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Top Bruce Lee Video Game References

Bruce Lee is one of the most iconic individuals in pop culture. His influence on everything in the martial arts and movie world was so influential, it helped bring many popular actors into the lime light of modern cinema. In addition to his achievements in the movie world, his philosophy and method of martial arts touched millions of people during his lifetime and many years after his untimely death. Every form of media has been touched by his lighting fast strikes and attention grabbing battle cries, including the world of video games. Plenty of mainstream and underground games have alluded to having an influence from Bruce Lee, with tons including references and nods to the great artist's legacy. Check out our picks of some of the Top Bruce Lee References in video games. Get your nun-chucks and track suits ready, its time to flow like water.

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abzdine4207d ago

No Jahn Lee either ? Epic fail²

jc485734207d ago (Edited 4207d ago )

The guy who created this list claims to be "The MOST EPICman in the industry."

Venomousfatman4207d ago

Hey guys. I I like how you all are reading up on the article. There was a few reasons why I did not highlight Fei Long and Jahn Lee in here.

I felt Law from Tekken was a better visual representation of Bruce Lee. Both of those other characters are great and have elements of Lee going for them, but visually Forrest Law from Tekken looks almost exactly like Bruce Lee, especially in the promotions and pics from Tekken 3 and Tag 1. Fei Long is like a caricature of Lee by Capcom and Jahn Lee appearance wise looks nothing like Bruce Lee other then his fighting style, which Jack is much better at IMHO. I do allude to both Fei Long and Jahn Lee in a few spots in the article, check it out. Hope that clears up a few things.

DragonKnight4207d ago

Are you kidding? Did you not see Fei Long in Street Fighter 4? Super Street Fighter 4? Even his persona is the same as Bruce Lee. A martial artist/actor. Law is nowhere close. Fei Long is by far a better representation of Bruce Lee. By a wide margin.

So again. No Fei Long = Epic Fail

Krimmson4207d ago

While I agree that Law is one of the best (if not the best) representations of Bruce Lee in a video game, you should keep in mind that unlike Law and Jacky Bryant, Fei Long and Jann Lee acknowledge Bruce Lee's existence and owe their lives to him.

In Fei Long's SSF2 ending, he goes on about how there will never be another legend like "The great one and his son," an obvious nod to Bruce and Brandon Lee. You can also see a statue resembling Bruce Lee in his ending.

In Jann Lee's DoA4 ending, he remembers his hard childhood and becoming a martial artist after watching Bruce Lee movies and being inspired by the Dragon.

It would definitely be nice to see characters that acknowledge and pay tribute to the man himself in their games be featured in the article.

Baka-akaB4207d ago (Edited 4207d ago )

Even if jann Lee doesnt look like Fei long , he's the one with Bruce's maneerism and best animation so far .

I dunno why you felt there wasnt enough place for All of the Bruce Lee clones , there arent that many around , and it's the premise of your article , yet wasted time on Liu Kang , wich isnt either a look alike and doesnt even truly share moves . He doesnt eveb screams like Bruce lee at all ... but take the usual parody BS to the extreme

Omnislash4207d ago

The funny thing about Fei Long is that in the Street Fighter world, Fei Long AND Bruce Lee exist. If you ever rad the Udon comics you can see it because Fei makes a reference and mentions him.

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StraightPath4207d ago

wow this is some amatuer website. terrible site.

Venomousfatman4207d ago

You may want to go back and check out the website again. It's far from amateur.

otherZinc4207d ago (Edited 4207d ago )

No Tomonobu Itagaki making the game = Epic Fail

That is if a Bruce Lee game is going to be made.

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oricon4207d ago

Law is a complete mockery of Bruce Lee, fighting for money and hes a coward hes pretty much everything stands for everything Bruce Lee does not, as a Bruce Lee fan don't like his representation in Tekken.

bladesofagony4207d ago (Edited 4207d ago )

you need to see the whole picture dude, what if there was no tekken, bruce lee was a legend, he had to be experienced, i respect harada for making tekken such a thoughtful, beautiful and addictive fighting game this generation has ever seen, there are so many fighting styles to choose from, for example lei is the most accurate representation of jackie chan, what would u say about that ?

there is everything for everyone in it, i believe its not mockery but a tribute to the legends, and we should be proud of playing them

oricon4207d ago

Lei is an accurate representation i dont disagree about that however Law is not, there are other characters that tribute Bruce Lee that i dont like, for example Jacky from VF but i dont mind him because he just uses Bruce Lees fighting style whereas law uses Bruce Lees looks, and seeing him act like an idiot, money hungry coward in Tekken i dislike him, dont like the fact Bruce is represented by a running gag in Tekken.

caseh4207d ago

@Phoenix_smasher

Indeed, the greatest form of flattery is imitation :)

Baka-akaB4207d ago (Edited 4207d ago )

You realize he is not supposed to be Bruce Lee ? Just a tongue in cheek visual representation of him ... Hell if anything in both tekken's Lee and Lei they tone down the facial ressemblance to their inspirations , and are now their own stuff .

