| Heroes of Three Kingdoms, Chibi, Red Cliff | |
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| Developer(s) | Perfect World, Perfect World Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Perfect World |
| Distributor(s) | Perfect World Gameastor |
| Release date(s) |
CN November 16, 2009
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| Genre(s) | Fantasy Massively multiplayer online role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | MMO |
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Red Cliff (simplified Chinese: 赤壁Online; traditional Chinese: 決戰！真三國) (also known as Chi Bi for the Chinese release[1] and Heroes of Three Kingdoms for the North American release[2]) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in ancient China during the fall of the Han Dynasty.[3] The game, developed by Perfect World, offers free-to-play, no subscription-based game play, and has officially come in to Open Beta status as of 10/16/2009.[4] The North America version, entitled Heroes of Three Kingdoms, was announced on April 12, 2010 by Perfect World Entertainment[5], the US subsidiary of Perfect World Co. Heroes of Three Kingdoms has gone to Closed Beta as of July 13, 2010.[6], Open Beta for Heroes of Three Kingdoms began on July 27, 2010. The closure of the North American version of the game was announced on September 29, 2011. The game closed on November 1, 2011, and the forums and website were removed at the same time.
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The story of the game is based on the well-known time period of China, the Three Kingdoms. During this era, the country is in the midst of a civil war. Among the groups fighting, three leaders stand out: Cao Cao of Wei, Liu Bei of Shu, and Sun Quan of Wu. In this game, players can choose to join any of the three warring factions (Wei, Shu, or Wu).
Upon creating a character and entering the game, your character has no affiliations but eventually is given the choice to pick a side and choose one of the Three Kingdoms from ancient China to fight for: the historically-based Cao Wei, Shu Han or Eastern Wu Kingdoms.[7]
Players must choose a weapon when they create their character. Depending on the weapon chosen, this will determine their class and available skills.
These weapons include: Glaive, Spear, Halberd, Cleaver, Multiblade (Originally called the Trident), Staff, Saber, Hatchets, Hammer, Hooksword, Mace, Talons, Gauntlets, Ring Blade, Scepter, Charmer, War Fan, Bow.
Aside from deciding on which kingdom to join, players are also required to pick a race for their character upon creation. The game features two races - The Yan, and the Miao. Both races will progress from their respective starting locations to [[Xilia