Wu Tang: Shaolin Style

by Activision / Sony

Product Features

• 1-4 Players (Multi Tap Adaptable)
• Vibration Function Compatible
• 1 Disc
• Includes 3 Exclusive Wu-Tang Music Tracks

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00001QEQL
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Game Cartridge
• Release Date: November 9, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,821 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Editorial Review

Rap meets raw combat in Wu-Tang Clan: Shaolin Style, a violent fighting game that plays a lot like a '70s kung-fu flick--with a little Mortal Kombat thrown in. Members of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan are present and ready to mix it up. RZA, GZA, Raekwon, Method Man--they're all here, each with his own special shaolin fighting abilities. The soundtrack, which is sure to score points with fans of the rappers, provides background music for battle arenas set in Staten Island, New York, and ancient China. Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style also features three new exclusive Wu-Tang tracks.

The cantankerous Wu-Tang Clan members meld perfectly into the video game world, and each character has some truly flashy moves. GZA wields a microphone on a chain-blade chord. Raekwon's specialty is cooking up opponents in a large boiling vat. Other members use a more traditional approach with swords and acrobatics.

Although the game is a little slow and repetitive at times, it's dripping with raw street style and attitude--which should be enough to keep Wu-Tang fans happy while appeasing fighting game fans in general. Up to four players can fight at once. (Parents should note that this is one of the more violent fighting games on the market.) --Bill Hutchens

Pros:

• Wicked combos with devastating effects
• Good mix of pulsating rap rhythms
• Interesting interactive arenas

Cons:

• Control is sometimes slow and clunky
• Slightly unbalanced; some characters easily overpower others

Product Description

This is the game Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style for the Playstation 1. This game may not come with the original case and instructions. We stand by our products and offer a 60 day guarantee. If a game does not work within 60 days from the time you receive it we will gladly exchange it for you.

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Customer Reviews

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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars never has Kung-Fu sounded so good, December 9, 1999

By A Customer

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Wu Tang: Shaolin Style (Game Cartridge)

While the idea of a fighting game based on the martial arts styling of the Wu-Tang Clan might have sounded strange to much of the gaming community, the game itself is incredible. An original soundtrack from the Clan and some silly late night kung fu movie sound effects make this easily the winner for best audio in a fighting game, as the pulse pounding music strikes a perfect contrast to the mellow, ancient Chinese themes and backdrops. In fact, it is this cultural mix in the story mode that creates some of the most intriguing aspects of Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style. Chinese legend and urban rap culture are seamlessly blended, and the Clan present themselves as humble students and heroes. It becomes a wonderful contrast to most rap culture today and makes the heroes that much more compelling. The story mode also features some excellent voice acting and surprisingly well-done cut scenes. Each of the 20 plus characters has a deep and unique move set that more closely resembles a fighting game's complexity. Rounding out the package are buckets of blood, beautiful, creative fatalities, and 4 exclusive new Wu-Tang tracks - the best soundtrack ever to grace a brawler. Tons of fun!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars When your master is kidnapped by his ultimate rival..., May 12, 2003

By 

Samario C. Oliver (VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wu Tang: Shaolin Style (Game Cartridge)

What are you prepared to do?
Pros:
Very enjoyable game
Pretty good graphics(despite eyes are white)
5 fatalities a pop, more than mortal combat
Very good rap tracks
good voice acting in FMVs
Devistating combos that can dish out mad damage
Rage meter definitly helps
Suprisingly good for a game that didn't get much praise from sites
Cons:
Story mode (especially in China) gets real repetitive
Some fatalities stink(like decks first fatalitiy)
Ghost, and Masta don't support their voices

I never herd of this game, until my brother brought it over, and I was hooked. I got everything for him, and yet he didn't even let me borrow the game(One stingy brother) But I got it not far after, and now I'm still enjoying it from time to time. If you love mortal Combat, or like wu-tang, this is sure not to dissapoint.

Final Words:This game is definitly a game that lives up to not only the wu-tang name, but a mortal kombat, with a Tekken style looking game. And that's what also cought my eye as well.

Peace

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underated, June 30, 2001

By 

J. Leigh "jleigh7" (chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wu Tang: Shaolin Style (Game Cartridge)

It seems this game is no longer being published. I had to get mine on auction. Pity. A very solidly implemented game with some very good ideas, making it more fun than the average fighting game.

Although this is basically a kung fu fighting game, it adds enough to make it more interesting than the rest:

1. story mode that has decent lengthed videos that actually tries to tell a coherent story

2. freeze-and-spin-Matrix-effect that occurs just before a fatality is pretty cool.

3. the gathering of 35 chambers is a neat idea and motivates you to actually try out more combos rather than sticking with the ones that get you a safe kill. It's kind of like earning your different colored belts in Karate.

4. teaming up with multiple comrades during some fight sequences is fun.

5. comes with a USEFUL and FUN training mode where it shows you a new move and lets you try the steps until you achieve it. This makes practice mode more engaging.

6. instant action mode lets you just fight ala Mortal Kombat style.

7. good save game feature that lets you save off the game after EACH fight.

8. this could be a pro or con. It has lots of blood, dismemberment, and impalement. Actually it's video game blood so it isn't really grotesque.

9. There is a password you have to enter to enable gore so that kids are protected.

10. good variety of characters fighting with blades, mallets, bare fists etc.

11. good sound track.

Cons:

1. since it is a fighting game, it does get repetitive. But then what fighting game isn't. The story line and having to acquire the chambers interesting.

2. sound sampling on the characters could use some work. They sound a bit truncated.

3. motion capture is not of the quality of Tekken 3.