Software:Shanghai: Dynasty

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Shanghai: Dynasty
Developer(s)Quicksilver Software
Presage Software
Publisher(s)Activision
Platform(s)Windows
Macintosh
Release1997[1][2]

Shanghai: Dynasty is a 1997 video game developed by Quicksilver Software and published by Activision.

Gameplay

The game presents a collection of Shanghai tile‑matching layouts, including new arrangements alongside those previously seen in Shanghai II: The Dragon's Eye. In addition to solitaire-style layouts, it offers several multiplayer modes that allow participants to compete either locally or through internet or modem connections, with each player attempting to accumulate the highest point total. The game features multiple tilesets, each paired with its own background that animates when a layout is successfully completed and then displays a fortune through varying animation sequences. Alongside the Shanghai variants, the package includes a full implementation of Mah‑jongg, whose rules and winning hands are detailed extensively in the accompanying manual and reference cards for both Chinese and Western versions.[3]

Development

Presage Software contributed Art and Audio to the Macintosh and Windows 95 versions of Shanghai: Dynasty.[4]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
All Game Guide4.5/5[3]
Computer Games Magazine4.5/5[5]
Computer Gaming World3/5[6]
PC Player76%[7]
Power Play74%[8]

Games Domain called Shanghai: Dynasty "addicting"[9] Macworld praised the graphics in Shanghai: Dynasty.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Jebens, Harley (December 30, 1997). "Activision Set To Release Shanghai". Archived from the original on January 19, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/19980119054300/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/97_12/30_shanghai/index.html. Retrieved May 22, 2026. 
  2. ↑ Ocampo, Jason (1997). "Four different Shanghai games and Mah-Jongg". Archived from the original on December 1, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021201034423/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/009/106/shanghai_dynasty_out.html. Retrieved May 22, 2026. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Savignano, Lisa Karen. "Shanghai Dynasty". Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141114134940/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=12883&tab=review. Retrieved May 22, 2026. 
  4. ↑ "Presage Products - Shanghai Dynasty". Archived from the original on January 28, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990128223916/http://www.presage.com/pShanghai.html. Retrieved May 22, 2026. 
  5. ↑ Harding, Chris (March 12, 1998). "Shanghai Dynasty". Archived from the original on May 29, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030529181212/http://www.cdmag.com/articles/010/159/shanghai_review.html. Retrieved May 22, 2026. 
  6. ↑ Panther, Charlotte (April 1998). "Shanghai: Dynasty". p. 206. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130510062618/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_165.pdf. Retrieved May 22, 2026. 
  7. ↑ "Shanghai: Dynasty" (in de). March 1998. p. 92. https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1998-03/page/n89/mode/2up. Retrieved May 22, 2026. 
  8. ↑ "Shanghai: Dynasty" (in de). March 1998. p. 117. https://archive.org/details/powerplaymagazine-1998-03/page/6/mode/2up. Retrieved May 22, 2026. 
  9. ↑ Hutchings, Dan (January 1998). "Shanghai: Dynasty". Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20000817232452/http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/zones/reviews/pc/jan98/dynst.html. Retrieved May 22, 2026. 
  10. ↑ Crotty, Cameron. "Macworld's Game Hall of Fame Presents". Archived from the original on May 3, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20010503211835/http://www.macworld.com/1998/12/features/15.12.gamehall.html. Retrieved May 22, 2026. 



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