24 Best Sword Fighting Games for PS3

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn is a wonderful Action, Tactical MMORPG, Hack and Slash video game by Square Enix. The game is set in a fictional world of Hydaelyn and features the protagonist who after selecting the character and skill sets goes on wars against the enemies to save his part of the Realm. Your duty is to be a warrior and the savior of Eorzea and liberate your motherland from the worst economic and social crisis. The enemies after getting enough power and resources are getting closer day by day so you must gather a team of individuals like you, build your own guild and go on quests to eliminate the threats, loot the resources and serve Eorzea. With some of the most epic settlements and combats, a great action-packed game-play and a great story, FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn is a superbly addictive and engaging game to play and enjoy. Do give it a try.

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.

DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition is an Action Role-playing, Single-player and Multiplayer video game with an emphasis on Hack and Slash elements developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game takes place in the breathtaking world of Lordran, where the player will unearth the storyline when Knight Artorias still lives. It introduces new bosses, online matchmaking system, and PvP Arena. During the gameplay, the player assumes the role of the protagonist who must navigate the environment from a third-person perspective, fight brutal monsters and slay them before they kill the player. A dark fantasy world full of thrilling dungeons, fearsome enemies, and online interaction. The ultimate task of the player to overcome obstacles, avoid murderous traps and progress through the game by killing the numerous monsters and enemies to score the experience points and use them to unlock additional content. DARK SOULS: Prepare To Die Edition includes prominent features such as Network Play, Mastery Earns Progression, Seamless World, Character Development, and more. Try it out.

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.

God of War: Ascension is an Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Single and Multiplayer video game created by SCE Santa Monica Studio. It is the 7th entry in the series of God of War and set in Ancient Greece loosely based on Greek mythology. The game casts the player in the role of the protagonist of the series named Kratos, who is an erstwhile servant of god, who tricked him into slaughtering his beloved daughter and wife. He tried to take revenge from god and captured by three furies who tortured and punished him. With the assist of the oath keeper named Orko, Kratos flees from steel cage and confronts the three Furies to take revenge. It offers the similar gameplay to its previous installment. The game focuses on combo-based combat, puzzle and platforms and the protagonist equips with his main weapons Chaos and Blades. The game is played from a third-person perspective. The player can play as a solo in Single-player campaign or play with fellows in multiplayer mode. It has a set of levels, and each level represents different gameplay, challenges, and objectives. God of War: Ascension offers enhanced gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and superb controls. Try it out.

Bladestorm: Nightmare combines the elements of Real-time Tactics, Hack and Slash, Action, and Strategy. It offers an exciting gameplay focuses on hack and slash element. The game takes place in the open environment and lets the player customize his mercenary to get into the battle. The plot centered on two different factions fighting against each other during a clash. The game has a series of challenging levels and each with different tasks, foes, and objectives. Mercenary is wielded with the sword that he can use against his foes and kill them to earn experience points. Use the experience points to unlock further content in the game. The more foes the players kills, the more points he will earn. The player is the last hope of his nation and he must rescue his people and teammates by fighting against other teams and slaughtering their members. Lead a team of Fighters, Elephant Troops, Breathtaking Environment, Strategy Gameplay, Story Mode, etc. are the key features of the game. Bladestorm: Nightmare is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

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.

God of War is the first game in the God of War series and focuses on Combo-based Combat. The game combines the elements of Action-Adventure, Hack and Slash, Platform and Puzzle. It lets you control the protagonist named Kratos and jump into the game world where you must fight against evil forces to save your kingdom. God of War takes place in an ancient world populated by the Olympian gods, and other beings. The game offers six fictional locations to explore such as the Aegean Sea, the city of Athens, Desert of Lost Souls, Temple of Pandora, the land of underworld and more. According to the story, the protagonist serves the gods of Olympian. Kratos received a task from the goddess named Athena to kill Ares, the god of War, who tricked the protagonist into killing his beloved daughter and wife. The game embarks you on an adventure to take revenge from goddess to the murder of your wife and daughter. It has a series of missions you must complete at any cost. The primary weapons of the character are the blade and chaos a pair of blades fixed to the chain. With the best mechanics, addictive gameplay, brilliant mechanics, exciting story, God of War is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

