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SHAWN: Rise to Honor infuses the classic beat-em-up formula with cinematic flair. Kit (aka Hong Kong legend Jet Li) Yun's kung fu is so seamless it seems choreographed. Take, for instance, your typical restaurant ruckus--you know, the one where the cleaver-wielding chef chases crooks from his kitchen. Parry blows with whatever's at hand--that Peking duck should do nicely--then flip a goon onto the hot grill. Clever controls make ass kicking as easy as it is elegant (simply shove the right analog stick in the direction you want to attack), and counters keep you from feeling like you're on the martial arts treadmill--at least for a while.
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