Heavenly Sword surpasses one million mark

  • Posted May 27th, 2008 at 04:08 EDT by Eric Blattberg
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When Heavenly Sword hit store shelves last September, it arrived to rather mixed critical reception (for a AAA title). Many cited the game’s six-hour length as its downfall, though we believe the remarkable cinematic presentation and production values of the title more than compensated. Regardless, Heavenly Sword has overcome its short stigma and achieved platinum status.


Ninja Theory employees celebrate their 1,000,000 unit title

In comparison to Ninja Theory's first title, Kung Fu Chaos, which pushed a mere 10,000 units, a million-seller is quite the accomplishment. With these sales, a Heavenly Sword sequel becomes a financially realistic option for Ninja Theory. Still, regardless whether or not their next game turns out to be Heavenly Sword 2 or an entirely original IP, here's hoping it sports a little more longevity than its predecessor.

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  1. Phantasmn | PHANTASMN707

    • 4:28am BST - May 27th, 2008

    Hmm... if this title becomes a "greatest hits" title and goes for $20-$30, then I'll get it. But yea, I've heard mixed things about this title from people that have it also, as well as the reviews.

  2. Shader | AShaddo

    • 4:29am BST - May 27th, 2008

    Here's hoping for Heavenly Sword 2.  Just make it longer and have a greater variety of enemies.

  3. princevegeta1980

    • 4:38am BST - May 27th, 2008

    Heavenly sword is an excellent intense action game with a great story, graphiques, destructable environment (not to mention being able to throw objects or bodies at your ennimis) and good use of six-axis controles. Most next-gen games don't have 20% of the work that's behind Heavenly sword nor the quality!

  4. Maisan

    • 4:45am BST - May 27th, 2008

    Heavenly sword is a great game. I like it

  5. tadpole3159 | faulkner8991

    • 5:18am BST - May 27th, 2008

    i love it, completed it three times.

  6. IceKnight

    • 5:20am BST - May 27th, 2008

    this is great news for an underated game imo the story was brillaintly executed

    with some great gameplay mechanics added to it

  7. Carl | almighty-slayer

    • 5:48am BST - May 27th, 2008

    Awesome for Ninja Theory. I loved the game, and i'm glad they've managed to pass the big million :)

  8. SamTheSkater

    • 6:02am BST - May 27th, 2008

    i haven't got it yet but i'll get it someday. hope they make a sequel. i heard ninja theory was busy doing something else so sony should give the job of HS2 to someone else.

  9. swordfish64 | Swordfish64

    • 8:43am BST - May 27th, 2008

    Don't listen to BS reviews, Heavenly Sword is an incredible cinematic gameplay experience, if you haven't plyed this beauty of a game, stop sleeping and go get it.

  10. hush404 | hush404

    • 9:18am BST - May 27th, 2008

    I can't get enough HS! I got it at launch and havn't stopped loving it! Astounding game.

  11. Fiddlesworth

    • 10:13am BST - May 27th, 2008

    Deserves it, really excellent game.

  12. zbamf

    • 10:40am BST - May 27th, 2008

    I heard Ninja Theory would work on multiplatform titles in future and Sony was going to find another developer? Santa Monica was mentioned, now imagine what the sequel would be like by the God of War developers?

  13. evilmonkey501 | evilmonkey501

    • 10:55am BST - May 27th, 2008

    this game was great! but, yes it was short...thats the only downfall.....still a great addition to your collection....also probably has had the only good use of the sixaxis.....I would highly recomend this game to anyone who likes the genre....

  14. TekkenLord | HitMan00

    • 11:48am BST - May 27th, 2008

    this game is a classic action beat'em up game. i love the counters the moves of nariko is so fluid, and crazy kai is such fun to play with. if they do make part 2 bring everything they did in part one and just make it better and longer. Congratus to Ninja Theory keep up the good work.

  15. wocyob

    • 3:41pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    i have to say its my fav ps3 game.....glad it past the one mill mark wished it did better tho

  16. Wuzixi | idoasiplease

    • 4:25pm BST - May 27th, 2008

     One of my favorite ps3 game is awesome!!

  17. jphuff | jhuff

    • 4:53pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    It was a great game, length notwithstanding.  It deserves to have been a success!

  18. yungder | yungder

    • 5:45pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    HS was a classic and needs to be in anyone's PS3 titles stable...

     

    PSN:  yungder

  19. DeadOnArrival06 | DeadOnArrival06

    • 6:08pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    This hit 1 million about 2 months ago.

  20. gingo | gingo

    • 6:19pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    psn id: gingo.... this really is an epic title, yes its short but the cinematics and graphics more than make that up, one for every ps3 owner to at least try

  21. Odium_Generis_Humani

    • 6:21pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    The 6-axis "aftertouch" deal was one of the better gaming experiences of last year.  This game fell victime to the anti-PS3 stuff from last year, period.

  22. Denali2 | NEJI64

    • 6:27pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    havenly sward it was a good game to me i hope they make a part 2 if not thats a disappointing

  23. lurkingshadow89 | DEATH555666

    • 10:33pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    A great game im suprised it took this long to surpase a million.

  24. Redrider | Warhawk1

    • 10:45pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    Great to see this title hit the million sold mark. I own a copy of this title and I have no regrets in buying it!

  25. Eric2929 | Eric2929

    • 10:58pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    @DOA

     

    Actually it was about two weeks ago, but nobody reported it so why not let people know?

  26. Name|ess | Nameless

    • 11:13pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    I completed the title twice and thought it was an overall great title with a few flaws. The game's length was it's greatest flaw, but with more time and a better understanding of the PS3 I had very high hopes for the sequel... Perhaps there's still a chance we will see a Heavenly Sword 2, because with some tweaks to the fighting engine, level design & game length the game would be amazing. It's still one of the most cinematic titles ever released and a visual showcase for the PS3.

  27. thegame97338 | G_PIG79

    • 11:46pm BST - May 27th, 2008

    I love this game, and I still play it, DS3+Heavenly Sword greatness.

  28. Hemin | Herro

    • 12:21am BST - May 28th, 2008

    i'm glad i could help them reach the million mark. it was the first game i bought for my ps3.

  29. gameoholic | Demented007

    • 12:09am BST - May 29th, 2008

    To bad that Heavenly Sword 2 is going to be multi platform, don't know why it's going on 360, what a slap in the face, im not going to support it, saddly.

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  • Related game: Heavenly Sword

    Release date (US):
    September 12th, 2007
    Developer:
    Ninja Theory
    Genre:
    Action - Third Person
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