Hack and Slash (also known as Hack and Slay) is a type of gameplay that emphasizes combat. The hack and slash gameplay used to describe the play style in Role-playing games and focused on the real-time battle with hand to hand weapons. In these games, the player controls a character equipped with a sword and a shield with a task to slay as many foes as possible while defending himself from the enemy attack to survive. During the gameplay, the player uses different actions and can create combos by combining these actions to kill numerous enemies. In hack and slash games, there are no significant goals and the player has to explore the stunning environment, battle hordes of enemies and kill them to earn points. The term of hack and slash also being used in action and weapon-based beat ‘em up games like the Golden Axe series. These games bring the 3D Third-person Perspective, melee action and weapon-based games such as Dynasty Warriors, Devil May Cry, God of War, and more.

10 Best Hack and Slash Games for PS3

#1 Alice: Madness Returns

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Alice: Madness Returns is an Adventure, Action, Platform, Female Protagonist, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game developed by Spicy Horse Games and published by Electronic Arts. The game is the sequel to American McGee’s Alice and offers action-packed and horror gameplay. The story follows the character named Alice Liddle, a little girl suffering from Trauma caused by the death of her beloved parents in a strange accident. The protagonist was discharged from the hospital now she lives as traumatized orphans and Dr. Argus Bumpy treat her. It takes place in the world of Wonderland corrupted by an evil force. To learn about her past and get rid of the Trauma, she must explore the game world, interact with NPCs and fight against enemies using the weapons. You can navigate the game world from a third-person perspective, and your character can jump, dodge, run and attack. With the best mechanics, addictive gameplay, exciting story and superb graphics details, Alice: Madness Returns is the best game to play and enjoy.

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#2 Samurai Warriors 4

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Samurai Warriors 4 is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo for PlayStation platform. It serves as the sequel to Samurai Warriors 3 and offers improved mechanics, gameplay and controls. In this title, the game introduces a character switching features, similar to its predecessor, Samurai Warriors: Chronicles, enabling the player to take two different characters into the epic battle simultaneously. Like previous titles, the plot and the setting of the game focus on Sengoku period of Japan, a time of military war and political warfare where Japan was split between different areas controlled by daimyo. The game features two new modes such as Rage and Hyper. The player can select his characters and dive into the battle against enemies where he has to use his abilities to smash the enemies while exploring the world from a third-person perspective. Each character has its unique personality, playing style and moves to defeat enemies. The player creates combos by combining multiple attacks and can smash down waves of enemies. Samurai Warriors 4 offers prominent features such as Multiple Characters, Pure Hack and Slash Gameplay, Action-packed Missions, and more. Try it out, if you love playing Action-packed Hack and Slash Games.

#3 Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale

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Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale is an Action Role-playing, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game with fantasy element developed by Bedlam Games and published by Atari. The game supports both Co-op Multiplayer and Single modes and takes place in the unforgivable environment named as the Forgotten Realms. It is a mix of Third-person, Tactics, Combat, Quests, and Exploration elements. It has two different modes such as Freeplay and Campaign. There four different character classes such as Fighters, Clerics, Wizards, and Rogues as well as four different races including humans and elves. Through customization features, you can create and can customize your character by selecting different accessories and items. It offers an underground environment, in which the antagonist create a tower to take over the Date. The protagonist needs to get into the mines, locate the Void’s Tower, slaughter Reclus and fend off the Zhentarim evil operations. Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale offers prominent features such as Questing, Immersive Combat, Stunning Levels, Exploration, Melee Combat and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

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#4 Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is an Action-Adventure, Exploration, Third-person Perspective, Single and Multiplayer video game by Ubisoft Montreal. It is the fourth major entry in the series of Assassin’s Creed and focuses on stealth, sword and melee combat. The game takes place in the fictional real world events and revolves around the efforts between Assassins, who fight for peace and the Templars who wants to control the peace. It lets the player take on the role of the series protagonist named Desmond Miles, who relives the memories of his elders to search the path to averting the apocalypse with the assist of a machine called the Animus. The story follows the journey of Ezio who is an assassin and his efforts to unlock the mysteries of Altair’s vault. The game offers the massive environment and lets the player explore from the third-person view. The ultimate task is to explore the open-ended environment, slaughter targets using stealth and melee abilities. It has a series of challenging levels, and the player must complete each one to unlock further content and earn experience points. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations offers a detailed environment, well-written story, brilliant mechanics, stunning visuals and superb controls. Try it out.

