Game

Heavenly Sword

2007 · PlayStation 3 · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure

80IGDB player score
70 ratings

Previously Take

A respectable 80 average that never found its audience. Adventure in the classic sense: fantasy, forward momentum, and places worth seeing. Solo only, and better for it — this is a one-player experience through and through.

About this game

Developed by Ninja Theory, Heavenly Sword is a visually stunning martial arts drama set in a mythical time and place in the Far East.

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.