Iron Phoenix

Iron Phoenix is centered around the tale of nine magic weapons carved long ago from a meteorite called the Iron Phoenix.

The fighting system is based on the weapon and character selection, allowing hundreds of unique move combinations.^[2] Iron Phoenix supported up to 16 players online on Xbox Live. There are various game modes such as: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Giants, VIP and Ring Challenge.^[3]

Iron Phoenix was developed by Interserv, a Taiwanese company who had previously developed several MMO titles in Asia.^[4] It was produced by Sammy Studios, who merged with Sega midway through development in October 2004.^[5][4] Producer Tim Hess stated that development drew from an "extensive library of martial arts moves" recorded in motion capture from martial artists in Taipei.^[6]

The game was designed primarily for multiplayer gameplay on Xbox Live,^[7][8] and the developers integrated features from the recent Live 3.0 update, including the creation of clans, tournaments and video messaging.^[8]

Iron Phoenix was announced by Sammy in March 2004.^[4] Publisher Sammy Studios showcased the game in their booth at E3 in May 2004.^[9][10]

Two arenas were available as downloadable content via Xbox Live for free^[11]

The game was rated in October 2004 by the German rating system USK, though no German release materialized.^[12]

Iron Phoenix has received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic, with an average score of 58/100.^[13]