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Heart of China

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About

Kate, the daughter of a wealthy businessman named E.A. Lomax, is abducted by a Chinese warlord named Li Deng near Chengdu, where she was volunteering as a nurse. Lomax recruits the former World War I fighter pilot Jake "Lucky" Masters for a dangerous mission: travel to Hong-Kong, locate a mysterious ninja, and find a way to infiltrate Li Deng's fortress and rescue Kate.

Heart of China is an adventure game with a romantic theme somewhat reminiscent of films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark. The game is set during the 1930's in China as well as a few other locations. It uses a simple point-and-click system for interaction and object manipulation, and is very similar visually and gameplay-wise to Rise of the Dragon.

Some of the tasks in the game have multiple solutions, allowing the player to pursue different methods and choose different responses in branching dialogues. However, some choices may lead to the protagonist's death or bring the investigation to a dead end. There are also a few arcade sequences, which can be skipped if the player fails to complete them after several tries. The game utilizes digitized photos of live actors superimposed on hand-painted graphics.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Languages (1)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Versions Available

Emulated Only

Media Type

Download

Screen Orientation

Landscape

Color Depth

8-bit (256 colors)

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Additional Hardware Required

3D Accelerator

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

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Cloud saves, Single-player

Save Game Methods

Manual Save, Internal Storage, Cloud (Online)

System requirements

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 7

Min. RAM Required

512 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 7.0

Video Modes Supported

Full screen, Window

Video Resolutions Supported

640×480

Box art

Also known as

Shanghai SurpriseWorking title

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Facts

Developer

Dynamix

Released

1991

Platforms

PCDOSWindowsAmigaMac

Standing

Top 20% by visits

Tags

1st-personFixed / flip-screenGraphic adventurePuzzle elementsPoint and selectAsiaInterwar