There are some simple combos, but none of them reach the caliber of any other fighting game on the market.Īdd this into the fact that combat is way too fast for its own good and you’ve got a big, bloody mess on your hands. Combat is done through your traditional high, mid and low targeted attacks, and players are tasked with mixing these, and projectile attacks, into whatever area their enemy is vulnerable.
Apaches carry more ranged attacks, and so on. Vikings are power hitters but are considerably slower. Each fighter has their own advantages and disadvantages.
The game provides 11 different fighters, all formerly featured on the TV show. The first foray into trying to make a Deadliest Warrior game wasn’t a very well received one. An odd choice of delivery considering there are plenty of similar compilations that throw even a simple menu on the front allowing players to pick the game they want.Īnd since Ancient Warriors is simply nothing more than a physical representation of the two combined games, the review will be split up to represent each as such. Look hard enough and you’ll notice that both games now appear in your library as if you had downloaded them like normal.
Pop in the game and you’ll be confused as you’re brought right back to your own game library instead of the game actually starting up. This combination of the games also includes all the DLC released for each one, as well as some weapons and stages that are exclusive to the disc-based release. In actual execution? Not so much.Įnter Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat, a mish-mash of the two games released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, Deadliest Warrior: The Game and Deadliest Warrior: Legends, in addition to six episodes of the titular TV show to round out the package. For those unfamiliar, the show takes two of history’s greatest warriors and analyzes their respective fighting styles and arsenals to see exactly who would win in a fight to the death? Ever wondered who would win between a pirate and a knight? A samurai and a viking? George Washington and Napoleon? This is the show for you.Īnd like any other well running show, especially one supported by Spike TV, someone came along and thought “Hey! Let’s make a video game out of it!” Which is a good idea in theory. I admit, I’m a pretty big fan of Spike TV‘s Deadliest Warrior show.