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Object Software Limited is a developer of entertainment software for the PC and through its affiliate, Beijing Object Online Technology Corporation ("Object Online"), an operator in Mainland China of online PC games. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Object Software (Beijing) Co., Ltd, it operates a development studio in the Haidian District of Beijing with a staff of over 150. Since its inception in 1995 it has developed six single player PC games which are "Hooves of Thunder"(1995), "Metal Knight"(1998), "Fate of the Dragon"(2000), "Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs,ÆØ(2001) Prince of Qin,ÆØ(2002) and "Seal of Evil,"(2004) and four online PC games titled "World of Qin" (2003), "World of Qin 2"(2005), Dragon Throne Online (2006) and "World of Qin 2: Phoenix Dancing" (2006). All these 4 online games are being operated in Mainland China by Object Online. |
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"World of Qin 2: Phoenix Dancing" is a 2.5D free
to play mmorpg and is available online in Mainland China under
the name "Feng Wu Tianjiao" at http://fw.object.com.cn/.
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"Dragon Throne Online" is a 3D free to play MMORPG
and is available online in Mainland China under the name "Ao
Shi Online" at www.aoshionline.com.
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"World of Qin 2" is 2.5D subscription MMORPG prequel to
"World of Qin" and is available online in Mainland China under the
name "Tianjiao 2" at www.tj2.com.cn. It is also available online in
Germany, Austria and Switzerland at http://woq2.gamigo.de
where it is operated by gamigo AG, the leading online game
operator in these territories. |
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"World of Qin" is a 2D free to play MMORPG which is
available online in Mainland China under the name
"Tianjiao" at www.tjnet.com.cn. |
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"Seal of Evil" is an ARPG prequel to "Prince of Qin". It is set
in the last years of the Warring States Period about 15 years
before "Prince of Qin". It has been released in the UK, Benelux
and Scandinavia by GMX Media, by Atari in Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, by Zest Entertainment
in Thailand, by Noviy Disk in Russia, by Auran Games in
Australia and New Zealand, bhv software in Germany, Austria
and Switzerland and by Strategy First Inc. in North America. |
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"Prince of Qin" is an ARPG set in the years immediately after
the death of the First Emperor of China in 210 BC. It was released
in 2002 in Greater China by Acer TWP and in North America by
Strategy First. The game has been released by Capcom in Japan
and Korea, by GMX Media in Europe, Australia and New Zealand
and by 1C Company in Russia. "Prince of Qin" was selected by
RPG Codex as one of its favourite games of 2002. |
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"Dragon Throne: Battle of Red Cliffs" is an RTS
game and a follow up title to "Fate of the Dragon". To date it has
been released in Greater China, Japan and Korea (under the
name "Fate of the Dragon: Battle of Red Cliffs") by Acer TWP and
Eidos KK respectively and in North America by Strategy First. In
late 2002 and in 2003 it was released in all the major European
markets and South East Asia. |
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"Fate of the Dragon" is Object Software's most
successful single player game and has been distributed
worldwide by Eidos Interactive. It is an RTS game based on the
famous historical novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". It
was acclaimed as a "Game of Distinction" by PC Gamer in the
United Kingdom, which also awarded the game an 86% rating. |
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"Metal Knight" ,an RTS game, was the first game
developed in Mainland China ever to be included in the Top Ten
of PopSoft, the leading PC game magazine in Mainland China.
"Metal Knight" remained in PopSoft's Top Ten for 9 consecutive
months. "Metal Knight" has been licensed for distribution in
Taiwan and Hong Kong and in the United States and Italy. |
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"Hooves of Thunder" was Object Software's first game
and was the first computer game developed in Mainland China to
be distributed in the United States. The game was converted from
its original DOS code to Windows with entirely new artwork. It was
awarded an 82% rating by PC Gamer in the United States in April
1996. |
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