I was checking out the website and realized this...
Zu Online is "modeled after"/"based off" of the movie Zu Warriors.

I know there are various Zu Warriors movies out there, but the online game is strictly modeled after the 2001 movie with Cecelia Chung, Ekin Chang, and that chick from Rush Hour 2.

The female character shown here http://zu.igg.com is the character Cecelia Chung plays (exactly the same outfit). I know, the Chinese members of this site probably knew already. BTW, I honestly thought the movie sucked because of poor directing by Tsui Hark. It's really flashy though, lots of special effects...maybe too much.

oh...ok -.-'

By the way "that chick" is Zhang Ziyi and she is a wonderful actress. She played in Hero; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; The House of Flying Daggers and a lot more.
I bought the movie Zu Warriors just because of her and I look forward to the game.

Well that's not bad I guess. Even tho the 2001 movie was not so great, the CG effects and designs are worth mentioning. Enough to build a game upon.

heh, that movie was so over the top NUTS!!  I always described it as a live action video game.  To have a game based off it is rather anticlimactic lol.

They should include a copy of the movie with the gamebox. 

i saw these yet, appreciate it..

I think Lee is much better than Zhang

Have you seen the 1983 film Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (also directed by Tsui Hark)?

The plot was forgettable, but the special effects were spectacular for their time.

http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/zuwarriorsfromthemagicmountain.htm

If you like this genre, check out "A Chinese Ghost Story."  Great film, great special effects.  It could even be a date movie...

hmmmm... but did you know this:

First of all, as you can see, the Fairy uses only one bead at a time, not a string of beads, as seen on popular animes like Inuyasha and Shaman King. The bead she uses, as I found out from Mythological Symbols must be a pearl, not a hand made bead.

The pearl has a strong connection with the yin principle - the fairy is a female. It is used in the Orient for hemorrhages, eye problems,as panacea and poison cure. So here u have it. The Bead fairy is the Healer of the game. In the Far East it is used for resurrection - in the mouth or in the nose of the death pearls are put in the belief of the reborn in the After World

And more mythology and legend connections on the official forum, here:  http://zu.igg.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=175

It is based on Chinese kong Fu.

Yeah i knew very cool movie its a shame i missed the start but i saw the last fights very nice. :)

I knew there was a movie.. but I don't think ill try to rent it or anything, I'd rather just play the game and enjoy all the supprizes lol

this game is going to be so awesome..look up in youtube the vid for it

I like Lee most,he is a popular Chinese Kungfu star