China: The Forbidden City
| China: The Forbidden City | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) |
Canal+Multimédia Cryo Interactive Entertainment Réunion des Musées Nationaux |
| Publisher(s) | R&P Electronic Media |
| Platform(s) | Windows, PlayStation |
| Release date(s) | 1998 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
China: The Forbidden City is a 1998 adventure video game by Cryo Interactive Entertainment, Canal+ and Réunion des Musées Nationaux.
Synopsis
The game is set in 1775 in the Forbidden City. Superintendent Anjing is summoned by the Qianlong Emperor in the early hours to investigate the death of chief eunuch Wang. He retrieves a letter from the Empress dowager, in which Wang reveals a conspiracy where he was forcedly implicated in the illegal copying of documents and imperial seals, part of a vast plot to kill and replace the emperor. To unravel the plot and expose the culprits, Wang has carefully dissimulated clues and confessions throughout different parts of the city, including offices, palaces, the Imperial Gardens aso.
The game features an encyclopedic mode and an interactive guide to the city.