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Roco Kingdom

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Roco Kingdom (Chinese: 洛克王国) is a Chinese online role-playing video game franchise and community themed around a magical kingdom primarily targeted at children aged 7 to 14.[1][2] It is developed by Morefun Studios,[3] published by Tencent Games,[1] and runs on web browsers.[2] Public testing began on July 15, 2010.[4] In April 2015, the number of registered players surpassed 200 million.[5][6] A mobile version called Roco Kingdom: World entered closed beta in August 2024.[7][8] The franchise has inspired a number of animated films and TV shows.[6][9]

Roco Kingdom
洛克王国
DeveloperMorefun Studios
PublisherTencent Games
EngineAdobe Flash
ReleaseJuly 15, 2010 (open beta)
GenreRole-playing
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Game elements

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Backstory

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The Kingdom of Rocos is located inside a basin close to the sea. The Rocos have lived there along with a variety of other creatures since prehistoric times and rule their land through magic. They have specialized into merchants, detectives, gardeners, explorers, and knights.[10] Roco Kingdom began transitioning into an open world model in 2023.[11]

Main characters

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Roco is the main protagonist controlled by the player. Notable non-player characters include St. Andrew the king and Griffin, the headmaster of the magic academy.[10]

Mini-games

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In addition to pursuing assigned quests, players can engage in mini-games such as playing music on a virtual keyboard and trivia quizzes.[10] They can also initiate battles with their pets similar to fighting with Pokémons.[12]

Cross-marketing

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Characters from other franchises such as Cardcaptor Sakura, Digimon, and Sanrio appear in Roco Kingdom during certain events.[13][14][15][16]

Films

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Feature films

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  • Roco Kingdom: Sacred Dragon Knight: Directed by Yu Shengjun, produced by Tencent, Youyang Media, and XuanDong Animation, premiered on September 30, 2011.[17]
  • Roco Kingdom: The Desire of Dragon: Directed by Yu Shengjun, produced by Tencent and Youyang Media, premiered on January 31, 2013. The producers hoped that Roco Kingdom as a franchise could compete with domestic and foreign brands such as Kung Fu Panda, McDull, and Pleasant Goat.[18] The film earned 32 million RMB in its opening week.[19][20]
  • Roco Kingdom 3: The Sacred Dragon's Guardian: Premiered on July 10, 2014.[21]
  • Roco Kingdom 4: Departure! Valley of Giants: Released on August 13, 2015.[22]

Television films

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  • Roco Kingdom: Martial Arts Tournament: Tells the story of Rocky and his friends participating in the Roco Kingdom Martial Arts Tournament, premiered on July 13, 2012.[23]
  • Roco Kingdom: Adventure on Xuan Yu Island: One day, a mysterious event occurs in the peaceful Roco Kingdom. Three mysterious pets appear on Xuan Yu Island, and brave Rocky sets off alone on an adventure to uncover the truth. Released in 2013.[24]
  • Roco Kingdom: The Triumph of Light: Rocky, Dimo, and Princess Keri face trials and open the gates of the Sacred Temple of Light. However, they find themselves in a black-and-white world, where everything—including the ground, sky, and even the pets—has turned into white stones. Released during the 2013 anniversary celebration.[25]
  • Roco Kingdom: The Legend of Resurrection: Rocky and his friends discover a mysterious resurrection scroll in the Crystal Cavern. The scroll states that finding three magical artifacts will allow the resurrection of any life form, but the scroll is stolen by Enzo. To prevent Enzo from using it to awaken powerful demons and attack the kingdom, the young heroes decide to take action to stop his evil plot.[26]
  • Roco Kingdom: Divine Pet Chronicles: A compilation of the above four animated films, it debuted on November 25, 2014.[27][28]

TV series

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Animations

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  • Roco Kingdom Adventure: Locke and his friends study at the Magic Academy in Roco Kingdom. The series debuted in August 2013.[29]
  • Roco Kingdom Adventure 2: Enzo's Diary: The sequel to Roco Kingdom Adventure, it debuted in April 2014.[30]
  • Roco Kingdom Adventure 3: The Eight Great Medals: Locke and his friends improve their skills in order to win a tournament at the Magic Academy. The series debuted in June 2015.[31]

Live-action

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  • Roco Kingdom Magic Academy: The Mysterious Melody: A Chinese live-action TV series, it began airing every Friday on Hunan Golden Eagle Cartoon TV starting from June 13, 2014.[32]

Musicals

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Roco Kingdom Adventure was a muscial produced by the China National Theatre for Children, first performed from May 31 to June 2, 2013.[33] In 2014 it was performed at the Great Hall of the People on June 1, on the campuses of ten renowned schools in Beijing such as the Beijing Haidian Foreign Language Shi Yan School, and 66 times across 25 cities in China.[34][35]

Reception

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In 2012 Roco Kingdom: Martial Arts Tournament received the China Animation & Comic Competition Golden Dragon Award for best screenplay in the category of animations.[36][9]

