Heavenly Sword

[Shin-Ra]

Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Developer: Ninja Theory
Platform: Exclusive to the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system
Genre: Action-Adventure
Players: Single-player
Rating: “T” Teen

Released on Blu-ray Disc:

North America - OUT NOW | Europe - OUT NOW | Asia - OUT NOW

OVERVIEW

Emotionally charged, stunningly beautiful, and delivering unprecedented dramatic character performance, Heavenly Sword™ showcases the power of PlayStation®3 (PS3™) 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 (played by Andy Serkis) 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…

Andy Serkis, the world’s leading CG actor, famous for his roles as Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” and Kong in “King Kong,” was heavily involved in the creative process. As well as starring in Heavenly Sword as the villain, King Botan, Andy was a major contributor to the character development, writing, casting, directing and performance capture for the PS3 title.

Heavenly Sword features a deep, diverse combat experience made possible only on PS3.

FEATURES

• 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.

[phranctoast]

wednesday (today) is going to be gameplay.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Shin-Ra, I would just like to thank you for all your informative game related posts. Keep up the great work!

[Ascended_Saiyan]

This has been great so far this week! I wonder what they will cover tomorrow.

[Shin-Ra]

Hopefully full res screenshots will be a part of the last update.

[crunchy]

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

Shin-Ra, I would just like to thank you for all your informative game related posts. Keep up the great work!

Shin-ra, thanks from me too. I would not have seen this otherwise.

[Shin-Ra]

Nothing too special for Friday - 10 Things You Don't Know About Heavenly Sword (unless you've read the other articles this week)

[Shin-Ra]

New high-res artwork and I added some more screens above.

Dare I say it, it looks even better than Ninja Gaiden Sigma, but I expect it to run at 30fps not 60.

[Iceman_II]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma played at 60? did you have to play it on a computer monitor? There is nothing wrong with 30fps, it is after all the fastest ATSC standard framerate for 1080p/i.

[Shin-Ra]

NGS certainly plays at 720p60 and I'd imagine Team Ninja won't compromise 1080p to 30fps.

There's nothing wrong with 30fps, it just doesn't feel as smooth and responsive as 60fps as long as the controls are responsive to begin with.

Ridge Racer 7 already runs at 1080p60.

The ATSC standard probably only applies to broadcast television.

[Shin-Ra]

http://www.heavenlysword.eu/

If you register you can download the 'fan pack' and 'character artwork' from the Heavenly Sword animation series which you'll be notified about when the first episode is ready.

Nothing on the US section, check the UK one for now if you're English-speaking. Remember to use date of birth format DD-MM-YYYY if it's not letting you in.

Update: From now on I'll try to update the #1 post with as much informative media and info as possible rather than spreading everything out..



If a mod can update the thread title that'd be great!

[maconomics]

The heavenly sword site is up live with the announcement of the game coming soon !

http://heavenlysword.eu/index.php

[Shin-Ra]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=7605

Can a moderator change the thread title for that topic so everyone see's it's a general Heavenly Sword thread instead of just GamePro week please? Thanks.

[maconomics]

The new Heavenly Sword web site is now live !



http://heavenlysword.eu/index.php

[TBoneCapone]

But there is nothing there yet.

[maconomics]

Yes there is nothing there, but now we know that the game is coming soon thats the point !

[TBoneCapone]

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=270011


Plus Gamepro did a week long piece on thier website.

[Shin-Ra]

Interview with Kyle Shubel @ PlayStation Universe.

Home support (trophies?), a planned demo.. and more.

[Shin-Ra]

Emotionally charged, stunningly beautiful, and delivering unprecedented dramatic character performance, Heavenly Sword™ showcases the power of PlayStation®3 (PS3™) 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 (played by Andy Serkis) 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…

Andy Serkis, the world’s leading CG actor, famous for his roles as Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings" and Kong in "King Kong," was heavily involved in the creative process. As well as starring in Heavenly Sword as the villain, King Botan, Andy was a major contributor to the character development, writing, casting, directing and performance capture for the PS3 title.

Heavenly Sword features a deep, diverse combat experience made possible only on PS3.

I expect HS to be covered when the Sony Gamers Day press embargo lifts.

[mainman]

Originally Posted by TBoneCapone

But there is nothing there yet.

Choose United Kingdom, and there will be something there.

If you choose United States, it only says, coming soon.