The project is handled by the two-man team responsible for Strength of the Sword 3, a PlayStation 3 brawler

Feb 10, 2015 09:31 GMT  ·  By

Strength of the Sword Ultimate is a game with a cheesy name and a very interesting premise, made by a team of just two people, going by the name of Ivent Games.

The duo is currently undergoing a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, meant to secure the necessary funds to continue and complete development of the game, a third-person 3D brawler.

Strength of the Sword: Ultimate is actually an enhanced version of Strength of the Sword 3, Ivent Games' PlayStation 3 beat'em up, seeking to bring the action to a whole new audience, with a host of improvements.

The game will ship with a story mode, a survival mode where you have to fight an endless stream of enemies against the clock. The team plans to add competitive multiplayer, a cooperative campaign mode, some polish to the single-player mode, as well as some surprisingly fun-sounding features.

Fun new features

One of the things the team wants to put into the game is a Dark Mode, an ominous-sounding player versus player feature where you can earn the privilege of invading other people's matches, assuming control of the powerful Dark Swordsman.

The way to gain control of the Dark Swordsman is to defeat other Dark Swordsmen that have invaded your matches, and once you collect enough coins, you'll be able to make use of him, but his abilities are unknown and you'll have to figure them out by yourself.

Also, his health doesn't regenerate from bout to bout, so you'll eventually run out of Steam and will have to kill other people the old-fashioned way all over again.

The Kickstarter pitch page is hand-drawn and looks great, and the modest goal and already proven team most likely mean that the project will actually be completed.

Strength of the Sword Ultimate is scheduled to launch for PC, but there are also stretch goals for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions, as well as the PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Wii U.

Strength of the Sword Ultimate screenshots (4 Images)

Strength of the Sword Ultimate splash screen
Strength of the Sword 3 screenshotStrength of the Sword 3 action
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