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Lots of Hype but only fun for an hour

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 47
Date: September 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game based upon the high review rating and then it got very old after an hour of "hacking and slashing". How long must we wait for more exlusives for the ps3? I'm wishing I had sold my ps3 for an xbox.

Worst PS3 game I have played so far

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 31
Date: November 22, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Heavenly Sword seemed like it had so much promise according to early reviews but once I played it myself I was severely dissappointed. The gameplay is very repititive and bland. Characters in the game are horrible and the controls sucked. Not to mention the game, after I installed it, actually caused many bugs in my PS3 console. The PS3 had difficulty playing Blu Ray movies as well as other games and after I uninstalled HS the console went back to working perfectly. DON'T BUY!!!

Hot Chick + Big Sword = Big Letdown

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: January 05, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought this review after reading some reviews and watching commercials and videos of the game. The cut scenes look really good with the exception that there is no blood. Not trying to be gory...but when someone gets shot with an arrow and they zoom in to that character...the absence of blood makes the whole thing look incomplete. That being said...the main bad guy (King Bohan) is the most impressive villain I've seen in any game. His dialogue, his demeanor and gestures...couldn't be better. That is my favorite part of the game.

The game is really short and the action is basically mashing the square and triangle buttons hoping that you nailed a combo. There are way to many combos to memorize...and by the time you get the hang of it...the game is over...Probably close to 35 if not more combos.

The sixaxis controller part was frustrating at first...but once I got the hang of it...it was actually one of the more enjoyable parts of the game.

Wait for it to be in the bargain bin before buying it...or rent it for a couple of days...that should be enough time to play through it twice.

just ok

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game does have great graphics and a somewhat great storyline and a sexy lead charater but that's it. It's to short for one and annoying on the other hand. God of war was a much better game. I wouldn't reccomend buying this game at 60, go out and rent it because you can beat it in the time you rent this game. There really is no real replay factor to this game either.

Nice concept, poor execution.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I cannot believe how many five star reviews this game has received. Have you people really played this?

I really wanted to like this game. But as I found myself quitting to play something else over and over, I never was quite sure if it was out of boredom from the repetitive gameplay, fatigue from the mindless button mashing, or nausea from the terribly over-acted voice work. It was dull, painful, repetitive and had a surprisingly shallow story throughout. The needlessly tacked on SIXAXIS elements were especially annoying.

I eventually did finish the game, but I didn't really care. I have never turned it on since.

Heavenly Sword wants very badly to be God of War. Unfortunately, it doesn't come close.

Beatiful game but not challenging enough

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: July 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I got this game for my new PS3. Let me tell ya, it blows Xbox out of the water. There is no comparison between the 360 and the PS3 other than price of games. Not only does this game look great, but it's really fun to play. I don't know what all the fuss was over the combos and "button mashing" It's the type of game where button mashing can get you through it so many people do it.

I think that's fine for normal or easy, but since this game only has one difficulty mode. While it's really fun to kill all of these bad guys, I wanted more! I didn't die ONCE in this game or even come close to dying!

That upsets me that such a wonderfully done game (and I mean it is designed perfectly from the guided cinematic action sequences to the sixaxis ballistic controls)is so unforgivably easy. Once I learned the combos, I just ruined every bad guy. I don't mean to brag. I don't fancy myself as the Jesus of fighting games, but I am pretty good... also the bad guys would telegraph their intentions so I would have time to react to the one attacking and know what attack that he was doing to me. That made it WAAAYYYY too easy to counter and kill! There should be a mode in which the player doesn't know from which way the attack is coming or what type of attack it is (quick, power, normal).

I think that most people are complaining about the length of game play due to the lack of difficulty of the game. If only there were stronger and smarter enemies to slay...

So to conclude, I only gave this game a bad review because it was too easy. Definitely recommend this game if you have a PS3, but if you're a competent gamer, you won't have any problems with it and would be better off renting it for the weekend.

This really could have been amazing but fall short.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 11 / 17
Date: September 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

First, I like to mention this game's the greatest strength. It looks amazing. Its graphic and presentation are absolutely top notch. Many would agree that this is one of the prettiest game on the market today.

Playing this game is like being in a kung fu movie. Great graphic and fantastic voice acting really help you to immense yourself into the game.

However, not everything about this game is good as its graphic unfortunately.

Even though this game is placed as an action adventure game, you will not be doing whole a lot of adventuring in this one. There are few puzzles but mostly, it is about fighting minions after minions (similar to Dynasty warriors in that aspect) and this pattern is broken off by occasional boss battles.

its combat system does have some depth (Thankfully so) and is interesting. This is good things because you will be doing a lot of fighting. But ultimately, it does get boring. The fact that enemy minions don't vary much (I believe there are only 4 or 5 types of enemies for the whole game) doesn't help at all.

