Heavenly Sword is a computer game created by Ninja Theory only for the PlayStation 3 reassure and distributed by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. The diversion was discharged on September 12, 2007 in North America and Japan; September 14, 2007 in the United Kingdom and Ireland; September 20, 2007 in Australia, New Zealand and Europe; and November 15, 2007 in whatever remains of the world.
The game is presently accessible for Microsoft Windows on GamesKnit.
The gameplay of Heavenly Sword looks like a hand to hand fighting title concentrated on scuffle battle while including open doors for ran assaults. The principle character, Nariko, utilizes a weapon called the “Sublime Sword” which changes into one of three structures relying upon what assault position the player utilizes as a feature of an one of a kind battling style. Speed Stance gives an even harmony in the middle of harm and speed, where the sword takes the type of two separate sharp edges. Range Stance permits quick, long-run, however weaker assaults, with the sword being two edges anchored together. Power Stance is the most intense, however slowest style, where assaults are made with the Sword fit as a fiddle of one huge, two-gave cutting edge.
For investigation and certain fights, the diversion additionally makes utilization of “snappy time occasions” (QTE). Amid a QTE, an image for a sure catch or for an activity, for example, moving the simple adhere to one side or left shows up on screen and the player must match what is appeared to effectively finish the scene.
Notwithstanding Nariko, an optional character, Kai, is controlled for a few bits of the diversion. A significant number of Kai’s stages take the type of killing missions, utilizing her crossbow to pick off adversaries, now and again to secure characters. While Kai can’t perform hand-to-hand battle, in stages that require her to investigate the level she finds herself able to bounce over articles and to free herself from an adversary’s grip by briefly shocking them.
Shots can be moved to their objectives utilizing the movement detecting capacities of the SIXAXIS controller through a component known as Aftertouch. Such shots incorporate directing Kai’s bolts after she has dispatched them, and for Nariko, managing a gun or rocket launcher, or getting and tossing items.
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Installation instructions Heavenly Sword version for PC:
1. Unrar
2. Burn or mount the image
3. Install the game
4. Open /Activation directory on your game install directory and take the registration code
5. Play the game
6. Support the software developers. If you like this game, BUY IT!
2. Burn or mount the image
3. Install the game
4. Open /Activation directory on your game install directory and take the registration code
5. Play the game
6. Support the software developers. If you like this game, BUY IT!
Heavenly Sword SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
In order to play Heavenly Sword on your PC, your system needs to be equipped with at least the following specifications:
OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
- Operating System: Windows 7 and the KB3135445 platform update
- Processor: AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHZ or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ
- Ram: 4GB or more
- Free Hard Drive Space: 21GB
- Processor: AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz or higher; Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher
- Graphics Card: AMD Radeon 3870 or higher; NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or higher
For the best Heavenly Sword PC experience, however, we recommend having a system equal to or better than the following specifications:
OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
OS: Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
- Operating System: Windows 8 64-bit or Windows 10
- Processor: AMD Six-Core CPU; Intel Quad-Core CPU
- RAM: 8GB
- Free Hard Drive Space: 21GB
- Graphics Card: AMD Radeon 7870 or higher; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or higher
- Graphics Memory: 3GB
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Let's be clear up front: Heavenly Sword is a downright terrible film. It is a cheap-looking mess of a movie that neither fans of the game nor series newcomers are likely to enjoy.
Good – Some of the New Plot Points
If the film does one thing right, it's that it's not afraid to change the game's story. And while the results are often more than a little terrible (we'll get to that in a bit), there is at least one major change for the better.
Much of the Heavenly Sword film revolves around Nariko and Kai hunting for the Chosen One so that they can give him the Heavenly Sword and he can defeat Bohan. This serves to give the adventure an immediate sense of urgency as the heroes race against Bohan’s minions and takes the two heroes to more varied locations than those seen in the game. Instead of the rocky plains and mountains that serve as the setting for the game, the film travels swampy villages and even a city built inside a volcano.
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This search for the Chosen One also serves to flesh out Shen's character, showing how broken he became with Nariko being born female and his subsequent quest to spread his seed and make a son by any means necessary. It also, of course, makes him a far less likable character—and potentially an evil one. But unfortunately, he's not the only one to receive a major shift in his character.
Bad – The Destruction of Kai and Bohan
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King Bohan, the film's antagonist, and Kai are also changed drastically in the film. Portrayed by Andy Serkis in the game, Bohan has been recast for this movie. And along with the recasting, Bohan has received a rewrite, losing all of what made him an interesting character. In the game, Bohan is an eccentric—possibly insane—pig of a man, lusting after the Heavenly Sword (and Nariko herself) for no other reason than he wants it (and her) as a prize. He is more than willing to commit genocide to get his wish.
In the film he is more a typical evil king stereotype: He wants the sword destroyed and the Chosen One killed because prophecy states that combined, they are the only thing that can stop his lust for conquest. And while he is no doubt evil, he seems far from insane. Basically, he is just bland.
