When did Jade Empire come out?

Jade Empire was released on 12 April 2005 for Xbox.

Jade Empire (2005) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Jade Empire

Set in an ancient world inspired by mythical China, Jade Empire lets you train under your master's watchful eye as you learn powerful martial arts and mystical powers. When danger threatens, you'll travel…

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What Jade Empire is

Jade Empire is an adventure game developed by BioWare and released in 2005. It was published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is available on Xbox only. It runs on Odyssey.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the ancient, mysterious world of the Jade Empire, you train under your master’s watchful eye and learn powerful martial arts and mystical powers. When danger threatens, you travel across the world, from the harsh mountains of the Land of Howling Spirits to the lush gardens of the Imperial City. In your adventures you face powerful human and supernatural foes, learn exotic and magical martial arts, and discover the darkest secrets of the world. Only by mastering the greatest fighting styles and defeating the most powerful enemies will you earn your place as a master of martial arts in the world of Jade Empire.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Jade Empire holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 121 votes.

What it launched against

Jade Empire launched on 12 April 2005, within three weeks of God of War, God of War I, Psychonauts and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: God of War, God of War I, Psychonauts, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

Cheats and codes

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