Told over the series of five days, the game is broken up into easily-digestible chunks of levels. It’s in these moments that Nariko begins to regret her mistake to wield the “Heavenly Sword,” and the game truly begins as it flashes back to recount the events that led up to this fateful moment. The game opens with the player controlling Nariko, cursed blade in hand, slaughtering hundreds of Bohan’s soldiers, as the blade slowly (and visibly) begins to take over her body. The game begins with its ending - the title’s first (but not last) parallel to God of War. As her father and clan are taken captive, Nariko is forced to protect (and ultimately wield) the “Heavenly Sword,” a blade known through prophecy to corrupt men with its mysterious power. When Bohan and his massive army strike, Nariko fights alongside her family and clansmen, and is ultimately defeated in battle. Heavenly Sword follows the tale of the fiery-haired warrior, Nariko, and her quest to protect her clan against the power-hungry madness of King Bohan. But is it a stepping-stone title that can finally put the PS3 on some gamers’ radar, or is a repetitive God of War-clone that never truly reaches its full potential? With Sony openly acknowledging the lack of original, high-profile titles, Heavenly Sword‘s stunning visuals and high-impact gameplay has surely turned some heads. Some four years after its 2003 reveal, Heavenly Sword has finally seen the light of day, and - in some people’s eyes - came with a huge responsibility: To prove the viability of the PlayStation 3. Originally described as “ Ninja Gaiden meets Half-Life,” the title was once labeled “too ambitious” by one of the game’s previous publishers. The game’s developer, Ninja Theory (formerly Just Add Monsters of Kung-Fu Chaos “fame”), had gone through a number of publishers before finally making a home with Sony Computer Entertainment, and the PlayStation 3.
For a game that started life as a PC title bound for next-gen consoles - the Xbox 360 among them - Heavenly Sword has come a long way.
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