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.

13 Best Hack and Slash Games for PS Vita

#1 Legacy of Kain

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Legacy of Kain is a Dark Fantasy, Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game series developed and published by Crystal Dynamics. The series takes place in the dark-fantasy-themed world called Nosgoth and Legacy of Kain is the first game in the series. It combines the elements of puzzle, exploration, role-playing and action and the story revolves around the protagonist named Kain, as he attempts to defy his destiny and struggle to restore the peace of his world. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is another entry in the series and introduces a new playable character named as Raziel. In the beginning, the game requires choosing your character to get into the world full of monsters and vampires. Your ultimate task is to navigate the environment from a third-person perspective, fight against hordes of enemies using a sword and take down them to earn experience points. The series consists of different entries such as Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Soul Reaver 2, Blood Omen 2, Legacy of Kain: Defiance, and more. With prominent features and addictive gameplay, Legacy of Kain is the best series of play and enjoy.

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#2 Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires

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Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is an Action, Hack and Slash, Single and Multiplayer video game with Beat ‘em up element developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. The game serves as the 2nd downloadable content of the original title Dynasty Warriors 8, released in 2014. It introduces new playable characters, improved environment, and brilliant controls. It has two different modes such as Story and Free modes. The story mode offers the similar faction-based storyline and comes back with seamless cutscenes. Ambition and Challenge modes are also introduced in the expansion pack, which offers different arcade-style challenges. The player has to select his playable character and jump into the world full of enemies. He uses his unique abilities and fighting style to face hordes of enemies and kill them to earn enough points. The gameplay is explored from a third-person perspective while the player fighting enemies. Combine unique attacks to create the combos and beat waves of enemies to earn massive points. With prominent features, addictive gameplay and incredible graphics, Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires is the best game to play.

#3 Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star

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Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star is an Action, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game created and published by Marvelous for multiple platforms. It serves as the third title in the series of Fate/Extra and brings an exciting gameplay by combining adventure, exploration, fighting and sword-fighting elements. The story follows the conflict between two powerful factions controlled by Tamamo and Nero, who are fighting each other to control the Holy and Moon Cells. In the game, you assume the role of the master, who works with spirits called Servants to fight hordes of enemies. You can customize your character by choosing his gender and name. The game features up to sixteen playable characters categorized into eight classes such as Archer, Caster, Lancer, Rider, Extra class, and more. Each class has its unique abilities, skills, and personality. During the gameplay, you can run around the battlefield and can fight enemies with a weak or strong attack using the combination of certain attacks. Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star includes prominent features, engaging gameplay, dynamic sound effects, smooth controls and more. Try it out, and you’ll love the game.

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#4 Berserk and the Band of the Hawk

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Berserk and the Band of the Hawk is an Action-Adventure, Role-playing and Hack and Slash video game created by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo for PlayStation and Microsoft Windows. The game revolves around the story of the manga series, starting from the Golden Age Arc and ending to the Hawk of the Millennium Empire Arc. It features various playable characters and lets the player select his favorite one with the best statistics and jump into the world where he must fight against waves of enemies to complete the missions. The world is full of enemies, monsters and giant bosses each offers its unique abilities and skills. The player equips with a traditional sword, and his ultimate task is to kill as many monsters and enemies as possible to fulfill the requirement of the mission and earn points for each kill. It offers the player open-ended environment and a variety of missions with unique requirements. Berserk and the Band of the Hawk is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

#5 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.

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#6 God of War: Chains of Olympus

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God of War: Chains of Olympus is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game offered by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the 4th marvelous entry in the series of God of War and the prequel to the previous title God of War. The game takes place in an ancient Greece based on Greek mythology. You as the protagonist named as Kratos, who is a Spartan and serves the gods of Olympian. The protagonist is assisted by the goddess named as Athena, who orders him to locate the sun god Helios. You navigate the environment from a third-person perspective and can use his primary weapons slay massive monsters. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous titles, with emphases of combo-based combat. It is a mixture of platforming, puzzle, and combat elements to make the game more exciting. The main arm of the character is a pair of blades joined with chains that are wrapped around the wrist of the character. Complete several challenges by fighting enemies and face of the antagonist in the last, who is the responsible for the murder of his family. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#7 Ragnarok Odyssey

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Ragnarok Odyssey centers on Action Role-playing, Third-perspective and Exploration gameplay created by Game Arts and published by the Marvelous USA. The game takes place in the fantasy universe of Ragnarok Online, and including lots of elements of Norse Mythology. It offers the similar gameplay to Monster Hunter and introduces typical items such as magic, crafting, customization, item collecting, interaction and more. There are up to six playable character classes available, and the player can choose one of them to get into the world where he has to encounter lots of monsters, enemies and their bosses during exploration from a third-person view. Each character class has a set of weapons, unique play style, and brilliant abilities. Instead of using of leveling system, the game uses a card-based system. The player receives experience points for kill monsters and uses them to unlock additional content. With excellent mechanics, fantasy environment, and smooth controls, Ragnarok Odyssey is the best game to play and enjoy.

