Heavenly Sword PS3

More Details

Description

Release Date: 14 September 2007

Emotionally charged, stunningly beautiful, and delivering unprecedented dramatic character performance, Heavenly Sword™ showcases the power of PlayStation®3 (PS3™) computer entertainment system. A dramatic tale of revenge sees Nariko, a fiery red-haired heroine, embark on a quest for vengeance against an invading King and his army. The story builds around the ancient Heavenly Sword, which once belonged to a powerful deity. It can never be wielded by a mortal without it slowly but inevitably draining their life-force.

When the invading King (played by Andy Serkis) destroys the warrior clan that guards the Heavenly Sword, the clan leader’s daughter, Nariko, takes up the sword in a desperate fight for survival. Nariko must now pay the ultimate price as she embarks on one last mission of vengeance against the King and his army before her life is finally and irreparably overtaken by the omnipotent Heavenly Sword…

Andy Serkis, the world’s leading CG actor, famous for his roles as Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” and Kong in “King Kong,” was heavily involved in the creative process. As well as starring in Heavenly Sword as the villain, King Botan, Andy was a major contributor to the character development, writing, casting, directing and performance capture for the PS3 title.

Heavenly Sword features a deep, diverse combat experience made possible only on PS3.

The Heavenly Sword – The Heavenly Sword itself can transform into three distinct weapons, each with its own accompanying fighting stance used by Nariko to vary combat styles.

The Combat Engine – The combat engine can scale up from sophisticated one-on-one encounters to one-on-many, where enemies employ intelligent squad-based dynamics, right up to combat against battalions pushing real-time gameplay and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to unprecedented new levels.

Physics-Based Combat – The physics-based combat allows players to sweep debris against opponents, kick tables to halt an oncoming surge of fighters, smash the enemy into the scenery, or throw bodies into other enemies using “aftertouch” controls.

Wide range of Objects & Weaponry – Heavenly Sword provides a wide range of objects & weaponry including rapid fire crossbows and massively damaging bazookas.

Creative in-game Cinematography – Coupled with real-time story evolvement and amazing set-pieces, Heavenly Sword feels like a blockbuster action movie that takes combat gameplay to new heights.

PlayStation®3 – Greater processing power on the PS3 enables more immersive visuals and sound effects in Heavenly Sword, heightening the character performance and combat within the stunningly beautiful environments.

Touted as one of the PlayStation 3’s biggest games before launch, Heavenly Sword is a hack and slash game designed to push the hardware to its limits.

Touted as one of the PlayStation 3’s biggest games before launch, Heavenly Sword is a hack and slash game designed to push the hardware to its limits.

The game tells the tale of a legendary sword, belonging to a warrior from Heaven that has been left on Earth, guarded by a clan awaiting its male heir to reclaim it. When the clan leader’s wife died bearing a female child, named Nariko, there was much consternation and disappointment. Heavenly Sword begins with Nariko’s village under siege as a power-hungry King Bohan tries to capture the weapon. With her father kidnapped, Nariko must wield the sword and restore peace to her clan.

Taking cues from the PlayStation series God of War, Heavenly Sword has Nariko fighting through masses of enemies with her powerful blade. The weapon has the ability to take three different forms, depending on the stance of Nariko, and is used to produce devastating combinations as Nariko despatches her foes. The graphics of the game are particularly striking, and the game takes full advantage of the console’s power to present a multitude of epic battles.

Heavenly Sword serves as a testament to the power of the PlayStation 3, and provides an exhilarating experience from start to finish.

Write a review and win a £100 voucher

There are currently no reviews