What Gamespot Users have to say about Blade of Darkness (2001)

  • Rating:10

    IMHO one of the best games ever created, I cannot understand the reasons because it fails so baddly.

    In my opinion this game was an absulute revolution for game industry, gameplay is both original and fun, the graphics are simply unveliable for the year in wich the game was released, combat system IMHO is the best ever ... Read Full Review

    4 of 4 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5

    Good old game ;)

    Blade of Darkness is a hack-and-slash action game. From the beginning, you can choose from four different characters that follow almost the same storyline. The only thing that differs (in the storyline perspective) betwe... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    It's the best game of ancient adventure games with a sword,verry good combos & Maps.B Rouabhia

    It's one of the best games of ancient fighting adventure games with a sword i ever saw, the objective is to collect six symbols from thye different stages to put them on the final and the greatest and the powerfull sword... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    this is a great game...

    Blade of darkness, i absolutely cannot agree with GS's review score of 7.2 for this great game.. to begin with this is a solid hack and slash game which is great but does have it's share of problems.. BOD has 4 different... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Simply Fun and Addictive

    -Pros- *Excellent Combat System *Superb Graphics *Not Massively Complicated in Gameplay *Unique Weapons and Characters *Level up to get Stronger and Tougher *Lots of Replay Value *Gorgeous Environments *Wicked AI... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    One of the Best games, Highly Addictive

    Where do I start. Severance: Blade of Darkness was one of the best games of its time. Its old now, but still the graphics are great. The lighting is superb, and the combat is amazing. Sure its a little hard to get used t... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Blade of Darkness

    After four years in development, two or three publishers, and megabytes of screenshots showing incredible lighting and shadow effects, it’s a happy day to see Blade of Darkness finally hit shelves. Had Blade been in deve... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:7.6

    Excellent graphics, original combat system but can get repetitive after a while...

    Blade of Darkness had the potential for becoming one of the most impressive action titles ever made... a few drawbacks kept it back from fulfilling this potential. . Graphics - The game looks gorgeous at first glance.... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9

    Amazing combat game...

    I was kind of skeptical when I first bought this game but after spending one afternoon playing it, I was hooked. Great graphics, good storyline that's rather simplistic but works, and the combat is outstanding. Combos an... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7

    There was a couple of titles that make me completle loss my sense of time. Blade of Darkness is one of them...

    I spent many hours trying to understand full potential of this game, and even after 6 years i can't do that. This game totally rocks and breaks the convention of hack & slash games where most of time we spent on clic... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful