Sword Fighting Games

From a newly introduced source of entertainment in mid 1970s, the gaming industry has come a long way to become a billion dollar industry in the entertainment sector. A large part of this credit should go to the ever ameliorating world of technology, which saw the advent of several upgraded version of personal computers and other gaming platforms (such as PlayStation and Xbox 360), thus making gaming a lot convenient and enjoyable.

Sports to military combats, these video games have everything compressed into the virtual world to make you experience the thrill of shooting the bad guys, venturing into the magical world or defeating your rivals. One of the most popular component of this billion dollar gaming industry is sword fighting games, i.e. adventure games wherein the player or players use sword to fight the enemy.

Sword Fighting in the World of Gaming

In gaming, sword fighting is basically a combat sport in which the primary weapon used is a sword. The sword fighting styles utilized in these games vary, and so do the techniques and weapons themselves.

The platform for these games ranges from a PC, (with a mouse or keyboard used to guide the sword), to the seventh generation video game consoles, such as Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation or Nintendo Wii, (which use joysticks to guide the weapon of choice). Gaming is not just restricted to gaming consoles, there also various websites which offer such games online. More importantly, most of these online games are for free.

Gaming is not just restricted to kids anymore. On one hand, we have the Prince of Persia and other such games for kids, while on the other hand, there are games such as Legacy of Kain and God of War series for adults. The degree of violence is the point of differentiation between the two categories. In fact, the Entertainment Software Rating Board has set guidelines to regulate the age and content ratings in these games, in the United States and Canada.

Best Sword Fighting Games

With so many games vying for the top spot, it is very difficult to determine which is the best sword fighting game in the world. Warrior, developed by Vectorbeam/Cinematronics, was one of the very first game in the sword fighting series, way back in 1979.

Today sword fighting game series such as the Assassins Creed, Devil May Cry, Legacy of Kaine etc. are quite popular among hardcore gaming fans. In fact, games like Assassins Creed have successfully topped the ratings with score of 9 points in various rankings owing to fantastical game reviews they got. Some prefer good animation with impressive moves, while others prefer good storyline and continuity. This is perhaps the reason why there is no consensus among the gaming fans across the world. But that doesn't mean there is any compromise while developing these games.

As far as the best game is concerned, you will have to experience the thrill yourself before coming to a conclusion that the particular game is the best. And mind you, it is a very difficult task. Every time you will play a new game, you will feel this is the best until a new game releases.

Like the best game, there are too many contenders vying for the spot of best game developers as well. The major game developers who have some of the best games of the sword fighting genre to their credit include Nintendo, Ubisoft, Lucas Arts etc. The competition is just expected to become more fierce with time, and the only thing we fans can do is sit back and enjoy!