌ ‌Don't‌ ‌forget‌ ‌to‌ ‌follow‌ us‌ ‌on‌‌ ‌‌Facebook‌‌ ‌‌and‌‌ ‌‌Instagram‌.‌ ‌

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