#8 Silent Hill: Book of Memories

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Silent Hill: Book of Memories is an Action, Hack and Slash and Adventure video game developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Konami. It is the sequel to the Silent Hill video game and the first title in the series to include role-playing elements with co-op gameplay. The job of the player is to control a playable character from a top-down perspective through a variety of levels consisting of dungeons filled with monsters. There are multiple character classes available such as Preppy, Bookworm, Goth, Jock and more. In the beginning, the player needs to choose his or her character and customize it using lots of accessories and choices. The player receives experience points for killing brutal monsters, and the level of the player will raise after gaining enough points. The player can explore the world to pit against monsters and can slay them using his or her mighty sword. The game increases the level difficulty as the player advances through it. During combat, the player uses a variety of ranged weapons, melee, several items, and ammunition. With best features and addictive gameplay, Silent Hill: Book of Memories is the fantastic game to play and enjoy.

#9 God of War: Ghost of Sparta

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God of War: Ghost of Sparta is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game produced by Ready at Dawn and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was the first entry for the PSP (PlayStation Portable) and the sixth title in the series of God of War based on Greek Mythology. The game takes place in an ancient Greece and cast the player in the role of the protagonist named as Kratos, who is the god of war. According to the story, the protagonist is still threatened by the evil vision of his past mortal life, and he decides to navigate his origins. The protagonist encounters his mother who claims that his brother is alive. The protagonist then set out himself on an epic adventure against brutal enemies to save his brother. The game offers the similar gameplay to its previous entries and centers on combo-based combat. Kratos equips with his primary weapons such as the Blades of Athena and secondary weapons like a sword. It combines the elements of Platform and puzzle elements. God of War: Ghost of Sparta offers prominent features such as challenging Missions, Exploration, Third-person Combat, powerful Enemies and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#10 Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom

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Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom is an Action, Hack and Slash, Third-person Perspective, Single and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Koei Tecmo Games for Multiple Platforms. The game around the protagonist named Eren Yeager, his beloved friend Armin Arlert and his foster sister named Miskasa Ackerman and their adventures. The game embarks the protagonist on an epic adventure when the Colossal Titans breach the wall which guards his homeland and one of them slaughter and eat his mother and kill all the Titans. The protagonist and his friends join the military to take revenge from Colossal Titans to his mother’s death. The player can play as the Eren and can use different weapons, and items to kill monsters and foes. He can explore the world from a third-person perspective and can earn points by defeating Titans and their leaders. As the game progress, it becomes more challenging, and the player must unlock further features. With enhanced mechanics, new scenarios, weapons, exciting story, and addictive gameplay, Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

#11 Monster Hunter Portable 3rd

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Monster Hunter Portable 3rd is a 2010 Action Role-playing, Single-player and Multiplayer video game offered by Capcom. It is the marvelous installment in the franchise of Monster Hunter and available to play on PlayStation. The game introduces new brutal monsters, regions, and a combat system. It takes place in the fantasy settings and centers on a village named as Yukumo. In the game, you takes on the role of the protagonist named as Felyne, a warrior who set out himself on an epic quests to battle monsters and defeat them to rescue his village. During navigation, you can interact with NPCs, find other character like you and make a team. Through customization, you change the appearance of the companions using lots of options. There are a series of quests and each quest requires a completion of certain objectives. The game borrows all weapons classes from previous titles including great sword, hammer, lance, switch axe, dual blades, and more. You must complete different takes to earn points and prove yourself as the best warrior by rescuing your land. Monster Hunter Portable 3rd offers prominent features, immerse gameplay, and realistic sound effects.

#12 White Knight Chronicles: Origins

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White Knight Chronicles: Origins is a Co-op, Action Role-playing and Single-player video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by SCE Japan Studio. It serves as the presequel to the White Knight Chronicles, released in 2008. The game takes place in the exciting environment invaded by monsters and enemies. To get into the game world, the player needs to select his character from available and customize it to his style. After creating the character, the player gets access to the world where he has to fulfill lots of challenging quests to save the world and earn points. The player can explore exotic locations from a third-person view and can interact with non-player characters while battling enemies to take down them. He can engage himself in traditional role-playing gameplay experience and show off his abilities and skills to impress his fellows. The player will get raw materials, after defeating foes and can use them for crafting, unlock items, equipment, and upgrading system. With impressive graphics, smooth controls, and addictive gameplay, White Knight Chronicles: Origins is the fantastic game to play.

#13 Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition

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Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition is an Action, Hack and Slash, Single and Multiplayer video game and the eighth entry in the series of Dynasty Warriors. The plot based on the historical novel named Romance of the Three Kingdom and the game available to play on cross platforms. There are over eighty-two character available to select and play and the major part of the game focused on Dynasty Warrior 7 and introduces combat system. It has different modes such as Story Free, Challenge, Ambition and more. Take on the role of the protagonist named as Lu Bu and go on an epic adventure to fulfill the objectives. Explore the environment from third-person perspective and fight against hordes of enemies using a set of weapons and take down them to earn XP points. Your character can use fighting skills, combos and weapons to eliminate the foes. With enhanced mechanics, superb controls, brilliant soundtracks, Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition is the fantastic game to play.