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Blade & Sword
Released On: Dec 22, 2003
53
6.9
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
53
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
68% Mixed
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
32% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 25 Critic Reviews
53
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
68% Mixed
17 Reviews
17 Reviews
32% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Blade & Sword has style. Style enough to make up for the shortcomings of completely unoriginal mechanics, style enough to compensate for the excessive difficulty and style in such quantities to make other developers turn green with envy.
A poor translation, very repetitive gameplay, and a lack of any multiplayer features mar what otherwise could have been an excellent take on this type of game.
"Ragingly adequate." It looks, plays and feels like a budget paean to Diablo in most respects.
Blade and Sword tries hard to be a classically-designed action RPG, but doesn’t seem to realize such a product comes years too late.
Eventually the battles begin to drag on. It becomes tedious work. Even the severed heads won't lift your spirits like they used to.
If this game game came out four years ago, maybe. Today, no. [Apr 2004, p.86]
Carl "Kung Fu Fighting" Williams would be happy about the addition of kung fu combo attacks (to the hack-and-slash formula), but everyone else will be bored silly by mindless repetition and deeply flawed design. [Apr 2004, p.73]
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Based on 10 User Ratings
6.9
50% Positive
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User Score
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Based on 10 User Ratings
6.9
50% Positive
5 Ratings
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40% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
10% Negative
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Summary Blade and Sword, the first PC Game title which combines Diablo-like action elements and Street Fighter arcade combat together, ushers in a new era in computer Role-Playing, that of the Action-RPG with amazing action and breath-taking martial arts from ancient China. [Whiptail Interactive]
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PC
Initial Release Date: Dec 22, 2003
Developer:
- Pixel Multimedia
Publisher: Whiptail Interactive
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