Black Knight Sword

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

  Dec 11, 2012

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  7.1

  playscore

  6.4

  17 Critics

  8.1

  152 Players
• Xbox 360

  Dec 12, 2012

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  7.1

  playscore

  7.1

  9 Critics

  7.0

  1.65K Players

25 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  Inside Gaming

  8.5

  Black Knight Sword is the sort of game that, had it come out fifteen years ago, would have a huge cult following by now

  Reviewed on X360
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  Polygon

  6.0

  Black Knight Sword has a strong first impression, with its unique visual style and playfully bleak story. But modern concessions like upgrades and saved games are broken by outdated design elements. Black Knight Sword seems unwilling to fully commit to making something fun to play above all else. The unforgiving difficulty will likely appeal to some, but for everyone else, take my word for it: You're missing a lot less than you think.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  Game Trailers

  5.7

  The overall weirdness and distinctive art style keep Black Knight Sword from being another run-of-the-mill action game. Yet the five main levels can be completed within two hours, and while there is an option to continue playing on a more challenging difficulty setting as well as additional challenge-oriented modes, the level design doesn't encourage exploration and there's little interactivity aside from slashing at enemies.

  Reviewed on PS3
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  The Escapist

  5.0

  Black Knight Sword isn't particularly good at anything it sets out to do. Moments of gorgeous art design are offset by shamelessly cloned enemies and pointlessly confusing dialogue. The game is clearly doing everything it can to be different, but it appears more time was spent making the game weird than making it a cohesive experience.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  GameSpot

  7.0

  Challenging games aren't inherently bad unless the gameplay is somehow broken, but Black Knight Sword’s adherence to a high-standard of difficulty will ultimately turn a lot of people off. If you prefer your platformers charming and whimsical, this game is best avoided. If, however, you’re looking for a challenging, action heavy platformer that’s reminiscent of old-school behemoths, waste no time picking up Black Knight Sword on either PSN or XBLA.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  COGconnected

  6.5

  Ultimately I found Black Knight Sword for the PlayStation Network to be wonderfully creepy as I really appreciated Suda51’s artistic vision. Shortcomings aside the unique visual experience that Black Knight Sword offers up is well worth a few hours of your time. At a price tag of $9.99 you certainly can’t go wrong; however, just do not expect an experience you will come back to after you have put the game through its paces.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  VentureBeat

  6.0

  If you seek to conquer Black Knight Sword’s challenges, I suggest thinking real hard before you buy it. It’s a good-looking game with a unique style that screams Goichi Suda’s name, but the gameplay is rarely rewarding. So much is working against you that you feel like the only reason you’re making any progress at all is because of pure luck rather than skill.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  Game Revolution

  7.0

  Black Knight Sword invokes beauty and inventiveness in some areas and brain-melting fury in others. It continues Suda 51's streak of awkwardly endearing titles. Unfortunately, it also retains a few flaws from gestation. If the difficulty were more balanced or if there was more depth to the combat, it'd be easier to recommend.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  EGM Now

  5.0

  If you adore Suda 51’s design sensibilities or appreciate games that punish players, then Black Knight Sword might offer enough for you to enjoy your time with it. For everyone else, far too many other games are more worthy of your time and money.

  Reviewed on PS3

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  Joystiq

  5.0

  Had the actual gameplay been less clunky, more well balanced, more challenging and less aggressively abusive, Black Knight Sword's sense of style and unique presentation would have been healthy bonuses on top of an already stable foundation. As is stands though, the game's artistic atmosphere and sense of self are all it has going for it, and sadly that's not quite enough.

  Reviewed on PS3

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