Heavenly Sword (PS3) Reviews

Heavenly Sword (PS3) Playstation 3 Game

Product Type: Sony PS3 games

Description:Manufacturer: Sony / Genre: Adventure / Emotionally charged, stunningly beautiful and delivering unprecedented dramatic ... more

Heavenly Sword (PS3) ... character performance, Heavenly Sword showcases the power of PLAYSTATION 3. 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 draining their life-force, killing them within hours. 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 drawn to a close. 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 PLAYSTATION 3 game. Heavenly Sword features a deep, diverse combat experience made possible by PLAYSTATION 3.

Newest Review: ... like power and wealth and stuff. Pretty standard stuff. What put this game apart from the others in its genre was that it ... more

 ... played out more like an interactive film. While you ran around around killing things with the X button, followed by loads of crazy combos, it all felt kind of empty. To me, the main part of the game comes during the cutscenes, most of which are interactive. The game seemed to be designed for the sole purpose of showing off the Playstation 3's HD capabilities as for the most part the game was a sequence of cutscenes where everything was huge and magnificent and every so often you had to press X or O or something to avo...more

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Customer Heavenly Sword (PS3) Reviews (9)

speedingbullet
Heavenly Sword (PS3): Great Game, but short. (405 words)
by - written on 17/12/07 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Despite Heavenly Sword being a game which most companies will give free with your PS3 it is probably one of the best games out at the moment and definatley shows of the power of the ps3 in terms of graphics, voice acting and story line. The only downside is the slightly repetitive, Dynasty Warrior like gameplay and fairly short campaign. The game is about a clan who has to protect a heavenly sword, said to give powers to the wielder that could make him/her the most powerful in the world. Your clan is currently under jepordy from King Bohan who has his eyes set on the sword. You control Nariko one of the last survivors of the clan and it is your job to keep the ...  Read the complete review

Siibillam-Law
Heavenly Bore (458 words)
by - written on 03/08/10 (Very useful, 9 readings)
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Heavenly Sword was one of the first games released for the PS3 and was a sort of martial arts beat em up style game. It told the pretty standard story for this kind of game - We are introduced to Nariko (Voiced by Anna Torv), the fierce red-haired warrior whose clan (her father is the chief) has protected the mystical Heavenly Sword, a blade with the powerr of the gods that, when wielded, drains the user of all their life. Andy Serkis plays the evil, power hungry ruler King Bohan who wants to use the sword for personal gain, like power and wealth and stuff. Pretty standard stuff. What put this game apart from the others in its genre was that it ...  Read the complete review

anaguma_kun
Heavenly Sword (PS3): Hack and slash your way through (319 words)
by - written on 11/08/09 (Very useful, 18 readings)
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In this game you follow your character Nariko as she fights to defend the heavenly sword and prtect her vililage from the evil invading bad guys. Not going into the story in any more detail but it is relaly well written and depicted really well in game as well. The narration helps add to the feel of the game. Graphically the game is brilliant the game was made using real actors for all the mouth movements. And on top the characters look lovely and in game the graphics are slendid especially when pulling off some the nicer moves. That's when you will really appreciate the graphics. The game is a general hack and slash but your character has 3 main ...  Read the complete review

Souther
Absolutely Heavenly (794 words)
by - written on 21/06/09 (Very useful, 17 readings)
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Heavenly Sword tells the story of Nariko, a strong female warrior within a small tribe that guards the Heavenly Sword. The tribe has had it's share of problems and the fact that the merciless King Bohan is determined to not only steal the sacred sword but destroy their tribe makes things even worse. The prophecy dictated that the sword itself was only meant for a man so when Nariko takes it upon herself to save the tribe by using the sword her decision has drastic and unforeseeable consequences. This sets up the story. An unlikely hero, not viewed worthy enough by her own tribe, challenging the might of a vengeful despot with thousands of men at his ...  Read the complete review

Rocketeer007
Heavenly Sword (PS3): Beyond Revenge Lies Redemption (823 words)
by - written on 17/12/08 (Very useful, 65 readings)
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Heavenly Sword is a third person fantasy action game set in a fictional world somewhat reminiscent of ancient Japan (or at least, what I imagine ancient Japan would have been). You play as Nariko, daughter of the clan chief Shen, who's life purpose is protecting the Heavenly Sword. This is a mystical blade that is said to drain the life force of any mortal who wields it. King Bohan - a merciless warrior who has conquered almost all of the land - seeks to possess this sword, as a symbol of his rule, but must first defeat Shen's clan, the last remaining free people in the land. *** Gameplay *** Most of the game takes place from Nariko's perspective, ...  Read the complete review

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