Swordsman Online

Swordsman Online

Released2003
Swordsman gameplay has a focus on action-oriented combat that is less focused on stats and more on player skill. Players can excel through character mobility, aerial combat, twitch reflexes, dodging, and dynamic combat styles inspired by martial arts. Zones dynamically transform as a result of player actions and the actions of player guilds. As players move through the main story, the environment may change based on their decisions. Towns will be destroyed or saved, new NPCs and quest givers will appear, and secret rooms will be revealed. Players can see the effects of their decisions reflected in the balance between good and evil in each zone. Although was born in China, Swordsman Online aka Võ Lâm Truyền Kỳ became a major hit of Vietnamese gaming community early 2000s. It survives until now and has 9 major update patches including Võ Lâm Truyền Kỳ 2 and several visual and gameplay improvement.

Details

DeveloperKingsoft Corp
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2003
StatusReleased
GenresFightingRole-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
ThemesActionHistoricalOpen world
PlatformsPC (Microsoft Windows) PC (Microsoft Windows)
ModesMassively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

About This Game

Swordsman Online draws from The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (Xiao Ao Jiang Hu), the celebrated wuxia novel by Louis Cha — whose body of work has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. Players take on the role of a wandering hero rising through the ranks of one of ten martial arts schools, hunting those responsible for the destruction of their village, and crossing paths with legendary fighters from across the world.