Age of Wushu Review

Age of Wushu Gameplay

The most noticeable feature of Age of Wushu is dynamic, immersive combat, which is based on the traditional Chinese martial arts. This aspect of the game takes the most significant part of the player’s gameplay, so the game has amazingly dynamic animations and detailed graphics, which increase the immersion into the game world. The classical martial art techniques are converted into less realistic but much more spectacular skills — if you are a fan of movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, than AoW is a game for you. It has both PvP and PvE modes both for single players and groups. Also, you can participate in the various competitions with members of your faction — it’s a kind of martial art schools, which train different skills combinations.

The setting of Age of Wushu is inspired by ancient China history. In this game, you can see picturesque landscapes of Chinese towns, explore the stories of famous martial art schools, and immerse into the living Chinese legend, driven by players.

One of the most sophisticated and detailed aspects of Age of Wushu is a combat system. Players can create characters with unique skill sets, but it’s necessary to choose a faction, which provides a basic range of abilities. Since the battle mechanics of AoW are quite complicated, the developers provided players with extensive tutorial quests. As the official novice guide says, you will have to train at least seven days to complete all introduction missions.

Another core system of the game is character labels. Depending on your actions, your hero will be labelled as Heroic, Evil, Lunatic, or Sinister; the current status can be changed not only by interaction with other players but also by participation in different events, such as kidnapping. Each action gives you Good, Evil or Confident points. Beware that evil characters are being prosecuted as criminals so that they can be captured or killed by members of law and order. Moreover, Age of Wushu provides different mechanics of “social tricks”: for example, you can hide your status to escape from the law, or participate in the execution of punishment.