<s>
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
,	O
originally	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studios	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
ports	O
to	O
macOS	B-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
and	O
mobile	O
platforms	O
(	O
2016	O
)	O
were	O
handled	O
respectively	O
by	O
TransGaming	O
and	O
Aspyr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2001	O
as	O
a	O
dream	O
project	O
for	O
company	O
co-founders	O
Ray	O
Muzyka	O
and	O
Greg	O
Zeschuk	O
,	O
who	O
acted	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
producers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
first	O
original	O
role-playing	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
reused	O
the	O
morality	O
system	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
,	O
but	O
switched	O
to	O
a	O
real-time	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
RPG	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
most	O
frequently	O
dubbed	O
the	O
"	O
Spirit	O
Monk	O
"	O
;	O
the	O
Spirit	O
Monk	O
has	O
six	O
available	O
pre-set	O
character	O
archetypes	O
with	O
different	O
statistics	O
:	O
these	O
statistics	O
are	O
split	O
into	O
health	O
,	O
magic	O
energy	O
(	O
chi	O
)	O
and	O
Focus	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
slow	O
down	O
time	O
during	O
combat	O
or	O
use	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
far-eastern	O
kingdom	O
based	O
on	O
elements	O
of	O
Ancient	O
Chinese	O
history	O
and	O
Chinese	O
mythology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
languages	O
spoken	O
in	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
:	O
an	O
unnamed	O
primary	O
language	O
(	O
represented	O
by	O
English	O
)	O
and	O
Tho	O
Fan	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
ancient	O
tongue	O
"	O
;	O
once	O
common	O
,	O
Tho	O
Fan	O
's	O
speakers	O
have	O
become	O
scarcer	O
in	O
the	O
Empire	O
,	O
though	O
most	O
inhabitants	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
understand	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
's	O
recent	O
past	O
,	O
a	O
devastating	O
drought	O
threatened	O
to	O
destroy	O
everything	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
drought	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
through	O
the	O
actions	O
of	O
Sun	O
Hai	O
,	O
current	O
ruling	O
emperor	O
of	O
the	O
Sun	O
dynasty	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
him	O
being	O
worshiped	O
as	O
the	O
Empire	O
's	O
savior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Key	O
locations	O
include	O
the	O
isolated	O
village	O
of	O
Two	O
Rivers	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
story	O
begins	O
;	O
Tien	O
's	O
Landing	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
major	O
port	O
now	O
shunned	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
dark	O
past	O
;	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Capital	O
,	O
seat	O
of	O
Sun	O
Hai	O
and	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Dirge	O
,	O
a	O
ruined	O
temple	O
haunted	O
by	O
the	O
spirits	O
of	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Dawn	O
Star	O
,	O
a	O
Two	O
Rivers	O
student	O
who	O
can	O
communicate	O
with	O
the	O
dead	O
;	O
Sagacious	B-Application
Zu	I-Application
,	O
a	O
hermit	O
with	O
a	O
dark	O
past	O
;	O
the	O
Black	O
Whirlwind	O
,	O
a	O
dim	O
yet	O
quick-witted	O
mercenary	O
;	O
Henpecked	O
Hou	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
arena	O
fighter-turned-bunmaker	O
;	O
Wild	O
Flower	O
,	O
a	O
girl	O
who	O
shares	O
her	O
body	O
with	O
the	O
benevolent	O
spirit	O
Chai	O
Ka	O
and	O
the	O
wicked	O
spirit	O
Ya	O
Zhen	O
;	O
Sky	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
thief	O
seeking	O
revenge	O
against	O
his	O
daughter	O
's	O
killers	O
;	O
Kang	O
the	O
Mad	O
,	O
a	O
genius	O
inventor	O
who	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
the	O
banished	O
deity	O
Lord	O
Lao	O
;	O
Zin	O
Bu	O
the	O
Magical	O
Abacus	O
,	O
a	O
celestial	O
trader	O
and	O
representative	O
of	O
the	O
Celestial	O
Bureaucracy	O
charged	O
with	O
cataloging	O
the	O
destruction	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
protagonist	O
;	O
and	O
Princess	O
Sun	O
Lian	O
,	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
Sun	O
Hai	O
who	O
goes	O
on	O
covert	O
missions	O
using	O
the	O
alias	O
"	O
Silk	O
Fox	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
antagonists	O
in	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
are	O
led	O
by	O
Sun	O
Hai	O
,	O
current	O
ruler	O
of	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
represented	O
across	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
by	O
Death	O
's	O
Hand	O
,	O
a	O
black-armoured	O
figure	O
who	O
leads	O
the	O
Lotus	O
Assassins	O
,	O
a	O
formerly	O
monastic	O
group	O
who	O
have	O
turned	O
to	O
terror	O
tactics	O
to	O
maintain	O
order	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Spirit	O
Monk	O
rescues	O
Dawn	O
Star	O
and	O
defeats	O
Gao	O
the	O
Lesser	O
with	O
help	O
from	O
Sagacious	B-Application
Zu	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
Lotus	O
