Blade&Sword
Beijing Pixel Software Technology Joint-Stock Co.,Ltd. · 2022 · RPG, Adventure, Action, Action RPG, Dark Fantasy
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About Blade&Sword
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Blade&Sword is a pioneering action RPG where you battle through ancient China as one of three distinct characters—each with unique combat styles and abilities—to stop the vengeful Emperor Jo from reclaiming the world. This cult classic innovatively blends fighting game mechanics with RPG depth, letting you chain together jabs, slashes, dodges, and kung fu techniques in thrilling real-time combat.
This is a ported version of the original game, but not a remake version.
This game is temporarily not supported for Windows 11.
◆Introduction of Blade&Sword
This game is an action role-playing game, in which players will be in the ancient time of more than 3000 years ago and use their swords to fight against the spirit of the Emperor Jo of Country Jo who is trying to annex the world.
It is China's first action RPG, released in multiple countries including China, Japan, the United States and Russia, with 200,000 authentic copies worldwide, creating a miracle of domestic single-player games in the early 21st century.
In 2003, Blade&Sword was listed in the Top 10 role-playing games for 10 days in a row by Gamespot, a famous game media in the United States, and was ranked at the top for three days.
◆Features
This game is different from the previous ARPG games, it is an RPG game with fighting as the main theme. It cleverly introduces the idea of fighting games and breaks the rules to integrate it with the game. In the battle, players can use jabbing, slashing, chopping, jumping, dodging, blocking and other actions as well as all kinds of kung fu techniques to experience the thrill of fighting.
The story of Blade&Sword begins about 3,000 years ago.
Emperor Wu destroyed the Country Jo. At the end of the war, Emperor Jo set himself on fire on the Star Building in Zhaoge. Before the death of Emperor Jo, the Country Jo's Wizard, Wen Zhong, used his lifelong magic power to take the vengeful thoughts of the Emperor Jo away from the world, so that he could return to the human world and reclaim his throne in the future.
Many people from different eras were swept into the same space by this inexplicable force, and the intersection of parallel worlds including human world, Branch Brute, Branch Ghoul caused many monsters to flow around through this gap. These monsters are controlled by Wizard Wen, and they organize a huge army of monsters to operate in the human world and hell.
Our protagonist was also drawn into this space, and now he has arrived at a village called Wa-dang --
1. Three protagonist with different abilities
The game is designed with three distinct protagonists, namely a Swordsman, a Warrior and a Heroine. They each have their own special skills and moves, allowing players to have a richer combat experience.
・Swordsman
Each attribute is average, with good performance in speed and strength, and a variety of attack methods.
There are both skillful combo attacks and powerful sure strikes, as well as the ability to hit enemies from a distance with Chi.
Overall, there are no obvious flaws or strengths, and it is a relatively easy character to get used to. Suitable for beginner players.
・Warrior
High attack power, able to destroy enemies within a few moves. High hit point and good physical strength.
He can permanently improve certain attributes through training. The disadvantage is the slow speed, making it easy to be hit by enemies.
He is also weak in catching the enemy's movement, and it is difficult to hit combo attacks in a row because of the pursuit of one fatal move.
It is not easy to operate the Warrior, to be comfortable with it must be more practice to master its moves performance. Suitable for advanced players.
・Heroine
She is very fast and dexterous enough to make it difficult for enemies to hit her while being able to attack them accurately.
She is able to hit combo attacks and has a magnificent leg technique.
The sword technique used does not seek to kill, but can destroy the enemy's limbs to disable their attacks. It is the only character who can use supporting skills.
The disadvantages are weak attack power, short attack distance, and low hit point. Suitable for intermediate players.
2. How to operate
Mouse left button: move/interact/release the skill set by the left button
Right Mouse button: Release the skill set by the right button
Shift：Run
Alt：Defense
Spacebar: Dodge
Hold down the Alt key and use the left mouse button to draw trajectory of the Killing Blow: switch between Killing Blows
Z key: Pick up with one click
Keys 1～6: Use the corresponding potion
F1～F6：Use the corresponding inventory
This game is temporarily not supported for Windows 11.
◆Introduction of Blade&Sword
This game is an action role-playing game, in which players will be in the ancient time of more than 3000 years ago and use their swords to fight against the spirit of the Emperor Jo of Country Jo who is trying to annex the world.
It is China's first action RPG, released in multiple countries including China, Japan, the United States and Russia, with 200,000 authentic copies worldwide, creating a miracle of domestic single-player games in the early 21st century.
In 2003, Blade&Sword was listed in the Top 10 role-playing games for 10 days in a row by Gamespot, a famous game media in the United States, and was ranked at the top for three days.
◆Features
This game is different from the previous ARPG games, it is an RPG game with fighting as the main theme. It cleverly introduces the idea of fighting games and breaks the rules to integrate it with the game. In the battle, players can use jabbing, slashing, chopping, jumping, dodging, blocking and other actions as well as all kinds of kung fu techniques to experience the thrill of fighting.
About the story
The story of Blade&Sword begins about 3,000 years ago.
Emperor Wu destroyed the Country Jo. At the end of the war, Emperor Jo set himself on fire on the Star Building in Zhaoge. Before the death of Emperor Jo, the Country Jo's Wizard, Wen Zhong, used his lifelong magic power to take the vengeful thoughts of the Emperor Jo away from the world, so that he could return to the human world and reclaim his throne in the future.
