12-7-2009 Game News : Ask Tao: Taste of Chinese Custom

Genre:Fantasy Status:Beta Test
Dev: Rich China Co., Ltd Pub:Rich China Co., Ltd
Fee:- Area:Global
CB Date:Unknown OB Date:Unknown Release:Unknown Hot:1147




Game BackgroundAsk Tao is a 2D round-mode MMO game developed by Jbit Tech. Xiamen, China.
The game theme is based on a Chinese ancient novel Legend of Apotheosize, which was written 300 years ago. The whole story focuses on the myth of Tao-a traditional Chinese religion that was created more than 2000 years ago. The game story started 1000 years after the great apotheosize in Tao's history. During the war of great apthothesize 1000 years ago, the Supreme Master made Stone Queen become a piece of cursed stone, which was her original form. After 1000 years, another master called Sky Master helped Stone Queen to escape from the curse and become a powerful ghost again. Sky Master wants Stone Queen to expand his guild by recruiting more member and cooperating with other similar guilds. He lost the war of apotheosize 1000 years ago. Now he wants to revenge by starting another war with his opponents.
The game has created a mystery and beautiful Tao world for players, where players can meet and interact with many traditional ghosts and heroes in Chinese history. It's a round-mod game perfectly combines the features of instant strategy MMO games and casual MUD games. Plenty of random scenario system brings players more surprises and fun during gaming. Players are free to decide whether they want to fight with each other. The fighting mode can be 1-on-1 or between teams, which maximally includes 5 players. There are 5 main genres in the game, which was from the traditional Tao's culture: gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Players can choose only one of them. Every genre has a wide range of special skills. Also, even within a same genre, players are free to choose from many developing routines. Differently combing these elements will bring players many amazing surprises. Every player can use his creativity to develop his own unique character.

Scene PictureAsk Tao is a cute 2D MMO game; the picture of Ask Tao is not conspicuous in terms of the fidelity in the current age. However the sense and the character setting of the game exhibit full-bodied Chinese culture.

Sound EffectThe background music of the game is relaxing and pleasing. Different senses will have different background music and the music will change to tensional ones during fighting.
The sound effect part of the game is not satisfying since the attacking and upgrading are all sounds the same.
Operation InterfaceAsk Tao is an easy-to-operate game; mouse is all what you need for enjoying the game.

In terms of maps, though there is world map for players to check the overall situation, the lack of NPC tag in small maps is really inconvenient and confusing.
Profession SettingCharacter professions can be mainly divided into 5 types, which is also the world view of Taoism-the 5 components of the nature: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. This type of setting could be found in some other games, which were designed based on ancient Chinese culture. However, the profession setting of Ask Tao divides each single profession into some more detailed and specific categories. The game character has 4 attribute: Power, Speed, Defense and Spirit. Players are free to focus on anyone of them and making different combination by their own preference. Therefore, hundreds of new and unique professions could be created by players' creativity.

Intercalating EntertainmentThere are 7 types of chatting mode in the game, including: current, team, professional, private, guild, world and rumor.
A wide range of cute characters' images and actions are available during players' communication, which has greatly brought much more fun for players during their interaction. Besides, the game has a buddy system, just like most other similar games, encouraging players make friends and enjoy the game together.
Interaction and communication is the main purpose and content of round-mode MMO games. The game system of Ask Tao encourages players to interact with each other, especially between experienced players and new players. In most similar games, players would prefer to hang out with others with closed level. However, the gaming system setting of Ask Tao has properly solved this problem. Players are encouraged to interact with others in any level. Old players will be greatly rewarded if they help new players' to a living in the game during the early stage. Besides, if members of a team were in pretty closed levels, they would gain a big advantage if they complete missions or level up together.

Featured SystemApart from the above characteristics, Ask Tao also has some special features, such as adds the ancient Maze in the game, such as the Stone Sentinel Maze an array of stones thought to be conjured by Zhuge Liang using the concepts of bagua.. The Maze is vital for winning a battle sometimes.
In terms of interpersonal relationship, apart from master and prentice, husband and wife, friends, Ask Tao also allow players to become sworn brothers or sisters, which will bring special skills in battle.
If you are interested in the ancient oriental culture, this will be a game to your taste.

By MMOSite