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The '''Jade''' engine is a game engine used by [[Ubisoft]]. It was created during the development of ''[[Beyond Good and Evil]]'' and shares the name with the main protagonist Jade. The engine allows for great flexibility that includes different gameplay sequences and detailed graphics, both in cinematics and gameplay. Since its introduction in 2003 starting with Beyond Good and Evil, the engine has been developed further for use in later games, listed below.
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The '''Jade''' engine is a game engine used by [[Ubisoft]]. It was created during the development of ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]'' and shares the name with the main protagonist, Jade. The engine allows for great flexibility that includes different gameplay sequences and detailed graphics, both in cinematics and gameplay. Since its introduction in 2003 starting with ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]'', the engine has been developed further for use in later games, listed below.


== Games ==
== Games ==
The following games use the Jade engine:
The following games use the Jade engine:
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Developer(s)
!First release
!Platform(s)
!Notes
|-
| ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]''
|Ubisoft Pictures
|November 11, 2003
|PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube
|
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|November 11, 2003
|PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, Windows
|
|-
|-
! Name !! PC !! GameCube !! Nintendo Wii !! PlayStation 2 !! PlayStation Portable !! PlayStation 3 !! Xbox !! Xbox 360 !! Xbox One !! iOS !! Mac
| ''Prince of Persia: Warrior Within''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|December 2, 2004
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, iOS, PlayStation Portable
|PSP port was developed by Pipeworks Studios and released as ''Prince of Persia: Revelations''.
|-
|-
| ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]'' || ✔ || ✔ ||  ||  ✔ ||  || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ ||  ||  
| ''Peter Jackson's King Kong''
|Ubisoft Montpellier
| November 17, 2005
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable
|
|-
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' || ✔ || ✔ ||  ||  ✔ ||  || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ ||  ||  
| ''Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones''
|Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Casablanca
|December 1, 2005
|PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Windows, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Mac OS X
|PSP and Wii ports were developed by Pipeworks Studios and released as ''Prince of Persia: Rival Swords''.
|-
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: Warrior Within'' || ✔ || ✔ ||  || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ ||  ||  || ✔ ||  
| ''Horsez''
|[[Phoenix Studio]]
|November 6, 2006
|PlayStation 2
|Only the PlayStation 2 version was created with the Jade engine. Original Windows version was developed by Lexis Numérique.
|-
|-
| ''Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie'' || ✔ || ✔ ||  || ✔ || ✔ ||  || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ||  
| ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''
|Ubisoft Montpellier
| November 19, 2006
|Wii, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X
|
|-
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones'' || || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ ||  ||  ||  || ✔
| ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|March 20, 2007
|Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360
|
|-
|-
| ''Horsez'' || ||  ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''Naruto: Rise of a Ninja''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|October 30, 2007
|Xbox 360
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]'' || || || ✔ || ✔ ||  ||  ||  || ✔ ||  ||  || ✔
| ''My Word Coach''
|Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Montreal
|November 6, 2007
|Wii
|
|-
|-
| ''TMNT'' || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ ||  ||  ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  
| ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]''
|Ubisoft Paris
|November 13, 2007
|Wii, Windows
|
|-
|-
| ''Naruto: Rise of a Ninja'' || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  
| ''My French Coach''
|Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Montreal
|November 30, 2007
|Wii
|
|-
|-
| ''My Word Coach'' || ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''My Spanish Coach''
|Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Montreal
|November 30, 2007
|Wii
|
|-
|-
| ''Petz: Horsez 2'' || ✔* ||  || ✔ || ✔ || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''Beowulf: The Game''
|Virtuos
|December 4, 2007
|PlayStation Portable
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids 2]]'' || ✔ ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''Petz Horsez 2''
|[[Phoenix Studio]]
| data-sort-value="December 31, 2007" |2007
|PlayStation 2, Wii, Windows, PlayStation Portable
|On Windows, the most common version of ''Horsez 2'' is a different game developed by Lexis Numérique - the Jade engine version was only bundled with ''Petz Horse Club''. PlayStation Portable port released as ''Petz Saddle Club''.
|-
|-
| ''Beowulf'' || ||  ||  ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''Petz Horse Club''
|[[Phoenix Studio]]
|October 28, 2008
|Wii, Windows
|
|-
|-
| ''My Spanish Coach'' || ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party]]''
|Ubisoft Paris
|November 13, 2008
|Wii
|
|-
|-
| ''My French Coach'' || ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''Naruto: The Broken Bond''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|November 18, 2008
|Xbox 360
|
|-
|-
| ''Movie Studios Party'' || ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs''
|Ubisoft Shanghai
|September 11, 2009
|PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360
|
|-
|-
| ''Petz: Horse Club'' || ✔ ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''Movie Games''
|[[Phoenix Studio]]
|November 4, 2009
|Wii
|
|-
|-
| ''Naruto: The Broken Bond'' || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  
| ''Just Dance''
|Ubisoft Paris
|November 17, 2009
|Wii
|
|-
|-
| ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party]]'' || ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''Avatar: The Game''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|December 1, 2009
|Wii, PlayStation Portable
|
|-
|-
| ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' || ✔ ||  || ✔ ||  ||  || ✔ ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  
| ''Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands''
|Ubisoft Quebec
|May 18, 2010
|PlayStation Portable, Wii
|
|-
|-
| ''Just Dance'' || ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''Shaun White Skateboarding''
|Ubisoft Montreal
|October 24, 2010
|Wii
|
|-
|-
| ''James Cameron's Avatar: The Game'' ||  ||  || ✔ ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  || ||  
|''Prince of Persia Trilogy''
|Ubisoft Sofia
|November 19, 2010
|PlayStation 3
|
|-
|-
| ''Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands'' || ||  || ✔ ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
|''[[Beyond Good & Evil|Beyond Good & Evil HD]]''
|Ubisoft Shanghai
|March 2, 2011
|Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
|
|-
|-
| ''Shaun White Skateboarding'' || ||  || ✔ ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
| ''NCIS''
|Ubisoft Shanghai
|November 1, 2011
|PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360
|
|-
|-
| ''NCIS'' || ✔ ||  || ✔ ||  ||  || ✔ ||  || ✔ ||  || ||  
| ''[[Beyond Good & Evil|Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition]]''
|Ubisoft Montpellier, Virtuos
|June 25, 2024
|<nowiki>PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch</nowiki>
|
|}
|}


<nowiki>*</nowiki> Jade engine version was only bundled with ''Petz: Horse Club''.
==File structure==
* (project name) (PlayStation 2 only(?))
** (project name).bf (Primary data file)
** banner.tpl (Wii only)
** bannericons.tpl (Wii only)
** GameCube.tpl (Nintendo GameCube only)
** gxTextrs.tpl (Nintendo GameCube only)
** HomeButton2 (Wii only)
** icons.tpl (Wii only)
** jade.spe
** jade.tpl (Nintendo GameCube only)
** jaderevo.elf (Wii execution file)
** opening.bnr (Nintendo GameCube & Wii only)
** save.bnr (Nintendo GameCube only)
** sound (Wii SDK leftover)
** strap#.tpl (Wii only)
** video (Full-motion video files)
** vssver.scc (Wii only)
* (PlayStation 2 game serial code) (PlayStation 2 only)
* SYSTEM.CNF (PlayStation 2 only)


== See also ==
==External links==
*[[OpenSpace]]
* [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Engine:Jade Jade on PCGamingWiki]
*[[LyN]]
*[[UbiArt]]


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