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Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon

Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon is a beat 'em up video game featuring martial artist Bruce Lee. It was developed by Ronin Entertainment and published by Universal Interactive. It was released in Europe and the United States for the Xbox in 2002 to a negative critical reception. A planned sequel was cancelled.[1]

Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon
North American cover art
Developer(s)Ronin Entertainment
Publisher(s)Universal Interactive
Director(s)Terrence Masson
Edward Kilham
Kalani Streicher
Designer(s)Edward Kilham
James Teal
Programmer(s)Scott Henderson
Writer(s)Sean Hoessli
Terrence Masson
Composer(s)Rik Schaffer
Platform(s)Xbox
Release
  • NA: July 2, 2002
  • EU: September 6, 2002
Genre(s)Beat 'em up
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

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Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon is a pure beat 'em up, using a 3D graphics engine and consisting of normal section where the player is brawling against multiple common enemies, and of one-on-one boss fights. New Jeet Kune Do-style moves can be purchased for the coins gained by beating up enemies.

Plot

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The game features a story line in which 24-year-old Bruce battles multiple enemies to rescue his kidnapped father and retrieve the mystical Golden Relic from an organized crime organization known as Black Lotus, led by mysterious "Dragon Lady", whose father Chai Wan was inadvertently killed by Lee. Players control Lee through a series of areas set in various locations around the world, including Hong Kong, London and San Francisco. The game's bosses include Dragon Lady's sisters, including Cleopatra and Rhianna, and her other followers, such as Cobra and female ninja assassin Tsuki.

Development

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On May 17, 2001, Microsoft announced an exclusive partnership with Universal Interactive to publish Bruce Lee games for the Xbox.[2]

Reception

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The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] The most often cited complaints were about inadequate controls and combat lock-on system, low-quality graphics, frequent loading times, bad plot and voice acting, and the lack of any in-game tutorials. IGN regarded Quest of the Dragon as vastly inferior to the Game Boy Advance game Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend.[15] GamePro said, "The game itself quickly bogs down into a long, repetitive walk-and-punch beat-em-up game."[16][a]

The game was nominated for the "Worst Game on Xbox" award at GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 Awards, which went to Gravity Games Bike: Street Vert Dirt.[17]

In 2011, UGO.com included it in their list of 102 worst video games ever created, calling it "as close to blasphemy as the fighting genre gets."[18]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ GamePro gave the game 4/5 for graphics, two 2.5/5 scores for sound and fun factor, and 3.5/5 for control.

References

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  1. ^ "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon 2". IGN. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  2. ^ "Microsoft Announces Launch Details for Xbox". Digital Media FX. May 17, 2001. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Marriott, Scott Alan. "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  5. ^ Bettenhausen, Shane (October 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon" (PDF). Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 159. Ziff Davis. p. 204. Archived from the original on January 31, 2004. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  6. ^ MacIsaac, Jason (September 25, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". The Electric Playground. Greedy Productions Ltd. Archived from the original on July 3, 2004. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Barber, Chet (September 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon [score mislabeled as "7/10"]". Game Informer. No. 113. FuncoLand. p. 89. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  8. ^ Dr. Moo (July 15, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  9. ^ Varanini, Giancarlo (July 12, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on August 16, 2002. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  10. ^ Bedigian, Louis (July 18, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  11. ^ Boulding, Aaron (July 2, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". Official Xbox Magazine. Future US. October 2002. p. 109.
  13. ^ Danny (July 14, 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon Review (Xbox)". TeamXbox. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 13, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  14. ^ Rubenstein, Glenn (September 30, 2002). "'Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon' (Xbox) Review". X-Play. TechTV. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  15. ^ IGN staff (May 30, 2003). "Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  16. ^ Dr. Zombie (October 2002). "Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon". GamePro. No. 169. IDG. Archived from the original on October 31, 2004. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  17. ^ GameSpot staff (2002). "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2002 (Worst Game on Xbox)". GameSpot. CNET. Archived from the original on February 12, 2003. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  18. ^ Meli, Marissa (June 1, 2020). "The Worst Video Games of All Time (Page 3)". UGO.com. UGO Networks. Archived from the original on June 6, 2010.
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