It’s not easy to write a review of Jade Empire. For all its scope and depth it’s hard to be succinct and maintain a reign on the amount of detail and number of words so I don’t A) put you to sleep and B) give away all the details. (With apologies to IGN and GameSpot, I usually start nodding off halfway through their reviews.)

Jade Empire is a rollicking good role-playing game, set in a very fleshed-out game world, replete with fantastic gadgets, villains, hidden destinies, ghosts, comedy, giant toads and drama. Plus, it’s developed by BioWare one of the most respected developers in the industry and, like Pixar Studios, have yet to produce a real stinker.