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Platform: Playstation 2 Genre: Action Publisher: SCEA Developer: ETA: Q1 2004
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Rise to Honor
*Hands-On Update*
We
recently got a hands-on experience with Sony’s upcoming martial-arts
extravaganza, Rise to Honor.
Rise to Honor features world-famous martial arts sensation Jet Li
in one of the new years potential surprise hit with a good plot line
(god knows we need these) and a slew of signature martial arts moves in
full motion-captured glory. Rise to Honor features an innovative fighting system that gives you 360 degree control without moving. Just like in the movies Jet Li can take out a group of bad guys that have you surrounded with directional ease and precision. The controls work something like this: L1 for counter-attacks and adrenaline, R1 for initiating action scenes like running up walls, throwing |
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chairs, jumping over boxes and all that is
accomplished with cinema-inspired finesse. Your right analog stick
allows you to throw blows in whichever direction you press towards –
and I do mean every direction – which gives you full control of the
street fight. Multiple taps initiate pre defined combos, which after
mastered, provide some very nice takedowns. In order to step things up and not fall into the ditch of so many ‘beat em up’s of the past, Rise To Honor introduces a truly innovative control scheme for gun fights, in fact it has potential to rival Max Payne’s shootouts. |
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Aiming is easy: Use the left analog stick to lock onto
enemies
and the R2 button to turn them into French imported Swiss cheese. Now
when you combine targeting and firing with adrenaline attacks you are in
for a real treat, often doing backflips over trash cans, seeking cover,
and of course the Max-Payne-Inspired-Action of unloading multiple clips
into all on-screen enemies. To
wrap up this preview it is very clear to us that Rise to honor is
shaping up to be a real contender in the action genre for 2004. The game
hits retail in just a few weeks so set aside your cash now, it looks
like it will deliver. - Sylvia Gallardo (January 28, 2004)
Whether we’d like to admit it or not, we’ve all dreamed of being a kung fu movie star – imagined performing one of those high-flying kicks on someone. Well, now we finally have the opportunity to feel the same joy as they do, with total authenticity. Rise
to Honor isn’t your ordinary martial arts game. In fact it could be
considered a movie. SCEA is attempting to create a Hong Kong style video
game with Jet Li as the star. The developers motion-captured all of his
signature moves and implemented them into Rise to Honor. The story is of Kit Yun (Jet Li) who is a hired bodyguard of one of Hong Kong’s major gang leaders, boss Chiang. As Chiang is assassinated, his dying words to Yun are for him to travel to San Francisco and deliver an important message to his daughter, Michelle. Now it is Kit’s duty to live out his bosses last wish using any means necessary. Features: Rise
to Honor incorporates signature movements of Jet Li via motion capture
technology, delivering an authentic re-creation of Li's performance. Take
on enemies with a 360° martial arts fight system that includes combos,
attack blocking, counter moves and adrenaline enhanced super strikes. Explore
and fight through 10 action-packed worlds set in the thriving
metropolises of Hong Kong and San Francisco. Intuitive
contextual actions allow the player to navigate and interact with the
environment with cinematic impact. Fast-paced,
high-energy gunplay scenarios capture the excitement of the action movie
genre. Dramatic
camera angles and cinematic animations enhance special moves. Fight
choreography provided by widely acclaimed Action Director, Cory Yuen,
who has partnered with Li on projects including The One, Kiss of the
Dragon, and Lethal Weapon 4.
Look
for lots of action in early 2004. -
Eric Lahiji
Omni's impressions of Rise to Honor from SCEA's Gamers Day 2003:
Rise to Honor also moves at a solid clip, too, thanks in no small way to martial artist Jet Li, who lent his voice, likeness and expertise to the game. At its core, Rise to Honor is a Hong Kong action movie in game format, with roughly 70% hand-to-hand combat and the remaining 30% bullet ballets with plenty of slow motion dives. I’m not completely sold on Rise of Honor’s control method. One stick controls his movement, the other his direction of attack (like Mucky Foot did with Blade 2). I played for a few minutes – not enough to sway me one way or another but the cinematic and smooth animation make it look very good. Rise to Honor doesn’t ship until January 2004 so there should be plenty of time to address any control issues.
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