Assassins	O
—	O
led	O
by	O
Death	O
's	O
Hand	O
and	O
his	O
second-in-command	O
Grand	O
Inquisitor	O
Jia	O
—	O
destroy	O
Two	O
Rivers	O
and	O
capture	O
Master	O
Li	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Death	O
's	O
Hand	O
then	O
attacks	O
,	O
but	O
Sagacious	B-Application
Zu	I-Application
sacrifices	O
himself	O
to	O
collapse	O
the	O
Lotus	O
Assassin	O
base	O
on	O
Death	O
's	O
Hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infiltrating	O
the	O
Imperial	O
Capital	O
,	O
the	O
Spirit	O
Monk	O
's	O
party	O
fights	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
the	O
palace	O
and	O
discovers	O
the	O
Water	O
Dragon	O
's	O
body	O
,	O
torn	O
open	O
and	O
preserved	O
in	O
a	O
state	O
between	O
life	O
and	O
death	O
to	O
provide	O
endless	O
water	O
to	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Spirit	O
Monk	O
destroys	O
the	O
Water	O
Dragon	O
's	O
body	O
,	O
then	O
her	O
spirit	O
is	O
freed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
dead	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
find	O
their	O
way	O
into	O
the	O
underworld	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
people	O
to	O
rejoice	O
and	O
hail	O
the	O
Spirit	O
Monk	O
as	O
a	O
hero	O
of	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
,	O
after	O
it	O
earned	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
with	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
,	O
RPGs	O
based	O
on	O
pre-existing	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
fictional	O
universes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
of	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
had	O
existed	O
with	O
company	O
founders	O
co-founders	O
Ray	O
Muzyka	O
and	O
Greg	O
Zeschuk	O
since	O
they	O
started	O
BioWare	O
alongside	O
the	O
plan	O
that	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
;	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
dream	O
project	O
"	O
,	O
their	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
fulfill	O
player	O
fantasies	O
of	O
becoming	O
a	O
powerful	O
martial	O
arts	O
master	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zeschuk	O
later	O
felt	O
they	O
should	O
have	O
held	O
the	O
game	O
back	O
and	O
developed	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
successor	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
regions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
differing	O
social	O
classes	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
the	O
rule	O
and	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
of	O
their	O
earlier	O
titles	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
combat	O
in	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
to	O
be	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
slower	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
of	O
their	O
earlier	O
works	O
did	O
not	O
fit	O
into	O
its	O
planned	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
martial	O
arts	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
real-life	O
styles	O
,	O
including	O
karate	B-Application
,	O
aikido	O
and	O
capoeira	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carter	O
based	O
the	O
mini-game	O
on	O
classic	O
arcade	O
top-down	O
shooters	O
such	O
as	O
Xevious	B-Application
and	O
1942	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
their	O
experience	O
with	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
developed	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
using	O
a	O
new	O
graphics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
BioWare	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
all	O
human	O
elements	O
,	O
contrasting	O
with	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
done	O
using	O
hand	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
promote	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
use	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
animations	O
required	O
for	O
combat	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
creating	O
the	O
prototype	O
"	O
Deo	O
"	O
fighting	O
style	O
,	O
lead	O
animator	O
Deo	O
Perez	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
martial	O
arts	O
masters	O
from	O
movies	O
including	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
,	O
Jackie	O
Chan	O
,	O
Jet	O
Li	O
and	O
Michelle	O
Yeoh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
refinement	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
actors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
included	O
the	O
Classic	O
Chinese	O
Novels	O
Outlaws	O
of	O
the	O
Marsh	O
,	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
and	O
Journey	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
West	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Strange	O
Stories	O
from	O
a	O
Chinese	O
Studio	O
and	O
more	O
recent	O
works	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Deer	O
and	O
the	O
Cauldron	O
,	O
Lone	O
Wolf	O
and	O
Cub	O
and	O
Bridge	O
of	O
Birds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Wuxia	O
and	O
samurai	O
movies	O
including	O
Seven	O
Samurai	O
,	O
Fist	O
