Die by the Sword (Windows)

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Description

Die by the Sword is a third-person action game set a medieval fantasy world. The player controls Enric, a knight whose sweetheart Maya was kidnapped by kobolds and who swears to bring her back. The game's distinguishing feature is its sword-fighting system, which allows detailed and precise control of the player character's moves, giving it a fighting game flavor. The game features a fairly complex and elaborate control system, with separate keys and button combinations assigned to moves such as running, jumping, slashing, stabbing, parrying, etc., which allows the player to execute these moves simultaneously in a variety of combinations.

A somewhat simpler control system, dubbed "arcade mode", is also available. This system limits the amount of combinations to three kinds of slashes and blocks - low, medium, and high. The game also incorporates local damage system, in which wounding specific body parts will inflict different conditions on the enemies, including severing their limbs and even decapitation. The game's levels include, beside enemies, many hazardous traps that Enric will have to avoid.

In addition to the story mode, the game also features arena and tournament modes, which allow up to four players participate in free-for-all battles using the game's sword-fighting system. The player is also given the opportunity to create his own custom moves with a built-in editor.

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Alternate Titles

• "DBTS" -- Common abbreviation

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• Die by the Sword series

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 (115)
Would be an excellent game for the Wii	kvn8907 (180)
Good first person RPG hack & slash journey	Robert Peters (2)

Critic Reviews

NUKE Computer Gaming	2000	9.6 out of 10	96
Game Players	Jun, 1998	9.4 out of 10	94
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Apr 07, 1998		90
PC Games (Germany)	Apr 01, 1998	86 out of 100	86
Gameplay (Benelux)	Apr 30, 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
Gamesmania.de	1998	75 out of 100	75
GameSpot	Apr 10, 1998	7 out of 10	70
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Aug, 1998		70

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Comments

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

References

Enric's taunts include "The other white meat!" after slaughtering an orc (a decidedly pig-like enemy), and "There can be only one!" after decapitating a foe (quoting Highlander where immortals could only be slain by cutting off their heads).

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Related Web Sites

• Die By The Sword (The official site )