Deadliest Warrior: The Game
Download display art featuring five of the playable warriors. Left to right; Spartan, Samurai, Pirate, Knight and Ninja.
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| Developer(s) | Pipeworks Software |
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| Publisher(s) | 345 Games |
| Platform(s) | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
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Xbox 360
PlayStation 3
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 56/100 (X360) |
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| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 4/10 8/10 (Italy) |
| GameSpot | 6.5/10 |
| Giant Bomb |   |
| IGN | 7.0/10 |
| Joystiq | |
| OXM (US) | 6.5/10 (US) 5/10 (UK) |
Deadliest Warrior: The Game is a fighting game developed by Pipeworks Software and published by Spike Games. Based on the Spike documentary TV series Deadliest Warrior, the game allows players to take control of various warriors from different time periods, utilizing their own unique set of weapons, armor, and fight styles. It was first released as a downloadable title for the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade on July 14, 2010 and later for the PlayStation 3's PlayStation Network on October 5, 2010.
Deadliest Warrior is a fighting game that pits two warriors from different time periods and locations in head-to-head combat in an open arena. Players are not restricted to a two-dimensional fighting plane like most fighting games and instead are allowed to move freely around the arena. Each warrior has a unique set of weapons and attributes that the player must utilize appropriately in order to defeat their opponent. There are three different warrior classes, each utilizing different tactics based on evasive, defensive, and offensive capabilities. Guerillas lack armor, thus being more vulnerable to attacks but are much quicker in their movement and attacks, plus have a slow acting poison for their alternate projectile weapon. Champions specialize in heavier attacks and are slow due their use of a shield or heavy armor. Beserkers have strong attacks, but have weaker armor than the Champions and are slower than the Guerillas.
Each warrior has four weapons sets for use in combat; close range (one-handed, may also include shield) and mid range(two-handed) melee weapons, along with a long range projectile, plus a special unblockable yet dodgeable attack with a special weapon. Players can switch between each weapon when necessary, except special weapons which are activated by a two-button combo. Long ranged weapons have a pre-set amount of ammunition ranging between one and five shots depending on the warrior and weapon, (some of which may be reloaded by picking up the shot projectile if it did not connect, and can conversely be broken by the opponent). Each warrior has two weapons for each category (excluding special weapons), which players can select before each battle, both with their own different stats based on damage, speed, and injury type (piercing, slashing, and crushing). There are also two sets of armor to choose from, both providing varying levels of speed and defense from the three damage types. For some warriors, however, the armor only affects their appearance, and does not have any defensive capabilities. Such warriors include the Apache, Ninja, Pirate, Shaolin Monk, and Zande.
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