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X-Blades swinging in late 2008

By Emma Boyes, GameSpot UKPosted Feb 29, 2008 11:48 am PT

Anime-style third-person hack-and-slasher due on next-gen consoles and PC by the end of the year.

Female game heroines are popular these days. The most famous example is Tomb Raider's Lara Croft, of course, though she's not the only one--witness Nariko from Heavenly Sword, Jade from Beyond Good and Evil, and Joanna from Perfect Dark.

Ayumi's here to kick some tail.

Now there's a new contender--Ayumi, who will be the star of upcoming hack-and-slash game X-Blades. Described by publisher Southpeak Interactive as "stunningly seductive yet tenacious," the blonde bombshell will use pistol blades, acrobatics, and magic spells to send enemies unfortunate enough to cross her path stylishly to their graves.

X-Blades is being developed by TopWare Interactive, and will be coming to next-gen consoles and the PC in "late 2008."

64 Comments

  • DeviantSixx

    Posted Jun 11, 2008 1:47 pm PT

    The publisher is banking on the idea that this game is going to move copies because the lame American Anime main character is bare @ss.

    It's worked before to various degrees...
    But yeah, mediocre at best.

  • AMDJ1

    Posted Mar 10, 2008 12:37 am PT

    m already liking the coun f it.... though next tomb raider is also coming out so to looking frward to a good competition

  • Gameboy2k

    Posted Mar 7, 2008 11:17 am PT

    Heavenly Sword. As soon as you look, you cant help but say it. I love my 360, so dont hate on me. This is the poor-man's Heavenly sword. This BETTA be XBL. Those graphics are 2 gens back. I dont want to hear the details about what is different.. yada yada... Heavenly Sword.

  • reddevild

    Posted Mar 4, 2008 7:49 am PT

    Really?? The Next Gen Systems Will be out later this year? I shouldnt have bought my Wii last May if i'd known that the Wii 2.0 would be out later this year

  • zomglolcats

    Posted Mar 3, 2008 10:55 pm PT

    Could be good. I'll keep an eye on this one.

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Mar 3, 2008 9:54 pm PT

    sexy

  • razu_gamer2

    Posted Mar 3, 2008 3:03 pm PT

    interesting

  • Mercenary-X

    Posted Mar 3, 2008 11:20 am PT

    The picture included with this article is just a portion of one of the pictures in the game's gallery. It actually doesn't look that bad, but could still use some work.

  • feirlessleider

    Posted Mar 3, 2008 11:09 am PT

    Kinda like Devil May Cry but with a chick as the main character! Wait a sec...that's not much different that DMC4...

  • magicalclick

    Posted Mar 2, 2008 11:17 pm PT

    It looks like early Xbox game ---____--- and what's so special about TopWare, never heard of it.

  • nappan

    Posted Mar 2, 2008 3:09 pm PT

    I think that it's foolish to make assumptions about this game given the total lack of real info offered. That said, I agree that a vague press release shouldn't be featured news on a respectable site. The same reasons that it's a bad idea to draw conclusions about this game from the article are the same reasons that it isn't NEWS.

  • Misfit1119

    Posted Mar 2, 2008 1:16 pm PT

    So we've got the guys who worked on Two Worlds and Monster madness paired up with the ones who have, most recently, been working on a Pinball game? Oh yeah, definitely feeling my confidence inspired by this. How is this featured news? Whats next, Culture as the top news release? Pfft.

  • haesuse

    Posted Mar 2, 2008 12:20 pm PT

    man, this is the 3rd game that if u read in between the lines it says, DMC rip with a hot chick running the show. check Wet as well, same thing as this!
    oh well, unless they surprise me heavily this si not gonna be on my radar!

  • pazz999

    Posted Mar 2, 2008 11:28 am PT

    this is featured news?

  • ZhugeMarc

    Posted Mar 2, 2008 7:17 am PT

    They made Two Worlds. Why aren't they already?

  • ehuman

    Posted Mar 2, 2008 5:24 am PT

    Acrobatics, guns, and swords. If this turns into a Devil May Cry ripoff I'll make sure this developer goes into my Black List.

  • SmuffyGT

    Posted Mar 2, 2008 2:33 am PT

    Since when are A cups and over-sized boots "stunningly seductive"? Maybe if you like the little girl look....

    Still it doesn't sound entirely bad. Pistol blades are at least intriguing.

  • nappan

    Posted Mar 1, 2008 11:10 pm PT

    At first glance this game looks a lot like the Crimson Sea series... and that's a good thing. That said, one fuzzy screenshot and an incredibly vague bit of marketing jazz doesn't make or break a game... lets just be patient and see where it goes. It's not as though we have to front the money for it's development after all.

  • ahmedbilal1993

    Posted Mar 1, 2008 9:51 pm PT

    Dosent look good. Need more info.

  • djthompson64

    Posted Mar 1, 2008 5:56 pm PT

    How have they still go jobs!?

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