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Like Bohan, Kai as the game character was truly compelling because of her insanity. She personified a child-like innocence which contrasted greatly with the acts of violence she committed. To her, killing people was a game; and she found it hard to concentrate on anything beyond her immediate wants and needs. Moreover, the trauma that made her that way and how it came back to haunt her are some of the most emotional and well-acted moments of the game—yet, they are absent from the film entirely.
Kai in the film has several of the same quirks as her game counterpart. Yet she is both far more mentally stable and possesses a completely new backstory to boot. The Kai in the film is simply another bastard child of Shen who came to live with Shen upon her mother's death. While this does help to tie in with the search for the Chosen One, it also robs the character of everything that made her game counterpart so enjoyable and easy to sympathize with.
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Bad – The Plot Holes
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There are a lot of plot holes and inconsistencies in the Heavenly Sword movie. These range from the nitpicky—e.g., the Heavenly Sword being wrapped in cloth cords in one scene and being a bare blade the next before suddenly reverting again—to the gaping holes—like why does Bohan continue to hunt Nariko even after he has already won. Hell, it's never really explained why Nariko doesn't just hand over the sword at that point either. After all, all that Bohan wants to do is destroy it. With the sword gone, he'd have no reason to hunt Nariko, Kai, or any of the others in her tribe.
There are also moments that shatter the suspension of disbelief—i.e., the fact that Kai was somehow alive after the length of time she remained hanged (regardless of the fact she had a hand in the noose)—and a lot of contrived writing—i.e., Nariko having the power to heal but not healing Kai immediately after said hanging.
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Bad – The Pacing
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The pacing in the movie is also terrible. Normally you hear complaints about movies dragging. Not here. It never slows down—especially when it should. Thus, there is never enough time to properly savor the impact of emotional moments. What should be earth-shattering revelations simply pop up out of nowhere and leave just as quickly. It is therefore impossible to identify with the characters or their peril.
Conversations and arguments seem likewise rushed. People will have opposing viewpoints for all of twenty seconds before suddenly agreeing with the other party so the plot can continue on. This in turn makes the characters seem both brash and fickle—quick to act on their ideas but with little conviction when confronted with even the weakest arguments.
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Bad – Half a Movie of Exposition
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There are more than a few of these quick arguments in the first half of the movie—which is pretty much nothing but exposition. First the narrator explains the history of the sword. Then we get exposition about Nariko and Kai being outcasts. After that we get narration about Bohan, followed by a scene of Bohan telling Nariko the backstory of Shen, Kai, and the Chosen One. This is then followed by more exposition where Kai and Nariko talk about their respective parentage. In between each of these I have mentioned, there are more, smaller scenes of exposition. Other than a single short fight, the first half is nothing but talk to explain the film's backstory.
Bad – The Animation
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Perhaps one reason why there is too much talking and not enough action in Heavenly Sword has to do with how bad the animation looks when the characters are doing anything else. Simply put, the whole production looks cheap—like a mid 90's Mainframe Entertainment TV show with HD character models. The characters move unnaturally and often seem to glide across the floor—which unfortunately make sense as all floors and other terrain in the film are perfectly level, with only different textures to imply anything else. Moreover, everything is painfully spartan with muted color filters, and the enemy character models are reused ad infinitum. The only improvement in the animation department is the various characters' hair models and movement physics.
But what really kills me is the lack of transitional shots in the action scenes. In most movies, we would see a character start to punch, see the punch connect, and then see the hit person stumble back. However, the vast majority of the time in Heavenly Sword, the middle shot—i.e., the attack connecting—is skipped completely. We see Nariko start to swing the sword and immediately cut to enemies flying through the air. The result is simple: the action scenes feel disjointed and confusing. The one time this isn't true is the first part of the climactic final battle—as Nariko fights an army single handedly with the speed-up-slow-down technique from 300. Sadly, it is only about a minute long and far too little too late.
To sum it all up, let me put it this way: a game from 2007 looks better than this film released in 2014.
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Bad – The Music
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Not only is the music in this film utterly forgettable, it doesn't even come close to properly matching what is happening on screen. It feels like the soundtrack was composed independently of the film and thus there are no swells at any of the dramatic climaxes. Rather, the music just goes at an even pace throughout every scene. Yes, sad music plays during a “sad” scene, and action music plays during an “action” scene. But as the typical nuances of the music never match with what's happening, much of the attempted emotional impact is lost.
Final Thoughts
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Heavenly Sword is a movie lacking on every level. It is badly animated, poorly put together, terribly scored, and horribly full of plot holes. Moreover, it takes everything special about the game's two best characters and leaves it on the side of the road. While it was nice to hear Kai and Nariko's voice actors again, and it is commendable that the creators took some liberties to try to improve the story, that does little to make this movie watchable. [Edit: I was mistaken about Lydia Baksh returning, actress Ashleigh Ball does a fantastic Kai though.] Save your time and save your money: Just play the game on the PS3 instead. It's only about six hours long, and I had an infinitely better time revisiting it for this review than I did watching the film.
Heavenly Sword was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 2, 2014.
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