Game Background
April 18th, 2006 - iGuanaMobile Sdn Bhd (IMSB) in partnership with game developer GameOne, released Yi-Online (http://www.yi-online.com) for public open beta. Already a popular hit among massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) gamers in Hong Kong and Taiwan, the Malaysian release is expected to be equally successful if not more.
Yi-Online, set behind a contemporary virtual world of righteousness and brotherhood, is based on the Young and Dangerous movie, 1996 Hong Kong movie about a group of teddy-boys, lead by its main character Chan Ho Nam, and their adventures in a fictional triad society. It was immensely popular in South East Asia and spun 9 sequels and spin-offs. Actors Ekin Cheng and Jordan Chan also became major stars in their own right.
In Malaysia, Yi-Online promises to bring cultural adaptation through construction of localized virtual maps based on popular destinations and updated weekly quest based on latest news and happenings.
Yi-Online, Being Young and Dangerous, www.yi-online.com
May 23 2006, 08:12 PM, updated 20y ago
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