Hundred Swords
2001 video game
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Hundred Swords is a real-time strategy video game developed by Smilebit[1] and published by Sega for the Dreamcast[2] exclusively in Japan. It was later ported to the PC and released globally by Sega in Japan, Activision Value in North America[3] and Empire Interactive in Europe. The PC release was compatible with Windows 95, 98, and Me.[4]
| Hundred Swords | |
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| Developer | Smilebit |
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| Platforms | Microsoft Windows, Dreamcast |
| Release | Dreamcast
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| Genre | Real-time strategy |
Gameplay
Development
The title was Smilebit's next game following the critical success of Jet Set Radio. Yoshio Sugiura, a freelance illustrator with a "unique western influence" was commissioned to design the game's characters and creatures.[5]
Reception
On release, Famitsu magazine scored the Dreamcast version of the game a review score of 31 out of 40.[7]
Reviewing the PC release, Greg Kasavin of GameSpot scored the title 7.1 out of 10, writing that "its mechanics are simplistic, its controls can be cumbersome, and the pathfinding for the game's units is dreadful", but praising its story as an "epic tale that creates a really great context for the gameplay" arguing that it "effectively draws you into its fantasy world during the cutscenes between battles".[8]
