''Jackie Chan Stuntmaster'', titled ''Jackie Chan's Stuntmaster'' in

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's in-game menu, is a

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developed by

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and published by Midway Home Entertainment for the PlayStation. It stars martial artist

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

, who fights his way past numerous villains in different locations across

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Plot

Jackie's grandfather (Fredrick) has been kidnapped and Jackie needs to get him back. This means fighting his way through New York City to get to him. Jackie also faces a number of different challenges in which the player must use a combination of moves to succeed. The game boasts 15 fully 3D levels with different environmental obstacles to cross.

Development

The game was showcased at E3 1999. While making the game, Radical Entertainment consulted Jackie at every point so as to give the game the feeling of a Jackie Chan film. This included using Jackie for motion capture, so that the character in the game was performing the same moves as the man himself. He also provided his voice for the game. Also, when the player completes the game with all of the golden dragons collected, a video is shown with Jackie talking about the game as well as behind-the-scenes footage during the motion capture.

Reception

The game received "average" reviews according to the

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website GameRankings. Jeff Lundrigan of '' NextGen'' criticized the game as "one of the least inventive beat-'em-ups in years" and concluded his early review in four words: "Jackie Chan deserves better."

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* {{Radical Entertainment 2000 video games 3D beat 'em ups 3D platform games Gangs in fiction Jackie Chan video games Kidnapping in fiction Midway video games Organized crime video games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation (console)-only games Radical Entertainment games Single-player video games Sony Interactive Entertainment games Video games scored by Graig Robertson Video games set in New York City