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Blades of Time Xbox 360
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52 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

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  • Summary: In Blades of Time, players don the persona of the gorgeous gunsword-wielding treasure hunter, Ayumi. Blessed with beauty and a trigger happy finger, she's on a mission to find lost bounties in a mysterious and dangerous island. Quickly, she learns this island isn't just trees, berries and gold – but something more sinister lies beneath the surface. As the wonderment of the island becomes to reveal itself, she learns this land can gift her powers man can only dream of, but also she's not alone on this island! Thank goodness she brought her own weapons. Ayumi then proceeds to battle against menacing villains on the island by destroying them and everything in her path while looking to acquire magical powers that only the strongest warrior can possess.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 22
  3. Negative: 5 out of 22
  1. EGM
    Mar 22, 2012
    65
    Some solid combat dynamics can't make up for the fact that the plot and character development, or lack thereof, falls flat in every way.
  2. Games Master UK
    Apr 27, 2012
    60
    Nearly half-decent, this is let down by messy visuals and a lack of polish. [June 2012, p.78]
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  3. GameTrailers
    Mar 21, 2012
    49
    As it stands, these blades still need a lot more sharpening.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. Y3MBailey
    8
    Blades of Time is the spiritual sequel to the cult game xblades and provided you overlook the fact its a little rough around the edge its a excellent indie action game. At its core this is a Gods of War style game with a few nice addition. Most notably is the time mechanic that allows you to rewind time and thereby be in 2 places at once to solve puzzles. Its a nice mechanic that works well. The game as a whole is a little on the glitchy side but in my playthrough there was nothing game breaking just the odd clipping and animation error. graphics are good if not amazing and everything plays nicely. One thing I would say is the enemies do not react to you attacks enough so it seems like you are not really damaging them until they finally explode. All in all its a fun action game that may be a little bit too much for a full price game but if you can pick it up in a bargain bin or second hand (which probably is already an option) its a fun title to waste a weekend on.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. sickologist
    5
    as i bought this, i thought to myself "fanservice, god of war style combat, and prince of persia time manipulation? this cant fail!" but it did. i do loves me some mindless monster slaying and weak puzzles, but i regret paying retail for it.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. RUST
    3
    Sitting **** sure of itself at the alluring price of 9.99 I thought to myself there was no way I could have regretted this purchase. Even the cashier told me he enjoyed it, and that is always a good sign right? Well this game blows, don't even accept it as a gift. Just turn the casing upright and smack the gift giver across the face, for they truly think you're some form of gaming scum bag if they thought this kind of game would be 'right up your alley'. On paper this should have worked; the you vs horde combat God of War in a tepid relationship with the time control mechanics of the Prince of Persia franchise. I admit, there were moment when this combo worked but my god just everything else fell apart around it. The combat became tiresome, the puzzles weren't puzzles just a ridiculously out of your way path that you have to reach and as a whole this game just sucked. Avoid, avoid, avoid!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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