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In X-Blades, the player takes on the role of the enchanting heroine Ayumi, who survives a breathtaking dance of blades through the Hordes of Darkness. The long-haired beautiful anime, with her pistol blades and mind-blowing leaps, whirls and swirls from one fantastic level to the next.
X-Blades is a action, female protagonist and hack and slash game
developed by Gaijin Entertainment
and published by TopWare Interactive.
Released on April 30th 2009 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux
in 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish - Spain.
It has received 3,173 reviews of which 1,948 were positive and 1,225 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.0 out of 10. π
The game is currently priced at 12.79β¬ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.49β¬ on Gamivo.
The Steam community has classified X-Blades into these genres:
System requirements
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Windows
- OS *: Windows XP SP 2/ Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: Intel/AMD Dual Core 1.5 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: with Shader 2.0 support and 128 MB RAM (Geforce FX 7+, ATI Radeon X2-series)
- DirectX:9.0c
- Hard Drive: 4 GB free hard disc space
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
- Misc: Keyboard, Mouse
MacOS
- OS: macOS Sierra
- Processor: Intel Mac 2.GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: with Shader 2.0 support and 128 MB RAM
- Hard Drive: 3 GB free hard disc space
- Sound: Sound card required
- Misc: Keyboard, Mouse
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS or SteamOS
- Processor: Intel/AMD Dual Core 1.5 GHz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: with Shader 2.0 support and 128 MB RAM
- Hard Drive: 3.1 GB free hard disc space
- Sound: Sound card required
- Misc: Keyboard, Mouse
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I played this back when it could be found on Xbox 360. I enjoyed it back then however I will admit that the fighting is lacking in some areas but if you really try hard and learn to use the spells in mid-air you can run through the pro difficulty barely using the healing pause menu option. I played through it twice scoring both endings and I would recommend it to anyone that wants a simple story with no side quest to get in the way.
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I didn't have a computer strong enough to play this game when I bought it in highschool and now that I'm 29 I gotta say I was sleeping on this one hard. Like this shit was right under my pillow waiting for the tooth fairy with how much drool I ejaculated onto this game. If you like Bayonetta or Devilmay Cry and want a challenging version of those games then 100% PICK THIS ONE UP. The HD upgrade is now free as well and with the skin/difficutly mods this is one of those games where it's hard not to come back to it until you 100% the game cause it's so mindless and fun. Here's the mods: https://www.digioso.org/cgi-bin/download.pl?dl=136
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I try to play this game with my ps5 and xbox one controller but the game is not launching
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This game isn't as bad as critics made it out to be when it came out, but I can see how someone paying $60 for it would think it was garbage. As a budget game it's actually pretty decent, and also kind of funny bad with some of its weird creative decisions. First off, the main character being put in the worst possible outfit you could give a main character. It's like right before they decided to ship the game out they realized it wouldn't sell so they just put her in a thong to get people's attention. Beyond that it's similar to Devil May Cry except you are running through ruins and each battle is basically a single room with an enemy type you need to kill to proceed. The room might be filled with several enemy types but she has to kill one specific type to lower the bar in the corner, so you are better off constantly checking to see if the bar decreases if you kill a certain enemy. She can attack with blades, fire dual pistols and use magic. There are surprisingly a lot of upgrades, and sometimes you have to use elemental magic types to defeat certain enemies. The game only spans 20 or so rooms (Once you get to the end you walk back and fight a different set of enemies) but there's a decent amount of depth to the game since there are so many different ways to dispatch enemies. You can find certain items on the map that give her more melee or gun abilities but they're kind of useless since you do just as much damage mashing the attack button. Guns work better on certain enemies like a grim reaper type that you fight constantly, and you can actually increase the damage by buying a double speed attack powerup and also using an elemental damage buff. The only thing that makes this game challenging is the fact that some enemies are immune to certain attacks. My first time though I spent two hours grinding because I thought I needed an electrical ability to defeat a spider boss. It turns out I could damage the boss with fire, but with the stupid way the boss damage bars are designed the first attack is covered by a graphical overlay so you may deal damage but you won't see it until second or third attack. There's only really one part of the game where you should grind and it's maybe for five minutes. The game's point system for buying upgrades is all over the place. You start off getting one or two but by the end of the game you are getting like 20 million in a single fight. You don't want to buy the wrong upgrade because then you have to go grind for more points to get the upgrade you need, but there's really only about three necessary ones and the rest are just helpful. By the end you will have so many points it doesn't matter. The graphics and music are decent. although the music is all over the place, sometimes being electronic and other times metal. The final boss is a bit disappointing but some of the other boss fights are pretty cool. Once you beat the game you unlock new outfits for her and a "professional" difficulty which I found even easier than the normal difficulty. On professional difficulty you get a "double orb" bonus at the end of each stage but the actual orbs you are granted from killing enemies is effectively halved. Also you can buy health upgrades from the menu but sometimes the cost doubles and sometimes it doesn't. The whole orb system is totally nonsensical and makes the game way more confusing than it needs to be, but otherwise the combat is fun and addictive.
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Holy f*ck everyone in the game an as*hole. The game is fun and annoying at the same time and I like it for what it is. I can feel like grind and you may need to modify game files if you want to one of the two endings if you don't want to play through the entire game twice. I would say the gameplay is simple to follow as you get to hack and slash your way through a bunch of enemies, but you will have to deal with enemies that will need to be dealt with like a puzzle in order to hurt them. Unfortunately you can only hurt standard mobs but not any special enemies (including bosses) with your swords and mashing a single button and instead use your magical powers to hurt them. I also tried to performing techniques that involve movement for a particular area where I have to avoid blades and I can't seem to do it properly consistently and end up just tanking damage by thankfully given the system to buying your health in the game's menu. The story is where you end up being a treasure hunter finding some artifact to pay your bills and causes you to fight hordes of monsters/guardians where you show them why you don't where much clothing. The story is... well... okay I guess for its time? So far I simply focus on hitting enemies, getting the combo and glade the game progression does not have a ranking to see how much time you took taking an entire army of foes that lived int he temple. On the bright side beating it the first time will grant you a harder difficulty, and some outfits that make your character look more prepared (and gorgeous with the HD upgrade DLC) before entering into the temple to steal sh*t. Just don't expect to see the outfits during cutscenes. I say when it is on a deal get it on a deal. If you want to officially own a relic of the past and say yeah I played through it get it on GOG. Recommend it to those that got time to kill within an appropriate amount of time to beat it twice, and experience a time capsule of game devs competing for that... OG God of war money at the time?
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Frequently Asked Questions
X-Blades is currently priced at 12.79β¬ on Steam.
X-Blades is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.79β¬ on Steam.
X-Blades received 1,948 positive votes out of a total of 3,173 achieving a rating of 6.04.
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X-Blades was developed by Gaijin Entertainment and published by TopWare Interactive.
X-Blades is playable and fully supported on Windows.
X-Blades is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
X-Blades is playable and fully supported on Linux.
X-Blades is a single-player game.
There are 3 DLCs available for X-Blades. Explore additional content available for X-Blades on Steam.
X-Blades does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
X-Blades does not support Steam Remote Play.
X-Blades is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for X-Blades.
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Developer
Gaijin Entertainment
Publisher
TopWare Interactive
Release
30 Apr 2009
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