## Description
He Ran is a young man who studies martial arts by an old master, together with
the lovely girl Jiang Ruhong. One day, the master receives a message from a
village chief, saying that there is trouble in the Yexun mountain area.
Bandits attack innocent people, and something must be done to stop that. The
master, He Ran, and Jiang Ruhong go to the Yexun mountain area to put an end
to bandit raids. This trip is just the beginning of a long adventure…
The sequel to Xuanyuan Jian is also set in old China; though the three heroes
bear different names, the story is set up as a direct continuation of the
previous game’s unfinished tale. Graphically, the second game departs from the
“Japanese” look of its predecessor: its hand-drawn backgrounds and character
portraits and sprites have their own distinct Chinese flavor. Navigation over
world map, in towns, and in dungeons is done from top-down perspective, while
the turn-based battles utilize first-person view. There are now backgrounds
for battles, and attacks are animated (showing the party members perform an
attack from over-the-shoulder view).
_Xuanyuan Jian 2_ introduces new features to the rather basic gameplay system
of its predecessor, which have been since used in most installments of the
series. The “Spirit Pot” system allows the player to capture monsters during
battles and fuse them with other monsters or items to create more powerful
types. The monsters can be then used during battles as items, aiding the
player-controlled party. A stamina bar has been added next to the regular
magic points, allowing the use of special stamina-based techniques.
Xuanyuan Jian 2