of	O
Legend	O
,	O
Crouching	B-Application
Tiger	I-Application
,	I-Application
Hidden	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
Hero	O
,	O
Shaolin	O
Dolemite	O
and	O
The	O
Five	O
Fingers	O
of	O
Death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Elvish	O
languages	O
for	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
Tho	O
Fan	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
add	O
to	O
the	O
personality	O
,	O
realism	O
and	O
immersion	O
of	O
to	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
real-world	O
Asian	O
language	O
as	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
was	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
world	O
despite	O
its	O
Asian	O
influence	O
,	O
with	O
Tho	O
Fan	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
level	O
of	O
exoticism	O
for	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
planning	O
the	O
new	O
language	O
,	O
Wikeley	O
asked	O
the	O
developers	O
who	O
temperament	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
had	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
impact	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
delivery	O
of	O
the	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
lower	O
class	O
language	O
denoting	O
humility	O
,	O
a	O
late	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
plot	O
made	O
Tho	O
Fan	O
a	O
language	O
of	O
the	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
's	O
elite	O
,	O
turning	O
its	O
"	O
deferential	O
softness	O
"	O
into	O
a	O
mark	O
of	O
elegance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
of	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Jack	O
Wall	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Myst	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exile	I-Application
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
standard	O
edition	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
was	O
produced	O
that	O
included	O
an	O
additional	O
male	O
playable	O
character	O
with	O
unique	O
combat	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
DVD	O
detailing	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
multiple	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
titles	O
including	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
:	O
Hisui	O
no	O
Teikoku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
began	O
development	O
at	O
BioWare	O
due	O
to	O
demand	O
from	O
their	O
strong	O
PC-based	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
developing	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
BioWare	O
upgraded	O
hundreds	O
of	O
different	O
textures	O
by	O
hand	O
;	O
additional	O
content	O
including	O
new	O
fighting	O
styles	O
,	O
new	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
seventh	O
character	O
previously	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
;	O
refined	O
the	O
enemy	O
and	O
followers	O
 '	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
reworked	O
the	O
controls	O
for	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
publishing	O
the	O
title	O
through	O
Microsoft	O
Game	O
Studio	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
were	O
focused	O
on	O
developing	O
games	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
alone	O
,	O
which	O
clashed	O
with	O
BioWare	O
's	O
wishes	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
available	O
to	O
a	O
wide	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
downloadable	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
BioWare	O
's	O
online	O
store	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Special	O
Edition	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
TransGaming	O
on	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
ports	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
were	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Aspyr	O
respectively	O
on	O
October	O
6	O
and	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
spoke	O
highly	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
accessibility	O
would	O
attract	O
those	O
introduced	O
to	O
BioWare	O
's	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
,	O
calling	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
"	O
imaginative	O
,	O
accessible	O
,	O
beautiful	O
to	O
look	O
at	O
and	O
incredibly	O
immersive	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Tuttle	O
of	O
GameSpy	O
lauded	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
 [ RPG ] 	O
to	O
ever	O
hit	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
van	O
Leuveran	O
of	O
PALGN	O
called	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
"	O
an	O
amazing	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
"	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
positive	O
overall	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
storyline	O
coming	O
in	O
for	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suzy	O
Wallace	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Special	O
Edition	O
managed	O
to	O
reach	O
beyond	O
its	O
roots	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
to	O
