Set in a fastasy setting, you're a sword swinging knight out to slay evil creatures and rescue your mate. The game is played from a cinematic over-the-shoulder view, and you are given full control over how your character moves and swings your sword. As opposed to the "StreetFighter" style of character controls, you have full freedom to move your sword as you wish, allowing an infinite number of sword and body movements.

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Alternate Titles

"DBTS" -- Common abbreviation

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Part of the Following Group

Die by the Sword series

Merchant	Title
	Die by the Sword
	Die by the Sword
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User Reviews

A decidedly different third person fighting game.	Evan Kerr (10)
A typical fantasy action game with a plot older than gaming itself... and one of the most memorable and fun games I've ever played.	George Shannon (110)
Good first person RPG hack & slash journey	Robert Peters (2)

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The Press Says

OK PC Gamer	May, 1998	89 out of 100	89
Gamezilla	Jun 11, 1998	88 out of 100	88
PC Action	Apr 15, 1998	84 out of 100	84
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	May, 1998	82 out of 100	82
Imperium Gier	Oct 09, 1999	8 out of 10	80
GameStar (Germany)	Apr, 1998	79 out of 100	79
PC Player (Germany)	Apr, 1998	78 out of 100	78
Game Revolution	Jun 05, 2004	B	75
Adventure Lantern	Jun, 2007	73 out of 100	73
GameSpot	Apr 10, 1998	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

A "cuss-pack" patch is available from the Interplay site (support section) and this adds even more mature comments, powerful insults and witty lines to the main character's vocabulary. Most of the added speech files are not suitable for younger people.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Tom Louie (7) on Jun 04, 1999.