Genesis
Shui Hu Feng Yun Zhuan
DEV
Never Ending Soft
REL
Jan '96
ALSO
About

Shui Hu Feng Yun Zhuan is an unlicensed Chinese brawler set in medieval China. It's a Knights of the Round rip-off with Golden Axe-style magic attacks. It has high quality gameplay and aesthetics despite its plagiarism.

Marquee
Story
Trivia

This game is a blatant rip-off of Knights of the Round. The character sprites are basically just modified from Knights and the animations are identical. So is the actual combat engine, with a few omissions here and there. Additionally, one enemy is a sprite-mod of the orcs from King of Dragons.

Shui Hu Feng Yun Zhuan roughly translates to "The Story of Water, Earth, Wind, and Fire."

Release Info
Developer
Never Ending Soft
Publisher
Never Ending Soft
Released
Jan '96
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Series
$series
Game
Players
2
Structure
Linear
Difficulty
Casual
Gang size
Huge (9)
Variety
None
Playtime
1:00
Combat
Buttons
Attack, Jump, Special
Combos
Linear
Grabs
No
Dashing
No
Enemy H. Bars
+ Names
Item Pickup
Contact
Item Stay
Fade
Weapons
N/A
Death-blow
Health
Friendly Fire
Yes
Char Switch
On death
Ground Hit
No
Revive
Invincibility
Restore
End of stage
Style
Art Style
Semi-realistic
Sprites
Large
Setting
Medieval
Focus
Weapons
Music
Medieval
Tone
Serious
Numbers
Fighters
3
Stages
?
Enemies
?
Bosses
?
Weapons
?
Lives
5
Continues
2
Extend
?
Slamson Sez
Combat
Enemy
Grafix
Sound
Flava

As a faithful plagiarism of Knights of the Round, Shui has a lot going for it. However, it's missing the spark that made Knights fun because the enemy design is a lot worse yet they have a ton of health, causing combat to become tedious quickly. If it weren't for all the padding, this could be a great game thanks to its decent presentation.

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