2002 video game
2002 video game
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
, and was released in Europe and the United States for the
Xbox
in
2002
to a negative critical reception.
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.
[1]
Reception
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The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the
review aggregation
website
Metacritic
.
[2]
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
.
[14]
GamePro
said, "The game itself quickly bogs down into a long, repetitive walk-and-punch beat-em-up game."
[15]
[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
.
[16]
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."
[17]
See also
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Notes
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- ^
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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"Microsoft Announces Launch Details for Xbox"
.
Digital Media FX
. May 17, 2001. Archived from
the original
on November 7, 2020
. Retrieved
October 3,
2023
.
- ^
a
b
"Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon"
.
Metacritic
.
Fandom
.
Archived
from the original on October 3, 2023
. Retrieved
October 3,
2023
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
"Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon".
Official Xbox Magazine
.
Future US
. October 2002. p. 109.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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
.
- ^
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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