Ancient China makes a fine setting for a role-playing game. And though Prince of Qin is an epic adventure in the same vein as the Baldur's Gate games, a decidedly awkward English translation, some lackluster production values, and a poorly implemented multiplayer mode all prevent it from having the same appeal as the games that influenced it. Prince of Qin is inspired in equal parts by popular role-playing games like Baldur's Gate and Diablo II, making for an experience that should be familiar for role-playing gamers, despite the unfamiliar setting. It is in this setting that Prince of Qin, a role-playing game from Beijing-based Object Software, takes place. Though the Roman Empire is sometimes considered to be the first great civilization, China had been there and done that hundreds of years earlier-the Qin (pronounced "chin") Dynasty, dating back to around 220 BC, had all the token features: lots of political intrigue, social conflict, and outright war. Ancient China has been the setting for any number of exciting martial arts-themed Hong Kong action movies, but still, it's an era largely unknown to Western audiences.
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