In 2015 Roco Kingdom 4 broke sales records in China for domestically produced animated films.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "《Roco Kingdom》2nd Anniversary Event Leads the Way to a Happy Childhood". Tencent Games. 2012-07-17. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "洛克王国" [Roco Kingdom (Douban)]. 豆瓣.
  3. ↑ "魔方工作室群官方网站-腾讯游戏" [Morefun: A Tencent Games Studio]. Tencent Interactive Entertainment. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  4. ↑ "腾讯发布《洛克王国》手游：原班人马打造，高清 3D 画面" [Tencent announces Roco Kingdom mobile game: Made by the original developers with high-definition 3D graphics]. www.ithome.com. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  5. ↑ "五一狂欢 《洛克王国》两亿盛典大揭秘" [May 1st carnival Roco Kingdom two hundred million celebration revealed]. Archived from the original on 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  6. 1 2 3 Xu, Fan (2015-08-20). "Game for movie?". China Daily. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  7. ↑ "腾讯《洛克王国手游》最新宣传片发布，现已研发 10%" [Tencent releases the latest trailer for Roco Kingdom mobile game, development at ten percent]. IT之家. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  8. ↑ "目前仅支持苹果 iOS，腾讯《洛克王国：世界》开启游戏内测招募" [Currently supported on Apple iOS only, Tencent's "Roco Kingdom: World" begins closed beta testing]. IT之家. 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  9. 1 2 "寻找有中国文化色彩的好漫画" [In search of cartoons with Chinese cultural characteristics]. 凤凰网. 中国文化报. 2012-10-19. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  10. 1 2 3 "洛克指南" [Guide to Roco Kingdom]. 腾讯儿童. Archived from the original on 2010-06-21. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  11. ↑ 网易 (2023-12-07). "13年过去后，洛克王国要做开放世界了" [After 13 years, Roco Kingdom is going open-world]. www.163.com. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  12. ↑ "Sneak Peek: ROCO KINGDOM - Pokemon meets G3NShiN - ROCO KINGDOM: WORLD". TapTap. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  13. ↑ 洛小贝. "【十周年献礼】洛克王国x魔卡少女樱 联动决定！" [Tenth anniversary: Roco Kingdom x Cardcaptor Sakura collaboration decision!]. 微信公众平台. Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  14. ↑ 洛小贝. "不愧是你！洛克王国x魔卡少女樱联动完美收官啦！" [Lived up to your name! Perfect ending to the Roco Kingdom x Cardcaptor Sakura collaboration!]. 微信公众平台. Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  15. ↑ "洛克王国4月29日更新公告" [Roco Kingdom April 29 update announcement]. roco.qq.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  16. ↑ "洛克王国联动盘点：考验小洛克们"真爱粉"的时候到了" [Assessment of the Roco Kingdom collaboration: Moment of truth for fans]. 微信公众平台. 2023-06-21. Archived from the original on 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  17. ↑ "洛克王国圣龙骑士" [Roco Kingdom: Sacred Dragon Knight]. 洛克王国官方网站. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  18. ↑ ""洛克"或成下一个动画品牌？" [Roco Kingdom to become the next cartoon brand name?]. 凤凰网文化. 2011-06-08.
  19. ↑ "《洛克王国2》年初上映 著名少儿主持倾情献声" [Roco Kingdom 2 will premiere early next year voiced by famous hosts of children's show]. 腾讯网娱乐. 2012-12-11. Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  20. ↑ "洛克王国大电影2 圣龙的心愿" [Roco Kingdom major film 2: The Desire of Dragon]. 腾讯游戏. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  21. ↑ "《洛克王国3》7月10日上映 多重礼打造超值电影" [Roco Kingdom 3 premieres on July 10, giveaways for the audience offer great value]. 腾讯网娱乐. 2014-07-09. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  22. ↑ "《洛克王国4》点映 邀百位洛克小铁粉过六一" [Millions of young fans were invited to Roco Kingdom 4's screening on June 1]. 腾讯. 2015-06-01. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  23. ↑ "洛克王国武道会上映" [Roco Kingdom: Martial Arts Tournament debuts]. 4399. 2012-07-26. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  24. ↑ "洛克王国玄玉岛历险记" [Roco Kingdom: Adventure on Xuan Yu Island]. 4399. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  25. ↑ "洛克王国之光明凯旋" [Roco Kingdom: The Triumph of Light]. 腾讯视频. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  26. ↑ "洛克王国之复活传说" [Roco Kingdom: The Legend of Resurrection]. 腾讯视频. Archived from the original on 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  27. ↑ "洛克王国之神宠外传11月25日首播" [Roco Kingdom: Divine Pet Chronicles debuts on November 25]. 7k7k. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  28. ↑ "洛克王国神宠外传什么时候播" [When does Roco Kingdom: Divine Pet Chronicles begin showing?]. 4399. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  29. ↑ "《洛克王国大冒险》" [Roco Kingdom Adventure]. 腾讯儿童. 2013-12-03. Archived from the original on 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  30. ↑ "《洛克王国》大电影3暑期上映 打造互娱IP生态链" [Third Roco Kingdom feature film to premiere in the summer, developing an ecosystem of interactive entertainment intellectual properties]. 腾讯游戏. 2014-04-16. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  31. ↑ "洛克王国大冒险3八大徽章-第1集" [Roco Kingdom Adventure 3: The Eight Great Medals - Episode 1]. Phoenix TV (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  32. ↑ "《洛克王国魔法学院》开拍" [Roco Kingdom Magic Academy begins filming]. 腾讯. 2014-06-05.
  33. ↑ "儿童剧《洛克王国大冒险》六一连演七场" [Children's musical Roco Kingdom Adventure scheduled for seven performances]. Xinhuanet. 2013-05-29. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  34. ↑ "洛克王国大冒险进入人民大会堂" [Roco Kingdom Adventure to be performed at the Great Hall of the People]. 新华网. 2014-05-08. Archived from the original on 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  35. ↑ "《洛克王国》六一让孩子大会堂勇闯梦想 套票告急" [Roco Kingdom allows young viewers to chase after their dreams on June 1, tickets sold out]. 凤凰网娱乐. 2014-05-27.
  36. ↑ "第9届获奖名单 - CICF-漫画节官网 CACC-金龙奖官网" [Recipients of the 9th CACC Golden Dragon Award]. www.cicfcn.com. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
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