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Hong Kong Action Theatre! Second Edition – GOO-10-001 $12.99
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Hong Kong Action Theatre! Second Edition – GOO-10-001
Publisher: Dyskami Publishing Company
by Gungrave O. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 09/23/2005 02:05:28

HKAT second edition is a good game with an intersting way to play, first you create your actor with his stats and somes skills, and of course his flaw, in a second time you create his role character to fit to the movie or serial. Second point you could buy the 1st role and be the true hero and star movie.

About skill, you ll find many stunt and special attack like in many HK movies.

Next you have a good guide that describe Kowloon bay and hong kong very useful.

Well a good book to run a capaign or one shot scenario, and as i said you had create your actor so it really quick to create the role to fit to story plot.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Hong Kong Action Theatre! Second Edition – GOO-10-001
Publisher: Dyskami Publishing Company
by Gavin K. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/09/2005 00:03:56

Hong Kong Action Theatre! 2nd Edition touts itself as a cinematic action RPG that is compatible with the free TRI-STAT download. This hefty book has you creating Chinese actor player characters that has been popularized by recent kung-fu films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Rumble in the Bronx. If you are looking to portray Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fatt, Jet Li, or maybe Michelle Yeoh, then this book shows you the way...

The interesting twist in HKAT!2 is that your movie becomes reality for the duration of your game session - this allow the players to act out their own script for the make-believe movie. Character creation sees you either creating an actor character (the movie star) or a role character (the part played by the actor in the movie itself). Actor stats, attributes, defects, skills, and background are determined during this creation process. The gamesmaster gives his actor characters a star billing (1 - 4) for every successful movie wrap-up which can then be used by the player to further spend on stats, attributes, and skills. Defects may even be bought off.

There are two large chapter dedicated to describing Hong Kong and the Chinese movie industry (including the prestigious Golden Horse Awards - akin to the Oscars). If you fancy touring Hong Kong, this chapter will definitely satisfy. It even brought back memories of my own visit to Stanley Village and Ocean Park when I visited Hong Kong many years ago. The chapter on the Hong Kong film industry even highlights the main movies that have been made since its inception in 1898. It makes for fancy reading especially when you get to see the exploits of Bruce Lee and even to learn of Cheng Pei pei - Hong Kong's original fighting diva. An admirable list of movie reviews is also provided at the end and you get to read about movies directed by John Woo, Ringo Lam, Sammo Hung, and Tsui Hark.The final chapter completes the book with 3 adventures - "To Kill with a Glance", "Shaolin", and "Die, Zombie, Die!"

Tables used by HKAT!2 are placed at the end of the book including a character sheet and a side-bar describing how to convert between HKAT!2 and BESM. A useful index is also available.

To end up the review, HKAT!2 has an exciting premise that allows you to run your very own kung-fu movies. It is well-illustrated with pictures showing kung-fu characters and also contains clear and crisp pages with a compact type - squeezing a lot of material in just 192 pages. This has been a very good buy for me - and is highly recommended!



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Hong Kong Action Theatre! Second Edition – GOO-10-001
Publisher: Dyskami Publishing Company
by Michael P. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/19/2004 00:00:00

A well presented and concise roleplaying game. Has plently of potential particularly if you have players that grow tried of campaigns easily. Easy to learn rules.<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: Unique way that you play a star hence allows the GM ultimate flexibility in creating games.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Very Satisfied<br>



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Hong Kong Action Theatre! Second Edition – GOO-10-001
Publisher: Dyskami Publishing Company
by Chris H. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 08/05/2004 00:00:00

Really good book for simulating that Hong Kong feel. A boon to any gamer, whether you're a fan of BESM or not.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Hong Kong Action Theatre! Second Edition – GOO-10-001
Publisher: Dyskami Publishing Company
by Brad R. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/14/2004 00:00:00

A good product backed by a good system, it none-the-less lacks something of the verve of the orriginal game. Still, as 1st ed is long out of print, this game is well worth picking up for any Tri-Stat fan.



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[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Hong Kong Action Theatre! Second Edition – GOO-10-001
Publisher: Dyskami Publishing Company
by Paula H. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 11/29/2003 00:00:00

Very nice and fun little system. If you like the idea of Hong Kong action movies and Wuxia films, then this is the RPG for you. I would seriously recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the genre.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Hong Kong Action Theatre! Second Edition – GOO-10-001
Publisher: Dyskami Publishing Company
by Alexander C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 09/25/2003 00:00:00

This game works well for it's purposes. However, I found the game, as it is written difficult to work for anything more than a series of one-shots. My players weren't able to really get as attached to their characters. The system works, and I'd say it'd do well for one-shots, or scenarios at conventions, or a few "movies" for a change of pace from other games. But I just can't see it for a long running campaign. However, it achives what it tries to do, and it's a playable, workable system, that's fun to play, just not really for long campaigns.

If you're looking for just a fun game to play, and you're planning on short campaigns and tournament runs, than this works. If you're looking for a game for a long running campaign, than go with Feng Shui.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Hong Kong Action Theatre! Second Edition – GOO-10-001
Publisher: Dyskami Publishing Company
by Bill L. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 09/05/2003 00:00:00

If nothing else, it provides a great example of how the Tri-Stat Dx system can be used to create a genre-specific ruleset.



Rating:
[3 of 5 Stars!]
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Hong Kong Action Theatre! Second Edition – GOO-10-001
Publisher: Dyskami Publishing Company
by Michael T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/15/2003 00:00:00

For some reason this PDF has had the easiest time printing of all the GOO products I've bought. Highly recommend. I wish all would print this well!



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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