#5 Chivalry

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Chivalry is a Series of hardcore Action-RPG and hack and Slash video games developed by Tom Banner Studios. The game offers critically acclaimed and popular titles such as Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior (DLC Pack for Chivalry: Medieval Warfare ), and Chivalry: Complete Pack (Pack for both of the games of series). The series mainly focuses on Melee combats and allows the players to engage in the Epic Multiplayer Online gameplay. The series offers various types of game modes including Deathmatch, team Deathmatch, Team objectives, Duel Mode, Capture the Flag, Last team Standing, and King of the Hill, etc. Because of being the Melee combat focused gameplay, the games in the series are all about killing the other online knights and Combatants while using a number of different types of Melee weapons such as Swords, Hammers, Axes, and Spears, etc. Throughout the series, you’ll experience an entirely brutal gameplay, packed with hardcore melee action and thrill. Chivalry offers A DLC pack for the game named as Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior that offers more new characters, a new story, new weapons and stuff to the gameplay and allows the players to enjoy a remarkable experience of Action, RPG, and Melee Combat elements. For all those who love playing games With Action, RPG, and Hack and Slash elements, Chivalry has loads to offer. Do give it a try.

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#6 Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn

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Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn is an Action-Adventure, Role-playing, Hack and Slash video game developed by Omega Force and published by Bandai Namco Games. The game features both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and serves as the spin-off of the series Dynasty Warriors. It takes place in the realistic environment where thousands of opponents are waiting for you. Select your character class from available and jump into the world where you must manipulate the world from a third-person perspective, fight enemies using multiple weapons and take down them to fulfill the requirements of the objective. The protagonist equips with an ammo suit loaded with different weapons. The more enemies you kill, the more points you earn. Level up your character by gaining enough experience points and use them to enhance your abilities. The world comprises city environment full of buildings, and more. You use different abilities to smash waves of enemies and score the highest points. With brilliant gameplay, superb mechanics, and incredible graphics, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn is the best game to play.

#7 Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires

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Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Single and Multiplayer video game developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei Games. It is the 7th major title in the series of Dynasty Warriors game and the story based on the historical novel known as Romance of the Three Kingdoms of a Chinese writer called Luo Guanzhong. The game takes place in the open-ended world, lets the player move freely and played from a third-person perspective. There are several characters available such as Mao Chao, Bao Sanniang, Deng Ai, Cao Pi, Dian Wei, Xiahou Ba, and more. The player needs to choose his character and jump into the world where he or she has to fight against enemies using his mighty sword and kill them all to earn experience points and level up. The player can interact with NPCs and he needs to complete a series of missions to become the master. With improved graphics, addictive gameplay, and realistic soundtracks, Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires is the wonderful hack and slash game to play and enjoy.

#8 Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War

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Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War is a Single-player and Real-time Tactics video game created by Omega Force and published by Koei. The game centers on the war between Kingdoms of France and England in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It begins with a fighting scene displaying two mercenaries are battling against each other during a clash between English and France Troops. The player assumes the role of the mercenary leader, who must fight on the way through challenging enemies to progress through the story. The player begins the game by creating and customizing a mercenary character. It takes place in the stunning environment of France and allows the player explore the land from third-person, lead his army, and battle against enemies to take down them. The player can use multiple weapons, equipment and tools during the gameplay and earn points to unlock further content to progress in the game and enhance his reputation. Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War offers prominent features such as a Rick Story Mode, Four different Squads, Thrilling Gameplay, a new Strategy Game Experience, a new Type of Action, etc. Try it out.

#9 Sacred 3

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Sacred 3 is a mix of Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Beat ‘em up, and Third-person elements produced by Keen Games and published by Deep Silver. It is a marvelous installment in the series of Sacred and offers improved graphics, and brilliant mechanics. There are different character classes available, and the player can choose between them to get into the world. Each character has its unique personality and special abilities. The player can navigate the environment from a third-person perspective and can pit against enemies to take down them using his special moves and a set of weapons. According to the story, the guardians of the galaxy has kept the beautiful land at peace for many centuries but forgotten the evil named as Lord Zane, who is the ruler of Ashen Empire. Lord Zane makes the team with Demons, opening the gates to the underworld and expand his empire. The player can assume the role of the hero who must fight against the ruler of Ashen Empire and fend off him by getting the powerful artifact called the Heart of Ancaria. Sacred 3 is the best game as compared to other Hack and Slash games.

#10 Devil May Cry 4

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Devil May Cry 4 is the latest addition to the already trending and one of the most played series Devil May Cry. The game offers a marvelous combination of Action-Adventure and Hack and Slash elements and tells the story of a new character named as Nero. Nero possesses multiple demonic powers and is on a mission to encounter the main character, Dante. In the previous game, Dante assassinates the Demons from the Order of the Sword along with their Leader and removes them from existence. The story starts off where it ended in the previous game, and the player gets to control both Dante and Nero. Both of the main characters are now hunting down the Evil and have similar goals. Devil May Cry 4 focuses on close combats including the Melee and allows the players to use different weapons such as Firearms, Swords and loads of other things to Hack and Slash their way through the hordes of demonic enemies. Devil May Cry 4 offers an engaging gameplay, revamped game mechanics, and new characters and rebuilt graphics and offers a great Action-focused experience to all the hardcore fans of the series.