Zone of the Enders is a great Sci-Fi Action; Mech-based Hack n Slash and Third-person Shooter video game by High Voltage Software and KCEJ. The game is set in space near the planet Jupiter and lets you be a young colonist named as Leo Stenbuck who is the only survivor after the invasion of BAHRAM. Your task is to get yourself a warframe or Battle Mech and defend the remaining humans. You must also defeat the BAHRAM and eliminate them in order to restore the order. Zone of the Enders provides with a wonderful storyline along with great visuals, sophisticated weaponry, amazing battle techniques and an immersive game-play. Do try it out because Zone of the Enders is one of the best ever Mech-based Combat video game.

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.

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.

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.

Dynasty Warriors 8 is a Fighting, Hack-and-Slash, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Omega Force. It is the eighth main installment in the Dynasty Warriors series and requires the player to follow the same gameplay. Throughout the game, the player has to make progress through the battles and improve the character’s ranks.

A new game mode, named Ambition Mode, is where the player has to create a social base for peasants. To raise the tower’s status, the player must participate in different battles such as Skirmish battles and Raid battles. Skirmish battles give materials to construct the tower, whereas Raid battles increase fame.

Large-scale battles allow the player to recruit new partners. The game introduces a bodyguard system, where the player comes with three playable characters instead of one character to battle. The game has five mini-games, and each of the game rewards the player with customizable weapons as the player completes the challenges.

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is an Action and Role-Playing Game (RPG) video game. The game sets in the fantasy world of Skyrim located in the territory of Tamriel, in which the protagonist roams in an open world and fights with the enemies. The game focuses on a war that started almost 200 years ago between Stormcloaks and Imperial Legion. The game kicks off with the protagonist being transferred for execution along with other Stormcloak soldiers and their leader Ulfric Stormcloak when a dragon suddenly comes and interrupts the procession by attacking and devastating the whole town. The protagonist runs and takes refuge in a nearby village of Riverwoods and starts gathering items and weapons and a place to live. Upon returning to Dragonstorm he slays a dragon and absorbs the soul of the dragon to use the abilities and fight against the Legion. The story continues and the protagonist continues his search of Paarthurmax. After finding Paarthurmax, player gets to the land of Legion and kills their lord and this installment of the Skyrim Series concludes. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim provides with an amazingly addictive and quite engaging game-play, a beautifully embedded and character oriented story along with super realistic graphics. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as an absolutely fantastic creation of Bethesda Softworks that will surely entertain you enough. Do try it out.

Dragon Age: Origins is an amazing Action-RPG game by BioWare. The game allows you to enjoy melee combat system with Hack and Slash elements. You can explore the stunning game world by going through different quests. You have to save the world from the disastrous event, called as the Blight. You can communicate with the NPCs and make a team of different players. Your companions are controlled by AI to assist you in multiple combats. You have to fight against different types of enemies such as ghosts, giant spiders, darkspawn, walking trees, and dragons. You have to save the world by fighting against these evil forces. You can test your skills and abilities by fighting against the ancient dragon awakened by the Darkspawn. You can choose your character from the six given classes, each class has different fighting tactics having different weapons and different skills. You have to make your character strong and powerful to deal with most horrible battles against your enemies. Dragon Age: Origins is an exciting and engaging game to play with enhanced visuals.

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.

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.

