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Released 14 September 2007

Format PS3

Developer Sony

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Heavenly Sword

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With ocean-deep combat, a sharp sense of style and epic sense of scale, Heavenly Sword rises above the tedious hack-and-slash action critics feared would be the sum-total of its charms, instead emerging as one of the PS3’s strongest titles since the console’s lacklustre launch.

A delirious brawler in the God Of War mould, Legendary Sword sees the sexy heroine slicing her way through a blitzkrieg of bloodthirsty enemies; but while there’s nothing new in this familiar routine, the option to swap between three combat stances and use different attacks to target specific threats makes the swordplay feel smarter and more visceral, also giving players more to do than mindlessly hammering the buttons.

Intelligent rivals who’ll use advanced attack patterns to get the drop on you, and two wildly different characters to control as you progress through the adventure, also help Heavenly Sword rise above lesser brawlers, and the movie scenes and characters brought to life by Lord Of The Rings’ Andy Serkis invest the game with the epic drama of a big budget Hollywood swashbucker.

Reviewer: David McComb

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Tough But Beautiful.

Heavenly Sword is a beautiful game to look at, it's stunning scenery hasn't left my mind in a hurry. Andy Serkis is a very talented and interellent man, telling a brutal but sad story about one woman's quest to save her home with the sword she wasn't ment to have. The controls are tough, you can die very easily and that can be annoying but in all, a very beautiful game. ... Read More

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