Last issue talked about some of the best online games that were launched in 2003, and today we continue to talk about games in the history of online games in China.
I don't know if there is one that has left your memories?
In June 2003, "Beautiful World" was launched.
This is a Korean-developed game that is a true full 3D game in which the actions made by the characters can be viewed from either direction, and the basic movements are also lifelike. The game was discontinued in 2009 and relaunched in 2017.
In July 2003, World of Legends was launched.
In 2001, Shanda's "Legend of Blood" swept the country and dominated the domestic game circle at that time. However, there were many disputes between Shanda and the Korean government for commercial reasons, so that Shanda did not obtain the agency right to "Legend 3". In addition, with the passage of time, the picture quality of "Legend of Blood" has also become backward, so in 2003, Shanda developed a better picture quality of "Legendary World" based on "Legend of Blood".
With the huge user base of "Blood Legend", "Legend World", which has a more exquisite screen and the gameplay is consistent with "Blood Legend", can be quickly started, and has quickly gained the love of players after its launch. Another interesting thing is that due to the fact that there were too many private servers in "Legend of Blood" at that time, coupled with the slow circulation of information on the underdeveloped network, many players at that time thought that "Legend World" was a legendary private server, and did not know that this was a grandly produced official uniform game.
Like Legends of Blood, World of Legends has a lasting vitality! Since its launch in 2003, the registered users of "Legendary World" have accumulated more than 100 million, and under the long-term operation of Sheng Qu Games, its gameplay and core gameplay are still evolving, and it has long become the top game brand in China. In 2018, it even launched a new professional "spirit gun" after six years, and in 2019, it also won the 2019 China Super Potential IP Award.
"World of Legends" is still operated by Sheng Qu, and still has a stable player base, which can be said to be enduring.
In August 2003, Triumph was launched.
Tencent's first online game died a miserable death...
In order to promote this game, Tencent even launched a model of registering a game to send a QQ number. I don't know if there are any old players who remember.
In December 2003, Sea Battle 2 was launched.
Hardcore and real have always been the selling points used by many games for publicity, but many times in order to attract more players, the so-called hardcore and real will also make some compromises. Of course, there is no shortage of real hardcore games in many games, so hardcore that people suspect that the official does not even want players to play, "Sea Battle 2" is such a game.
As the world's first military-themed and the first World War II naval battle-themed online game, Sea Battle 2's hardcore level is definitely one of the best today. The warships in the game are not represented by today's "World of Warships", and the weapons of the ships in the game are based on historical facts. In the game, all the main guns, secondary guns and even radar, anti-aircraft guns, and even torpedoes of the ship you get need to be equipped by the player himself.
Although the start and advancement of "Sea Battle 2" are very difficult, this classic game constitutes the sea battle dream of the first generation of "naval combat players" in China, which satisfies the dreams of many naval battle fans.
In December 2003, "Fantasy Journey to the West" was launched.
For "Fantasy Journey to the West", I believe that everyone will not be unfamiliar, as the most popular game under NetEase, "Fantasy Journey to the West" appeared earlier than "World of Warcraft". Launched in 2003, "Journey to the West" has gone 16 years now, but I am afraid that many people will not know that "Journey to the West" is actually adapted from a game that has failed to operate, that is, "Journey to the West 1".
In August 2002, "Journey to the West 1" was already facing the crisis of suspension, and Ding Lei could not bear that "Journey to the West 1" would end like this. So after more than a year of redevelopment, "Journey to the West" based on the remake of "Journey to the West" turned out to be a new one. Q version of the cute style of painting and new gameplay, so that "Fantasy Journey to the West" as soon as it was launched attracted a large number of players, the server was once full, in just a few days the project team urgently opened eight new services to slightly alleviate the situation of server emergency.
Today, Fantasy Journey to the West has been in operation for more than nineteen years, but it is still on the list of the world's most profitable PC games. In the past ten years, "Fantasy Journey to the West" has launched more than twenty classic expansion packs, and with stable updates, "Fantasy Journey to the West" has maintained a very active user group.
It is not an exaggeration to call this game the pinnacle of domestic turn-based games.
As a year of domestic online games, there are many games in this year, such as "Knight Online", "Search God Online", "Mercenary Legend" and so on.
I don't know if you have been exposed to these games mentioned in this issue? You are welcome to comment in the comments section.
We'll talk about it in the next issue!