Best Sword Fighting Games

Gaming culture has seen a sudden boost, owing to exponential growth in the number of computers and video games. Add to it, the Internet culture and you realize that gaming has become an interest that is being followed by many, irrespective of their age, with tremendous zeal. More importantly, with the advent of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games, gaming has just got better. Games are also categorized on various themes, such as sword fighting games, gun battles, treasure hunts, sports and many more. Although it's a mammoth task to choose the best games from over a thousand contenders, we tried to compile a list of the best sword fighting games in the world of gaming.

Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed, developed by Ubisoft Montreal, is an action adventure video game, wherein the player assumes the role of the protagonist, Altaïr, with the goal of carrying out assassinations ordered by the leader of assassins - Al Mualim. Upon its launch, Assassin's Creed won many prestigious awards including the Game Critics Award for the Best Action / Adventure Game and GameSpy's Best PlayStation 3 Game of the Show.

Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry, often referred to as DMC, is an action-adventure video game developed for PlayStation 2 by the Capcom Production Studio 4. Devil May Cry is set in the modern times on Mallet Island. The game includes several missions which follow Dante and Trish's quest of confronting the demon lord Mundus. It involves fighting enemies, performing platform tasks and solving puzzles. Based on the performance in each mission, the player is given a grade A, B, C or D. Devil May Cry was greeted by positive game reviews on its launch and in fact garnered an average review score of 92.2 percent in GameRankings.

God of War II
God of War II, the second installment in the God of War Series and a sequel to God of War, is one of the most popular action-adventure video games. In this hack and slash game, the protagonist 'Kratos' is controlled by the player, in a combination of combat and puzzle game elements. In God of War II, Kratos uses Athena's Blades, which he received at the end of the first installment of the God of War Series. At the Golden Joystick Awards 2007, God of War II won the Golden Joystick for "PlayStation Game of the Year 2007".

Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Legacy of Kain: Defiance, developed by Crystal Dynamics, is the 5th video game of the Legacy of Kain series. This is the only game of the series wherein both the protagonists, Raziel and Kain are playable. Each of the previous installments focused on either of the protagonists, i.e. Soul Reaver series on Raziel, and the Blood Omen series on Kain. Legacy of Kain: Defiance received good critical acclamation on its release. In fact, major players in the world of gaming, such as, Gamespy welcomed the game with 3 stars on the scale of 5. The best part of the game, some believe, is that it has the answers to many intriguing questions from the previous installments.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, developed by Nintendo, is the 13th part of The Legend of Zelda series. In this game, the protagonist Link is on a mission to prevent the Hyrule, the universe of The Legend of Zelda, from being affected by the Twilight Realm, the corrupt parallel dimension. On this mission, Link assumes the form of a human as well as a wolf. It is the first game in the series to be awarded a T rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board, which means it is not suitable for children below 13 years of age. On its release, the game won many Game of the Year Awards. It is regarded as one of the best games in the Zelda series.

So you can play and decide for yourself as to which sword fighting game is the best, but we are sure that the games mentioned in our list are bound to make it to the top in your list of best games as well.