Only about 300 people were invited, but thousands turned out Aug. 30 at Sovanna shopping centerfor “JXII live”—the largest Justice XWar 2 party of the year, said Chap Chandanin, CIDC Information Technology (CIDC-IT) human resources assistant and administrator.
The JXII game is manufactured by CIDC-IT’s “Sabay” brand. JXII is a popular Asian action-adventure fantasy game played on the Internet that is set in ancient China, when the Song Dynasty and Liao Dynasty fought legendary wars. When the game begins, the kingdoms rein chaos, reeling from internal rebellions and foreign threats.
Players can earn points that allow them to progress to higher levels either by successfully answering questions that test their knowledge of the game or by winning battles that test their master of marital arts. They can also earn gold, which they can use to buy items such as clothes and weapons in the virtual world.
Besides engaging in combat, players can form friendships, fall in love and even marry if they choose. In gaming jargon, JXII is known as a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG).
Prak Anorn, has been playing JXII for about five or six months now. He’s managed to reach level 72 of the game, which he believes goes to level 90. The 12-year-old spends about two to three hours every Saturday and Sunday playing the game. But he insists it doesn’t affect his school work because he only plays on the weekend.
Bun So Meng Hong, 15 and a Phsar Derm Thakav high school student, say he plays JXII about two hours a day at an Internet café. He began playing about four months ago and has reached level 53. Many of those who attended the JXII party took part in friendly and spirited competitions with prizes awarded to the best players. They also had the chance to enter their names in lucky draws for phones and T-shirts.
Besides free game testing and the gift give-aways, gamers were treated to performances from top Cambodian Hip Hop artists such as Pou Klaing, Youngster and DJ ADDA, who told Economics Today she unveiled three new songs just for the occasion even though she doesn’t actually know how to play JXII. Since the “beta” launch of JXII in Cambodia late in 2007, over 15,000 players have entered the exotic virtual world of ancient China to try to prove their bravery, cunning and mastery of martial arts.
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