Also they are just a placeholder for Jet kune do inspired fighting style in the game .

Jan Lee is more annoying imo because of his downright abuse of the trademark noises and battles cries . Jann Lee's spot on Bruce Lee screams went from unmatched to...well...almost as bad as anyone's Youtube video parody .

oricon4207d ago

Yes i understand he isnt meant to be Bruce Lee but the fact that they use his face for the character and see him act in ways you would never see Bruce i dislike about the character.

I actually like Jan Lee as a Bruce Lee rep as hes done without looking like Bruce Lee and his take on Bruce is different as he represents the people that Bruce Lee inspired, ie. from his storyline where he watches Bruce Lees movie and unlike the other Bruce Lee reps he doesn't mimic the life of Bruce Lee, like being working at a restaurant or being movie star etc instead he uses Bruce's Legacy as his guide to life like a fan would who is inspired by Bruce.

Law instead is just a comic relief of Bruce everything Bruce Lee stands for hes the total opposite.

GrahamGolden4207d ago

a game that would suit bruce lee i think is a shenmue like genre,that would be epic i think

DivineAssault 4207d ago (Edited 4207d ago )

I usually play as his mocks in games.. He is in almost every game that involves fighting & is bad a$$ mofo.. They never do him proper justice

This here was a great man.. Through his influence, i was able to fight my drug addiction & get myself into shape.. I wish that i could get my a$$ kicked by him just to see how strong he really was.. Incredible speed, accuracy, & strength..

Oh, & he kicked Chuck Norris' a$$ lol

Baka-akaB4207d ago

Seems to me they pegged in-fight footwork, his body language, his physical mannerisms perfectly with jan Lee of DOA , despite the different looks (and imo annoying screams). And nailed his moveset too .

Virtua fighter's Jackie got an even better move arsenal .

So it's pretty much there imo , any more and there might eb some trademark issues .

Pozzle4207d ago

No Hitmonlee from Pokemon? Surely I wasn't the only kid who's mind was blown when I realized what he (and Hitmonchan) was a reference to?

Blastoise4206d ago

lol I scanned the comments just to see if anyone else had mentioned it. You win!

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It's A Crime That There's No Sleeping Dogs 2 Yet

Huzaifah from eXputer: "Sleeping Dogs from the early 2010s is one of the best open-world games out there but in dire need of a resurgence."

LG_Fox_Brazil13d ago

I agree, I consider the first one a cult classic already

isarai13d ago

You say "yet" as if it's even possible anymore. United Front Games is gone, along with anyone that made this game what it is

CrimsonWing6912d ago

That’s what happens when games sell poorly. And I’ve seen people wonder why people cry when a game sells badly… this is your answer.

solideagle12d ago

Majority of the time it's true but if a company/publisher is big (in terms of money), they can take a hit or 2. e.g. I am not worried about Rebirth sales as Square will make Remake 3 anyway but if FF 17 doesn't sell then Square might need to look for alternative. <-- my humble opinion

Abnor_Mal12d ago

Doesn’t Microsoft own the IP now since they acquired Activision?

DaReapa12d ago

No. Square Enix owns the IP.

Abnor_Mal12d ago

Oh okay, Activision owned True Crime, but when that didn’t sell as intended it was canceled. Six months later Square Enix bought the rights and changed the title to Sleeping Dogs.*

*As per Wikipedia

boing112d ago (Edited 12d ago )

Sleeping Dogs was a sleeper hit back then. It was fantastic. It actually still is. Would love a sequel to this, or at least a revive of True Crime series.

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Didn’t Expect To See You Here: 5 Influential Fighting Game Guest Characters

Trevor Walker said: Fighting games have always been able to simultaneously experiment and innovate while staying true to their roots in the best of ways. Mechanics change, crossovers take place, and evolution occurs. One of the best examples of all three can be seen in the coveted guest character.

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The 7 Best Mortal Kombat Mini Games

The fighting genre is full of mini-games, from Street Fighter's car destruction to Tekken Ball. Here's the best Mortal Kombat mini games.

TheBrainZ72d ago

Motor Kombat could've been more than a mini-game.