Swordship

 PlayStation 5
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  • Summary: What does a Shoot'Em Up look like if you remove the shooting? It looks like Swordship: an intense dodging game where placement is everything.

    Sharpen your skills because this is the DODGE'EM UP you are looking for! Dodge attacks to survive and trick your enemies into killing each other.    What does a Shoot'Em Up look like if you remove the shooting? It looks like Swordship: an intense dodging game where placement is everything.

    Sharpen your skills because this is the DODGE'EM UP you are looking for!

    Dodge attacks to survive and trick your enemies into killing each other.

    Steal containers and deliver them to upgrade your ship or improve your score.

    No shooting, but all the action!    … Expand

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. WellPlayed
    Jan 9, 2023
    80
    Removing the combat from a shoot ‘em up is a bold choice that manages to pay off with Swordship. The fast and responsive movement and reliance on wit over brute force create an additive and challenging gameplay loop that kept me coming back time and time again. The occasional frustrating moment can be found when the RNG decides to play rough, and defaulting to one life feels a bit savage, but these are minor gripes when all is said and done. Swordship is a fantastic indie arcade title that will have leaderboard chasers salivating.
  2. GameSpew
    Dec 7, 2022
    70
    If you love arcade-styled games that challenge your skills and draw you in time and time again in order to set a new high-score, Swordship is very much worth playing. It’s a simple concept but one that’s been executed rather well. And it is somewhat fun outwitting your enemies and making them destroy each other as you vie to collect valuable cargo.
  3. Checkpoint Gaming
    Dec 14, 2022
    70
    A fantastic mix of endless runner and racing game, which marries the aesthetics of WipEout with the challenge and difficulty of a hardcore roguelike.

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