Heart of China

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.

Added March 8, 2020
Published By Sierra On-Line
Developed By Dynamix
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Sardar a local character finally proves useful. (VGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Goodbye and thanks for all the fish! Opps... wrong story! (VGA) (DOS) from mobygames.com
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This lady good use a good long stay a the local funny farm. (DOS) from mobygames.com
One of Le Deng's goons meets up with you. (DOS) from mobygames.com
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Chi gets ready to do some ninja action - while you take care of Kate. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
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Looking for a way to escape. (Amiga) from mobygames.com
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Khaaaaaan! - I mean Kaaaate! (Amiga) from mobygames.com
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Coolie will help you reach your destination while in Hong Kong (Windows) from mobygames.com
Lomax is angry that Jake's not searching for his daughter (Windows) from mobygames.com
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Year of Release:
1991

Genre(s):
Narrative Adventure Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Interwar

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