become	O
a	O
good-quality	O
RPG	O
for	O
PCs	B-Device
,	O
despite	O
dated	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
pacing	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
shared	O
points	O
of	O
praise	O
and	O
criticism	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
review	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
had	O
few	O
noticeable	O
enhancements	O
over	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2015	O
article	O
,	O
Mike	O
Williams	O
of	O
USgamer	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
was	O
such	O
a	O
unique	O
game	O
for	O
BioWare	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
the	O
studio	O
never	O
followed	O
up	O
on.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#3	O
on	O
The	O
NPD	O
Group	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
April	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
secured	O
second	O
place	O
on	O
that	O
month	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
chart	O
,	O
behind	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
fell	O
to	O
last	O
place	O
on	O
NPD	O
's	O
multiplatform	O
top	O
20	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
seventh	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
rankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#7	O
on	O
Chart-Track	O
'	O
s	O
multiplatform	O
sales	O
list	O
for	O
the	O
week	O
ending	O
April	O
23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Jenkins	O
of	O
Gamasutra	O
called	O
this	O
"	O
an	O
unremarkable	O
opening	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
that	O
its	O
sales	O
had	O
been	O
damaged	O
by	O
competition	O
from	O
the	O
newly	O
released	O
Unreal	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
firm	O
's	O
sales	O
list	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
opened	O
in	O
first	O
place	O
and	O
held	O
the	O
position	O
for	O
its	O
debut	O
14	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2005	O
,	O
Jade	B-Application
Empires	I-Application
sales	O
totaled	O
45,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
a	O
performance	O
characterized	O
as	O
substandard	O
by	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Kristan	O
Reed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2005	O
,	O
sales	O
of	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
had	O
reached	O
500,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioWare	O
's	O
Greg	O
Zeschuk	O
later	O
lamented	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
rather	O
than	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
game	O
sales	O
are	O
down	O
[	O
right	O
now ]	O
because	O
people	O
are	O
waiting	O
for	O
new	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
released	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
into	O
that	O
kind	O
of	O
window.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
both	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
and	O
their	O
fantasy-themed	O
Dragon	B-Application
Age	I-Application
:	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
BioWare	O
passing	O
over	O
developing	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Knights	O
of	O
the	O
Old	O
Republic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
,	O
titled	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Knights	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Old	I-Application
Republic	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sith	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
,	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
Obsidian	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
,	O
Wikeley	O
also	O
created	O
four	O
different	O
constructed	O
languages	O
for	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Age	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wall	O
would	O
also	O
work	O
with	O
BioWare	O
again	O
on	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
and	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
BioWare	O
staff	O
announced	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
included	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
among	O
the	O
games	O
"	O
with	O
untapped	O
franchise	O
potential	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
original	O
game	O
had	O
all	O
the	O
trappings	O
of	O
franchise	O
material	O
with	O
engrossing	O
characters	O
,	O
magnificent	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
unique	O
take	O
on	O
martial	O
arts-fueled	O
RPG	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kimberley	O
Wallace	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
included	O
Wild	O
Flower	O
in	O
her	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
BioWare	O
characters	O
;	O
she	O
called	O
her	O
unique	O
among	O
Jade	B-Application
Empire	I-Application
's	O
cast	O
of	O
interesting	O
characters	O
and	O
said	O
"	O
part	O
of	O
what	O
makes	O
her	O
such	O
a	O
delight	O
is	O
seeing	O
this	O
child	O
's	O
interpretation	O
and	O
perspective	O
on	O
all	O
the	O
complex	O
issues	O
you	O
face	O
and	O
what	O
the	O
spirits	O
are	O
telling	O
her	O
to	O
say	O
.	O
</s>
