War of the Vikings
War of the Vikings is a historically inspired, hardcore melee combat game where where skill beats strength. Fight for either the Vikings or the Saxons and choose everything from armour style, heraldry, shield…
War of the Vikings is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Fatshark, released 30 September 2013 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What War of the Vikings is
War of the Vikings is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Fatshark and released in 2013. It was published by Paradox Interactive. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
War of the Vikings is a historically inspired, hardcore melee combat game where where skill beats strength. Fight for either the Vikings or the Saxons and choose everything from armour style, heraldry, shield paintings, beards, armour, weaponry and perks.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and historical.
How it was received
War of the Vikings holds a critic score of 57 out of 100. That places it above 16% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 13 points below the year average.
What it launched against
War of the Vikings launched on 30 September 2013, within three weeks of Grand Theft Auto V, The Stanley Parable, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and The Wolf Among Us. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Grand Theft Auto V, The Stanley Parable, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, The Wolf Among Us.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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