Killer is Dead lets the players enjoy a Futuristic Story that takes place in a world of Technological Advancements and Space Travel. Presenting Hardcore Action, Thrill and Hack and Slash elements, Killer is Dead focuses on the main character named as Mondo Zappa, a skilled Marksman, and an Executioner who works for the Bryan Execution Firm. Bryan Execution Firm is controlled by a Cyborg known as Bryan Roses, who commits himself to finding and killing all the dangerous Criminals in the world. Mondo takes jobs of killing various Criminals from Bryan and acts according to the storyline of the game. The game offers different types of weapons that the players can use while combatting against the criminals. The Weapons include a Katana Sword and various firearms that can be accessed by manipulating the Cybernetic Left Arm of Mondo, the protagonist. With all the amazingly addictive and Fast-paced gameplay, beautiful locations and 3D graphics, Killer is Dead offers a truly remarkable backstory and a futuristic Action and Hack and Slash experience for all the lovers of both Sword Fighting and Shooting genres. killer is Dead is available on various platforms such as Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan is an Action-Adventure, Hack n Slash and Single-player video game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Activision. It serves as the part of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The game brings the traditional hack n slash element with the cel-shaded art style and allows the player to control from one of four characters such as Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo. He navigates the environment from a third-person view and can use his special abilities to take down enemies to crush them. According to the story, the four ninja arrives in the New York City to locate the Foot Clan, invading the city. There are a variety of missions, and each mission comes with a set of objectives that the player has to accomplish to progress through the game. It has different levels divided into three difficulties such as Easy, Normal, and Hard. The ultimate task of the player is to unleash custom combat skills to rescue Manhattan from the brutal dark forces. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan includes prominent features such as Fast-paced Gameplay, Original Story, different Characters, and more.

Warriors Orochi 3 is an Action, Hack and Slash and Single-player video game developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei. It is the fourth major entry in the series of Warriors Orochi. The game offers the similar gameplay like its previous titles and borrows its character from Dynasty Warriors 7. It takes place in the parallel Universe filled with different warriors, monsters, and demons. Get into the role of the protagonist who is a warrior and the ultimate task is to fight against foes and take down them to win the battle. Earn experience points by completing objectives and missions and use them to unlock other contents. There are over 120 characters, and each offers its unique abilities, weapons, and skills. The player can team up with up to three characters and immerse himself in team-based gameplay. He can use different combos, counter attack, melee attack and weapons to defeat his enemies. Warriors Orochi 3 offers best graphics, engaging gameplay, and exciting story. Try it out.

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is a great inclusion to the series of DeathSpank and provides with an amazing Action-RPG experience for all the hardcore gamers. The game continues the adventures of DeathSpank and this time it tasks him to find the Six Thongs of Virtue. Closely related to the original story, DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue offers enhanced mechanics, controls, visuals, Action and RPG elements and Combat system. The basic objectives of the game are to explore a huge game world, embark on epic quests, and interact with NPCs, fighting against the huge and powerful enemy bosses along with their companions and monsters. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue offers great Torchlight 2 like combat system and other great things that will definitely let you enjoy an amazing gameplay and mechanics etc. DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue is one of the best games to play and enjoy. Do give it a try.

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.

Mini Ninjas, developed by IO Interactive is one of the best Action- Adventure, Platforms and Stealth video games like Mark of the Ninja. The game features six main player character that you can play with by switching momentarily, but in order to play with the other characters, you’ll have to rescue them from the enemies. On your journey to free the characters, you’ll have to go on different missions and use a number of weapons (Bombs, Swords, fishing Rods, knives etc.) to defeat your enemies. For a brief time (Until the other characters are rescued by you), you’ll have to play the game as Hiro who is laced up with sword, caltrops and shuriken and amazing magical skills (Firebal, Lightning Bolts, Camouflage and Time Manipulation etc.) and your task is to defeat your enemies who are animals possessed by dark spells. You can defeat them and tame them in order to use them against the enemies and eventually free all of the other characters. You can also collect different items such as Mushrooms, coins, flowers and ginseng roots and exchange them with weapons. With an immersive game-play, cool dynamics, great quest-based storyline and a lot of other great things, Mini Ninjas is a brilliant alternative to Mark of the Ninja. Do try it out.