Berserk and the Band of the Hawk is OK for devoted fans of the original work, who rarely play games. For everyone else this is another dull project in the series - with the same type of missions and depressing monotony of the gameplay.
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk2016
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk
2016 Koei Tecmo Games70Good
Playtime
ModerateIt typically takes about 20 hours to finish the game, but players put about 15 hours into it on average.
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Available on
- −60%$23.99
- $59.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- October 27, 2016
- Developer
- Omega Force
- Publisher
- Koei Tecmo Games
Overview
Behold the fierce blend of "Warriors" and "Berserk"! The action of cutting through hundreds of enemies, fundamental to the Warriors series, is fused together with the dark and gruesome atmosphere of the world of "Berserk", making various heretofore unseen acts possible, such as using a giant man-sized sword to cut enemies in half, as well as smash or send them flying with the "Slash" and "Smash" actions.
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Reception
Press67
Players83
WorthwhileGreat- Metacritic66from 53 reviews
- OpenCritic67from 53 reviews
If you’re a fan of gory sword-and-sorcery anime, you may have seen Berserk, either the 90s version or the more recent CGI movies and series.
If you are at all interested in the world of Berserk, either as a long time fan or a complete newbie then this game is worth a look. If you are looking for an interesting game with varied as well as involved hack and slash gameplay, you might want to give this entry a miss and check out one of the mainline Dynasty Warriors games instead.
Although Band of the Hawk is incredibly faithful to Kentaro Miura´s manga, it becomes boring after playing several stages. We miss multiplayer modes in this musou.
Only big Berserk fans should try this one, and even then I'd say wait for a price cut.
