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Games of Gods and Devils

      The games of gods and devils regard human beings as the only master in the vagabond life. And their mission is to clean out the fiends, which come to the world to cause troubles. These kinds of PC games put emphasis on supernatural beings, so their backgrounds are not necessarily related to the wusia sphere.

      'The Royal Sword, Syuanyuan Jian,' the earliest Gods and Devils game for example, obtained materials from the famed movie 'Chinese Ghost Story, Ciannyu Youhun,' which is based on Liaojhai Jhihyi. Ning Caichen, the hero, and Nie Siaocian, the heroine, again were reincarnated in this computer game to be the main characters. This kind of game also includes 'Shenjhou Bajian' 'Liaojhai Jhihyi Jhih Yougu Chuanci.'

      'Tianwai Jiansheng Lu' boasting that it was 'The PC game with eighty thousand words' belongs to this kind of game and sold well. 'Muodau Zih' and 'Mingjie Huanji' also followed in the same kind of style.

      The trend of killing the evil spirits lasted for about a year (4/1993-4/1994). Other similar games produced during this period include 'Fongchen Sansia Jhih Jinjian Shijhih,' 'Changcheng Wanli-Biancheng Cisia,' 'Daye Fongyun,' 'Taizih Siangmo Jhuan,' and 'Cilin Chuanshuo.'