
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.





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."


























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.

