▁government ▁did ▁allow ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁limited ▁Chinese ▁release , ▁but ▁only ▁after ▁the ▁Chinese ▁New ▁Year , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁local ▁films ▁domin ated ▁the ▁more ▁luc r ative ▁hol iday ▁market . ▁Box ▁office ▁income ▁was ▁low , ▁due ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁unf avor able ▁release ▁date ▁and ▁r amp ant ▁pi racy . ▁Chinese ▁people ▁also ▁compla ined ▁about ▁Mul an ' s ▁dep iction ▁as ▁too ▁foreign - looking ▁and ▁the ▁story ▁as ▁too ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁myth s . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁in ▁Turkey ▁The ▁Turkish ▁national ist ▁National ist ▁Mov ement ▁Party ▁( M HP ) ▁protest ed ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release ▁in ▁Turkey ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁screen ings ▁within ▁Turkey ▁to ▁end ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁negative ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁X ion gnu ▁( who ▁are ▁considered ▁historical ▁ancest ors ▁to ▁the ▁Tur ks ). ▁M HP ▁deput y ▁Naz if ▁Ok um u ş ▁stated ▁regarding ▁the ▁film , ▁" From ▁start ▁to ▁finish , ▁this ▁animated ▁film ▁dist ort s ▁and ▁black ens ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁by ▁showing ▁the ▁H uns ▁[ X ion gnu ] ▁as ▁bad ▁and ▁the ▁Chinese ▁as ▁peace - lo vers ." ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Video ▁game ▁A ▁Windows , ▁Mac int osh , ▁and ▁Play Station ▁point - and - click ▁advent ure ▁interactive ▁story book ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁film , ▁Disney ' s ▁Anim ated ▁Story book : ▁Mul an