Justice Pao

Justice Pao is a side-scrolling action game inspired by Bao Zheng, the legendary incorruptible magistrate of Song Dynasty China. Players wield his iconic iron guillotine to cut down demons and treacherous officials across multiple stages and boss encounters. The game is steeped in traditional Chinese chivalric culture and presents Bao Zheng's unyielding sense of justice against a Song Dynasty backdrop. Controls are straightforward and difficulty escalates steadily, making it one of the early NES titles most distinctly rooted in Chinese cultural identity.