L'MMO cinese Chi Bi arriva in Giappone

Chi Bi è uno dei più interessanti ed affascinanti "massively multiplayer online" games apparsi in Cina grazie al developer Perfect World Co., Ltd.;lanciato i primi mesi del 2008,è basato sugli avvenimenti del Three Kingdoms Period(Wei,Shu,Wu)fatto risalire al 220 AD.Recentemente sono stati siglati accordi per la distribuzione in Malesia,Taiwan,Hong Kong fino alla press release dedicata al lancio giapponese:

BEIJING, Oct. 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Perfect World Co., Ltd. ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer andoperator in China, today announced that it recently signed an agreement withC&C Media Company Limited ("C&C Media"), an online game operator in Japan, tolicense "Chi Bi," the Company's 3D massively multiplayer online role playing game ("MMORPG") based on the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, to the Japanese market. "Chi Bi" is Perfect World's fourth MMORPG licensed in Japan after "Perfect World II," "Legend of Martial Arts" and "Zhu Xian."

"Chi Bi" has been popular with online game players since its launch inChina in early 2008 because of its unique system settings, aesthetic graphicdesigns and vivid representation of the history of the Three Kingdoms. The Company has since succeeded in signing agreements to distribute "Chi Bi" toMalaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and other countries and regions. The recent launch of "Horseback Fighters," an expansion pack for "Chi Bi," has introduced newin-game experiences to online game players with its large number of updatesand exciting new content.

Mr. Kensuke Chikaishi, President and Chief Executive Officer of C&C Media,said, "The Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history is not only famous in China but is also well known to many online game players in Japan. With its high quality, I believe 'Chi Bi' will be able to bring a memorable game experience to Japanese online game players. I'm confident that 'Chi Bi' willbe a success here in Japan given our good and long-time partnership with Perfect World."

Mr. Michael Chi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Perfect World, commented, "We have a great long-term relationship with C&C Media and we arevery pleased to cooperate again on bringing 'Chi Bi' to Japanese online game players. We believe that C&C Media's proven experience in operating games in Japan will help make this release another success."

Il termine Chi Bi significa "Red Cliff" e fa riferimento alla decisiva battaglia che pose fine alla dinastia Han e pose le basi per il Three Kingdoms Period.Ecco il sito ufficiale,la gallery completa dei wallpapers ufficiali del gioco ed un simpatico video making of da Perfect World: