Emotionally charged stunningly beautiful and delivering unprecedented dramatic character performance Heavenly Sword showcases the power of Playstation 3. 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 draining their life-force killing them within hours. When the invading King (played by Andy Serkis) destroys the warrior clan that guards the Heavenly Sword the clan leader39s 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 drawn to a close. 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 quotaftertouchquot controls. Wide range of Objects amp Weaponry Heavenly Sword provides a wide range of objects amp weaponry including rapid fire crossbows and massively damaging bazookas. Creative in-game Cinematography Coupled with real-time story evolvement and ama