Software:Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon
| Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon | |
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| Developer(s) | Ronin Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Universal Interactive |
| Director(s) | Terrence Masson Edward Kilham Kalani Streicher |
| Designer(s) | Edward Kilham James Teal |
| Programmer(s) | Scott Henderson |
| Writer(s) | Sean Hoessli Terrence Masson |
| Composer(s) | Rik Schaffer |
| Platform(s) | Xbox |
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| Genre(s) | Beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon is a beat 'em up video game featuring martial artist Bruce Lee. It was developed by Ronin Entertainment and published by Universal Interactive, and was released in Europe and the United States for the Xbox in 2002 to a negative critical reception.
Gameplay
Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon is a pure beat 'em up, using a 3D graphics engine and consisting of normal section where the player is brawling against multiple common enemies, and of one-on-one boss fights. New Jeet Kune Do-style moves can be purchased for the coins gained by beating up enemies.
Plot
The game features a story line in which 24-year-old Bruce battles multiple enemies to rescue his kidnapped father and retrieve the mystical Golden Relic from an organized crime organization known as Black Lotus, led by mysterious "Dragon Lady", whose father Chai Wan was inadvertently killed by Lee. Players control Lee through a series of areas set in various locations around the world, including Hong Kong, London and San Francisco . The game's bosses include Dragon Lady's sisters, including Cleopatra and Rhianna, and her other followers, such as Cobra and female ninja assassin Tsuki.
Development
On May 17, 2001, Microsoft announced an exclusive partnership with Universal Interactive to publish Bruce Lee games for the Xbox.[1]
Reception
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The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] The most often cited complaints were about inadequate controls and combat lock-on system, low-quality graphics, frequent loading times, bad plot and voice acting, and the lack of any in-game tutorials. IGN regarded Quest of the Dragon as vastly inferior to the Game Boy Advance game Bruce Lee.[14] GamePro said, "The game itself quickly bogs down into a long, repetitive walk-and-punch beat-em-up game."[15][lower-alpha 1]
The game was nominated for the "Worst Game on Xbox" award at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 Awards, which went to Gravity Games Bike.[16]
In 2011, UGO.com included it in their list of 102 worst video games ever created, calling it "as close to blasphemy as the fighting genre gets."[17]
See also
- Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
- Jackie Chan Stuntmaster
- Jet Li
- Stranglehold, starring Chow Yun-fat
Notes
- ↑ GamePro gave the game 4/5 for graphics, two 2.5/5 scores for sound and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for control.
References
- ↑ "Microsoft Announces Launch Details for Xbox". May 17, 2001. https://www.digitalmediafx.com/E3/xboxdetails.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". Fandom. https://www.metacritic.com/game/bruce-lee-quest-of-the-dragon/.
- ↑ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon - Review". All Media Network. http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=35041&tab=review.
- ↑ Bettenhausen, Shane (October 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". Electronic Gaming Monthly (Ziff Davis) (159): 204. https://retrocdn.net/images/b/b3/EGM_US_159.pdf. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ MacIsaac, Jason (September 25, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". Greedy Productions Ltd.. http://www.elecplay.com/reviews_article.php?article=9746.
- ↑ Barber, Chet (September 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon [score mislabeled as "7/10""]. Game Informer (FuncoLand) (113): 89. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200209/R03.0801.1635.31194.htm. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ Dr. Moo (July 15, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Review". CraveOnline. https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/35777-bruce-lee-quest-of-the-dragon-review.
- ↑ Varanini, Giancarlo (July 12, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Review". Fandom. https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bruce-lee-quest-of-the-dragon-review/1900-2874235/.
- ↑ Bedigian, Louis (July 18, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Review". http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r18690.htm.
- ↑ Boulding, Aaron (July 2, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/07/02/bruce-lee-quest-of-the-dragon.
- ↑ "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". Official Xbox Magazine (Future US): 109. October 2002.
- ↑ Danny (July 14, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Review (Xbox)". IGN Entertainment. http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/363/Bruce-Lee-Quest-of-the-Dragon/p1/.
- ↑ Rubenstein, Glenn (September 30, 2002). "'Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon' (Xbox) Review". TechTV. http://www.techtv.com/extendedplay/reviews/story/0%2C24330%2C3391865%2C00.html.
- ↑ IGN staff (May 30, 2003). "Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend". Ziff Davis. https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/05/31/bruce-lee-return-of-the-legend.
- ↑ Dr. Zombie (October 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". GamePro (IDG) (169). http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/25445.shtml. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ GameSpot staff (2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 (Worst Game on Xbox)". CNET. http://gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/bestof2002/xbox27.html.
- ↑ Meli, Marissa (June 1, 2020). "The Worst Video Games of All Time (Page 3)". UGO Networks. http://www.ugo.com/games/the-worst-video-games-of-all-time?page=3.
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