A harder hit from farther away unleashes a tougher kick, and a series of quick taps creates a combo that looks surprisingly close to the real thing. Tap lightly when right next to someone for a quick punch. The execution is currently a little slow and over-reliant on timing, but so many of the context and pressure-sensitive controls work well that it's easy to be optimistic. The idea is obviously to create a fast, loose emulation of film fighting, and so far it seems to work. Holding L1 while striking sets off an adrenaline boost, like a shot of Red Bull for those difficult moments. The left stick moves, and by tapping the right stick in the direction of an enemy, you'll execute a quick attack in the same direction. Eschewing the face buttons altogether, Rise To Honor uses the dual analog sticks almost exclusively with an occasional helping hand from the shoulder buttons.

As the combat system is introduced, it's impossible not to wonder why no one thought of it before. Mostly the plot stays close to the structure of your basic kung fu flick, so you can run through alleys, kitchens, warehouses, and city streets fighting with whatever comes to hand. There's not much narrative to worry about, really. It sets up the story, in which Triad bodyguard Kit Yun (Li) has to protect Chiang, his boss, only to become responsible for the man's daughter after the inevitable gangland assassination. The first is a chase sequence that also acts as tutorial. Fists of Fury Sony recently unveiled an early demo with three playable areas. Rise To Honor not only captures Li's smooth moves, it promises to put them in your hand through an elegant new interface. Over the years, it's been obvious that Jet Li should really get his own game fortunately, Sony felt the same way. One of the most memorable was the first showing of a lousy print of Tai Chi Master, with Jet Li creating an amazing mix of wire-fighting and old-fashioned choreography. This was years before Jackie Chan and John Woo came to the States, so every trip to that screen was a voyage of discovery.

Years ago, there was a theatre in Boston's Chinatown that showed flicks from Hong Kong on the weekends.

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