Lastly, This game is about 6 hours long. I don't have problem with it being 6 hours. I just don't like the fact that it is 60 bucks for 6 hours of game play. This game doesn't really have replay value either. Well. you can play the game again in harder difficulty but really?

I seriously suggest that you rent this game and enjoy it. It is a very good game but in my honest opinion, it doesn't make a whole a lot of sense in buying this one.

WAY TOO MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE SIXASIS CONTROLLER!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 8 / 49
Date: September 14, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Heavenly Sword,for me,was a HUGE disapointment.First,I will state that good,as I believe this game could have been amazing;maybe even perfect.

1.)Gorgeous graphics,beautiful cinematics and terrific voicework.

2.)Outstanding epic battles very similar to Dynasty Warriors or more recently Genji for PS3.Terrific battle/action cinemas tied with button choreography.Example:rapidly push X to run across the falling rope,or push analog stick in the directions show to to jump up the cliff.

Now the severely unfortunate which lead to a HUGE letdown.

1.)Many times you are switched to Kai,an assasin,and you must "guide" the arrows into your targets via the sixaxis controller.This may sound cool, but to be perfectly frank,the controller just doesn't work very good.

There will be plenty of times where the arrow JUST misses the target.You also have to go through this with the cannonball/catapult misson.These missions also have the teeth grinding torture of adding a time limit and if you cannot complete the goal of the misson before the time runs out, or Shen gets killed etc. you get the dreaded instant GAME OVER screen.

To me,that's a huge step backwards in video games to just add all-or-nothing type elements to a game.

It's extremely annoying and you will become enraged with frustraion.The back of the case for this game never said that you would have to complete "aim at the target sniper" missions like this.Had I known,I never would have paid as much money as I did for this.

2.)It feels as though the game developers FORCED the sixaxis controller into the game rather than just letting it come natural,or give the option of whether you want to use it or not.Personally,I think it would have been alot easier and less aggrivating if you just guided the projectile using the analog stick rather than the sixaxis motion.

Many times the extremely cool battles just stop so you have to solve the "puzzle" by flinging a shield at a switch.Just think how this affects the game:" Yeah,I love fighting in this game and killing all these warriors!.... oh.... it's time to hit the switch and open the door.

3.)There are certain attack styles that can cancel out the attacks of your foes;I think speed against power and vice versa.Well, it's hard to know when to switch back and forth when the attacks are coming at you a mile a minute.Oh sure,the attacks are surrounded by a different color aura,but it still doesn't help when you haven't even got your finger on the alternate attack button yet... yes,it's that fast

Also there are many times when all the enemies will do is BLOCK!You can attack them ten thousand times...and still...they JUST BLOCK! HOW ANNOYING!

4.)The total gameplay is only around 6-8 hours;not at all worth the price that I paid.I think that when games are being sold for as much money as they are,there should be a requirement for the gameplay to last AT LEAST 20 hours.I don't care how beautiful the graphics are.Beautiful graphics alone does not make a great game;in fact,it doesn't even make a good game.

There are alot of great ps1 and ps2 games out there that can average 40 to 60 hours of gameplay.They just don't make 'em like they used to.I guess it's just the new generation that has to have the "oooooooo" and "ahhhhh" effects of eye candy to replace other important elements.

I am going to contact Sony and demand a refund.First of all because they mislead the consumers on what type of game this is,and second because the game was a rushed product with such a short value of gameplay.

I've only played my copy once,and I don't want it in my collection.If there are enough fanboys out there to keep this game and praise it because of how Nariko looks (which is a pretty lame excuse),then they can do so.But I'm not going to support a below average product at an above average price.

Decent game, but really short

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 13 / 26
Date: October 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I basically liked this game-what little there was of it. It has great graphics, fairly smooth framerate, and solid controls. The story is interesting, and the boss battles are decent.

And now the problems. First, the game is really short. I think I finished the game in under 8 hours. There are only 4 bosses and you fight the flying fox twice. The cutscenes seemed almost as long as the actual playtime. The game is also pretty easy-I think I died twice the entire game and that was during boss battles. It is mostly a button masher, but I really liked using the tilt controls for guiding arrows and cannon balls. Finally, there is really no replay value. Once you finish the game, hell mode is unlocked, but I really didn't want to play through the same levels again even if they were more difficult. There is no way this game is worth full price. I recommend renting it.

Rent don't buy

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 13 / 15
Date: November 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is actually a great game. It has nonstop action all the way through. Unlike most games you don't bored doing the samething over again. If I had the oppurtunity to buy this game again i wouldn't. This game ends fast and is not worth the 60 bucks that you will pay for it. It's great for those long weekends that you sit and play. I would have rented it if i had the chance to. I hope this review helps.

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