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Shanghai Dragon

Shanghai Dragon is a 3D rail shooter, similar to The House of the Dead or Virtua Cop. The action takes place in 1937 and the player takes the role of Jackie Hua. He is a member of the Chinese resistance…

31 December 2002

Shanghai Dragon is a shooter developed by E-Pie Entertainment & Technology (Beijing), released 31 December 2002 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Shanghai Dragon is

Shanghai Dragon is a shooter game developed by E-Pie Entertainment & Technology (Beijing) and released in 2002. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Shanghai Dragon is a 3D rail shooter, similar to The House of the Dead or Virtua Cop. The action takes place in 1937 and the player takes the role of Jackie Hua. He is a member of the Chinese resistance, fighting against the Japanese occupation. The hero walks through the city without player input and the player only has to shoot enemies. Sometimes he has to save some civilians. They give him first aid kits, weapons and ammunition. He has seven types of weapons. The main weapon is a pistol with unlimited ammo.
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Shanghai Dragon launched on 31 December 2002, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SimCity 4, Space Rangers and Sonic Advance 2.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SimCity 4, Space Rangers, Sonic Advance 2.

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When did Shanghai Dragon come out?
Shanghai Dragon was released on 31 December 2002 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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