Platform: Sony Playstation
Region: PAL
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Developer(s): Paradox Development
Publishers(s): Activision
ReleaseDate: 1999-11-12
Players: 4
Co-op: No
Wu-Tang: Taste the Pain
Also know as: Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style
Wu-Tang Shaolin Style - aka Wu-Tang Taste the Pain in PAL regions - is a four-player, 3D fighting game for the PlayStation. The basis for the game's story and setting is the real-life rap group the Wu-Tang Clan, featuring characters based on their stage personas and the martial arts themes of their music. Some members of the group also provided voiceover work for the game and made vocal and production contributions to the game's music. Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style uses the same engine created by its developer, Paradox Development, for their unreleased PlayStation title Thrill Kill. That game was noteworthy for allowing up to four players to fight simultaneously, a feature heavily utilized in Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style. Battle an evil warlord named Mong Zhu as members of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan in this 3D fighting game featuring nine playable characters. Master the martial arts as RZA, Method Man, Raekwon, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Masta Killa, U-God, Inspectah Deck and Ghostface Killa. The Story Mode starts you off in a courtyard area called the Hub, which resembles a city intersection with four separate alleys. Each alley leads to a fight against specific enemies from the Mong Zhu clan. Overcome challenges by successfully demonstrating Shaolin skills, and learn different fighting styles in your quest to become a Wu-Tang master. Completing each task will earn you one of 36 possible "chambers," which will gradually unlock secrets. Reveal 50 fatality sequences, hidden characters, new arenas, concept art, and other special features. In addition to the Story Mode, the game includes a Versus Mode supporting up to four human- or computer-controlled characters at the same time. The 36 Chambers: Throughout the course of the game's Story Mode the player advances through a series of challenge, called the 36 Chambers - a reference to both the real life rap group's debut album and also a classic kung fu film, both of the same name. These challenges range from visiting certain locations to performing combos of a certain length. Rewards for completing these include character concept art, new game modes, characters, and fatalities. Given that some of the chambers requires pulling off a certain fatality, the player may be forced to complete a certain goal before proceeding to the next one. Also, the player cannot face the last opponent (and therefore complete Story Mode) until they have first gained 35 chambers - the 36th being awarded for defeating Mong Zhu himself. Versus Mode offers a choice of arenas, characters, and handicap options. There are also two types of games. "Original" gives each character a specific number of lives, with the winner being the last one standing. "Advanced" introduces a kill limit to the free-for-all, with the first person (or team) to reach the limit declared the winner. Wu-Tang Clan: Shaolin Style also features a practice option to help you learn each character's special moves. Three exclusive songs from the group were created specifically for the game and are included in the soundtrack.
ESRB Rating: AO - Adult Only 18+
Genre(s): Fighting
UID(s): SLES-02170