Jet Li’s Rise To Honor Retro Review: One Of The Best Beat ‘Em Up Games Of All Time
- Players: 1
- Platforms:PS2
- Release Date:February 17th, 2004
- Developer: SCE Foster City Studio/Team Triad
- Publisher:Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Rating: Play It
Wow, what a game. What else can I honestly say? This is one of the most original and unique beat-’em-up, action-adventure games ever made. It mixes cinematic action-movie set pieces with a storyline that very well could have come from Chung Sun, Sammo Hung or John Woo crime-drama flick from the 1980s. This is one of those rare games where it wasn’t quite a licensed-based title themed around an accompanying film or big Hollywood production, but it has all the hallmark trappings of a licensed-based property with the inclusion of a lot of big Hong Kong stars attached to the product and it clearly shows. From the stunt choreography to the absolutely awesome motion-capture work done by Jet Li himself, this game hits almost all the right notes in almost all the right ways with a few exceptions.