Heavenly Sword
Developed by Ninja Theory, Heavenly Sword is a visually stunning martial arts drama set in a mythical time and place in the Far East.
Heavenly Sword is an adventure developed by Ninja Theory, released 12 September 2007 on PlayStation 3. The main story takes about 5 hrs to finish.
What Heavenly Sword is
Heavenly Sword is an adventure game developed by Ninja Theory and released in 2007. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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 and can never be wielded by a mortal without it draining their life-force, killing them within hours. When the invading king 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.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Heavenly Sword holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2007 averaged 64, so it scored 24 points above the year average. Players rate it 80, 8 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 5 hrs.
What it launched against
Heavenly Sword launched on 12 September 2007, within three weeks of Halo 3, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Rome: Total War - Collection and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Halo 3, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Rome: Total War - Collection, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Heavenly Sword yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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