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China Warrior

China Warrior

China Warrior is a Wii fighting game released in 2007 developed by Hudson Soft. It centers on move inputs, offense-defense reads, and character matchups, with controls, information, and pacing arranged around Wii Remote pointing and motion input, the Nunchuk, and Classic or GameCube controllers where supported.

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5.4 / 10
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About this game

China Warrior is a Wii fighting game centered on move inputs, offense-defense reads, and character matchups. Short bouts use character differences and rising difficulty for variety, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make its immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Animation, hit feedback, and readable arenas create match tension, while standard-definition output, motion feedback, and interface scale at television distance need to preserve control readability. The genre-specific limitation is that button or motion mapping, move recognition, networking, and cpu behavior can affect balance. Platform conditions also include the Sensor Bar, remote batteries, motion calibration, peripheral requirements, storage limits, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features from other editions.

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5.4 / 10Wii

A visual showpiece with shallow repeated combat.

China Warrior on Wii Virtual Console preserves an early PC Engine showcase built around enormous fighters. Its large, largely flicker-free sprites and fairly fluid animation remain striking, and different backgrounds and enemies provide some visual incentive to continue. The side-scrolling action itself has only a couple of offensive moves. Repeated encounters become frustrating without the tactical variety or learning payoff needed to support a long play session. A contemporary review of the Wii Virtual Console release documents precisely this gap between graphical ambition and thin mechanics; the judgment does not subtract points merely because the underlying game is old. This score concerns the 2007 Wii reissue, not a new native Wii game or the later Wii U wrapper. No undocumented save-state feature or present-day shop access is assumed. It is mainly worthwhile for players studying early PC Engine visual design, not for those seeking a deep brawler.

Strengths

  • Huge sprites and a notable early hardware showcase.

Weaknesses

  • Few moves, repeated fights and weak payoff.

Who it is for: Retro enthusiasts studying early PC Engine visuals.

Play notes: Wii Virtual Console reissue, not a native Wii game.

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Repeated fights offer little learning reward or reason to return.

Reviewed4.2 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Enormous fighters cannot compensate for a very narrow move set.

Reviewed4.6 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Large sprites remain the most memorable element of this showcase.

Reviewed7.7 / 10Not provided
Dimension

Wii emulation works, but unreliable hits still obstruct combat.

Reviewed6.4 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
Hudson Soft
Publisher
KonamiNEC
Release date
2007
Platforms
Wii
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
Solo-friendlyMelee Combat3D GraphicsReplayablePlayer versus PlayerWarCombosShort SessionsReal-time CombatFast-pacedMain Story Under 10 Hours
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
Single player
Perspectives
Side view

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