Many people from different eras were swept into the same space by this inexplicable force, and the intersection of parallel worlds including human world, Branch Brute, Branch Ghoul caused many monsters to flow around through this gap. These monsters are controlled by Wizard Wen, and they organize a huge army of monsters to operate in the human world and hell.
Our protagonist was also drawn into this space, and now he has arrived at a village called Wa-dang --
How to Play
1. Three protagonist with different abilities
The game is designed with three distinct protagonists, namely a Swordsman, a Warrior and a Heroine. They each have their own special skills and moves, allowing players to have a richer combat experience.
・Swordsman
Each attribute is average, with good performance in speed and strength, and a variety of attack methods.
There are both skillful combo attacks and powerful sure strikes, as well as the ability to hit enemies from a distance with Chi.
Overall, there are no obvious flaws or strengths, and it is a relatively easy character to get used to. Suitable for beginner players.
・Warrior
High attack power, able to destroy enemies within a few moves. High hit point and good physical strength.
He can permanently improve certain attributes through training. The disadvantage is the slow speed, making it easy to be hit by enemies.
He is also weak in catching the enemy's movement, and it is difficult to hit combo attacks in a row because of the pursuit of one fatal move.
It is not easy to operate the Warrior, to be comfortable with it must be more practice to master its moves performance. Suitable for advanced players.
・Heroine
She is very fast and dexterous enough to make it difficult for enemies to hit her while being able to attack them accurately.
She is able to hit combo attacks and has a magnificent leg technique.
The sword technique used does not seek to kill, but can destroy the enemy's limbs to disable their attacks. It is the only character who can use supporting skills.
The disadvantages are weak attack power, short attack distance, and low hit point. Suitable for intermediate players.
2. How to operate
Mouse left button: move/interact/release the skill set by the left button
Right Mouse button: Release the skill set by the right button
Shift：Run
Alt：Defense
Spacebar: Dodge
Hold down the Alt key and use the left mouse button to draw trajectory of the Killing Blow: switch between Killing Blows
Z key: Pick up with one click
Keys 1～6: Use the corresponding potion
F1～F6：Use the corresponding inventory
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Blade&Sword, developed by Beijing Pixel Software Technology Joint-Stock Co., Ltd. and published by Beijing Happy Entertainment Technology, is a classic action RPG rooted in early 2000s design philosophy and steeped in ancient Chinese mythological themes. Originally released long before its arrival on Steam, the game carries the unmistakable DNA of an era when hack-and-slash combat, tight isometric arenas, and arcade-inspired mechanics defined the genre. While modern action RPGs often emphasize loot systems and sprawling skill trees, Blade&Sword takes a different approach, focusing heavily on player execution, martial technique, and timing-driven combat. Set in a mythic version of ancient China, the story unfolds against the backdrop of spiritual corruption and supernatural upheaval. The vengeful remnants of a fallen tyrant disturb the balance between worlds, unleashing demonic creatures and chaos across the land. Players step into the role of one of three heroes tasked with restoring order. While the narrative framework is relatively straightforward, it provides a strong thematic foundation, drawing from Chinese folklore, spiritual traditions, and legendary warrior archetypes. The…1 found this helpful
Masterpiece, hand drawn art and attention to detail, from creatures running around to physics of wind, body damage and debris on ground. gameplay, crafting and mechanics the best, if they ever had to remake a game this would be it along with number 2. you will have sleepless nights of fun
its good if you have brain
It's not easy to get this game to work these days but when it does...wow. This might be the best ARPG Diablo-like out there in terms of combat. The combat is so well done with so many options you won't believe it. I play it on Nightmare just to maximize the options. Where do I even start. You'd have to have played various other games to understand. For example lets start with Vermintide 2. In Ver2, attacking different types of enemies WHILE they are attacking can cause a trade, because depending where in the animation frame you and the enemy are, it directly impacts the stun threshold. And then the enemy's class/type itself on top of that. In B&S, it's the same. You can pick from 3 heroes and lets say you pick the female. Her combo chains are amazing but if you miss your opening (get to that in a sec) you're risking your attacks missing and the damage on Nightmare takes her health to more then half per hit from the most basic first encounter in the game, the zombie. The best way to combo the zombie with her on Nightmare (the hardest difficulty): 1) Fight 1 by 1, attract one zombie then return to familiar/cleared territory 2) Wait infront of the zombie and get it to mis…
Amazing game! I am really a fan already!
I've played this game way before Steam arrived in my country. Surely, some might accuse this one is just another Diablo clone...but even way before then, I know B&S has its own unique color. With just a couple dollars, I can ensure you that this one is totally worth your time. Gameplay is as simple as Diablo. You interreact with everything by left-click on screen, using a couple default hot keys for smooth movements. But one of the interesting things here are the fight-moves and how to make a deadly combo out of them. Since the game is heavily influenced by Asian martial arts, you get to experience many "Kung-fu" moves. The game gives you 3 characters to play: A slow but heavy brawler, a slim yet swift assassin and a well-balanced swordman. Each characters has 12 different skill moves, which encourages you to mix and match ( though I wish the game can give you option to reset skills) ....there are also ultimate skills that require you to "draw lines" with your mouse on screen to perform, which i find it both unique and frustrated, because ultimate requires power bar, and it can be completely wasted, if the enemy just BLOCK. I still hate it till this day! THE SPAGYRIC CUBE ak…
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