| Product Summary | | Manufacturer: Sony | | Format: PlayStation 3 | | Mfg Part#: 98132 | | UPC: 00711719813224 | | Buy.com Sku: 204648268 | | Item#: G25M5P | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 7306 | | See more in Action | |
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| | | | Product Guides | | | | "Heavenly Sword Features a Deep, Diverse Combat Experience Made Possible by PlayStation 3!" Emotionally charged, stunningly beautiful, and delivering unprecedented dramatic character performance, Heavenly Sword showcases the power of PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. 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 slowly, but inevitably draining their life-force. 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. 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 and irreparably overtaken by the omnipotent Heavenly Sword.
"Did you enjoy "God of War," "Shadow of the Colossus," and other games of that nature? Then, no doubt, this is a game you'll love." Cheat Code Central
"...the best facial animations I've ever seen...a unique and captivating adventure with a style all its own." Game Informer
"...a fun, engaging, and most importantly, exclusive PS3 title that Sony fanboys can brag to 360 fanboys about." GamePro
"...the most compelling characters to ever grace a video game...The voice acting is dead-on and the graphics are gorgeous." GameZone
"What MotorStorm has become to racing and Odin Sphere to action role-playing, Heavenly Sword is now to 3D action: Perfection." Play Magazine
| | Features |  | Spectacular Action: A stylized look and feel with visuals to rival the movies. Battle through lush environments and over-the-top setpieces
with operatic grace and style. | | Intelligent Fight Choreography: Enemies employ complex squad-based fight choreography and attack singly, in groups, and in epic
battle sequences. | | Reactive World: The latest physics are used during combat to create an orgy of destruction as you destroy opponents and the
environment alike. | | The Heavenly Sword – The Heavenly Sword itself can
transform into three distinct weapons, each with its
own accompanying fighting stance used by Nariko to
vary combat styles. | | The Combat Engine – The combat engine can scale up from sophisticated one-on-one encounters to one-on-many, where enemies employ intelligent squad-based dynamics, right up to combat against battalions pushing real-time gameplay and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to unprecedented new levels. | | Physics-Based Combat – The physics-based combat allows players to sweep debris against opponents, kick tables to halt an oncoming surge of fighters, smash the enemy into the scenery, or throw bodies into other enemies using “aftertouch” controls. | | Wide range of Objects & Weaponry – Heavenly Sword provides a wide range of objects & weaponry including rapid-fire crossbows and massively damaging bazookas. | | Creative in-game Cinematography – Coupled with real-time story evolvement and amazing set-pieces, Heavenly Sword feels like a blockbuster action movie that takes combat gameplay to new heights. | | PLAYSTATION®3 – Greater processing power on the PS3 enables more immersive visuals and sound effects in Heavenly Sword, heightening the character performance and combat within the stunningly beautiful environments. |
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| | Professional Reviews | Game Revolution 8 of 10
Not content to rest upon their Grecian laurels, Sony is challenging their very own Kratos for the top title with Heavenly Sword. And while Kratos does wear a skirt (don't hurt me, Kratos, please) he's not exactly what you'd call feminine. That's fine with our heroine Nariko who has hotsexy enough for the both of them...I can not remember the last time I cared so much about the characters in an action game, and not just the heroes, the villains as well...The facial expressions, body language, and the lip synch are so spot-on it's uncanny. I found myself actually excited for more story exposition, rather than disappointed I was dropping out of the action...However, while Heavenly Sword has a lot of art, including tons of unlockable art and even animated cartoons, it's comes up a little thin in the game department...On the other hand, this is one of the few games I've felt the urge to replay on a harder difficulty, just because those 7 hours were so sweet. Nariko's time on earth might be cut short prematurely, but she does offer a small taste of the milk of paradise.
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