Jade Empire Hands-On

It appears as though GameSpy has extended their earlier two-page spread on Jade Empire to a full five pages. It's a whole new article entirely and contains a lot more info about the Xbox RPG. Check it out:
The first important character I bumped into was Smiling Mountain, a huge, cherubic man who was in charge of setting up sparring matches, as well as offering advice to the school's students. In my coversation with Smiling Mountain, he explained the difference between Jade Empire's two guiding forces, The Way of the Open Palm and The Way of the Closed Fist. Since we've already previewed these for you, I'll spare you the details. The big man also told me that I could come back anytime to practice my fighting skills, either one-on-one or against a group of enemies. If I could break the record of defeated foes set by one of the other students, he even said he'd give me something special.