User Guide

Blade Sword

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Intr

oduction

The creation of "Blade and Sword" may be traced to the summer of 2001. At that

time, core members of Pixel Studio were nearing the final stage of developing

another game; driven by their passion for adventure role playing games (ARPGs),

core members decided to leave their jobs, form a new team, and begin developing

an ideal Chinese action RPG. This game is the "Blade and Sword" you see today.

In the spring of 2002, Pixel Studio began corresponding with partners of Centent

Interactive, and fervently discussed this game’s course of design and market trends.

Members of Centent Interactive had tremendous passion and interest in developing

this RPG. They began recruiting many more experienced game developers, and

joined in the design and planning of this game. Therefore, in the course of

developing "Blade and Sword", two companies separately employed design and

development personnel from China, Taiwan and the U.S.A. Not only is this a bold

undertaking for Pixel Studio, considering the game development environment in the

greater China region, this is also the channel through which Centent Interactive

intends to enter the international market.

Through this collaborative effort, we hope "Blade and Sword" will not only present

the martial styles and game designs favored by the East, but could also enable

Western players to understand the unique design characteristics of Eastern games.

We feel "Blade and Sword" is a game with unique characteristics; in its artistic style,

soundtrack, and game design, we tried our utmost to make it uniquely different and

suitable to the general gaming audience.

Lastly, thank you for purchasing this game. We are grateful for your support, and will

strive to express our sincere thanks with even better gaming products in the future.

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