Bioware manages to blend the KOTOR gameplay into the Jade Empire, and we've got an awesome game.
User Rating: 8.7 | Jade Empire: Hisui no Teikoku XBOX
The graphics are very good, but not extraordinary compared to other Xbox games. Every character looks great, and every martial arts move lookes good. The sounds are something out of the ordinary. As you remember from KOTOR, every single character had voices, though all the same aliens talked the same. In Jade Empire almost everyone speaks english. They sometimes speak chinese or something, but every single voice acting sound incredible. The music is also very good, and creates the perfect mood. The gameplay is much like the one in KOTOR, but it's been polished to perfection. The story is very good, though not as awesome as the one in KOTOR. The fighting is brilliant and is solid and falls smoothly into the gaming experience. The huge number of different martial arts are awesome, and makes the fighting very entertaining. You fight in so many different environments, you fight in heaven, and even only in your mind! The only bad thing about Jade Empire is the length of the game. It's over after around 20 hours, and that's a bit to fast for a RPG. But it comes as a plus that it's so entertaining that you may even want to play it through again, and that's pretty unike for a RPG. There is even a mini-game in here that reminds me alot of the fantastic Gamecube game Ikaruga. It's pretty much fun and is a nice break in the gameplay. Jade Empire fits everyone that likes roleplaying games. If you liked KOTOR, buy Jade Empire, but if you didn't, there aren't a lot of chances for you digging Jade Empire. + Good graphics. The fighting is very entertaining. The story is interesting. Huge number of different voice actors. The music is very good and moody. - It's too short. 
