WHAT'S THE STORY? If Tolkien was Chinese and a fan of chop sockey, he would've written Jade Empire, not Lord Of The Rings. Replace orcs with toad demons, and you get the picture.

TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: A mystical RPG with a stunning combat system, enabling you to learn in excess of 30 different martial arts.

PLAYS LIKE? An Ancient Chinese mix of Knights Of The Old Republic, Final Fantasy and Dead Or Alive (sort of).

WHO FOR: Buddhist monks. Jet Li. The spirit of Bruce Lee. Toad demons. Violent geeks.

FREEBIES: Win yourself one of five Xbox games we have to give away. Just email your details to webmaster.maxim@dennis.co.uk and we'll enter you into the draw. Closing date: 3rd May 2005

SCREENS: Click on the right-hand image for more pugilism.