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Shaolin

Gather and Fight! Prepare for combat in the most authentic 3D martial arts fighting game on the PlayStation, encompassing the true styles of Kung Fu. One to eight player fighting action allows for up to eight…

26 August 1999

Shaolin is an adventure developed by Polygon Magic, released 26 August 1999 on PlayStation.

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What Shaolin is

Shaolin is an adventure game developed by Polygon Magic and released in 1999. It was published by THQ. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Gather and Fight! Prepare for combat in the most authentic 3D martial arts fighting game on the PlayStation, encompassing the true styles of Kung Fu. One to eight player fighting action allows for up to eight players to compete at the same time - a first on the PlayStation. Choose between six true Kung Fu fighting disciplines - Shaolin, Jeet Kuune Do, Tai Chi Chuan, Eight Extremities Fist, Hung Gar, Drunken Boxing. Unique 'Quest' mode provides adventure, depth and longevity to the gameplay. Fully motion-captured character animation accurately represents the different fighting disciplines.
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How it plays

It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Shaolin launched on 26 August 1999, within three weeks of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, Shadow Man and Hybrid Heaven.

Released around the same time: Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear, Shadow Man, Hybrid Heaven.

Official trailer

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When did Shaolin come out?
Shaolin was released on 26 August 1999 for PlayStation.

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